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/wt/ watch thread:

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:
https://youtu.be/508-rmdY4jQ

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>>52030709
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Stay jelly.
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Still incomplete watch strap guide.

http://pastebin.com/2SAKcdNS

Work will be resumed after new years, and after i study a bit about alligator and croc straps.
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>>52050966
>he has a golf ball on this watch
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bought myself a terrorist watch today

shows up next month
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>>52051029
>Not liking golf

Are you poor?
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Got a great Christmas gift from my weeaboo brother: a watch winder made by Orient. The quality is definitely higher than the $60 one I got off Amazon, thing is built like a tank and is whisper-quiet. Instructions are all in Japanese, I'll need to find a way to translate them but it's not like it takes a rocket scientist to figure this out. Seems to have 4 modes. Pretty cool design, too.

This is great, I'm gonna plug it in and leave my Ray on the winder, so now I can have an Orient in my Orient.
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Reposting since I was on the ass end of that last thread's shelf life.

Got this for Christmas. I really like it but I'm not sure about the brand. Is Ferrari meme-tier?
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>>52051112
It's a 5$ chinkshit watch that probably cost your family anywhere from 40~60$.

Not even meme-tier, just plain dogshit.
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>>52051112

Are you armenian? How hairy are your arms? Are you trying to impress hairy armenian men?
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>>52050966

Please take you poo to the loo, faggot.
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>>52051094
Stocking stuffer: a nice RIOS1931 strap for the 44KS.

Speaking of which, someone in the last thread was calling me out on the 45 and 52 calibers, and then someone else pointed out my reservations with both, so I won't go over that again. Insofar as the 44 caliber is shit because "muh missing hairspring weight", well I guess I won the movement lottery because my hairspring weight is still attached. Even if it falls off because some idiot battery monkey tinkered with it, the damn movement itself is still pretty much unkillable and will still keep time to +/- 10 with proper regulation.

>>52050968
Seems decent so far. I'm personally not a fan of Hadley-Roma since I find their stuff wears out quickly, but then again for $20 it's sort of hard to beat.
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>>52051112
It's pretty meme. But it's the thought that counts, right?
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>>52051245
Yeah i agree on that wearout part, i've had one of their straps for a year and it looks more worn out then it it's really is.

I should add a couple of more RIOS models to the next version of the guide, what model of strap is that and how is it?
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>reposting due to posting at end of last thread

Around a week ago anon posted an unboxing of a vintage Accutron.
If you're around care to explain the movement? Seems really interesting, I know it's a tuning fork, but I can't really find details on how it actually works.
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>>52050876
>>52051245

Honestly I can't find anything informative on the weaknesses of the 45xx series besides people noting the mainspring was quite strong. Do you have any sources in that subject?

I still think there is no basis whatsoever for anyone to be badmouthing the 52xx. It should be obvious when dealing with vintage watches with a quickset feature that you don't try to use it between 21:00 and 03:00, and I believe it was only the 5206 that lacked the spring loaded pawl anyway.

On the other hand, the fatal flaw of the plastic quickset gear on the Seiko 56xx is well documented and is now believed to purely occur as a result of age rather than wear or misuse, which essentially makes every 56xx quickset mechanism a ticking time bomb.
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>>52051312
Its just a battery that produced small magnetic field that moves the tuning fork left and right something like motion of a big wall clock pendulum.
Now and the fork goes left and right at a certain frequency so it rotates a wheel,and then the gears are regular as any watch.

>>52050886
Now for my post,any of you guys know brand with similar look of pic related?
Ive fallen in love but i cant afford it ;_;
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>>52051312
>>52051436
Forgot to include this.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGTI5DLM6gQ
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>>52051436
Similar in what way. Onion crown? Polished case on leather? White dials and blue indicies and hands?

There's a lot of options out there. I'd just like to mention if you're short on cash, many overlooked pre-owned or vintage pieces are amazing deals.
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>nineball op with that gay as fuck line
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>>52051543
I dont think its possible to get one of these used since i dont even know where to start looking.

