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
Strap guide:
http://pastebin.com/SwRysprE
Previous thread:
>>55342041
>work the most casual job possible
>wear the most casual garbage like jeans and tshirt, any more and I look out of place
>love sleek dress watches
>sports watches don't impress me as much
kill me
>>55371966
>Be firefighter
>Break every watch I've ever bought
It sucks having good taste. Back to Timex.
Well hello there...
>>55371966
>that seconds hand
>how small your dick has to be to compensate by tripfagging constantly
I have reached the ultimate Watch Collection,so now I only buy NATO Straps
>>55372224
Dali edition?
>>55372224
Just because it's a solar watch doesn't mean you should leave it all day long under the sun.
>>55372254
>ultimate Watch Collection
eh.
>NATO Straps
They're all shit, stop buying from cheapestnatostraps.
>>55372597
But Anonkun,I didnt buy a single one of those from there
>>55372637
Then you surely paid far too much for those, because they're all sold at the lowest price on CNS, and even then it's a rip off. They're the shittiest straps you can find.
Get yourself something decent from GasGasBones or Timefactors.
>>55372224
>>55372254
>ultimate collection
>no bauhaus
>no diver
>no deck watch
ayyy
This is my watch. Is it acceptable around here or is it what you guys would say dogshit?
Kinda wish I went with a full digital tho.
What's a good shark mesh bracelet that's not too expensive? I want to customize myself a Seiko KonTiki-style, but there's so much choice I don't even know where to start, nor can I see any difference between those.
>>55372764
There's cheap ones on Ebay. They're all pretty much the same. Some have removable sections/links, otherwise you have to dremel/cut it down to size.
Anyone have a good lead on a watch repair place? The local guy that I used to have do my stuff apparently closed. I'm obviously willing to ship.
>>55371966
If Tony Soprano can wear a gold Rolex President with bowling shirts and tracksuits you can wear whatever you want.
>>55372946
But god punished him for that.
>>55372964
god punishes us all eventually
I just can't understand this one.
>>55373000
Looks like it received some waves.
>>55372750
The GA-100 is fine. It's not a luxury watch, it's not fancy in any way, but it's tough and reliable. The only recurrent failure I've encountered was the watch resetting for no apparent reason but it's been fixed by Casio since then. As long as you get the waterproofing checked every time you change the battery, you should be fine.
>>55372740
How do you live with your autism?
>>55371685
Why is this thread on /g/? It belongs to >>>/fa/
Actually, I bet /fa/ is not as much of a cancer as /g/. Why stick around here?
>>55373354
oh look it's this shit again
>>55373354
>watches aren't technology
>>55371685
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFI8ScdE4E
a very interesting video on the workings of the Squaaaaaaaaleeeee factory if anyone is interested
>>55372750
Holy shit I fucking hate this watch. I am not even kidding. It's grotesque and every person who've I've ever met who wears it is a degenerate.
>>55373485
Not that poster, I'm half half over the g shocks.
They could go either way and be a raging cunt, or not so bad.
In fact several people i know who own then are either paramedics or firefighters and are actually nice people who bought it to be a beater
>>55373354
Remove /v/, /biz/ and /t/ threads first faggot
>>55373416
>>55373605
Check out some of the other videos he has of various watch shit like changing links and stuff
>>55373485
Thankfully I am not a degenerate.
>>55373176
Interesting designs, but far too expensive for what they are. Also the more you look at them, the more flaws you notice.
>>55373771
Considering they got told by the American goyiment to remove all traces of the word America and detroit because it's all chinese fabrication. ....
I won't ever but one
>>55371966
unless you're talking about a slim watch without a seconds hand or something it's fine
most of what people consider dressy were everyday watches back in the day
>>55373883
Everyone says that, but I really never saw any proof of that. I mean obviously it's dogshit, but still, this part seems to be a myth, the company itself claims the movement is assembled in the US, with Swiss parts. It implicitly admits the other parts are made in China, along with every non-movement parts.
>>55374045
Because back in the day, people dressed far better on average than anyone today. Still, they didn't quite have the variety of models we have today.
>>55374058
Yeah it actually happened. The company put out a statement about how much it was "hurting American jobs"
Basically most is made in China, some movement parts are swiss and they employ a few people to put the half chinese movement into the all chinese case and slap on a strap (probably chinese)
>>55371685
here is another squaaaaaaaleeee viseo about the design process of the watch, more interesting stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFI8ScdE4E
>>55374239
well that's true too i guess
Ive lost my rolex oyster perpetual
Literally five euros down the drain
https://youtu.be/yl_4gtp7Q0Q
>tag a shit
Could it be?
>>55374823
Heuer is great.
Tag a shit.
>>55374239
they didn't dress better but they dressed more formally.
>>55374045
k that watch costs 90 trillion dollars.
Is there a $300 seiko with the same color scheme? I'm liking the off-white face with the shiny white/silver dial and markings
>>55372224
Heat damage?
