This thread is about the appreciation of watches, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that is required to make a fine watch.
Required viewing for newbies:
http://youtu.be/508-rmdY4jQ
Strap guide:
http://pastebin.com/SwRysprE
Previous thread:
>>55197470
I think it works.
>>55215830
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>>55215879
Hey, look. The angry guy is back
first for globtrekking bagels
Mail came today, no unboxing cause I'm not a faggot and I don't feel like lubing up my dragon dildo just to fit my watches over it.
Pics coming.
>>55215948
>true beauty
Post your watchmaker tools
>implying any of you /fa/g/s do any watchmaking more complicated than a bezel swap or a new band.
>>55216162
You literally just bought that for the novelty.
>>55216162
I have gotten curious about bootleg watches and have decided to buy a nomos from aliexpress for up to $20. Is there any particular fake which is most worth buying?
at the moment I am thinking about getting:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Watches-Men-Luxury-Brand-NOMOS-Quartz-Watches-Men-Leather-Watch-Casual-Wristwatch-Male-Clock-relojes-hombre/32654660564.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.11.UUTZSl&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_8,searchweb201602_4_10017_405_404_507,searchweb201603_10&btsid=a373e670-8752-43c7-955c-1236832c483f
or
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/mens-watches-top-brand-luxury-nomos-famous-watches-fashion-casual-leather-men-watches-quartz-watch-clock/32667809482.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.61.ar1oxI&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_8,searchweb201602_4_10017_405_404_507,searchweb201603_10&btsid=a373e670-8752-43c7-955c-1236832c483f
>I can take or leave your average brown leather strap
>Two-tone is disgusting in general
you ever find a watch that breaks your prejudices /g/?
>>55216227
it would be quite a shame for one of these to sit on some collector's shelf and never be used.
this one isn't even an interesting one.
>>55216297
I'm pretty smitten but I don't have 2 grand to drop at the moment. feels bad man
>>55216269
You can't make a watch with an onahole.
For that guy in the last thread asking how the Lord Marvel looks on a NATO
I'd say pretty good
Does a sexier digital watch exist that can be bought new?
>>55216110
Got two, I suck dick at taking pictures. If anyone wants more/has tips to not take shit pictures let me know.
>>55216531
Don't use direct lighting
>>55216531
Sadly neither of these do any justice to them.
changed the bezel springs yesterday. Nice and tight like new, feels good man.
>>55216540
As opposed to what?
>>55216569
Ambient. Use reflected light whenever possible.
>>55216569
Diffused.
>>55216584
>>55216585
No, I get that, I mean how? Wait for daytime? All the lights in my apartment are over head.
>>55216597
Not much you can do then. I use lamps and such pointed at walls and ceilings to get a similar effect, or shine smaller ones at sheets of paper. You don't want a lamp with a reflection path off the watch and into the camera.
I love seeing the old Jap and Ruski contributions, but where are the vintage Swiss at?
>>55216635
Well, I do need a new desk lamp. Maybe that pointed at a wall. I'll give that a try in the future thanks.
>>55216283
Those both look like the 5 dollar one you can get off aliexpress. The guy that bought it didn't measure it though
>>55216492
While not new, take a look at the lineup of Citizen Ana Digis. As for new, sexy and digital don't really go together, but you could look into the Casio A500.
>>55216696
Looks really beat up.
Does it not have a sapphire glass?
First for IWC
Pilot watches confirmed most legible
Why do RGM watches cost tens of thousands of dollars?
Does it really cost so much to produce a mechanical watch? Or do they just want to compete with Rolex etc?
>>55217019
It really does cost a considerable amount to produce a well made mechanical movement. Especially in small quantities.
These aren't your $2 aliexpress movements.
Of course that's not to say there isn't a large profit margin.
>>55217019
You mean like two of their models out of like 20? The tourbillon and caliber 20?
Quick shot of my new Astron I got today. Initial impressions are very positive. It might not seem like it from pictures but it's actually very legible and easy to read the time from a glace despite all the stuff going on with the dial. Speaking of the dial I'll try to get a better another but there is some really nice depth and dimension to it. Also I was a little worried about it but the strap is super comfortable.
