/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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=508-rmdY4jQ
Strap guide:
http://pastebin.com/SwRysprE
Previous thread:
>>55244702
1st for penis quartz meme.
my budget is unironically 600k what should i buy
>>55273137
Your grail maybe?
>>55273137
600 000 cheap watches
>>55273137
Some Voutilainen unique piece. Or the FP Journe grand sonnerie.
>>55273137
60000 terrorists.
Oy vey, this is another Shoah! (Wat do?)
Man the thread is slow right now.
>>55273137
Where you the guy that posted that other thread? What about breaking the amount over several watches. You could buy a whole collection.
Who was laurent noodia and why is my Instagram WIS feed blowing up with him
Here's the review of the pw3001 that was requested in previous thread. Good enough to sell me on it.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f296/casio-killer-detailed-review-pulsar-pw3001-pw3003-picture-warning-3005002.html
>>55272742
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>>55273137
If you MUST spend the entire sum, or as close as possible to, on a single watch:
As the other anon said, custom Voutilainen / Smith
Patek 5074
AP Tourbillon minute repeater
RM27-01/2 Nadal
>>55273137
I'll suck ya dick for 5 grand
fourteenth for BUILT NOT BOUGHT BRAH
>>55275013
Your bj skills aren't worth 5k and you know it anon.
Why you guys not like urban Gentry?
obligatory seastar.
>>55278101
How much did you get it for? I almost bid on a few today? What's your opinion on it?
>>55274885
>>55272742
>not disabling names so that everyone is anonymous to preserver the purity of an anonymous image board
>>55278227
>I almost bid on a few today?
>>55278227
I purchased mine from the older gentleman who lives next to my grandmother. I was helping him set up his yard sale and saw the watch. Still had the hang tag on the strap and sticker on the case back. Paid less than $100.
I love it.
Newest addition checking in.
>>55279359
>watch on hand
>>55278425
>doing his work for him
I have read that it is bad to adjust time by turning minute hand counterclockwise. Now my problem is that my amphibia runs +20secs per day and it has a calendar. Does that mean that everytime i want to adjust time with date to be corect ill need to turn minute hand for all The days in The month?
>>55279560
Who told you that?
>>55279560
What the fuck? You're kidding me.
First for ABC watches
>tfw haven't left home in a week
>>55274862
It's a very well built watch
As a Casio guy the module is kinda weird and crappy compared to a modern casio module but for telling time it's great.
It's been 3 weeks and it's off by about .5 secs from my synced prw 3500.
Currently saving up for an engineer bracelet for mine.
I think this + a nice bracelet is a much better alternative than buying a bruan or ventura digital (if you want a steel cased digital)
>>55280449
Here it is on my tiny bitch wrist
Wears super well
>>55280449
It's either this or save a little and get the casio 5610 with radio and solar.
You think the pw3001 would look nice on a gray nato strap?
>>55280618
It's silver with a black face. It'll probably look good with any color.
Imo I would say go for the pulsar and save a bit for a gw5000. And get a gw5600E + nato adaptors as your rugged watch. Bullbars optional. Maybe a square world time (forgot model # sorry) for a more "dressy" digital.
>>55279359
Nice, I'm saving up for an EZM3. After losing an auction for a Squale, which was more of a "bang for the buck pick", I've decided to just get the diver I really want. Hopefully can snatch one by year end.
>>55280886
Why not go for a Seiko sumo at that price? Or just bump up to tudor?
>>55281068
>Seiko Sumo
Definitely the best value, but 45mm case is massive.
>Tudor
I get MUCH more for the price technology-wise with the Sinn. Also greatly prefer the EZM's aesthetics.
Where did all these richfags come from? I don't mind though, at least we'll have a larger variety in watches, but as I remember /wt/ used to be mostly low- to midrange slav, curry and japshit.
>>55274304
>>55274304
looks great, more pics
>>55281890
>>55281890
i mean, except for the lume pip falling off.
how am i supposed to feel about tangente's design which is not original in one bit but it's a great watch otherwise (and a nice design)
>>55276122
Test me.
