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 [Open]
Strap guide:
http://pastebin.com/SwRysprE
Previous thread:
>>54558566
Ayy.
Second for quartz in space.
>>54569067
It's pretty much Jean-Claude Biver's branding strategy (and personal taste): the watch
Aaand the OP is right back to autistic.
Good job fucking it op, anon.
What should I lubricate my replacement (bezel mod) SKX007 bezel gasket with?
>>54569474
cum
>>54569531
you must have some crusty watches faggot
>>54569474
scotch
>>54569474
Personally I would use wd-40.
(Copied from previous thread)
So I'm thinking of getting a Timex Expedition, since the Weekender is apparently so very very loud in its ticking noise. Any suggestions for a specific one? My budget is $50
>>54569136
Nice memesplorer fellow milkbaglander.
Going to bid on a rare tuning fork movement, wish me luck.
>>54570558
Good luck.
>>54554745
Uh, doesn't Buyee have instructions on how to sign up? Once you have a account, search auctions though Buyee using "Seiko (movement number)" sort low to high in price and enjoy the inscrutable pictures, hilarious engerish Google translations and the stupidly cheap prices.
What are some good things to search for to find vintage WW2 military german watches on ebay?
Also interested in WW2 military British watches on ebay.
>>54570558
Going to outbid anon on a omega wish me luck.
But srs, hope you get it
>>54570558
gl fampai
I recently won my zenith at incredible low cost :3c
CA-53W is all that matters.
Opinions??
I found one at 70% off.
>>54573005
>>54573005
>>54573005
autism: the watch
>>54568847
Fuck, that's what they did to the ch80? I was looking forward to buying one of these before they put them on the back burner. JCB has a lot to answer for.
Any recommendations on a new band? Measures 24mm at lugs and 18mm for the original Seiko buckle. The one I have is short and I don't have a punch.
If not leather maybe something else.
>>54573005
>>54573005
>>54573063
>>54573096
>>54573125
>>54573543
What about this one then?? It's also 70% off, but 500 dollars more expensive, so it'll cost me 150 more.
Honest opinions pls
>>54573642
Protip:watches aren't just suddenly marked 70% off, they are pulling a fast one on you.
>>54573005
>>54573642
Shit. forgot to add pic
>>54573642
Pic related?
>>54573664
This is a LE btw. I'll probably buy it as an investment too.
![78159123_XS[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/CNlaIUB.jpg "78159123_XS[1].jpg")
>>54573664
>>54573005
>>54573664
1/10 trolololol
>>54573063
>>54573096
>>54573125
>>54573543
>>54573592
>>54573657
>>54573703
>>54573725
Look faggots I came here looking for honest opinions, not fucking memes.
I already know this watches are good, so don't try to troll me. I have asked all my friends and they say both are great swiss high-end watches, but I can only afford one. Do you even know how much these watches costs? They are on pair with Rolex and Omega, but with better designs.
I just need to decide which one I buy. I'd love to buy the LE Reserve, but I'm afraid I would never use it if fear of damaging it and loosing my investment.
REAL OPINIONS PLEASE?
>>54573819
>REAL OPINIONS PLEASE?
Urgay
pwned
>>54573819
real opinions?
you should kill yourself
theres the truth you bad troll.
>>54573819
okay, now you're at 0/10. gtfo.
>>54573819
You were doing alright until this one
>>54573664
Ok, gaudy
But some people like overly extravagant baubles of cheap electroplated meme fuel
(I own other memes myself)
Plus like anon said 70% is pretty suspect unless they had a huge mark up on it.
Shop around online before making the purchase
>>54573836
>>54573842
>>54573852
>>54573875
I forgot. Never expect real help from 4chan.
>>54573895
Finally. Thx
The guy who is selling them got them at a black friday offer, but now needs the money, hence the big discount.
I don't want to buy online, I fear the watch might got lost in mail.
What would you suggest as an option?
>>54573952
pretty much the worst attempt at a troll I've ever seen desu
Turned out okay for my first try, could definitely use a lot of improvement.
>>54573819
Wew lad, this post is some unique bait I haven't seen for a long time. 4/10 for effort
>>54574474
pretty cool, did you put the flap in between them to avoid the buckle-on-crystal issue or did you find that to be unnecessary?
