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Bumping.
I want this motherfucker so badly
Good first watch?
>>52211402
Very much.
Amazing quality for the price.
Slightly bigger then the regular SARB models though (39.5 vs 38).
>>52211402
No, it's terrible. Get a Skagen, Daniel Wellington, Fossil or Shinola.
>>52211423
Glad to gear that. And if the watch is good, size won't be a problem
>>52211453
I appreciate advices but some explanation would be nice too
>>52211515
hear*
>>52211515
>>52211515
Gook watches are inferior to genuine Swiss, American, Swedish and Danish watches.
>>52211611
I know you're going to kill me but I really like the design on the SARX, tho
>>52211453
>>52211611
Oh fuck off you false flagging troll.
>>52211515
Don't listen to him, he's trying to troll you into buying an overpriced piece of shit.
>>52211658
I'm sure you do grampa. Pic unrelated, a watch that isn't worn by old dustfarts. Get with the times!
>>52211402
>me
>now proud 18
Thinking about getting a good watch, for the first time
Problems: kinda poorfag , looking for a cheap (1k euromoney max) good looking watch , any tips/advice/why shouldn't i buy a tissot?
WAYWT, /wt/?
>>52211684
That is a fucking abomination.
>>52211684
>4 clocks
>all set to the same time
>>52211663
I'm just going to buy what I like, not what some shill wants me to like
>>52211684
But anon, that watch looks like shit (especially on that manlet wrist of yours, or is it fucking big?)
>>52211686
Tissot watches are cheap. You don't want a cheap watch, you want an inexpensive watch.
>>52211760
Diesels are man watches, cuck-kun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc_OHKO7vcs
>>52211402
Omega rip off. I'd rather own a fake Omega Aqua Terra than a Seiko look alike desu.
New Amphibia SE, very military styled. Hands look like they're the same as on the Neptune.
>>52211686
Because modern Tissot is basically the "I want to upgrade to an Omega" brand. Modern Visodates are okay, but you can get better for your shekels.
1K euroshekels are not quite poorfag tier but lets go on. Seiko SAR series are quite nice for the money (SARB033,SARB035,SARX015) or the much better SDGM series (SDGM01 and SDMG03 as examples). Orient Star is another option, some nice Hamiltons as well.
>>52211903
They seem to keep releasing some new SE model every couple of weeks or so. I really like the blue 120 case one they issued a while back.
>>52211826
Please point out a single other similarity between the Seiko SARX015 and the Omega Aqua Terra other than a vertically striped guilloche dial. I'll wait.
>>52211804
>cuck
Opinion discarded
![IMG_20160103_162635[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/r0zMprE.jpg "IMG_20160103_162635[1].jpg")
>>52211739
This is pretty much the only one I wear any more. Sometimes I wear a slightly better terrorist with NATO but only for situations where this one could easily get damaged.
Recently found this watch helping an uncle move. As someone who doesn't know much about this shit, can anyone tell me how I did?
>>52212283
I was at a mall yesterday and I found an Invicta boutique.
The entire fucking store was painted in that disgusting shade of yellow. Also they were selling their watches at basically twice what Amazon has them for. What a shitty brand.
>>52212308
If you found it for nothing then it's about as much as it is worth.
I really want a speedy but I don't want to take the mountain jew's cock in my ass.
What are the service intervals on the hand wind movement in the hesalite version? Are services expensive?
Does the movement have the same problem as other column-wheel chronos where the chrono seconds can snap back to the wrong position and require a service to fix?
>>52211686
>18
>kinda poor
>willing to spend 1k on a wristfedora
anon pls
>>52212317
I like the box which is why I kept it. It is in fact much a much better quality box than the one my orient came in.
Seikos and casios cost around >150% the amazon price in stores too.
>>52212345
Servicing a mechanical chronograph is always very expensive.
>>52212365
>Servicing a mechanical chronograph is always very expensive.
I'm considering just going with a seagull chrono, simply because it's cheap enough where I can run it into the ground without worrying about getting it serviced. I can probably do the service on my own without the worry of fucking it up.
But alas, Alpha has pretty awful QC.
So who else is hyped as fuck for the Seiko turtle re-release?
I didn't like it at first, but the gold on black has really grown on me.
>>52212345
Like >>52212365 said, servicing a mechanical chrono is always expensive, especially from a big brand like Omega. However, I fail to see the connection between it being a column wheel chrono and the second hand not resetting properly. If anything that'd be a problem with how the hand was broached or if something is messed up with the reset hammers.