>>55281953
Real?
>>55274304
>Pig NATO on glorious watch of the Soviet people
You deserve it.
>>55282187
He's driving a Honda if that means something.
>>55282276
A 2016 Honda Accord euro (not sure out of Australia) is a step down from a bmw or merc
>>55282328
Yes, I think most know.
>>55276673
>Batek Bhillibe
>Beneve
>>55282677
>>55273137
Henry Winston opus 12
>>55279560
Turning counter clockwise is fine, some companies suggest when turning the date wheel backwards to go back an extra day or two then go forward to the correct day to make sure the number is centred in the window
>>55280471
I ordered mine two days ago. How bad is the stock strap?
posted my original nixie watch here a while back and it wasn't too well received, what do you think of the latest model?
>>55284955
>Posting this again, trying to get people's approval
>>55284955
Any wrist shots with it turned on?
>>55284955
The modern case conflicts too much with the era of the electronics. It should be in a 1950's style case, like gold-filled with the shapes and curves of the electric watches of the era, say Accutron or Hamilton Ventura.
mine
>>55285006
took one just for you
before someone says something, it flashes hours and minutes when you tilt the watch towards you
>>55285051
agreed, but it doesn't bother me too much
>>55285109
You ever dual wield them? Be honest now.
>>55285157
Much more aesthetically pleasing. I always thought the concept was neat but that old one was super ugly.
>>55285157
Christ anon, I bet these aren't the smallest tubes you could still find.
>>55285157
It looks neat. It is a bit big, but that is definitely expected with a nixie watch.
>>55285211
luckily I sold my old one for most of what I paid for it
>>55285234
there are tubes with smaller numbers but they're viewed from the top and are just as tall. So you get a bigger watch with harder numbers to read, these are pretty much the best compromise.
>>55285211
yes, only once.
what kind of digital watches do you reccomend
>>55284930
It's OK, I didn't hate it but I only tried it for about 5 minutes.
>>55285651
Zeitwerk, dw5600 or kosmonauta
>>55281953
You should feel good about it, I think the Tangente is really beautiful.
>>55286703
I've got a gold one at home, but haven't found a band I like for it.
>>55285157
Is that a watch for a giant or are you a dwarf?
>>55285984
I get so hard from this. And creamy dials
>>55286901
Straps aren't proprietary, you can get or use a different one.
>>55287146
Oh I know, I meant I haven't found the one I like yet.
>>55287120
It's a giant watch. 48mm x 53mm x 16mm
>>55287208
But that's a MODERN size anon
Dress watches should also be 42x50mm
t. watch industry
>>55287283
Meanwhile, at a better place in Switzerland..
>>55287377
Shame the date cuts in to the 24 hour subdial
>>55286835
How large is that L&S? I bet if it were in excellent condition no one would think you're wearing a 90 year old watch. Man, Hitler was a real prick for hating on Bauhaus. I wonder what Bauhaus-style Luftwaffe Fliegers would have looked like.
>>55287794
How could he hate Bauhaus? It's literally nazi-tier style.
My favorite, which is going out for warranty work today. Manual mechanical.
>>55287794
>Realistically drawn Hitler vibrates after being hit on the head by a duck, wearing a helmet and shirt, using a wooden mallet
>>55288348
By the looks of it they rotoscoped cartoon Hitler from real footage, up to the point he gets hit.
>>55287794
i think its a womans watch, i found one on ebay thats 23mm :/
>>55287978
I've never seen one this close... Now I understand why WUS derides Marathon as the "lowest bidder government contractor"
Kek
>>55289524
Still looks better than Luminox.
>>55289591
It's probably your fault.
>>55289591
Is that a timefactors strap?
>>55289591
That's a bummer but there is bound to be an occasional lemon in any mass produced thing.
>>55289591
Shit's fucked, yo.
>>55289524
It's a miliary style watch, what exactly were you expecting? It didn't break until I threw it at a cop and it hit his baton.
>>55289866
>I threw it at a cop and it hit his baton
Kek. Sounds like something the cop would say to avoid an excessive force write-up after beating your ass. Was that the statement they forced you to make to get the plea bargain?