>>54574518
I made the canvas pretty long so there won't really be an issue with the crystal's scratching against each other or against buckles. It's big enough that both watches can sit crystal side to the bottom and not be bulky, and the leather lace tightens so that they sit and stay in place.
>>54574547
Oh, that's one way to address it. I think the w&w one is short enough that it might be necessary for the protective flap because they made it as small as practical to make it compact, which would necessitate alternating the watches in the case. What kind of leather did you use?
>>54573952
I would suggest checking the value of the watch online, then committing to purchase or not, the second one whilst still ghey is less ghey than the first.
It's down to your taste in the two
>>54571948
You'll be let down, I'm not sure what watches if any were standard issue for German military members
There is way better money spent if you were after German military stuff anyway
Check out my sweet NSDAP badge. Ss stamp on the back of it
>>54574474
I like it, i don't like the croc leather but that's my personal taste, the design is solid though bro would buy in a different material
>>54574583
It was my first attempt at it, definitely not as skilled as little Chinese workers, but I do okay. The leather is a patterned lamb skin I think.
>>54573819
The real opinion?
Better off buying a sarb, or halios, or skx
>>54574474
I like it, but the cheap looking leather rope ruins the look a little bit.
>>54575625
It's a piece of lace. Not really anything else I can use. I have elastic rope, kinda looks okay.
I'm going to make another one today. Looking at tutorials for pattern making and other things to see if I can refine it.
>>54575684
Get some metal snaps.
>>54575684
Fair enough.
Using something synthetic instead of leather shouldn't be a bad ideal either.
>>54575696
I do have some snaps. Just trying to think of ways to make it easier to produce. I already have an idea in my head for making the body shape.
Swiss cheese>Japanese cheese
>tfw all on time
>>54575758
A Vostok importer made these pouches. The body of the watch sits beneath the snap while the strap fits down the inside length. I think a detachable cover isn't the best, a strap around the top would work better.
>>54575816
>tfw my sarb, raketa and my face are better looking than your sarb, raketa and face
>>54575840
I've had an idea for a watch cover type thing. I'm gonna play around with some ideas for an hour or two if anyone wants to drop some ideas for useful things.
>why
>>54575875
Did you ever make this ugly strap?
>>54575915
no, I fucked it up.
>>54575840
Ah, weren't those made by some Italian importer along with those straps?
>>54575927
Yes.
>>54575863
>tfw you will only need your ugly watch to check the time of your defunction when a giant Australian tarantula bites you.
>>54575946
>Implying a measly spider could knock me my throne
m8. Every since Howard got rid of our guns there is nothing or no one on this island capable of killing me
>>54570345
They use the same movement, so the Expedition is loud too.
Unless you go for the chronos.
>>54573005
>>54573664
>tiny movement
>huge case
Absolutely disgusting
>>54571948
>tfw when i just sold my WW2 era~ish watch
>>54575995
Mah nigga
>>54576270
Ayy lmao
![bible-watch[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/w11FRrm.jpg "bible-watch[1].jpg")
>>54576395
>>54576552
Also comes with a poem I've written
At his desk writing with vigour
Not much talent, of course go figure
aspirations different to most, much bigger
Slim success, time to reconsider
>>54574474
It'd be nice if you responded to emails.
>>54576679
>>54576766
I'd post the cover but it has seen better days.
>>54576819
My Russian watch made by a child with a Russian book about loving a child
>>54575995
I was going to argue that I could, then I realised Tasmania is another island again, and technically you are correct
>>54576627
apt
>>54576819
whos avshalom
>>54577434
I'd you donate to my watch fund I'll write you a rap song
>>54577417
Ew Tasmania, may as well be New Zealand
Anyone know what the youtube of that 10-20 minute long video of a company building a grand complication is?
>>54577572
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpvxg0-WChY
>>54577677
Thats it, thankyou.
>>54576704
>Not using Das Kapital or the Communist Manifesto
Such a missed opportunity.
>>54577839
I don't have those so I picked a meme book to go with my meme watch.
>>54573005
>>54573664
WEW!!
>>54576819
>>54576838
I got a hardon reading that book.