As for the similarity im mainly interested in the dial itself and the pattern on it,as well as the violet hour markings.Something similar would be nice
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>>52051295
It's a 19mm "Toscana". Pretty good overall, has a tough finish but it's still fairly pliable and quite comfy. It's actually a little longer than I thought, I need to go all the way to the innermost hole to keep the damn thing on my bitch wrists.

>>52051368
I heard about the issues with the 45 mostly through the network of watchmakers I use. True that I've only got about 8 people in the sample set, but they get 45 calibers sent into them from all over the country (and sometimes internationally; there is one guy I knew in St. Thomas, Ontario who had 45s coming into him from Russia) and their criticism was all universally the same. Now that i think about it, another issue on the 36600 bph 45 calibers was worn minute pinions, which will of course wear at the pivots but also on pinion leaves, which is very unusual and indicates a design defect. Maybe the strong mainspring has something to do with that. I find the internet is kind of a bad resource for these things, because most people are just praising the design of the case (which looks great) or patting each other on the backs in various forums (wear it in good health etc etc).

Embarassingly, I mixed up the 52 and the 56 calibers. The 52 did indeed have issues with the weird binding on the date quickset mechanism, but it was the 56 that had the fucking plastic bits that just wore out over time. Very foolish of me and I acknowledge that mistake. That being said, the 56 is otherwise a great movement, just you risk losing the quickset and then end up having to set the date like a vintage Omega (ie, many 24-hour turns, and I don't know what you would do for the day). Some watchmakers had told me about unusual wear points and issues with the bidirectional winding mechanism in the 52, I would have to refresh my memory on that one, and I don't think it's universally recognized so it may just be a few bad apple 52s.
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Why are people here butthurt by Patek posters? Every time someone claims it's a fake.
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>>52051707
>buying Indian watches
>ever
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Just got this in the mail yesterday, very happy with how it looks.

What is everyone's opinion on it?
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>>52051665
Found the photo of the typical 45 Caliber minute pinion. As I was saying, it may be due to the stronger mainspring, which was presumably used to drive the higher beatrate, but also stored sufficient energy to cause increased wear. I guess Seiko hadn't quite figured out 36,600 by this point (though I don't recall the lowly Lord Marvels suffering from the same issue).

Also, I think the pallet jewels on the 45 caliber also have unusual wear patterns. It looks like clean-cut marks running up and down the face of the jewel. I don't have any photos.
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>>52051665

I will ask my favorite watchmaker about the 45xx and see what he thinks about it, I have been doing a fair bit of googling on them and haven't been able to turn up much. I hope I don't have to avoid this line because I really love the 4502-7000/7001 models.

>mixed up 52xx and 56xx

Ah! That makes sense. Yeah, I would avoid 56xx series movements entirely because I'm not willing to risk the quickset issues. I have a Lord Matic Special with a 5206 on the way to me that I scored for $129 USD after realizing how undervalued the 5206/5216 remain.
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>>52051829
Too busy, and I bet you don't even know what all the dials are supposed to mean.
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>>52052017
I'm not a retard, it's not that complicated. You'd have to be a real fucking moron to not understand what the dials mean and how to work it
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>>52051917
I really wish Seiko would just make parts for their old movements so we didn't have to worry about any quickset/cannon pinion/whatever issues whatsoever. If the Mountain Jews can do it, so can Seiko.
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>>52051720

I'm out of here. Seriously. People think Pateks are Indian watches on here.
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>>52052060
I'm listening.

:^)
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>>52052104

I think it is a consequence of the apparent almost total lack of appreciation for vintage watches in Japan (the same thing that enables a bunch of people in Japan to make a living flipping Japanese pawn shop finds on eBay).

It's really too bad since there are so many great vintage Seiko models.
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Got a nice new piece :)

Ever so slightly domed crystal
Looks sharp im loving it

Think this would be almost perfect excuse to buy an engineer 2?
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>>52052152
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>>52052173
1 - 13
2 - 14
...