>>55289928
Ha. It sounds like it could be quite a story.
Truth is, I work in public safety and I tossed it to him at an emergency scene. Didn't want to contaminate it.
Post watches and alcohol.
[spoiler]Go Italy.[/spoiler]
>>55289866
>>55289928
>Your honor, I did not break the perp's watch with my baton in the process of administering a beating. His watch hit my baton, yeah... How?... Uh, he threw it at me.
>>55289758
>lemon
Why do Englishfags shit on lemons so much, they're delicious.
>>55290008
You can look up the etymology if you want, there's a couple possible origins. A lemon may have at one time primarily have referred to a person, someone stupid that a smarter individual could take advantage of, thereby squeezing/sucking the juice out of him.
>>55290245
I'm pretty sure the word lemon isn't of English/German etimology. There's no trace of those characteristics in my language.
>>55290301
I'm talking about the etymology of the term "lemon" used to describe something defective.
>>55290340
That's not what etimology means. Why are you tripfagging while spouting such bullshit?
>>55290381
He's talking about the origins of the word. That's exactly what etymology is.
>>55290381
et·y·mol·o·gy
ˌedəˈmäləjē/
noun
noun: etymology
1. The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
2. The origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.
>>55290381
I'm talking about the meaning and usage of "lemon" over time, bro.
>>55290438
>>55290420
>>55290416
inb4 >I was only pretending to be retarded
>>55286835
but nomos doesn't even try to hide the fact that they took the design from lange, more like they take pride in it
so is it that bad then
>>55290416
>>55290420
>the origins of the word
>>55290438
>etimology
>over time
Yeah, no.
>>55290653
It says over time right in that image, and says "throughout history" (aka over time) right in that definition you responded to.
Also, you keep spelling it incorrectly.
Maybe there some other website you can use. Somewhere for people who can deny the basic reality presented to them -- tumblr perhaps?
>>55290731
Your stil wong tho
>>55290745
See, look, you're already typing like a tumblrite. Off with you, before you embarrass any other Germans with your existence.
Work in progress
Bottom shows Apparent Temperature of current location
My collection of timepieces
>>55290803
Y u so mad? Take the dragon dildo out you're ass.
>>55290886
None of these show current time though, m'comrade.
>>55291087
I've modified these to use the large arm to show minutes and the short arm to show hours, using this method my watch is 100% precise twice a day
Obligatory skx shot
>>55291431
Why "Germans", tripfaggot?
>>55291682
Also, for those that are newer, that's a pic of the 318 movement, Panerai scandal.
Archie even did a video about it here:
https://youtu.be/sOZbCH7Owkk
>>55291721
Why can't Englishfags ever pronounce foreign languages words correctly even if their life was at stake?
>>55291813
Probably the same reason you can't spell etymology. Brain problems.
>>55291813
Because English is the only language that matters.
>>55291836
I can spell etymology alright when I'm not drunk.
>>55291872
Yeah. To Englishfags. Meanwhile in the rest of the world.
What do you guys think about this one?
>>55291941
I just got one.
>>55291975
Mine comes in a few days
>>55291326
>Stripes and Pepsi bezel
Cringe.
>>55292273
They clash imo. Stick with solid straps.
>>55292384
This.
>>55292384
>>55292747
You think so? So what about my Merica strap is it a no go too?
>>55292916
It's not that bad, I mean it matches. Personally it's too loud for me but do what ever you like. Seriously if you like striped NATOs on your skx then wear them. No one really cares. My biggest concern is your excessive use of your cellphone's flash.
>>55293051
>French tricolor is loud
get a load of this pussy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hQwjqsL5P0 is there a good brand equivalent to this? i love the design, but i dont want something that loses all its paint in a month.
>>55293242
Wow now that is some high level dogshit
>>55293242
Uh, a Corum golden bridge?
The shit is ungodly expensive though.
I wind my Speedmaster fully first thing in the morning and right before I go to sleep.
Is this good? bad? pointless?