This citizen is well and truly fucked. As a token to how hard I got fucked in the ass buying this thing here it is next to some Vaseline
>>55218949
how come?
>>55218949
no1curr
>>55216558
I have the exact same headphones. Could you put the watch on one od the headphones and take a pic so I can get a feel of the size of it?
>>55219015
It is as wound as it will let me and its power reserve is still so low I can ghetto hack it
That has probably been the problem the whole time, it runs out of power, looses a few hours and starts ticking gain when I pick it up
>>55216492
Protreks are pretty sexy imo
>>55218797
You cucked yourself hard buying that
>>55218797
>>55218797
>>55219263
Looks like my Citizen
>>55219263
It was literally half the price of that Oceanus. I'm OK with the fact that my Astron maybe isn't quite as good for that big of a price difference.
>>55219411
How much did you pay for it?
>>55219411
>Astron maybe isn't quite as good
Do you seriously believe that?
>>55219460
I got it from the Lex Tempus sale for $745 shipped.
>>55219467
The Oceanus definitely has nicer materials. It's all titanium vs my Astron's steel and rubber.
>>55219583
Why the fuck didn't you get the regular 3 hand oceanus then?
It's around 500. Nobody on 4chan needs a gps watch
>>55219467
The oceanus is objectively better built, better looking and has a better movement.
>>55219627
If you say so.
>>55218949
did u send the cunt his anthrax yet
>>55219021
>>55219634
Maybe people would like you if you weren't so condescending.
>>55219728
>Hsent the watch in a box from his business
>Address easily found on Google
>Currently working on a car bomb to remotely detonate
If the government is reading this, which I'm almost certain they are, go harass some Muslims instead of reading my online posts. Anything posted on here is satire
Big trend about to kick off. Wearing watches around your ankles. Screen cap this post, I want to be given credit for the fashion icon I am
is the current brosef an imposter?
i thought he had a trip
>>55219810
why dont you go put those shoes on your bed you dirty fucking savage
>>55219759
>he disagrees with me, how condescending
I don't really care if you like me.
>>55219814
>implying JosefStalin is even a person, he is a idea, a concept, several posters with a similar persona and taste for watches have banded together to provide you with watch related entertainment, I'm a discount Archie luxury fuckers
>>55219816
Your mum doesn't let me wear shoes in the house
>>55219846
Does that mean you go for discount thai ladyboys?
What does /wt/ think of this watch. I currently have an eco-drive that I love but want something a bit more elegant with leather band for other occasions.
$4.50 off ebay so probably can't go wrong, or will I just hate the quality of it.
I think what I like about it is the elegant looking face and I do like the rounded glass bezel.
Anyone have any suggestions of similar maybe better quality without breaking the bank?
>>55219931
Give Rodina watches a look. They probably use the same exact case, but have an actual mechanical movement in them and sit around $115 give or take 5.
>>55216162
How does fuck you sound?
Also I'm not the only one. Anon here recently passed horological exam for manufacture
>>55216855
Just looking at it, definitely not sapphire
>>55218949
Still interested in offloading it? I'm still buying shit to pull apart
>>55219950
Maybe an odd question, but how big on average are the faces of Rodinas? I have thinner wrists and try to only stick with the smaller faced watches as anything larger and it looks silly.
>>55220025
That picture above looks like 38-42mm
>>55220025
They say about 38, but people say it's more like 40.
>>55220053
>>55220050
Just measured my Citizen and the glass face is only 31mm diameter and about 40mm in total including metal edge.
When you guys say 38-42 and 40 is that a measurement of the glass?
>>55220096
Rodina says ~38mm, but people say it looks more like 40 in person.
>>55220025
The round portion of the case is 38mm, but due to the long lugs it wears as if it was more like ~41mm with traditional lugs.
Lug to lug is more important than case diameter.
>not owning the F-91W
>>55220118
I chose not to got for Mujihadeen-core, and instead went for Sketchy Car Dealership Owner-core.