Unnecessary.
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>>52052173
>Buying that abomination of a fieger dial
>with a date window
>a multiple date window
>and a logo

Wear that mallwatch in good health, plebfriend :^)
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>>52052152

It's only because they have similar beatrates and hacking capabilities :^)
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>>52051598
Yeah. I didn't mean pre-owned of that watch specifically. Just that you might find something else you like
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Just got this bad boy today
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>>52052251
That green is cancerous. Overall not too bad for a Fossil.
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>>52052236
Yes ok,what i should be looking into then?
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>>52052251
Next /wt/ is called dogshit Christmas gifts edition.
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>>52050886
dad bought this today from the Friday Market for what equals 30 usd.. opinions ? worth it ?
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>>52052309
Is your dad a tranny?
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>>52052152
muh butthurt horology
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>>52052320
We don't have such faggotry where I live . How much is the watch worth ?
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>>52052390
back
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>>52052390
Bout three fiddy.
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>>52052292
You should look at lots of stuff. Get a good overview of lots of the available watches so you can get yourself something you really like
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>>52052459
I feel retarded expecting help from a tripfag.
Lesson learned
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>>52052491
Not only that - a chinese cartoon manchild.
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R8 or h8 my collection
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>>52052788
>ancient rekt Bolex
>most boring Orient... in fake gold
>kid's Happy Meal toy

I'll give it a 1 for effort.
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>>52052491
What you expected was hand-holding, not help. Just because it's Xmas doesn't mean I'm that generous and patient
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>>52051829
Might be slightly too big for your wrist. Overcomplicated dial for my tastes.

It's about what you like though, not a stranger on the internet. You don't need our validation.
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>>52051829
I love mine. Get it on a nice NATO and enjoy. Make sure you learn how to center all the hands in case they reset wrong, socyou don't cry to us about it.
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>>52052870
Whatever
Filtered
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Whatcha wearing for Christmas /wt/?
Chink visodate today because I'll be in semi dressy clothes. Probably gonna throw on my Amphibia when I get home for some comfy Christmas Calvin and Hobbes reading.
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>>52053044
>$3.99 at the bargain bin

You dun goof'd, sonny.
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>>52053044
Enjoying my 7002.

Still waiting on the SKX007.
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>>52053112
Why is it red up to "20"?
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>>52053044
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>>52053129
If you're counting down time like for air, it's a bad place to be.
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>>52053099
I love the anal pain my chink watches generate
Not pictured is a borked Seiko 5 that I'll fix when the case back opener I ordered finally gets here
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>>52052977
>babby shitposter upset
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Only watch i have is some old family heirloom, patrick philips or w.e
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>>52051829
does it do anything?
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>>52053491
>patrick
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>>52052162
>Friend recently went on a trip to Japan, asked us all if we wanted him to bring something back
>I see a chance to bypass the yellow Jews on eBay buying all these great vintage watches for close to nothing and reselling them at a massive markup
>Ask him to pick me up either a KS or a Lord Marvel, or both if they're in good shape and for a good price
>Hell get two of each even, and grab a 6138 while you're at it
>I'm paying for all expenses directly related to getting the watches including any necessary public transit fares
>Provide photos, interpretative notes, even maps to stores that I painstakingly put together after months of prowling on the internet
>Friend says one of the stores is right down the street from where he's staying, fuck yes
>He's gone for a month, all this time I'm getting excited about finally escaping the clutches of reed0702 and gaining direct access to the huge supply of great vintage watches in Japland
>He returns, no watches, the only thing he has for me is a Hanekawa figure
>Says he didn't have time between the maid/manga cafes and idol concerts to go get the watches
>I know she's best girl but god dammit I wanted a fucking Lord Marvel

inb4 trusting weeaboos
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What's this?
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>mfw I got my Christmas in the mail
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/CASIO-WAVE-CEPTOR-WVA-M630B-1AJF-Tough-Solar-Atomic-Radio-Watch-WVA-M630B-1A-/291623786335?hash=item43e621d75f:g:BTYAAOSwgyxWVC0S

Y/N?