>>55293063
No there is nothing wrong with the strap but combining it with a pepsi bezel makes the watch look like a toy imo.
Unpopular opinion
Solar is best option
Automatic loses too much time
Quartz stops when you need it most
movement generslly isnt as smooth in solar to dave power but i prefer it so its always charged. Also hasnt lost a second in 2 weeks.
>>55293689
>>55293689
I'm more interested in quality of craftsmanship than to-the-second timekeeping, and they don't make nice watches in solar. Or really quartz for that matter.
>>55293689
Solar is quartz. You listed 3 things, 2 of them have to do with how power is generated, 1 has to do with actually how the watch keeps time.
>as smooth in solar to dave power
who the fuck is dave, and why are you comparing his power to solar power?
>>55293769
Dave.
>>55293769
Dave.
>>55293769
Dave.
>>55293769
>>55293689
A watch movement has four main qualities
>How power is stored - e.g., mainspring, battery
>How power is charged - e.g., manual wind, automatic, kinetic, solar, change the battery
>How time is regulated - e.g., hairspring, quartz crystal, tuning fork
>How regulation is applied to geartrain - e.g., escapement, stepper motor, magnetic induction
>>55273137
A house
Who here /waiting/?
>>55294336
china shipping updates a shit
Does anyone own one of these?
>>55295432
>>55289591
Anon you should know that 200m water resistance only covers you for slight moisture in the atmosphere, and for anything like washing your hands you need at least 5000m.
>>55289973
Saisons a good style of beer
>>55295528
Give me an anecdote then instead of a meme pic
>>55293313
Is it an automatic?
If it's a manual then that's fine. Automatic would be a waste of time though
>>55295432
Just to piss off the other guy
>>55295683
Hey dude. Nice dogshit.
Lol, what an idiot.
>>55295615
I own one, it's poorly made with a cheap quartz movement. As with Denzel Washingtons you may as well get one from aliexpress as the quality will be about the same.
>>55295683
Yours is one from aliexpress though right? If so you didn't waste as much money on your dogshit.
>>55293313
Pointless
Assuming you have a modern Speedmaster with a manual wind 1861/1863 movement they have a power reserve of 48 hours when fully wound.
>>55295742
Thanks, dodged a bullet there
>>55295759
Yeah number 1 super best double quality
>>55295695
Mission accomplished
Hurp derp what's a good watch for me?
Rain proof but need not be diver grade water proof to over 9000 meters.
Easy to read in direct sunlight and at night without killing your nightvision.
Alarm unnecessary.
Any gauges, hands or displays apart from hours / minutes / seconds are clutter, maybe a date indicator or something.
As sturdy as possible, so it can survive me reking my motorbike.
Budget is around 50 € (Germany), maybe 100 but that's pushing it.
Does such a thing exist?
>>55296273
Go on Amazon and look at quartz Seiko watches and then buy the one you like the looks of most.
>>55296367
Cheers.
>>55296273
Casio terrorist.
>>55294336
how much is 119 canadian dolaritos € ?
What do you guys this, is this Orient really new or just NOS? I'm not sure if Orient makes the Tristar anymore.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351575525116
>>55291992
Yeah, well, what I meant is that I just bought one, it's still shipping.
>>55297075
Damn that looks like a great deal
>>55297118
I think so, but I still would feel better knowing if it's new or NOS.
>>55294336
>>55297093
I need this one for work.
>>55295592
It better be for more than 6 fucking €.
>>55297075
It has to be NOS because as far as I know Orient doesn't make 3-star watches any more. Also note it was their entry level Seiko 5 equivalent.
>>55297125
Does it fucking matter if it sat around a while?
You worried it's going to go out of date?
>>55297230
Damn soon you got ripped
>>55297404
*Son. Fucking autocorrelation always getting it wrong <- SEE AUTOCORRECT FAILURE IN PREVIOUS SENTANCE
>>55297350
SEIKO 5 HAS NO EQUIVALENT
>>55297433
Citizen....