>>52212425
It seems to be a problem with column-wheel chronos for some reason.
The seagull chrono movement also has a pretty big problem with resetting
>>52211739
>>52212345
Lew and Huey Cerberus. Less than half the cost, non Swiss microbrand with a gook movement. Still pretty good fit and finish. Reliable jap movement
>>52212422
Fake gold is cancer
>>52212345
Get a pre-swatch one then, at least you get lube that way
>>52212570
It's just trim man.
Chill out
>>52212345
There is no way to avoid mechanical chronograph being fairly high-maintenance. All you can do is buy used so at least you aren't paying the massively inflated prices for a new one.
>>52212422
Are they even out in the US?
>>52212628
Am I correct in thinking that quartz chronos are vastly superior to mechanical ones?
Regular movements are one thing, but mechanical chronographs are inaccurate in their stopwatch function, are high maintenance and are fairy fragile. I know the speedmaster is pretty rugged but it's the exception.
>>52212628
>>52212675
Depends on the movement.
My Seiko 6138 hasn't been serviced in like 20 years and it still works great.
>>52212675
Really I think the mechaquartz movements are the best of both worlds, I'd like to see traditional quartz chrono movements just die off. You get the same pusher feeling and snap back of a mecahnical with the low cost, maintenance requirements, and high accuracy of quartz.
>>52212703
Yeah but the 6138/6139 has that retarded clutch related design flaw. Otherwise solid movements though.
>>52212726
Mechaquartz still has the problem of resetting incorrectly. It's also pretty impossible to service on your own or have a watch maker do it for you, you'll be stuck sending it back to Seiko. It happens fairly often too; sometimes out of the box from shock during shipping.
>>52212771
Why service it though? The movements are dirtass cheap seeing as they're in $100 watches.
>>52212759
Yea, but you can minimize the risk by keeping the chronograph running until you need to use It. Doesn't remove it but should help extend life a bit
>>52212818
Yup.
Still need to be careful with the resets as well.
Everytime i get along with a girl something always gets fucked up, one time it's my watch, the other i break my phone and now my feelings. Fuck this shit.
So i came across a Casio Titanium MTH-1020, and is this thing really worth that money?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Casio-Titanium-MTH-1020-Wrist-Watch-for-Men-25-Years-Old-Antique-Quartz-/252224884418
![WP_20160103_12_23_04_Pro[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Qb0zCpi.jpg "WP_20160103_12_23_04_Pro[1].jpg")
the band broke on this recently, I really need to get it fixed
>>52213049
That looks like a Tongji movement, or a cheaper miyota.
Please tell you you didn't pay over 20 bucks for that
>>52213124
nah, I actually didnt pay anything for it. Found it in the apartment I moved into. MUCH nicer looking than the watch I used to wear.
>>52213039
I have no idea why the fuck is that so god damn expensive.
>>52212860
>Brute force trauma on the watch and broken phone
Stop raping grills or at least, try to sedate them before you do it
>>52213212
Throw it in the trash where it belongs
>>52213251
I'm too shy and sjw to rape girls senpai.
The phone broke as it fell from my pocket while i was getting along with a girl and the watch got beaten against a wall on another time.
>>52213320
I called the feds on you, sex with a female is against the sjw law!
>>52213312
why exactly? It looks good, works good, and it was free.
>>52213359
>implying i got to the point of having sex
>>52213366
Only one of those three points is correct
>>52211903.
The only things I like here is the bezel and bracelet. Oh well. Maybe next time.
Does this watch exist?
-38-39-40 mm
-Dress watch
-Black Dial
-Automatic
-3 Hands
-At least lumed hands
-Lug to Lug around 46
-Not a seiko, already own 4
-Under 1.5k
>>52211402
Do it faggot it's pretty nice
>>52211826
>Omega invented stripes
>>52213469
Lol anon being real here, when you said "got along" I thoguht you actually had sex ayyyyy lmao sorry
>>52213562
I'm pretty sure a lot of watches fit that description.
>>52213726
got along like grabbed her ass for half and hour, kissed and got some hickeys
>>52212283
Hows the build quality of Tiger watches?
>>52213503
In his defense some cheaper movements can be remarkably accurate and rugged if the QC is good.
Since he got it for free its fine I guess.
>>52213835
>got along like grabbed her ass for half and hour, kissed and got some hickeys
Not worth fucking up your watch for
>>52213920
The watch actually was worth it, can't say the same about the phone.
>>52213551
The dial reminds me of this Fortis, only for way less.