>>55220143
That's a nice looking watch, however the color combo does not suit me.
>>55220172
I can feel that. I want a gold tone A500, DB380, or DBC611, but I'm not some pooloo so a gold Casio would probably look out of place on my pasty arms.
>>55220096
Normally a case without crown measurement.
There is another typical measurement which is lug to lug bit that is normally stated as lug to lug to stop confusion
>>55215919
Nope, I'm the angry guy. I responded because I didn't like the way you responded to him last time.
Now that everyone has a cell phones which work perfectly fine as timepieces, wristwatches are basically just a symptom of millennial narcissism. They're for superficial pseudoyuppies who want to look "classy" and impress people with their taste/wealth, much like niggers who buy ridiculous cars to attract women or some kind of chimp showing off his impressive cock size in the jungle.
List literally one practical application of wristwatches besides the ape tier logic of "I'm attracted to shiny things and it will make other people think I'm cool." There are a few reasonable excuses like a profession where you're not allowed to carry a cell phone. I'm listening.
>>55220377
No one gives a shit, you idiot.
>>55220377
> not filtering tripfags
I literally had no idea OP was a tripcunt till I saw your drama.
Lrn2Filter.
>>55220415
If you filtered him, you wouldn't see this thread though.
>>55216492
>world time
>casio
>5 alarms
>adjust
>light
>wr100m
>mode
>search
>10year battery
>illuminator!
>sexy
There's more writings than functions, top kek. I'm interested in buying a cheap decent digital but not like this.
>>55219884
Prefer the bang chongs in Bali
>>55220020
I'll get back to you, it has started working properly again, gave it wind 2 hours ago and it is still going strong and on time. I'll see if it just needs a service to get working non sketchy. It's a real nice watch on the outside. If it's fucked I'll give it to you on the cheap, Tasmania guy right?
>>55216531
>>55216550
Use natural light, move near the window to take pictures.
>>55216597
Put something on a bedside lamp, like a white t-shirt or some kind of filter on the side that directly lights the object.
>>55220397
I just don't get the thought process here. I mean it's literally retarded.
Pocket watches were he norm until wrist watches came about and were more convenient.
So, now people argue that wrist watches are irrelevant because you always have a clock in your pocket, essentially a pocket watch. A proven less convenient way of telling time.
I just don't even.
>>55219821
Are you this autistic understanding emotions in real life too?
>>55219810
You're 20 years late, it was a trend in the nineties here.
Buy some new shoes if you have money for broken watches for fuck's sake and stop wearing them inside the house.
>>55220415
>chose to ignore reality
Not my cup of tea.
>>55220399
You did.
>>55220632
>chose to ignore reality
>>55220582
>Wahhh my butt hurts, respect my feelings
These threads have become really bad.
>>55216644
I swear my next acquisition is going to be a Tissot Seastar of some kind. What a great looking watch. As for the vintage Swiss contributors... They're buried under a pile of Penisquartz and 52 calibers.
>>55220583
The nineties were truly the low point for watches. Aside from the Seiko SKX, can you think of one good thing to come out of that decade?
>>55220656
He has a point, there wouldn't be so much drama without him.
What are some sorta good locking cheap digital watches?
Looking at the Casio AE1200 right now.
>>55220915
how do i do this
>>55220439
Yeah that's me
I'm on labanda tonight getting some half decent tools.
Think I'm going to get serious about this shit
>>55220762
>>55220118
But I do.
>>55216943
>That reflective glass.
Fucking garbage fake.
>>55220915
PW3001
>>55221255
Yeah, I know of that, you've been pushing it like no tomorrow, but I want a metal bracelet.
Don't wanna buy one just for it.
>>55221217
lel, it was bought at an official dealer. The anti-reflective coating only reflects blue light, no coating is 100% anti-reflective.
Here's the incomplete family, have a 1970's Tissot Seastar out being serviced right now.
>>55221750
oooooooooook, that's odd, it wasn't inverted until I posted it.
Please don't do it again.