>>55297393
No, you stupid faggot, I'm worried if whether I have to do a full service myself after buying it. New, unworn watches kept in storage should be serviced every 3-5 years, but they rarely do it.
What's the cheapest 7750 chrono you could find, new or vintage?
>>55297404
It's an imported beer, it's bound to cost more. It's supposed to be of high quality.
They also had a beer that costed €8 and was fermented 3 times.
>>55298094
That looks fucking great.
What are the entry level mechanical chronographs? I know about the Strela, the Sturmanskie and the Sea Gull, any other ones?
I have a bitch wrist.
is Casio EF 527D-1A any god watch ?
>>55297466
Don't listen to the mountain jews
>>55298431
Im looking at a blue dial one for near future purchase.
They have a good reputation
>>55297051
83 euros
>>55297230
Nice, 30 euros? They're 30 CAD on amazon here. You guys are getting cucked.
>>55299122
The cost of life is higher than there. Everything costs more here.
VC Overseas simple date, AP Royal Oak blue face 15400, or a Patek Calatrava? I'm 40 with tiny ass wrists. Currently own a Rolex sports watch already. Was thinking Patek Calatrava, but no occasion to wear except weekends at home.
>>55280449
>mfw my pulsar will be arriving today
>>55300475
>except weekends at home
You never go out?
>>55300988
Where do you think you are?
Just copped this, r8?
>>55301861
Did you go out looking for the worst Seikos you could find?
>>55301861
5/7
>>55301861
What time is it anon?
>>55298630
The oils tend to dry out, but that's only after like 8 to 10 years. Should be fine to wear otherwise.
>>55300988
Or he works in a manual labour kind of job that pays a shitload of dosh. Like an oil worker.
>>55302052
1:53:32 EST
>>55302244
You're off by 11 seconds dumbass
>>55301861
I hope you'll enjoy all the extremely visible scuffs and not being able to tell what time it is unless you're in the sun
thoughts?
>nb4 shitskin
Not my picture
>>55302256
>>55302268
You have a better chance on being called a fat ass then you do of being called a shitskin in /wt/ . I actually really like the way that watch looks but I wouldn't wear it outside of a gun range or a battlefield.
We /fa/ now ?
/wt/ can you recommend some mechanical watches at around £30 with a stainless steel/metal strap.
All the watches over seen are over £100 and so I was wondering what are some good starter mechanical watches.
>>55302798
>£30
>mechanical
>>55302847
You can get a Komandirskie for that.
>>55302878
Isn't the pound worthless nowadays?
>>55302878
Not brand new on bracelet you can't. Also the bracelets on Vostoks are garbage or at least the ones on standard edition models are anyway.
>>55302941
With more than a euro.
>>55280406
>tfw when wasn't home for 3 weeks
Tomorrow lads. Luckily only a short and free train ride.
>>55302981
Is this what you islanders have been told?
>>55303147
I don't live there, you idiot. I just know what an exchange rate is.
>>55302960
Dirskies don't come with bracelets, only with dog anus leather straps.
Can anyone post that comic with the guy checking the time on the watch with his smartphone
Thenks
>>55303161
http://meranom.com/komandirskie-classic/35/
Then what are those?
>>55303199
Regular Komandirskies don't, the K35 series are a newer addon with okayish bracelets.
Plus they are in the 60 usd mark, not 30.
Japanese and Italian engineering.
Fell for the meme
What happened to red dials? I kinda want one now.
>>55272742
I need a non-bulky, minimalist-looking watch with analog hands and some kind of alarm function.
Bulky watches don't fit my tiny wrists properly, so I'm trying to avoid things that look like pic related.
Does such a combination of features exist?
My normal watch is a Skagen 233LTMN; which would be great if it had the extra features.
>>55304887
One solution is vintage mechanicals with alarm complications, but I don't know how pricey those are. But also there's a shitton of smaller ana-digi Casios, most likely all of them have an alarm function.
New strap day. A DiModell Ikarus.
>>55304229
Is a SARB really a meme? All meme watches have to either be vintage or compromised in some way. I think SARB is just a solid choice.