I can't be the only one here that doesn't like Nato straps on pretty much any watch.
>>54578876
Well.
>>54579016
They only really fit well on tool watches.
Wearing one on a dress watch is completely haram.
>>54577495
I'm from overseas. I now get the Tasmanian jokes all my australian friends used to tell.
Lovely people but fuck are they retarded and lazy.
Also shit drivers
>>54576092
Well shit. Anything similar in price and aesthetic without the loud ticking?
>Not owning the single greatest timepiece of our times
>>54579016
>>54579309
>tfw no Calatrava
>tfw no Gondolo
>tfw someone compliments your microbrand watch and doesn't ask if its a rolex
>>54576702
Which emails, bud?
>>54579526
The one(s) from Basil.
>>54579630
I didn't get an email with that.
>>54579763
Not with that specific image, but he didn't get a response for at least a month.
>>54579309
I almost puke.
>>54579309
Looks ok to me
>>54579309
it would actually look fine if it wasn't a shitty greyblue
Vintage digital coming through!
>>54580518
Dude, give it some Polywatch.
>>54580547
But, mah og condition, non refurbished, running unaltered, pristine...
>>54580676
If its not running on the original battery its not unaltered
>>54580690
...But but but...
>>54580676
Meaning it's WR 0 since the gaskets are ancient.
There's a difference between original condition and unmaintained.
>>54579295
But I do.
>>54580720
This is actually a decent point.
>Steel bezel for the Amphibia costs 30 bucks
>The watch itself costs less than 60
I really like the black bezel but I'm not going to spend that much for that watch.
>>54580975
Let it sit for a bit. You'll come back to it eventually.
>>54580975
Still a hell of a lot cheaper than what people do to Un-Invicta their 8962OB's
oh shit niggers get the fuck in here
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/seiko-snzh-watch?utm_placement=0&referer=VPFJHD&mode=guest_open&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Daily%20Promotional%202016-05-16&utm_term=Daily%20Promotional
>>54581344
>>54581372
I'll get it eventually.
Saw this on an /edc/ thread and loved the looks. Probably belongs to someone who browses these threads.
>>54573819
>>54581401
As far as i recall the guy is a Russian who occasionally posts here.
Funny enough, that's a custom insert that costs ~10$ on it's own. Plus that chink mesh strap is another 15$.
The entire point of Amphibia's is getting a blank canvas to create your own watch, since they pack a punch way above their price range. You could just buy one and add the bezel&insert later on.
>>54581398
>Massdrop
What is this and can Yuropoors use it?
>>54581398
>$135
Why is this watch so much more expensive than other Seiko 5s?
I really like the look, but I'm not going to pay that much for a 7s26...
Also, $135 is 120€. The euro really has gone to shit lately, I'm sad.
>>54581602
It's the Seiko 5 sports series.
Bigger and better watches.
Better finishing with actual working bezels, much better lume and the bracelets are a step up on a regular 5.
>>54581401
>>54581500
I'll correct myself a lil bit.
The insert is 22$ on the Dagaz website, and the Boris bezel is another 25$~
What can I buy for a new corporate management job that won't make me look like a uppity rich douche?
>>54581785
SARX / orient star series
Any specific style, size or budget in mind?
>>54581899
Budget isn't an issue, as long as it doesn't look insanely expensive and flashy. I prefer simple faces (like the orient star you mentioned), but need a size that looks good on a thin wrist.
Dark Brown leather band is important, but I suppose I could just order different ones later?
>>54582099
Straps are easily replaceable as long as you have a watch with standard lugs.
SARB035 or 033 are rather popular >>54576270 >>54575995 >>54575816
Anyone got the Rider M0005?
Supposed to be a Rodina with a 9015 in it, looks neat.
>>54581500
I have that same model of cat
>>54581500
>>54581719
Thanks for the info, I still have to decide between 110 or 420 case.
I would probably get the watch and shark mesh at once then add more shit if I feel like doing it in the future.
>>54582537
Shut up, limp wristed faggot
>>54571734
>There is a 7018 on eBay RIGHT NOW
Unfortunately it's broken, guy says it runs an hour slow. There's another on Buyee but the Jap who listed it is one confusing motherfucker. First he says "runs +60 seconds", then he later says "is quite old clock so junk". Is it common for them to just write off old watches as "junk" regardless of how well they work?