>>55221765
>>55221750
Is something wrong with me if I have way more desire to own the Seastar than that IWC? Please tell me the Tissot is 28800 bph.
>>55220118
Honestly I might just buy one. I don't really like the way they look but I am extremely cheap and have been lurking in these threads for too long.
>>55220557
THIS
>>55221765
Don't listen to them they call every nice watch on here a fake.
I like the look of them
>>55221960
>>55220557
Post yfw taking out the phone to check the time is literally m'lady-tier.
>>55221888
Nah, it's about 2.5Hz, though I've never counted that would be my guess.
This is it's first ever service, was worn continuously from 1976 to 2004, and from 2007-2010. Just a few weeks ago I put it on and it was suddenly losing seconds on the hour. Lube probably went.
Really tough movement, I hear Tissot and Omega were manufacturing under the same roof back then.
>>55221765
post a pic of that SeaStar when it comes home!
>>55222355
18000 bph is pretty damn pedestrian, but sure explains why the watch was able to run for so long without a proper service. The Seiko 44 caliber and the Bulova Caliber 11 are more or less the same in terms of reliability- slow beatrate means a lot more resilience.
As for Tissot and Omega, the two were joined at the hip and part of the same company back in the day. Seiko came surprisingly close to acquiring the holdco after it was done fucking them with the Penisquartz in the early 1980s.
>>55222355
>Tissot and Omega mfg under same roof
I've heard this too. Love my seastar (above). it's my favorite watch in a collection of watches that are mostly more expensive.
>>55215830
>2016
>masses still wearing huge primitive devices for time measurement
there is no future for humanity, because of you.
>>55219950
leather nato looks shit imo
also the double thickness strap under the watch makes it sit really high
>>55223445
>mfw there is a "NOS" Seastar on eBay right now, somehow in worse condition than this, being sold by an Israeli for $420 USD
>mfw you got this dresser queen for free
Why is life so cruel and unfair
Are there any watches I can wear while riding my motorcycle?
I have an orient bambino, but I recall reading to not wear it as the vibrations will fuck up the mechanics over time.
>>55223445
Will do, but it's not as nice as yours. It's a round-case steel with a white dial and date window.
And yes, they're great watches for the money right now. For the price of the servicing I could have bought another one, with change to spare. But it's been in my family for 40 years, so I'm happy to hang the expense.
>>55223710
Put your watch in your jacket pocket when you ride, your body will absorb all the vibration.
>>55223723
>>55223475
>>55223445
Am I witnessing the birth of a new vintage meme?
It seems there are plenty of Seastars to go around on eBay, but they are either pristine NOS examples selling for several hundred dollars, or beat-to-shit pieces of junk with obvious signs of water ingress. The ones that do not fall into either one of these camps look suspicious, ie may be re-dials or frankens. So I'm not sure how easily this one can catch on.
At some point I'd like to have one of these, especially with the barrel case, but I've spent a lot on the acquisition and servicing of my 5216 and 7018. So it may have to wait for a while. I'll hold out my hopes for finding one in a pawn shop or at a yard sale- not great places to look for JDM Seikos, but maybe good for old Tissots.
My Amphibia still soldiers on after almost a year of hard use. Really pleased with it.
>>55224058
Every time I see the 060, I just think to myself "Get one, and put it on a chainmail bracelet".. Help me /wt/..I've only just got and modded my 420.
>>55223979
model #?
Do you guys think I can put dankest memer on an online watch forum on a job application?
Luminox Recon Pointman 8821.km
>>55224318
>>55215830
>>55224436
Nice dogshit
Bite me
>>55220444
It was night. If I'll give it a try next time I have time to kill during the day time.
Also, check'd.
>>55220476
Like over the lamp?
>>55223899
>owning vintage seastars is a meme
>owning jap-script Seikos isn't
You can get a '50s-'70s Seastar, cosmetically and mechanically sound, for less than £150
That is a good deal, no matter how you want to spin it. Let's hope hipsters don't catch on and ruin the whole thing.
>>55224544
A better pic
>>55224579
This.