I'm extremely autistic about time accuracy.
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>>52052788
The orient is really nice, you should throw the rest away
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>>52054008
Trash, take it to the garbage man
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>>52053674
You got watch-blocked by some mimishouji in a maid cafe.
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What's the most operator watch face/style?

What information do you need on a tacticool operator watch?

Analog or Digital?

This is what I'm using for my operator look.
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>>52054379
If you want anything done right, you have to do it yourself. I'm going to have to arrange for a trip to Japan and bring back just a whole fucking suitcase of King Seikos.
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>>52052788
Is that the American psycho rolex?
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>>52054517
>smartwatch
>operator
Smartest watch am operator would use would be a gshock rangeman. The f91w is a solid choice which appears to be your watch face at the moment.
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>>52054517
An operator would never use a smartwatch, because the battery could run out when he needs it most. G-shocks are popular.
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>>52053674
Your friend probably saved you quite a bit of money, the watch market here is fucked and people have been conditioned to think MSRP is the actual value of watches. It's bad enough that Yahoo auctions is basically a bad early 1990s geocities site, but also people think a beat up moldy old vintage watch with scratched crystal and no bracelet is worth more than it was when it was new.
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Here's my only Christmas present that's watch related, a far too expensive strap but it's a great match for the original Bond strap's colours.
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Hey guys, what's the best place to pick up one of those old, socialist themed Seagulls?
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>>52056324
>http://www.watchunique.com/seagull-1963-original/seagull-1963.html

Its cheaper for US since you guys dont have taxes for this.
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>>52056517

Picked this up off of PMWF years ago.
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>>52051112
Several companies made watches for Ferrari, some are good, some decent, some not so much. If that's a quartz at least there won't be much to go wrong with it.
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>>52052921
Yeah, unfortunately I'm very skinny so I have abnormally small wrists.

>>52052929
I read through the manual because there were a few things I wasn't sure about but I got it all sorted, actually surprisingly simple to function.

>>52053510
Other than tell the time? It has the date and can be used as a stopwatch that measures down to the twentieth of a second
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Someone out here has a seiko I believe that is blue white and red with a matching nato band. Anyone know of a watch that is the Italian or American colors? Red white blue or Green white than red?
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>>52056907

I could probably get a watch and mod the bezel to whatever colors I wanted huh.
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I'm gonna try out servicing my own watch soon, but my first will be some expendable shitty movement in case I'm a fucking idiot and break/lose something. Pic, related I have two of these and me mum is demanding I fix up one for her, she seriously wants to wear it.
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>>52056907
>Italian

Yes.
http://www.ctscuderia.com/en/cs10126/
They're awfully pricey for what you're getting. Maybe see if you can get a deal on a grey market site like Ashfords or Jomashop.
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>>52056983

Kinda pricy for something that would just be a fun watch.

I might get one of the cheaper seikos and mod paint the bezel though.
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Be jealous of my super cool 15 dollar wooden watch
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>>52057009
Rather than paint the bezel, Dagaz offers a green and white insert. All you need is a watch with a red dial:

http://www.dagazwatch.com/apps/webstore/products/show/5555097
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marry slutmas my friends
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Just got this for £99. How did i do.
Rotary Mens Aquaspeed Two-tone Chronograph Watch

Sorry cant post img.


One othsr thing, what is the consensus on skeleton watches
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>>52057228
>Rotary Mens Aquaspeed Two-tone Chronograph Watch
>47.15mm
It seems a bit big to me.

>One othsr thing, what is the consensus on skeleton watches

They make the time hard to read. If I want to see the inner workings of a watch, I'd rather have a clear caseback.
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>>52057124
What's the glow bracelet for? Holiday party rave?
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>>52058707
i was given it when i came in, its purpose i cannot say
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>tfw DOOOOOOOOME
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>>52058926
POPPIN MOLLY

Sounds like a great Christmas bro
Keep up on water
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>>52059307
no cuteboys here, can't imagine it ending well
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>>52056088
That's the point. Had he gone straight to the source, the pawn shops and antique stores in Japan where these fucking Japs are getting their product that they overprice for us goy- I mean gaijins, then I wouldn't have to pay so much money for a moldy vintage watch. I'd get it for the equivalent of $30 plus transit fare. Far, far below MSRP. He would have actually saved me money if he bought the fucking things, since then I could have kept the best ones for myself and actually made something shipping them out from Canada to desperate vintage Seiko collectors in the US. My dream is to ultimately collect and release such a huge volume of vintage Seikos on eBay that the price suffers a crash and never recovers.