>>52213896
Go tissel or Parnis instead if you want a chink sub
>>52213970
That bezel ring reminds me of the Tempest Viking
>>52213738
The problem with that one, (if the case is the same as the H32515135) is the lug to lug size, 50 mm. I have cute wrists so the lug to lug matters a lot for me. Thanks anyway it looks really good actually.
>>52213562
mmm the Orient Symphony or Bambino don't have any lume, but they fit the rest of the bill.
Guess some nice Orient Start with these requirements might exist, but i haven't the faintest idea what model.
>>52214163
Meant to say Orient Star.
>>52214163
This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHKatXbBpY0
The problem is finding one, as far as I know its a JDM model, that means being raped by customs.
>>52213936
lol well at least it was the bezel so you can swap it out, but desu if some random bish funked up my watch I'd swap out her
>>52214329
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NWT-ORIENT-STAR-Classic-Automatic-Sapphire-Executive-Black-39mm-Watch-WZ0011DV-/281838178047?hash=item419edd4eff:g:1fwAAOSwo0JWLFf0
Really not that expensive for what you're getting, a handwindable automatic movement with sapphire glass which isn't a Seiko.
But if you're going to get buttfucked by customs, some sellers might be willing to mark it as a gift or as a watch with no battery (That worked once to be fair).
>>52214497
she didn't fucked up my watch, i managed to do that myself while fucking her shit up though.
anyway it just sucks now because on new years eve she told me she was getting back with her ex.
>>52212261
found the cuck
>>52214593
The Ride Never Ends
Damnit, your almost making me feel sorry for you anon, but hey at least you know her ex is a cuck (since she kissed you and let you grab her ass)
>>52211021
Did some hippie girl give you her anklet?
>>52214795
But he wasn't dating her at the time. But yeah thanks anon. I need a new bezel, miss using the Seiko.
I bought this for my wife when she had my son. Pic related.
>>52211739
Amphibia with original bezel, think I prefer it to the replacement Seiko bezel, the crystal stands out a lot more and the watch is fairly slimmer.
I'm looking for a durable watch that can take being smacked into stuff and is waterproof. I'm tired of pulling my giant phone out to look at the time but I don't want to end up destroying the watch either.
Is there a brand that has a reputation for being tough or should I just buy shit tier Casios and replace them when they break?
here it is again a little closer
>>52214957
yes, just get a basic rolex sub
>>52214921
You're a cuck for letting her wear it on the wrong hand. Seriously, it's even a chrono so you can't even use the pushers right.
>>52215011
I use pushers just fine on my right hand, maybe she's fucking left handed moron.
>>52215011
You can't use the pushers without unwinding the crown. You don't wind or unwind the crown while the watch is still on the wrist, or you stress the stem. If you had the slightest idea what you were talking about you would know this. Also, if you want to, you can do all of this while it's still on the wrist if you don't have any respect for the watch. You'd know that too if you could afford a proper watch. Finally, the chronograph doesn't actually get much use in real life. If you had life, you might know that too.>>52215011
>>52215026
If you're so affluent and she's left handed why didn't you get her a left handed watch?
>>52215060
I guess you don't know how to use a chronograph. You use the pushers to start and stop it not the crown you twat
>>52213562
>>52213738
Actually, I'm quite sure that no watches fit that description since a dress watch shouldn't have lume on it.
>>52215010
Never knew Rolex could take a beating.
Is the used market good or should I prepare my anus?
>>52215060
>unwind the crown
>to use the chronograph pushers
You have no fucking idea what you are talking about. Please stop embarrassing yourself.
>>52215161
>>52215114
He may have used the wrong term but a daytona does have screw down pushers
>>52215114
I got her a rolex daytona because they look good on a girl and it's what she wanted. I don't know how to use a chrono because I don't own one. It's hers. When she adjusts it she takes it off her wrist. I've never seen her time anything with it, or at least I haven't paid attention and I have better things to talk to her about. Find me a opposite-handed Daytona you embittered weirdo. Alternatively, explain why you think she would find it harder to use on her right wrist than on her left.
>>52215140
In the UK, the market is so rigged that there is little or no depreciation, but a sub is a very sturdy watch; it'll last forever. So yes prepare your anus
>>52214957
Casio G-Shock is good, any quartz Seiko with the 7n43 movement (get it with a hardlex crystal and 100m water resistance for the case), the Sinn UX series, any chrono with the Lemania 5100 movement (but as they are older make sure they get tested for water resistance). The other anon is right- a Rolex sub with no date is quite tough. The ETA 2824-2 and 2801-2 series are pretty tough for autos- I've banged mine about with no trouble (Longines Conquest) except for all the dings and dents on the case.