>>55224436
>>55224493
Seriously though, why the massive hate on Tag Heuer? Yes i know the history behind Heuer being bought by Tag and all that crap. They are not the only ones with such a history.
>>55224637
Massively overpriced, gaudy normie-appealing styling, the vast majority of them are quartz. They're basically swiss Fossil.
Their mechanicals are pretty nice but once again massively overpriced.
>>55224594
>3.6 MB
You are the cancer killing the internet.
>>55224637
https://youtu.be/0pOtkAa1iqQ
Keep in mind TAG, like other companies, they have separation department, teams, equipment and policy. When you're spending big bucks on a mikrogirdir I think you are actually getting something quite good (albiet quite expensive.) Expensive pieces like that not made by the same processes and people and to an entirely different standard.
That being said, a lot of their stuff under 10k just isn't good. You end up paying quite a hefty fucking tax for that "TAG" logo.
>>55224637
When I think Tag, I think of a fat man intentionally fanning out his arms when he walks, in an attempt to look tough.
If you're going to pay the certified tax, get something tasteful.
>>55224737
>>55224783
I understand that Tag is notorious for putting brand above quality. But they certainly aren't the only ones with such tricks:
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/smoke-mirrors-part-1-eta-grades-explained-458060.html
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f66/smoke-mirrors-part-2-eta-modifications-upgrades-501831.html
For the watch I'm showing for example, the quality is pretty solid. The movement is an ETA 2892A2, which is a solid piece, working properly on +/- 4 seconds / day (measured). For the price I paid (second hand) I'm very happy with the quality. And this piece is around 10 years old.
>>55224782
>don't post HQ pictures
No, you are the cancer.
What's the general opinion on Fossil? I got one as a gift a while back, it seems pretty nice.
No love for invicta?
>>55225105
>>55225265
doggu shitto
>>55225265
No.
>>55224544
>>55224594
You should wear it on your wrist.
>>55224579
Buddy, did I at any point imply that my moorune Seiko wasn't somehow a meme?
If the Seastar is going to become the next (and first non-Jap) vintage meme, I want to buy into it before it gets expensive. Also, for the record, not all Seastars were created equal. Some, such as those that use the 2770 movement, have a shitload of plastic parts and not much jewelling. All part of Tissot-Omega's cost reduction efforts to stay afloat in the late 70s.
>>55224737
The mechanicals are really nothing to write home about. Dressed-up ETA movements everywhere, and of course the whole "in-house, generously provided by Seiko" scandal. Aldo look up Simon Crane's TAG video on YouTube.
>>55224305
Say what now?
Are you unemployed you poofter?
>>55219967
>>55218803
Good to know there are actually people competent enough to do real work on watches here.
Are you referring to watchmakeranon? If so, congrats for him!
>>55225711
there is literally nothing wrong with using another maker's movements, it's an extremely common practice
that said, there is plenty wrong with Tag
>>55224305
Any nice homages of this?
I love it but there's no way im dropping several grand on a watch
>>55224544
My nigga
>>55219967
>passed horological exam
Thinking of any novel complications yet?
>>55225955
Not exactly an homage, but look at the Casio MTP-1234 and 1235. The 1234 seems to have been discontinued a while ago, maybe the 1235 too, but you could still find them.
>>55226087
Forgot pic.
>>55225895
Of course not. Being completely vertically integrated like Rolex or Seiko is a rarity. Nothing wrong with buying the movement from someone else. But there is something wrong with using another manufacturer's movement while blatantly misrepresenting it as something you designed yourself in order to charge a premium, which is what TAG did.
>>55226133
Again, TAG is not the only manufacturer that does the rebranding of existing ETA movements. See the links in >>55224921
>>55226133
ah yes, of course. there is is certainly something better about in house movements, and the start to finish independence of the brands you mentioned are definitely things to be proud of.
I wasn't necessarily defending Tag, but I point to them being shoddy when I dislike them. I don't mind companies charging shit loads for something I don't want anyway.
misrepresenting the product is pretty shitty though
Anyone else wishes Omega would go back to Swiss lever escapement?