>>52056982
I can't decide if your mum's taste is excellent or dogshit, Mr. Britbong.
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>>52050886
I wonder is there a watch similar to the Seamaster 300...I saw the Jazzmaster Seaview auto, but the face looks too busy.
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Anyone got the watch guide?

Looking for a nice-ish watch for my dad <$250 be it a sport chrono or dive watch
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>>52059287
Wish they would put that dial on new models, it's sexy as fuck.
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>>52052929
you'll never let me live that down?
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>>52059035
hey, does that bezel rotate?
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Ordered a Seiko SUT130 for my girlfriend. I think she'll be pleased.
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>>52060975
Yes, the Komandirskie has an omni directional bezel.
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>>52060908
The Alpinist is a good watch in that price range.
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>tfw learning the histroy behind the radio room dial
Why are watches so fucking cool?
I have more than enough but I can't stop buying them
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>>52061277
This fucker came in the mail the other day
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>like single piece watch bands
>want to get a rally leather band for my bulova
don't suppose anyone has done a rally nato leather band out there, huh?
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>>52061332
Remember to turn off your radios anon
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>>52061491
wouldn't that be a little too thick to make sense? or you know, work at all
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Christmas present from the parents.
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>>52061617
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>>52061617
I'm so sorry.
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>>52061714
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>>52061617
>Those fucking lugs
You know, if stuhrling made decent homages with good movements for cheap they would have been such a based brand, and stayed true to their "vision". But all they do is rebrand chinkshit skelly watches and make garbage like that.
/wt/ should really start a watch company already.
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>>52061617
>>52061714
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>>52061617
I'm sorry for your loss.
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>>52061714
>Chrono seconds is the subdial
Fucking disgusting.
Literally the fucking devil designed this awful quartz movement. Fuck
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Just ordered this as my dad's Christmas present (we're doing Christmas on New Year's Day this year)
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My Bulova
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>>52061851
Sounds like something a thief would say.
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#sinkdiving
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>>52061277
>this story is cool
>doesn't post a link to the story
come on man why you gotta be like that on christmas
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>>52061806
I will probably have to get one of those some time. I really like the bezel. I would put a different dial in though.
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>>52061277
Got a link?
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>>52057124
I want to marry cutewrists
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>>52063094
Don't worry anon, I found it.

>All stations using 2182 KHz were required to maintain a strictly enforced three-minute silence and listening period twice each hour, starting at h+00, h+30. This allowed any station with distress, urgent or safety traffic the best chance of being heard at that time, even if they were at some distance from other stations, operating on reduced battery power or perhaps reduced antenna efficiency, as for example from a dismasted vessel. As a visual aide-memoire, a typical clock in a ship's radio room (see picture) would have these silence periods marked by shading the sectors from h+00 to h+03 and from h+30 to h+33 in green.

From:
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f489/3-minute-radio-silence-markers-your-twco-866910.html
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>>52063632
neat
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>>52060908
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I like this, but the bezel is probably a scratch magnet. Ive decided that my next watch will be an automatic and around 2000€.
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>install gentoo
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>>52064523

As much as I and this forum make fun of smartwatches, id get the apple watch if it could show and tell me in real time where the trains and busses are, and if I can catch the next one and if I need to run.

Will have to wait a few years.
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I want to add a steel sports watch to my collection and I'm torn between two options.

I like the classic look of the black Rolex Submariner No Date, but I also love the Audemars Piguet 41mm Royal Oak in white.

The AP is roughly 1 1/2 times as much, but fuck that white dial is so sexy and like Archie says if it doesn't hurt fuck off and buy a Casio.