>>54576819
Nice Lord Matic, Noah.
My speedy.
Yeah yeah, I need to get some polywatch on it for the massive scratch through the middle.
>>54582553
Why are you upset anon?
>>54582675
Because
>2big4u
>>54582700
thats too bad for you anon
Looking for an automatic watch with a look similar to the datejust for under 500 dollars and with a sapphire dome.
I really like the Orbis Morgan explorer II, but they haven't anounced any new production dates.
Any suggestions?
>>54582537
Same annoying early morning alarm cat huh?
>>54582552
Depends on your wrist really.
If it's at least 6.75 inch, ideally 7inch go for the 110. Any smaller go for the 420.
I got a 7.25inch wrist and the 420case doesn't quite sit quite as well as the 710 or 090.
>>54582585
There is another one incoming.
>>54582727
get a tudor prince
if you look hard enough you can find one at 500$
>>54582912
Just measured it, 19 cm, which is 7,48".
I should be fine, for starters, my F91W looks smalls on me and the Seiko 5 SNK 809 looks medium sized imo.
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being the worst) how obnoxious are these hands?
>>54582949
So 110 case is the way to go.
Now that i think of it, i got real thin while being sick. I recall my wrist being thicker.
>>54582976
Roughly modern Omega Seamaster tier.
>>54582976
The crown guards are bothering me more.
>>54582912
>mfw the Jews are buying up all the old Seikos
>mfw prices go up so no Weekdater for the goyim
Quick
Post a picture of the worst watch do you own and a reason why you hate it.
Any good and cheap quartz military watches? (non-vietnam ones)
>>54583223
I'm starting to hate My HMT-s. They're starting falling apart bit by bit, and servicing it is a nightmare due to all the worn out parts and the fact that almost all have their dials hot-glued to the movement with broken feet.
>>54583302
Marathon general purpose quartz
>>54583186
Good. Get it.
I got one of these in blue for free since its LCD has faded (been standing in a shop window in direct sunlight for years). I think I'm going to try and replace the polarizing filter, but while I'm at it should I make it a negative?
I'm not even going to wear it (it's ugly imo), I just want to do a simple repair project.
>>54583305
I love my HMT. It has none of the problems you speak of.
Sadly it's the watch that I have that is more difficult to properly regulate.
>>54583223
I dare you to top this.
It's fake Casio I got for free.
They go for about 2 bucks on ebay without the Casio logo. I weights pretty much nothing, the backlight is gay as fuck and it can easily gain 5 min in a week.
I think I'll just give it away to some hobo.
>>54583378
How long have you had them. Mine have been running for half a year now, and most have broken feet/glued dial, indices falling off from shitty gluing, fatigued springs in the keyless work breaking and such.
>>54583473
More or less the same time as yours.
Mine has a vintage dial with the feet intact, vintage case and a NOS movement with a glass who knows how old.
>>54583223
I wouldn't say it's my worst watch, but the reason i hated it is plain easy to spot.
Though it's now the issue of some dude from Singapore, and the shekels went on a SRP307 instead.
>>54575816
Is your name Keith Helms?
picked up this last week
>>54582354
>date not aligned on official pictures
i'm sure the qc is great
>>54582668
good focus there bud
>captcha: 1963
seagull>omega confirmed
>>54583752
No redeeming quality.
>>54583752
holy cow that cheap Chinese steel
![BN-EN001_HMT_G_20140912025444[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/AwoOpmP.jpg "BN-EN001_HMT_G_20140912025444[1].jpg")
>>54583830
>holy cow
pajeet pls go
>>54583863
no really, that watch makes pajeet's HMT look quality.
>>54583830
>>54583806
Just a casual watch to wear
no h8
>>54583897
it literally looks like shit though
like why would you subject yourself to that?
>>54583914
Looks smart imo
Cheap £150
Like i said before just a casual watch to wear out and about
>>54583914
Would you rather a normie watch or a G-shock as your only watch?