There's a guy on Watchuseek who's been torture testing his Seiko auto (I think it has a 4r36 movement) and it's stood up to all sorts of shit including chopping wood.
>>52215214
crown/pushers. whatever. It's a 116523 and the chrono pushers are screw down. Like I said, it stresses the stem to use it on the wrist. If you had ever handled one without being thrown out of the shop you would know this.
>>52215311
I like that seiko lot and it won't be nearly as much of an ass pounding as the sub.
>>52215161
by the way that was addressed at you
>>52214957
Citizen ecodrive Prodivers are pretty nice, my brother has one.
>mfw waiting for my new watch in the mail
>>52214593
>Hookups
>Tattos
>not taking care of his timepieces
Absolutely degenerate
>>52215011
He's a cuck for posting his wife's ass online
>>52214635
Why yes, yes I did.
>>52215124
Ok so I guess he wants a dressy sports watch that he can wear with a suit. No need to be so anal.
>>52214917
Just wear it and bang it in everything.
>>52212408
You can try to find a used Lew & Huey Riccardo. They have a modified ST-19 seagull chrono that they made into an automatic. QC on the Riccardos is pretty good (there were plenty of bad ones but they were basically all replaced under warranty) and it's a Venus movement so still possible to get watchmakers to service them.
>>52214917
It doesn't matter, he still got cucked
>Calls a girl his gf even though she kissed and got manhandled by another male
Literally cuckolding
Looking for a watch that looks like the Nomos Club, looks like a Timex weekender done right.
>>52215481
>same face waiting for my Amphibia 090, SS bezel and NATO straps in the mail
Just tell me why not to buy Parnis watch
>>52211684
>>52218098
because parnis almost sounds like penis
>>52213503
Actually none is. He needs to get it repaired so it will cost money if he keeps using it.
>>52211739
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>>52218176
barf
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>>52218446
No taste
Just one word... Rotary
That's all I'm saying
>>52218544
lel
Thinking about getting the meme watch after i get my first watch, thoughts?
>>52218631
Also anyone know any good websites to purchase it? I understand it has to be shipped from Japan.
>>52218678
Seiyajapan.
I have a komandirskie and a strap on the way, had a casio on the way too but I backed out of it because I don't really need a third digital watch. What is something cool I can get for $36.75 or under shipped? I'm looking at shit on ebay and watchrecon
>>52218691
Thanks, I've never bought from the site before so i was sceptical at first. Not to sure how long it takes for delivery but i may purchase in the future.
>>52218717
Maybe a stainless steel Amphibia bezel with a Seiko insert? AFAIK they fit on dirskies just fine.
>>52218797
Seiya ships quickly. Took about 5 days to get to west coast Canada.
So, here's a technological question for those of you who know something about mechanical movements:
Does the presence of a micro-adjuster for regulation on a mechanical movement tend to increase that movements ability to hold a state of regulation by holding the regulating arm more firmly in place than it would be held without one?
I.e. is it more resistant to accidental movement of the regulating arm because the arm itself becomes harder to move when a micro-adjuster is present?
>>52219323
Thanks thats pretty awesome! Am in Britain so it may take around that time by the sounds of things.
>>52219427
>I.e. is it more resistant to accidental movement of the regulating arm because the arm itself becomes harder to move when a micro-adjuster is present?
If you're referring to a swan-neck regulator then yes, that's the intention. It doesn't work nearly as well in real life, but it does make regulation easier. Some seagull movements have it, check out the Marina Militare
>>52218176
what watch is this? is it a modified alpinist?
>>52219587
Probably a Seiko SARG005.
Can someone give me a list of the trustable watch makes that are good to purchase from such as seiko?
>>52219710
Seiko
Timex
Casio
Is this a legit site? Anyone used this before to buy a watch? Is the shipping reliable? I feel naked....
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/seiko3s/item/sarx021/
>>52220103
Anyone?
>>52220103
>>52220168
Never heard of it before anon. But am decently new to watches so don't take it from me.
What's a good looking automatic watch for someone with small wrists? I have a budget of around 180.
>>52219637
alah akbar ahmed
>>52220168
>mfw first seiko that I actually like.
>>52220103
>>52220168
It's a website like ebay.
The seller for that auction is 'seiko3s"
>>52220338
So I can trust this site with my money?
>>52220332
There's many similar seiko's, lovely pieces of kit.