Which one, /watch/?
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>>52064642
Both pretty decent choices. I don't like the new royal oaks, I do like royal oaks but my preference lies with the older models. I would go for the Rolex, I love the look of the no dates. I've also heard ap are cunts when it comes to servicing, they takes ages, charge a fortune, and don't resolve common problems

What else is in your collection? If you already have a dive watch the ap would have to be the best choice
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>>52064642
I like the non chrono APs
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>>52051436
>>52051463
Wow that's way more simple than I imagined. Kinda makes it cooler.

I have a feeling this is a dumb question, but so the 214 oscillates at 365 times a second and produces a completely smooth sweep. Yet, the video said a quartz crystal oscillates at over 32,000/sec.
Why the sweep for the 214 and why the 1tick/sec for quartz?
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Will I look like a 12 years old with this?
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>>52065123
yes
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>>52065123
cutewrists looks 12 wearing an omega
are you cutewrists?
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>>52064211

any recommendations for a nice cheap world timer watch?
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>>52065156
A bit over 7" and arm hairs, so I guess I'm not.
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>>52065123

I had some variation of this in the military. The wrist strap might be the same, it fell off my wrist without warning. The clasp was shit.

At some point I threw it to a a wall and the analogue parts broke
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What does /g/ think of this watch? Got it on sale from 290 euros to 80
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Whats a good and cheap watch winder?
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>>52065285

Get some colorful strap
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>>52065360
>watch winder
Literally a waste of money.
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>>52061806
Nice. He'll like it.
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Are Ulysse Nardin and Breguet memes?
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>>52057074
That's going to rot faster than your herpes-ridden dick.
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>>52065285
its probably worth about that 80 euros as long as it feels sturdy and stuff, functions well etc. definitely wouldn't be worth 290

its a nice enough basic watch I guess, quartz I presume? don't really like the look but it ain't outrageously shitty
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>>52057074

Let me guess.... It 'wooden' work.
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>>52061491
A rally nato wouldn't be a rally strap anymore. It'd just be a leather nato with holes. Which would look silly.
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Christmas present from parents. Not really something I would have bought, bigger and busier than my taste, but it's pretty cool from a technical standpoint and I'll wear it as a casual and travel watch. The stock rubber strap has got to go ASAP, but it's 23mm so finding a replacement I like will be kind of tricky.

>>52054517
>>52055580
>>52055762
Most actual operator types I've seen wear Suunto or Garmin. The all-black Core was basically made for the military, and there's a reason Garmin has a model called the "Tactix."

I like my Core, but the strap broke (the end loop fell apart) and I need to get a new one so I can wear it again, been thinking of NATO adapters instead of the usual rubber shit.
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>>52061491
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Some anon recommended me to go with Lorus if I wanted a cheap quartz. What do you think about these ones?

Black costs 40€, white 50€.
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planes
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>>52067192

As a finn, anyone with a Suunto (translation:Direction) is just some boring middle class engineer who goes hiking once a year for two hours
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>>52068175
>1080x1776
qtwrist why are you so cute?
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>>52068175
Ever considered a 34mm Rolex?
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>>52068247
space nazis are cute

not me
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>>52068175
plebs
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>>52068293
>HO 229 + qt
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>>52059287
this dial is sexy af, not a fan of the bezel tho, plain (dunno how to say it) or fluted bezel would've been better imo
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>>52068228
or the ex prime minister :^)

funny how he always wore/wears suuntos with a suit
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>>52068402
also funny how that guy is a right winger, meanwhile the leader from our leftmost party wears tag hueuer (pictured)

I don't honestly mean this a a bad thing, just a funny detail, I do not think politicians should be denied small luxuries, whether they're leftist or not.
would be another thing if he was rocking something absolutely ridiculously expensive, that would be tasteless
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>>52068284
yeah but subs have a much better lug to lug then my at
>>52068323
no one cute in that pic
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>>52068458
Lefty politicians, especially liberals and commies are typically sheltered rich kids.
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>>52068458