>>54583960
>cheap 150
looks like a 1 dollar watch though
I have a 99cent watch that looks less cheap than that piece of shit
>>54583970
is this a trick question?
g-shocks are normie watches
I'd take a gshock over that dogshit though 20 out of 10 times
>>54583960
You can get much better watches for the price.
I like the fascist aesthetics of it though.
>>54583991
I have a gshock also but i much prefer this. I don't really give a shit on how expensive it looks not trying to impress
>>54583960
It looks as cheap if not cheaper than the finishing on the 20$ steel Soki's.
>>54584011
its not about looking expensive
that watch just looks like you got it out of a cracker jack box or somthing
>>54579884
Sorry man, I was busy with school. I'll hit him up.
Are q&q watches of decent quality?
>>54584011
> I don't really give a shit on how expensive it looks not trying to impress
Then you would have bought a nice Seiko instead of brandwhoring.
>>54584068
As sub 20$ watches? Maybe, Citizen didn't fuck them up too bad.
Otherwise you can get my better alternatives.
>>54584023
Sepeaking of those Soki, any of you got one?
I'm curious about the quality.
Just bought a BOCTOK Amphibian (scuba dude) dial.
Looks like this but with a black dial
>>54584262
get a strap or something to replace the bracelet with, the one it comes on is terrible
Would this look better with a mesh band?
>>54584289
already got one fampai
>>54584258
A couple of anons bought the older 5$ alloy ones a while ago, not me though. i think one of the older Bagel anons disassembled his.
They were worth what you paid for them, and were interesting to tinker with.
>>54584306
Not really.
poo covered leather is the way to go.
>>54584258
I bought a soki for $20. It's plated in metal, scratches easily. The bezel has lots of play, the bracelet is pure shit, but it does have handwinding so that's cool.
It's true. I do.
>>54583897
For a casual watch you'd get a Casio, not a piece of shit like that.
>>54582585
What he means by saying both "+60s/d" and "junk" is that it is currently running +60s a day, but he provides no warranty whatsoever that it will work once you buy it.
Basically, they virtually all list vintage watches in "as is" condition and will not accept returns or exchanges on them.
That's the gamble you take with Y! JP, but so far none of the watches I bought from there that were listed as running needed any parts. Plus, you can get non running parts spares for pretty cheap there if necessary for a parts donor.
>>54584743
>that horrible, horrible strap
IMO the only way the Holocaust could have been worse is if the guards were throwing chink silicone presidential straps into the showers instead of cans of Zyklon-B.
>>54583361
>LCD has faded
Could be the battery more than the LCD.
>>54583087
So get one before i collect more shekels for a 6619 and or a 6218.
>>54584743
Fat fuck.
>>54585167
I got the strap for the buckle only, but it's a lot nicer than the one it came with and actually fits my wrist without exploding off.
>>54585204
I don't think so, it's only on one side of the dial, plus I believe the battery is good.
>>54585234
Thanks Jim, knew you were around here somewhere.
>>54583223
This Accurist my parents got me for Christmas years ago. Reasons for hate.
1. It's a shitty 'chrono' with centre running seconds hand so the outer tachygraph is pointless.
2. It doesn't even say tachygraph, is says chronograph on the bezel.
3. I didn't realise it has a retarded 23mm lug width so the 22mm rally strap I bought has gaps.
4. It's trying to be a Grand Carrera homage and failing.
5. It has some cheap ass Miyota JS24 quartz movement.
>>54583752
If it's the same as the cunt I used to work with owned then it's fuck huge as well as shit ugly.
>>54585258
That's not a tachymetre you retard. It just points out the minutes.
http://www.amazon.de/Roamer-Herren-Armbanduhr-Searock-Automatik-Edelstahl/dp/B014R9T2ZI/ref=sr_1_50?ie=UTF8&qid=1463432461&sr=8-50&keywords=roamer
I really look this datejust lookalike. Anyone got experience with the brand roamer? Unfamiliarity with the brand is what's holding me back from dropping 500 on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ4sGHPSX9M
>>54585328
It really reminds me of the 033/035.
Obviously not the same color scheme.
>>54585258
>tachygraph
They choose well to match your level of watch knowledge, you inveterate pleb.
>>54585251
My mistake, I missed the
>been standing in a shop window in direct sunlight for years
Yeah, filter indeed.