Theres no way sunlight did that
>>55375130
SARB035
>>55371685
U S A
S
A
>>55375230
you are the best cutest little monkey
>>55375269
......................oh my god
>>55375297
I'm wearing it for independence day. I normally wear it on this:
So I got this.
Needs a new crystal and probably a service (running a little too fast and the lower crown is hard to push out).
Works totally fine otherwise, never had a mechanical with alarm function. Pretty nifty.
>>55375375
That will look nice with a new acrylic crystal.
This one for $28? Cop or not?
>>55372750
I like it but it's really fucking big
This Pulsar guy doesn't have knuckles
>>55369020
>>55375285
I leave my solar watches in direct sunlight for hours and nothing like that has happened them
Hell I took a basic analog casio with me to the middle middle east where it was in 110F weather all day and it was fine.
Thats heat damage
>>55375438
Avoid curry specials if you can
>>55375427
Bonus points for memematic, also.
>>55373176
I love the design.
Still kick myself I didn't buy one when it first came out.
It was always overpriced, but still.
>>55375515
You have no knuckles
>>55375578
But thats simply not true
>>55375610
Your bathroom is disgusting
>>55375438
Nah man. They are shit heaps, you're getting scammed, they take very deceiving photos and are usually pieced together from broken watches. I personally bought one with the worst bracelet ever, an indicie fell off after a week and it stopped ticking randomly for an extended period from the get go
>>55375578
Yeah I probably need to clean it
Living alone kinda sucks
>>55375610
Those are the most pathetic "knuckles" I have ever seen.
>>55372990
>eventually
I've been punished starting from birth.
>>55373176
What kind of fucking name is "shinola"? Reminds me of that linkin park guy.
>>55373354
>Actually, I bet /fa/ is not as much of a cancer as /g/
Confirmed for never having been there.
>>55376100
It's from 1877 but was later reappropriated
>>55375130
The Seiko quartzes look classy as fuck, I wish there was a SARB like that.
>>55375613
Wait to look at mine.
Parts are in, still waiting on the watch itself.
it already looks awesome, super hyped
>>55376432
Another 8926 mod?
>>55376466
I'm using one of those seiko 5 SNZH divers for this one. It'll be a nice change to not have to grind anything off the case.
Although I looked in my parts bin and found this bezel from when I was thinking about doing something like this a couple years ago, which is not even made anymore, so I totally could have.
Anybody want a discontinued milgauss style sub bezel?
>>55376432
Please stop "building" cancerous watches.
Fuck, if only the dial was in good condition. I'm still tempted but nope, I won't.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1970s-Seiko-Lord-Matic-Special-5216-7080-Automatic-Watch-Runs-Great-/131863349123?hash=item1eb3ab0783:g:y1kAAOSwgY9XdIqT
>>55376787
>slight yellowish discoloration
>hands with spots
Possible water tainting alert.
>>55376865
The guy has 100% and said the watch is otherwise perfect and kept good time.
Not saying it has to be like that but he doesn't seem your typical liar.
>>55376865
>>55376787
Anyway I really like that case shape, I think it would look great with a black leather strap, it's a shame.
I just came across a mechanical pocket watch that looks russian as fuck. Anyone got any tips for keeping a wind up pocket watch ticking?
Front of russian pocket watch
hey guys,
what other watches are there that are similar to this overpriced shit? I want to buy my girl one.
i know /wt/ had a favorite minimalist watch to slam on natos, but i cant remember the name?
bulova maybe? iirc it had very fine blue hands
>tfw you kind of want a smartwatch because of the novelty of being able to change the watch dial whenever you please
>>55377218
https://www.amazon.com/memewatch/dp/B00VUOQ9P0/
This would be large though.
>>55377282
hmm thanks, anything more suited to a female wrist?
>>55376641
pls stop being salt
>>55377067
>>55377112
Seems to be a Molinja 3602 with a reprinted/fake dial.
>>55376787
>tfw when you paid less for your project Lm special
Still thinking if i should get a green dialed Elnix with gold accents or a simple white one?
>>55377244
I have a Pebble steel which I plan on selling.
Smartwatches are just not useful enough yet. I was using mine mostly to just tell time...
>>55377540
That's the thing. I have no use for one other than a time keeping device and for switching the dials like an autist. That's why if I do decide to buy one I will probably buy a chink one since they can be very cheap.
>>55377218
How about you get one from aliexpress for 10$? They're supposed to be the same watch.
My babies. And yeah, did not wipe them.clean for you fucks to oogle over. They are my daily wearers.
https://www.omegawatches.com/de/watches/speedmaster/moonwatch/apollo-13-silver-snoopy-award/product/
Im considering buying this,anybody have any idea if it will increase in value over time?
>>55377654
First of all, you're a fuckhead for buying a watch just because thinking it will increase in price over time. Buy it if you love it. Otherwise get cancer and die.