Tag Heuer is big here, probably due to our F1 culture which is why I have one. I was close to buying the same model as communist Paavo until they raised prices over night.
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>>52068175
>still waiting for qtwrists to take an in focus photo
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>>52050966
literally the only hmt that doesn't look like a 4$ watch (looks like a 12$ one)
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>>52067208
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>>52068497
people who make these kinds of generalizations are typically idiots who know nothing outside of their limited worldview.


try harder next time, kiddo.
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>>52051829
I usually like Timex designs on those chronos and the cheapass Weekender, too bad they are waaaaaaay overpriced here in Brazil selling for Seiko 5 or even Orient Mako prices. Would have brought that one otherwise.
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>>52068228
In civilian life, sure (I probably fit that category myself), but if you keep an eye out in pics of US Military, especially Spec Ops types, you'll see them all the time. They're practically invincible, light, low-key, and have huge numbers that are easy to read compared to many G-Shock etc displays.
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>>52068671
That plus its kind of a thing in urban music subculture as well.

The slang word "taagi" (which means big and so on) actually comes from Tag. Apparently it is because the guards who used to work as bouncers at music gigs at a certain venue had Tag Heuers which they'd received from their employer.
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>>52068747
>generalizations
>idiots who know nothing
>limited worldview
Found the lib. How does it feel trying to be a smug know-it-all while being this much of a hypersensitive bitchwristed bumbazookad betaboi?

Also I sad typically, while you also said typically which makes you a generalizing idiot as well.
>expecting rational response from a lefty
>expecting them not just throwing insults and temper tantrums like a small child
>ever
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>>52068175
Hey man i'm the guy you have on Steam with a SKX013 and a Mako, i just brought a LG Optimus G and i can't understand how your G2 takes such shitty pictures given that my G1 camera looks a gorillion times better than this. Is it replaced or what?
Also post the fucking rolexes sometime.
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>>52068915
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>>52068948
Just kinda, i kissed a guy once but it sucked so i don't do it anymore. Also i was drunk.
Penises are ugly af tbqh.
>inb4 penisquartz jokes
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>>52068900
>not understanding satirical comments

jeez man, you should get out more.
there's more to the world than /g/
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>>52068293
>qt wrists and ho229
my pants can't contain this boner
>"b-but i'm not cute!"
shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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>>52069001
>I was only pretending
Sure, bub.
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>>52065285
>dat crown
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>>52051917
Whew lad
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>>52068709
my phone literally cannot
the lens is ruined
>>52068915
phones fucked mate

>>52069008
why lie anon
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>>52069194
I'll trade my Optimus G for your G2 ;)
I also can cuddle with you if you think i'm qt enough :333
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>>52069258
ok mate send it here

and i thought you werent gay you sissy lala homo man
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thank you based china
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>>52069258
fuck off he's mine
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>>52069286
I'm not gay i just wanna cuddle and cafuné, no buttfuck or gay shit
>>52069295
join us
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>>52069305
>wants to cuddle but no "gay shit"
i'll join but i'll just be disappointed
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>>52069346
max i can do if you're a trap then i'd buttfuck you
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>>52069383
not max, but i was a trap at one point in my life :^)
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>>52069402
Well get back to it
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>>52069402
A 'Chris Hansen' trap?
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I have a small wrist and I want a simple watch with a leather band. What is your recommendation?
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Enough of this faggot shit, post your watch
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>>52050886
rate
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>>52069628
The Nomos Club.
Just say the budget m8
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>>52069289
ouch. tisell?
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>>52069671
Vomit/10
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>>52069628
budget

also, assuming budget isn't literally $30, you can sort of just scrap caring about the band while picking the watch. you can always just buy a separate leather bracelet if it doesn't come with one to your liking
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What does /g/ think of this?
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>>52069700
>bagel logo
>tissel?
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>>52069813
Day/date subdials are gross, it's just trying to emulate a chronograph style.
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>>52069295
who are you?
are you cute?
are you the one sayi ng they want to marry me
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>>52069853
didn't see the logo.

anyway, that's what you get for buying shit desu senpai
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Are any of you into watchmaking?