>>55304944
Bell-Matics are pretty cheap but the alarm lasts for a stupidly short time, like 5 seconds or so.
>>55304977
It's 5mm thick with a Caoutchouc rubber lining. Stiffer than Jimmy Saville at a children's hospital right now. Going to need a lot of breaking in.
>>55304977
>dat acrylic crystal
Good. Also are those tritium tubes? Post lume if so.
Are rubber straps actually comfy in the Summer? Should I believe this mad man?
>>55305035
If you've reached the point where you compare it to Saville's raging cock, then it'll never soften.
>>55305522
That man looks severely constipated.
>>55305522
Never believe that skwaaaaleh fucker
>>55305522
Love that guy.
He's the stereotypical drug addicted fiend that pretends to be educated and have a taste.
He isnt even well fed, and his favourite G-shock is a shitty mudman.
>>55305522
>>55305605
Does he vape? I wouldn't be surprised.
>>55305605
THIS
>>55305651
I wouldnt be either.
He's the average scumbag that will catch on the latest trend that identifies him with what his deluded judgement thinks is stylish and tasteful.
He's a legit youtube gem that fella.
>>55305708
All in all he's too cringy to be actually informative. I have to bail his videos when he occasionally reviews something I'm interested in. His pretentious yapping is just too much and too long.
Am I meme enough for /wt/ now?
>>55305893
>>55305818
Fabric straps look like dogshit
More so on a digital
More so on a casio
More so on a shitty cheap-ass casio
>>55305605
But mudman is actually the toughest g-shock ever made you faggot
>>55305893
0/10 no bull bars
>>55305925
It is not, and the 9000 is shit and ugly as hell.
An his favourite one has an unreadable negative display.
>>55305951
Wtf it is, works in negative temps, can be used while wet and muddy. No other G has that u tard
>>55305967
Many do.
The 9300 is better in every way, for example.
Frogmans also have seals on the buttons and are inmune to dirt.
Every single gshock will resist mud and dirt, save for the fisherman and the pinninfarina which are both shit designs.
the 9000 is a shit watch
>>55306022
Better in what? 9000 has the seals and works in minus degrees, 9300s display doesnt so fuck off
>>55281953
gorgeous watch
>>55306046
Better functionality, better design, more comfortable, just as shit resistant.
The 9000 has shit size to number ratio and shit functions.
The cold functioning feature is a meme, I've been in -30º some times with people with shitty no name digital watches that worked fine, and so did my regular g-shocks.
Also any analog g-shock works in extreme cold as well, and some are also G and vibration resistant.
>>55306158
More things to break you goof, theres only time on the 9000 you memeing faggot. Cold resistance isnt if you actually need it, and calling bullshit on dat cheap digitals work. They dont, and dont keep time well. Stop being a function faggot.
>>55306218
You bought a 9000 and fucked up.
Some basic modules like the 5600, 6600,6900 and gd-350 are miles better
That's why casio backed up with the 9000 releasing a multi band, solar powered watch and the 9300 soon afterwards, because they knew it was crap.
An old dude at a bar complimented my Seiko 5.
He's the first person to even notice it.
>>55306258
>Miles better
>Technically and practicallly inferior to the 9000
Its a watch that shows time, i think you fucked up with buying a 9300 with meme sensors
>>55306301
Btw show your mother the value of the Butthurt sensor, she might have to put some Butthurt Cream® on those burns
>>55305917
But you are wrong my friend.
>>55305941
Bull bars on a terrorist isn't a meme.
>>55306287
fuck him
>>55306301
>>55306326
You are not being the men Mr. Rogers wants and thinks you can be.
>>55305522
>Are rubber straps actually comfy in the Summer?
Rubber straps are pretty comfortable but not quite as comfortable as a NATO or Perlon. However rubber doesn't absorb water like nylon so you aren't going to have to wait for it to dry out which also means it isn't going to absorb all your sweat and get funky nasty like a NATO either.
>>55282120
>giving away a free sample BJ
son, get it together
>>55306639
Shh, I'm gonna charge him a Grand Seiko afterwards.