Oh yeah, and be independent from the Swatch zionist reptiloids?
First for Rolexu Subamarina
I wish I was black, so I could pull off solid gold watches. And also to be able to say "suck my nigger dick".
>>55226323
You could do that now, you would just look as stupid as them though.
>>55226363
Or you.
>>55226323
Not much of a fan of yellow gold myself, rose gold is quite nice though.
>>55226021
I'm working on the autofap complication.
It's a mechanical arm that extends from a second crown on the watch and then wraps around your dick. The automatic movement powers the arm through a fapping lever, and causes it to stroke up and down. I was originally using a modified ETA 2824, but found the 28800 beat rate was causing climax to occur too early (it was for this reason that a 36000 bph movement was never considered, although the hi-beats may work well for the women's version, which is currently in the planning stages). I'm now using the "lo-beat" Seiko 5106 instead, which is working much better in that regard. I would have even considered quartz but I don't think the stepper motor has sufficient torque to drive the arm.
>>55224113
Do it, I mean its not like they're expensive
>>55226468
I prefer yellow gold myself but I find gold bracelets are tacky and flashy.
if I was going to buy a gold watch, it would be a 36mm or smaller dress watch, and put it on a leather strap
>>55223460
>fucking them with the penis quartz
Pottery
>>55226692
Half tempted to do it and offload it to the father. He's always used Supermarket Quartz watches with shitty bracelets. He's of the mindset that it doesn't matter how much you spend, they're all the same.
>>55225265
Got the Pro Diver 9094. Great watch. Cheap, reliable. NH35A automatic hacking movement. Loses about half a second a day.
>>55219198
Anyone ever put their Protrek on a NATO? I got a cheapo NATO-ish strap from Walmart just to see how it looks. Not sure how I feel about it.
>>55220915
Is that real or Photoshopped? If real, how much work was it?
>>55228285
Not mine. Reverse search it.
>>55228285
It requires rubbing some compound on the decals. There's a thread about it somewhere.
>Tfw when you've spent enough $ on mid-tier pre-owned and vintage watches, service, and straps in the last 2 months to be able to afford a new Speedmaster or Milgauss, my old grail watches.
>>55228844
>yfw you realize that you would only recuperate a fraction of what you spent on them by selling them off
>>55226286
>he fell for the submariner meme
My new SARY059 arrives tomorrow. Am I a proper horolofag now?
>>55229510
>he fell for the seiko sary meme
>>55229360
>>55228844
Fortunately I got most of them at under 50% of retail (except for the vintage King Seiko which I don't plan to sell in the near future), so I'm not too concerned about that. It's more whether or not a balanced collection of good quality but undermarketed watches (not talking about meme-seikos here, more like Sinn/Fortis/Tutima) beats one great quality, universally recognized and sought-after watch.
>>55229510
>roman numerals
https://www.deployant.com/how-to-hack-the-tourbillon/
>>55220118
Who doesn't?
>>55230747
>>55228285
I was gonna do it but the rubber is actually really comfy on the 3500.
I'll probably swap it out when I inevitably get bored.
Can anyone give me their thoughts on the Orient bambino V3 automatic? Maybe even give me other watches the could be better in the price range. Thanks
im buying this to pull them apart and learn
fite me
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NAME-BRAND-ALL-METAL-WATCH-LOT-FOR-PARTS-OR-REPAIR-BULOVA-CITIZEN-PULSAR-SEIKO-/152132183193?hash=item236bc8e499:g:TVAAAOSwc1FXYuZL
>>55231025
bambino v1, v2 and v3 are all decent
>>55224128
b640wb-1aef
>>55226286
>submariner on an macbook
cliche city
>>55231025
Decent watch, shit movement, retarded lug width
Just get a chink wellington or nomos/10
>>55231128
80 bucks for a resin case
No thanks
>>55231078
>SOME MAY NEED BATTERIES, SOME MAY NEED REPAIR
It'll be hilarious if they all turn out to be Quartz. I hope you've checked with the seller to make sure there are automatics in there.