>>52220264
Orient Union
Seiko 5
Or stretch the budget for a Seiko SARB
Did I do gud /g/?
New toy...
(App, not the watch.)
>>52220857
Wildspectra works better imo.
anyone buy a HMT pilot? any seller in specific I should get one off of?
Cant wait to be dissappointed in my orient, probably 15th watch im going to own, but seller is slow as fuck...
>>52220899
Nah, its audio implementation is shitty and complex, and doesn't have the same features.
>>52220998
date window, orient crest and water resist are annoying as fuck
>>52221245
Date is must but it should be centered above 6 o clock. I like the orient crest, adds flair, like rolex logo. Water resist should be on the back of the case. Yes I ignore nazi guide line to type b design
>>52221283
>centered above 6'o clock
>>52218631
>>52218678
Seiya is a good place to buy from. If you don't mind waiting a bit, the Alpinist also comes up on Massdrop every once in a while. I got mine for about 100CAD off the typical going price.
I know this isnt clock-thread but can someone give me a newfag guide to clocks? Need something that will fit reasonably on a desk.
>>52221331
>>52220857
I didn't know there was an alternative to wildspectra, I'll have to try it out.
>>52221474
>owlpenis not on a brown leather strap
Why
>>52221474
Thanks for the advice! So far how has the watch been for you? Would you recommend it?
Just got this yesterday. Except it doesnt go up to 2012, only 2000.
>>52221860
>4TB
Why did the russians figure out 4 terabyte watches decades ago and we haven't?
>>52221672
I love it. Very unique and keeps generally good time. I say generally because it seems to fluctuate a lot, some days it gains only 1 or 2 seconds, others maybe 7 or 8 seconds, or more depending on how I lay it at night. But most of the time it averages to about +4s/24hrs, so overall really accurate.
The sapphire crystal, 200m water resistance, screw down crown, upgraded balance wheel spring, compass bezel, and distinctive looks make it stand out in the SARB line and a really solid watch for the money. My only real complaint is that the lume marker at 12o'clock isn't unique, which makes time-telling at night a little more difficult, but that's a minor gripe. Plus the stock strap is crap, but there's lots of other options.
>>52221879
its actually a live readout of your remaining disk space
>>52222033
>>52215347
Just seems like a pretty damn shitty chrono, then. If you have to take it off your wrist to use the chronograph, you could
>just use your phone
at that point.
To be honest tho haven't ever thought of screw down pushers that way before.
>>52221992
Awesome! I really am admiring the green dial on this watch. After i get my first watch (a Hamilton) i think this will definitely be my second watch to the collection. But thats quite some time away since i refuse to buy a watch until 6 months after the previous watch i buy (just so i don't go spending all my money on watches and so i can appreciate the watch i had previously bought) But by the sounds of things this will probably be my next watch.
What color should I get? I'm going to pull the trigger on this bad boy
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fashion-Mens-Leather-Band-Watches-Military-Sport-Analog-Quartz-Date-Wrist-Watch-/111829560439?var=&hash=item1a098fac77:m:mFS5JeGCgio0VQJDWooPZjQ
>>52222334
>$1.99
why the hell wouldn't you get all the colors?
>>52222334
>Shipping to: Worldwide
>Excludes: Africa, Central America and Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Bermuda, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Russian Federation, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Iceland, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Georgia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, South, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
I-I like it
>>52222385
It's actually 4 bucks when you click on a color, only the weird triangle see through one is 2 bucks.
It is between the green and the black for me.
>>52222428
those places don't count
>>52221654
There's a few. Clock Tuner I particularly noticed works very well while Wildspectra just reads noise. I believe Tickoprint uses the same implementation of beat detection, while Wildspectra was repurposed rather than purposefully built for it. There's a few more on iOS as well, fags.
Now I should solder a contact microphone, but I don't have a piezo nor a 4-pole audio plug.
>>52222385
>>52222428
>>52222515
Nevermind, I settled on a white C shock
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fashion-Waterproof-Mens-Digital-LED-Analog-Quartz-Alarm-Date-Sports-Wrist-Watch/261821734753?_trksid=p5713.c100041.m2061&_trkparms=aid%3D333008%26algo%3DRIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140109102600%26meid%3D9a85058977664a59a5ebef19b8d79081%26pid%3D100041%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D26%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D361244177197
>>52222751
>not getting an S shock
http://www.ebay.com/itm/S-shock-Mens-LED-Digital-Date-Alarm-Waterproof-Rubber-Sports-Army-Wristwatch-/391264065462?var=&hash=item5b1927d7b6:m:mjJEVsIDNbA6AzoXiIkP8og
>>52220168
>>52220168
>>52220168
About to buy this. Is there anything better for similar price?