>>54585361
You're right. I already own a Seiko, so I'm looking to diversify my collection.
>>54585417
One thing to note, is that there are much better options that look like this or just look more unique.
If i really wanted a somewhat unique looking Swiss auto i would go for a Mido Commander (Used the got for around 250~), or take the slav route.
>>54585295
Exactly, but it tries to make out that it is a tachymeter.
>>54585592
No it doesn't.
Hey /wt/
what watch should I get for my wife's son's father for father's day? keep in mind he is african american and has pretty big wrists
I want to spend at most 3 paychecks on it
>>54575806
swiss cheese isn't even swiss, you dumbfuck.
>>54585363
LOL whoops! I knew what I wanted to type but I guess my hatred for the watch sent me temporarily retarded.
![new-model-mashali-luxury-brand-fashion-women[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/fYjB9Gd.jpg "new-model-mashali-luxury-brand-fashion-women[1].jpg")
>>54585629
>>54583752
Even though it's shit in all other aspects, it nailed the lenght of hands
>>54585629
http://www.amazon.com/Invicta-Reserve-Subaqua-Meteorite-Bracelet/dp/B01D58EW5C/ref=sr_1_69?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1463434129&sr=1-69&nodeID=7141123011&keywords=invicta
>>54585610
I mean it tries to look to a casual observer like a tachymeter in it's feeble attempt to emulate the Grand Carrera.
>>54585629
3 paycheks at what you fuck. We're not mind reader's.
>>54585705
The Grand Carrera looks like every other TAG Huehue watch. DOGSHIT
>>54584743
>soki
Please don't tell me you leave the house with that on.
>>54585756
>>54581372
CUTE
>>54585644
And you would still have been wrong even if you had typed the word correctly, since that steaming piece of dogshit doesn't even have a tachymeter bezel.
>>54585841
She flips when i put a non slav watch on her.
How much would a watchmaker charge for reseating hands?
Just noticed the hour hand on my watch is slightly off mark, and it's really annoying me since I noticed it.
>>54584743
IS THAT A REEEEEEEEEEL ROLEX?
>>54585786
Do you want me to? I'll go take a series of photographs just for you.
>>54575816
if you could get your money back on all the watches you bought, what watch would you buy?
>>54583191
you changed the hour hand for the borealis?
Why are Casios so fucking big? 51mm, ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? I am not a rapper.
>>54583191
Why do you have a pilot style strap on a diver? Is it irony?
>>54583675
No, why?
>>54585956
Implying I could get
>40 € for the Elektronika
>50 € for the Raketa
>250 € for the SARB
>20 € for the SNK809
>15 € for the Casio ana-digi
>100 € for the Citizen
>100 € for the modded Amphibia
> 200 € for the Tissot T-Touch
All being a bit optimistic of course.
Let's say I'd have 775€,
but there's literally anything I would like to buy in the price range from 400-1000€ so I would need to save 600€ to get a brand new Oris Sixty Five diver.
Anyway I prefer to stay a poorfag while I'm a jobless student. It's quite fun to buy and resell inexpensive watches often.
>>54583191
>>54585956
oh wait. nvm
looks like a tudor pelagos homage. lookin' good except for the strap
>>54583321
Second this, marathon are solid
Can quartz watches be noisy? H-how?
What are we going to do about the poorfag buyign guide?
>>54585882
Its the bpm vibrations
>>54585901
*real>>54585901
>>54587089
Yeah, they have potential. They make a noise similar to wall clock, that being said, all of my Quartz watches are very quiet, way quieter than a few of my mechanicals, my raketa is a joke how loud it is
>>54587181
Guide is still fine
>>54587089
yeah the fucking timex weekender is literally louder than a wall clock
>>54585884
A-anyone?
>>54587511
If he's not a jew, $10.
>>54585258
>tachygraph
You dumb fuck
>>54587532
Awesome. Was expecting a little more considering that the thing has to be gutted.
>>54587699
>protip: your watchmaker of choice is probably a major jew and will ask at least $50 for aligning hands
>>54587726
I'll be doing it via a local jeweller, the owner is a friend of the family, so hopefully he won't completely fuck me.