>>55219187
Remind me what "ghetto hacking" is. Was it you that broke a Racketa while trying to ghetto hack it a few weeks ago? I know some seiko high beats' second hands stop if you try to adjust time in reverse.
>>55225754
Not exactly unwmployed per say, job seeking however
>>55225955
I don't think anyone really pulls of a decent homage of these. The Casio the other guy talked about is the only one I really know about
>>55231571
If the power reserve is low on a watch you can get the second hand to stop buy putting a bit of backwards pressure on the crown, just a bit, not enough to turn the minutes hand. All sources I've seen have said their is nothing wrong with doing this. It wasn't me with the raketa
>>55224128
>>55231128
>>55231182
It's actually a B640WB-1BVT. the 1AEF is apparently a European model with a regular dispaly instead of the black one.
Casio sells them for about $65. http://www.shopcasio.com/product/B640WB-1BVT
The 1AEF can also be found for ~$47 on eBay too. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Casio-B640WB-1AEF-Stainless-Steel-Classic-Digital-Alarm-Watch-Black-/222143558811?hash=item33b8c9b49b:g:w60AAOSw2GlXI6RK
It's a little up there for a digital, especially for a fairly basic Casio, but damn it looks good. Might consider getting one if I can find one for the right price.
>>55231871
Is it a steel case though?
arrived today. Love the dark grey matte dial & orange second hand. One of the few Seiko's under $800 that come with sapphire instead of hardlex.
>>55231871
They say resin, but knowing Casio it's probably a resin core with a metal finish.
Kinda shitty for the price desu. I'd expect that in a $15 one, but not a $65 one.
>>55231916
>>55231929
>>55231883
It's resin. Might as well get the one that is priced appropriately:
https://www.amazon.com/Casio-B640WD-1A-Silver-Digital-Stainless/dp/B00927G4F2/ref=pd_srecs_cs_241_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=41xbvtTrshL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL250_SR140%2C250_&psc=1&refRID=CSK59EYA99ACG425616E
>>55231962
Not to shill, but if you like digitals you owe it to yourself to have a proper steel cased one
>>55231992
but i do...
>>55232008
God I want a DW5000 so bad...
Guess my 5610 is good enough
>>55231992
I wonder if the JG2000 has a steel case.
>>55232127
It does, the bracelet is shit though.
>>55225265
See TAG post
>>55232146
It looks like it would pinch hairs like hell.
>>55232165
It wasn't bad on that front, the shitty part is the first two links can't move at all which makes an already long lug to lug effectively that much worse.
>>55225824
Yeah watchmaker anon posted a bridge he hand made for a movement a few weeks back. Was pretty neat to see
Hippie he keeps posting in spite of the massive amount of cock gobblers we get here from the /g/ fat bastard containment board we are in
>>55226021
>>55226286
Can't wait to get my band in the mail. Thanks for the suggestions anon.
Will not post it here much so i don't look like I'm ripping you off
New phone. Now I can snapshit efficiently.
>>55231081
>>55231025
Do Orient make 36mm-39mm Bambinos?
I can only find 40mm Bambinos.
>>55232264
They do not.
How do I rid myself of my insane hatred of fat people?
>>55232484
Why would you want to?
>>55232586
I mean, I live in Burger land and they're practically everywhere so I might as well get used to them. I don't even see them as human, my hatred is too edgy for me.
>>55232615
You know what you must do then.
>>55232615
If you worked in a zoo would you try to convince yourself that the zoo animals are humans too just because you're around them frequently?
>>55232615
>I live in Burger land
-sell watches
-buy gun
-play hatred for a while then get out to the streets
>>55232674
Horrible analogy senpai.
>mfw when the pw3001 cost 8 more dollars than the pw3003
>>55232921
The GBP is crashing, what are some watches I can order from the UK?
Opinions on invicta watches?
>>55232201
He had a bridge complete last year.
Did he ever get around to the mainplate?
>>55233063
This question was basically asked itt
>>55233048
Bremont
Just bought pic related. Opinions?