Is this watch worth the price anyway?
I love the look and it's not quartz...
>>52222944
It's fine. If you like it go for it.
>>52222867
a bit pricey, with my leftover money I was able to afford these sick knife pens
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-Novelty-Ballpoint-Pen-Knife-Shape-Dagger-Writing-Instrument-Creative-Gift-/172022941598?hash=item280d5dc79e:g:NQYAAOSwcBhWZnRM
>>52223217
OY!
>>52222999
Checked
Why don't companies make quality digital watches anymore?
It's either plastic chingchong shit or one ugly design out of a whole line. Life is suffering.
>>52223863
They're not "in" anymore in the same way they used to be.
People either want cheap watches, ironic retro watches or rugged utilitarian watches when it comes to digital.
G-Shock is still great at the last thing.
That said I'm sure someone still makes decent digitals with steel case etc.
>>52223863
Because now the novelty has wore off, and companies realized that digital watches are for kids, not grown people, unless they are stupid child-minded simpletons.
anything wrong with ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005FEYB2Y ) I do a lot of /out/ stuff, hiking and camping with dog mountain biking so looking for something that will last, any reason to avoid this?
>>52224244
>https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005FEYB2Y
Get the 5600 series G-shocks instead.
>>52221992
Really nice Seiko
>>52223863
>>52223924
>>52223956
This guys kinda have a point. With the exception of an iconic vintage piece given to me as a gift, digital watches are the one kind of timpiece I don't own, not do I want to own, in my entire collection. I respect other's appreciation on this watches and I'm sorry, but IMHO they are horrid crap.
In order to be at least "passable" they have to have a set of hands, wich are refered as hybrid (a digital display AND a set of traditional hands) but even then the design is reeeeally ugly.
>>52224511
Just curious, but how much does your celadon imperial weigh? The weight isn't given on their site.
>>52224244
If you are hunting for a truly resistant piece you should look into the Victorinox INOX line recently launched. I was invited to a demonstration of their resistance and I was greatly impressed; I got to keep the watch with me and abuse it for two more weeks after the testing and I couldn't manage to brake it, and believe me, I tried.
In my opinio the gratest quality of it i that it doesn't look like shit. Pic related.
The only problem is that it's worth 5 more times than the watch in your publication, but I think it's also worth the effort.
Cheers.
>>52224543
I'm sorry but I can't properly answer to your question right now, as the watch is in the bank's vault with almost the rest of my collection. Since I pass through practically everyday, I'll try to carry a weight and aswer you over this starting week. What I can tell you is that it's not heavy at all, I would say average for a medium steel piece. Again, sorry.
>>52221992
>dat green
I like it!!
Cheers!
>>52220998
I hope you'll enjoy it.
>>52211739
Do want, wonder how much these go for.
>>52220402
You'll need to pay for a shipping forwarder as well. It's only $25 more from SeiyaJapan shipped, I'd pay that to save the stress desu
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>>52221860
Congrats!! Since the watch is not that valuable, you could open it and mod it yourself to display years currently. This is /g/ after all, isn't it?
>>52220857
I have traditional instruments to measure the rate of my watches. Could you explain how does this app works? Thanks.
>>52219427
Theoretically speaking, devices to micro adjust the watch (like a swan neck or a regulating screw) can improve the resistance of a watch to shocks, but they'll also suffer more damage and, in the event of a contundent hit, will demand further (and more expensive) repair.
The proper way to protect the escapement and balance wheel modules from a shock is through shock absorving devices like the "incabloc" construction or with designs that keep the movement relatively isolated, like the rubber gaskets on the Glashutte Original Impact Chronograph. Pic related.
Started paying attention to fashion for the first time in my life, needed a starter watch or whatever to just wear around with most everything. how bad did I fuck up?
>>52224804
its a basic one but you didn't fall for overpaying for a shitty fashion brand watch
well done bruh
>>52224804
Not too bad. Maybe look for replacement straps if you don't like the included one.
>>52224622
>Victorinox
I prefer digitals due to sentimental reasons but if in the future I'm ever not so poorfag I'll be sure to consider a Victorinox
>>52211739
>>52224622
The INOX sounds cool but the "test videos" on Victorinox's website for this watch are hilarious. Why just drop the watch off a third-story railing when you can inflate a balloon to lift it, and then bring in a a guy with a vest, a feathered hat, and a bow and arrow to pop the balloon with an arrow?