I have an HMT Pilot I could send you.
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>>52069813
>Those subdials
>That bezel
>Those pathetic anemic quartz hands

disgusting desu senpai
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>>52069900
Why would someone bother fixing a 3$ poo in the loo watch freely for you? I bet not even watchmakeranon would br interested in this anymore at this point.
>never forget the hmt oiling picture
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>>52069697
My budget is 180 usd. I want something super simple and small.
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>>52069813
I like the blue accents and the bezel but the rest looks like ass
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>>52069981
Seiko 5 with a hirsch leather strap maybe?
If you go up to 200 i think it's the Orient Bambino's price
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>>52069967
>Why would someone bother fixing a 3$ poo in the loo watch freely for you?

Oh that wasn't my intention. If the shipping is cheap and someone pays it I could give him the watch, no return involved.
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>>52069967
>hmt oiling picture
plz share
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>Consider getting a Komandirskie because it looks ruskie as fuck
>daily rate of 60 -20 sec / day

I'll stick with my terrorist watch
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>>52070042
are you willing to regulate it?

if you are, you should get it to 10-20 a day at least

they're just very shoddily regulated when they come from the factory, the movements aren't that bad
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These are on my amazon wish list. Which one would you get and why?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EUZTRRI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2UVECDAMWSJUC&coliid=I2WRW5H169W5DD


http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00I52GDL0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2UVECDAMWSJUC&coliid=IO6CLTNX02Q1F


http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B014ITEDEW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2UVECDAMWSJUC&coliid=I2YXLB1M0R4VWD

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002DWAJKO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2UVECDAMWSJUC&coliid=I212VGBMWA7YAO
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>>52069559
bruh do you know how much work it is being a trap? body hair, lunges, working on glutes, holy fuck is it a labor of love.
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>>52069997
I'm a total noon to watch shopping, could you link me to the seiko 5 on amazon? Or give me a specific model bc I am finding varying seiko 5 with different case diameters and thickness.
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>>52070042
That's because they come unregulated (or very basically regulated) from the factory. Mine does about +15/-10 after a simple regulationg (it did like 20+ out of the factory desu).

Which is really nice, considering that even with regulation my Amphibia still does +30 a day.

>>52070091
Non of these really.
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>>52070101
uh I dont have body hair and I'm already in cute shape from being a runner all my life

its not terribly hard for me
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>>52070116
w-well some people didn't get hit with the good end of the genetics stick baka
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>>52070175
well you didnt respond to my other questions
but you should
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>>52069700
>China
>Korea
>Same thing
Amerilards, people.
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>>52070196
Would you rather that over a GCBE995?
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got this for christmas
what do you think of these?
This particular one has a athmospheric pressure graph to tell weather apparently
Should i start wearing it?
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>>52061491
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>>52070286
It's large, too large, and you're also left handed.

Wear it if you want
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>>52070289
I fucking love the Kopernica, I want a modern homage of it.
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>>52070302
Nothing wrong with being left handed but wearing something 2big4u is fucking awful. Honestly I don't know how you righties handle crowns digging into the back of your hand all the time.
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>>52070306
Its a cute watch
I like the rally with it because circles
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>>52070302
small wrists
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>>52070182
you didn't ask me any other questions ;-;
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>>52070286
Pretty cool of you're in science or interested in atmospheric statistics. Otherwise you just look like a poser. Hey at least it's not a gold 54mm invicta right?
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>>52070362
>>52070367


>>52070373
you're not >>52069862 ?
cuz I asked him questions
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What next? I'm a poorfag
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>>52070414
I meant you're not >>52069295 ?
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>>52070422
Penisquartz
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>>52070196

I like the club
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>>52070302
I am actually right handed, I just think it more comfortable.
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>>52070422
T I S E L L
I
S
E
L
L
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>>52070414
oh, i didn't see that reply
i'm just some anon who believes he's cute, but no i'm not the one looking to marry you
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>>52070422
something with a white face.
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>>52070449
>You are better than this!
He's a /g/entooman, he's lost to the world.
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