>>55233523
I think it's kind of ugly myself but it's a Seiko so it'll be fine.
What watch are you guys purchasing to celebrate this glorious day? The day the United Kingdom has banished its oppressors and went on the path to restore its greatness. Fuck the EU. God save the Queen
>>55233523
I would prefer an Alpinist if I was getting a watch with a green face, but it's not bad I guess.
Would probably look better with a brown band.
>>55233598
Now if they leave the UN they'll really be golden. (USA as well pls)
>>55233568
Thanks
>>55233599
Its not that green irl. It look black most of the time. It only looks green when its lit directly.
Thanks you both. Its my first seiko.
>>55233048
>dat radium-burn
Enjoy your cancer.
can something like this be pulled off as a casual watch /wt/ or will it look too dressy and out of place
>>55231905
>One of the few Seiko's under $800 that come with sapphire instead of hardlex.
What? Don't pretty much all the 6R15 Seiko have sapphire?
>>55232921
Yeah I have no idea why.
The 3001 works with more straps and bracelets though
I really fucking love this little thing. I think I'm gonna get another pulsar digital to see if it's as good.
>>55235036
Swap the strap to just plain leather instead of that crocogator pattern one and it'll be fine.
I can get any new watch on -24% sale,
Should I get something fancy and sell it forward for small profit?
Post suggestions.
>>55235036
How casual are we taking here? Lowest I would go would be a button down shirt like an Oxford, some jeans, and basic leather shoes like brouges or desert boots. I mean that's my definition of casual to the point where you would be wearing a nice watch. Anything more casual than that and you should just wear a cheap Casio.
That's one other thing I've been thinking about. We never actually talk about the mechanics or technology of watches (save for like two or three guys), just the aesthetic qualities. So why not just move over to /fa/? They have watch threads there fairly often.
>>55235117
Go with a Rolex. They hold their value very well and have very good resale value.
>>55235117
>any
I doubt it, how?
>>55235172
Deployment VAT discount.
>>55235180
Pardon my ignorance but what's that?
No big deal, anyway, doesn't your country have places where VAT, or its equivalent, isn't applied?
>>55235117
If you want to make a profit better be buying pre-owned, or very specific high end pieces like limited pateks to not lose a chuck off the top, just like buying a car -- the value goes down right after it gets transferred to you.
>>55235206
Value-added tax, it's everywhere except in US and its applied to everything.
Problem is I have to buy the product locally and from a shop. Doesnt have to be new thought.
>>55235214
I have been dreaming 5227 patek but they are way over my budget.
I was thinking investing max 3k€.
>>55235233
>Value-added tax, it's everywhere except in US and its applied to everything.
>>55235233
No, I know what VAT is, I wanna know what the "deployment vat discount" is.
There are some places where VAT isn't applied at all already.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campione_d'Italia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livigno
VAT shouldn't be applied to used goods though, is it?
>>55235267
>has to pay to cure cancer induced by the low quality food and poisoning his government approved
>>55235249
Get something pre-owned if you want a chance at being able to resell it for what you paid for/a little potential extra anytime soon.
Maybe a pre-owned JLC master control date? Might be hard to find at that price though.
>>55235284
But with all the money we saved on that cheap food we can cure cancer twice! assuming we haven't blown it all on watches.
>>55235284
Alright, technically it isn't deployment discount. I'm not sure what is is called but basicly we can buy everything without
Vat aslong as we take the gear with us, I already bought laptop and combat boots for a good price.
>>55235295
Smart looking piece.
>>55235345
Oh, deployment as in military, now I get it.
>>55235284
>VAT shouldn't be applied to used goods though, is it?
To my knowledge if VAT was applied to it when new it is applied used also.
>>55235345
>>55235295
>>55235249
>>55235180
why do you want a jlc or patek for a military deployment just get a gshock
theyre not even 100m water resistant
>>55235409
I assume he's looking at a watch he'll wear when not in the trenches.
>>55235409
I'm pretty sure he doesn't plan to wear a patek in action and also that he doesn't need a discount to get a g-shock.