>>52224819
if you can't afford a shitty fashion brand watch, you can't overpay for one! I'm a genius
>>52213896
no idea. It's an invicta.
>>52213991
But I know for certain TC are way better than parnis submariners.
>>52224796
How do your "traditional instruments" work? How can a handheld computer with a microphone not mimic these functions?
>>52224873
Hard to imagine an uglier watch.
>>52224947
I know, right?
>>52224873
after the unfinished movement scandal i really cant see how people can bring themselves to spend large sums of money on Panerai pieces
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>>52224804
For a starter, it's not bad. I'd look for better quality next time.
>>52224850
Best of luck with whatever choice you make. Keep us informed and please share pics.
>>52224884
Their publicity is kinda bollocks, but fun to watch.
>>52224914
That was precisely my question. Can a shitty micro inside a phone (mines are shitty at least), replicate the use of the ones of a (traditional) timegrapher? Honest question.
>>52224947
Then you have never seen a terrorist Seiko, the thing is horrid.
>We have different tastes m8. That been said, please do share YOUR beatiful watch, taste guru.
>>52224970
>Mfw almost no one knows this watch was designed like this for a particular reason and it fullfils it's intention greatly.
>>52224989
I really don't care about media scandals purposely manipulated by bad press. What I can tell you is that, like some others here, I'm going to courses of watchmaking and I had my watch opened and serviced in front of me by my teacher, a renowned watchmaker, and the components didn't looked unfinished at all, but quite nice actually.
>>52225134
>Can a shitty micro inside a phone (mines are shitty at least), replicate the use of the ones of a (traditional) timegrapher?
It's not the recommended solution, but yes it does work. See my other post. >>52222584
>Now I should solder a contact microphone, but I don't have a piezo nor a 4-pole audio plug.
>>52224989
You're just jelly you can't afford a Panerai 'Rustic artisan movement'
>People actually discussing how collectible the fucked up ones will be in a few years
>>52225177
I see now. Well, at least for me phones are not reliable even with a call hehehe. This app fever is strange for me. I also take photographs as a hobby and a freind of mine suggested ditching my exposimeter in order to use the one on his phone. Needless to say the pics were incorrectly expose and, since I was taking film that day, literally the whole set was useless.
>>52225236
>Rustic artisan movement
kek
>how collectible the fucked up ones will be in a few years
>loosing faith in humanity here
>>52224873
dont listen to those jelly fuckers. I like it
>>52224873
>Actually giving your shekels to Panerai
This is a case where homages are better than the actual thing
I normally wouldn't overpay for an Invicta, but I got this one on the cheap, and I like it's design.
It's really fucking big though. Even for a chronograph. I plan on buying another watch that's more subtle. I'm looking at Timex or Vostok right now. I don't believe in buying cheap K-Mart crap, but I'm not exactly going to spend over $50 on a watch.
>>52225460
>but I'm not exactly going to spend over $50 on a watch.
I see why invicta is so successful in selling dog shit
>>52225475
Well to be fair, what makes fashion watches _so_ bad is the overpricing. If you get an Invicta or a Fossil at $50, it ain't exactly a bad deal if you get one with a decent enough design (or at least one that you like)
Buy them at $150 from your local jeweler and you dun goofed tho.
>>52225460
I love my Vostoks. 420 cases are quite modest in size.
>>52225508
Thing is, ignoring the price, it's ugly as sun roasted pigeon shit.
And for 50$ there's quite a bit of other things you could have purchased.
>>52225272
It really depends if the device your imitating with your phone contains specialized hardware or not. I can't imagine a phone's camera is as good as whatever your light meters have, nor is the internal mic as good as a contact microphone with preamp, but at least with the latter you can't really fuck up the sound of a ticking watch.
>>52225460
>I don't believe in buying cheap K-Mart crap
>buys cheap K-Mart crap
oy vey
Was it "on sale" too?
>>52212492
This faggot again.
So how is your investment for 30 years doing?
Still wearing it and getting more scratches than there already are?
>inb4 jelly
No no, i lik rolex and such, but this faggot knows why he deserves being laughed at.
>>52224622
>the bank's vault
Holy shit. This faggot is -loaded-. How many watches do yo have?
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>>52224970
Memers please vacate the premises.
>>52213991
>tissel
>parnis
Go eat a dick, you low paid shill. some people want exactly the style of the tiger, not the modern bs.
>>52214921
>Please appreciate my wife and my watch
>>52225700
>Hey honey, here's a chronograph to measure how often you're cucking me. Enjoy!
>>52225676
b-but it's not a fashion watch!
>>52225718
how does it even
>>52225718
That watch really is great for blind people because they don't have to see how ugly it is.
>>52220998
If date window would be 3mm to the right it would be perfect, but no, they always have to fuck something up
>>52217479
And should cost about the same as one. Nomos looks like dogshit, exception is this model, but the price is silly.
I don't care about the inhouse shit. Just one of many marketing stunts to make a brand seem interesting.
Orient does things inhouse too, and? why are they not asking several K$ for their watches? Fuck nomos, they make watches for special little snowflakes.
>>52225775
But anon it's I N H O U S E
Never mind that it's an inhouse copy of an existing Peseux movement and that a handwinding subdial second movement is pretty much as basic and simple as it gets and there is absolutely nothing unique about it that necessitated building it themselves.
>>52225775
>>52225816
Guys, guys.
For a watch, a high price tag is a feature. Not an issue. They're status symbols.
>>52225859
Well, new try since last post didn't come through.
So what do you guys think of Helgray? Canadian kickstarter company that make some nice watches.
I ordered mine during the summer and it has been my daily driver ever since. Quality is not bad, and it's not too flashy either.
Pic related, my Helgray Silverstone
>>52225887
Looks like regular strela or any other SSSR watch.
![What_675c3a_712238[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/AgSNzwi.jpg "What_675c3a_712238[1].jpg")
>>52225459
If this are my shekels, why not?
>BTW I don´t like hommages more than I don't like replicas
>>52225647
>but at least with the latter you can't really fuck up the sound of a ticking watch
This is true, and it made me laugh. hehe
>>52225440
thanks
>>52225662
Don't know who is that faggot but I concur watches are not good investements, but passion. It's almost imposible to predict whic watches will become sought after and the chances of doing mistakes are sky high.
That been said, one of my watches had doubled it's price since the moment I bought it and I didn't knew until a lovely watch executive (a girl, duh) pointed it out in a GIG. It was a nice surprise, but mute, since I don't plan of ever selling it.
>>52225668
I know have almost 20 high-end pieces and several more affordable ones. Some people call me paranoid but when your collection starts reaching the half a million bucks pricetag, you start taking precautions.
>>52225676
pic related
>>52225746
It's a watch for the blind and low and weak sighted. The two spheres (one on the top and one on the sides) function as a set of hands and are tactil, thus one can "sense" the hour through the fingers.
>>52225775
>>52225816
>>52225859
Apparently, Nomos prices aren't a feature, but the consecuence of a better finishing of the movements and better materials overall. See this thread around the middle:
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/nomos-house-movements-vs-eta-quality-756328.html
>>52225887
I remeber their Kickstarter. I was tempted to chip-in, but decided to wait further until reliability was put to test. I like your watch and is good to see others supporting the independants. Cheers!!!
>>52211021
>people who wear a mala just because it looks cool
This triggers me.
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>>52226037
enjoy
>>52226023
*now
*which
Fucking text predictor and no proof-reading.
>>52225887
Like most micro brands, Halios, Helgray, Lew&Huey and so on, I find them great looking and refreshing, but not for the price they're asking.
At more then half that price point I could just get a Seiko SSB line mechaquartz which will most likely be more reliable and has more versatile designs. True, most of'em looks pretty boring and traditional chronograph but for 100$~200$ I can't really complain.
imho ,all in all , loves the looks and design but not worth the price.
>>52226023
>half a million bucks
Fuck You
>>52211402
Got this as a Christmas present, fucking amazing. $400 shipped EMS priority on eBay, brand new sealed.
>>52226115
Yeah, but its a bit hard to help it with new products + small runs like that.
You pay it if you really want it, I guess.
>>52226298
400 shekels for a ching chong watch
You cuck...
>>52226321
>new products + small runs
More like big profits.
>>52226348
>Christmas present
>paying for it myself
anon I am sorry that no one loves you enough to buy you a gift for the birthday of our lord and savior.
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>>52226255
blow me
>>52226298
Congrats dude!! Hope you enjoy it greatly.
>>52226366
pic related
>>52226472
what is this? an image for an infidel?
>>52226472
I'm curious m8. As a pal of yours, I'm genuinely curious to your watch collection, how do you afford it? Is you're law firm business venture serious that successful? Have you made your fortune in other investments? Or have you financed your collection with business capital
>>52226900
The Hamilton?
>>52227027
Not quite right.