>>55377683
Why are you so angry
>>55374823
>>55375039
TAG is the blod clot in Heuer's brains. The watches themselves are the stroke face of the company.
>>55377699
Because of fucks like you. Now, go away. A lot of cock sucking awaits you before you hoard the amount needed to buy that Omega. Fucking 15 year watch plan retards.
>>55377723
But I have the 20x the cash I'd need for that in my account right now
It's only about 4500 with my discount
>>55377598
I have the one-up version of the right one
Still needs a bracelet
>>55377683
Whats wrong with buying a watch as an investment?
>>55377895
Sure if its unworn and kept in a timecapsule
Otherwise its just a bad excuse to buy a watch
>>55378011
Exactly. Fuck the investment. World will go to serious shit in 15 years and your investment will be worth fuck-all. Maybe a sack of grain and a woman for two hours.
>>55372224
>>55372675
>>55373000
>microwaves his watches
>w-what happened?
>>55377804
Love that model. Also, the entire Sportura series is beautiful. Seiko did a masterful job there.
>>55377723
>hoard
>/de/ in link
Well, he is most likely German so he can probably afford it.
I see Omega sprinkles the occasional "Professional" on their watches, including one of these moon watches.
https://www.omegawatches.com/watches/speedmaster/moonwatch/professional/product/
What is the difference? Getting paid to go to the moon or not?
Also, why no tritium on space watches? Darkness can last a while.
>>55378196
Tritium is a gas inside a container, seems like a pointless complication for something meant to be used in a vacuum.
>>55378273
It is sealed in a glass tube. Any reason why this would be a problem?
>>55372843
nice to see another strela owner
>>55375578
lmao i said the same thing yesterdays thread lmaoooo...........
>>55372764
The quality of the Gekota milanese I got wasn't too bad. They make shark meshes too. You can sometimes find Vollmer ones for a decent price as well.
>>55378073
>implying
Tempted by this one
Anyone own a Skagen? I've never heard of them but I love the colors.
>>55378535
made in china.
>>55378547
With shitty japanese movements.
By an american company.
Trying to pass itself as a danish company.
My watchmaker wants $25 for a accutron battery replacement jesus they're like $2 a pop on Amazon
>>55378447
nice 24h strela!
>>55378741
:D
strelas are fantastic pieces.. thats actually my buddies watch i have a 3133 strela but i dont have a pic of it atm (i posted one on the watch thread yesterday).. we bought them together lol but they are awesome love the mechanism and the aesthetic
Tfw I bought chink shit
>>55378535
My watchmaker got a whole bunch of these from a guy who bought store returns wholesale. I can only assume his client was looking to fix a few and resell them.
The original return rate was incredibly high, with a good 15% just plain not working out of the box, and they are incredibly fragile and break even trying to do mundane shit like changing a battery. Crystals shatter easily. These are ones to avoid, the quality is just not there even if the price is.
>>55378011
This is what I try to explain to my coworkers who don't understand why you might get a Seiko. "But if you get Swiss it will increase in value". No, just look at all the great deals you can get on used Speedies. Good if you have buyers' remorse and your wife has left you and you need to pay alimony, good if you are the one buying the lightly used watch off the poor sucker, not good if you're trying to get a return on your investment.
Very few watches increase in value. Rolexes, if kept in reasonably good shape, may retain all or significantly all of their original value, unless your dial goes tropical, in which case it becomes very sought-after. Maybe the same goes for a Calatrava. Otherwise, I don't think so, Tims.
>>55375578
He's got great knuckles to convince a reluctant girl to get fisted for the first time.
>>55378790
that "china made" on the front is very embarrassing..
>>55378855
he has Michelin man knuckles
>>55375438
>Hungary
Stay the fuck away If you know what's good for you.
>>55378855
he looks like an amputee.
>>55378855
he looks like an amputee
>>55378783
i was going between the white and black dial for months, and finally decided for the black one as i have a white dial tissot allready too, now i have one of both. i kinda have the feeling the tissot will stay in the watchwinder most of the time :p
>>55378804
Thanks for the advice. They look good, but I would like something to not break
>>55378946
I too was on the fence... but i got a black one with the strela mesh bracelet julian sells.. But i love the white one on a brown leather strap it looks very dressy.
>>55378990
yeah exactly, i need to get a cognac strap for my tissot. any pics of yours with the mesh?
>>55378946
found a pic in an email to a friend lol check out my small collection.. next watch is a speedie 3570.50
>>55378196
Professional = manual winding
Because manual labor is a profession too
>>55379009
yea just posted it replying to your last post. its a great strap desu. Its heavy and pretty good quality (not the best) but i would have liked to have gotten a shark mesh one without the pin covers like this but this is good too
>>55378641
Ask him if he changes the gaskets and do a pressure test for that price.
>>55379016
well that looks better than i expected! i'm going to keep mine on leather, just ordered a butterfly clasp for it.
here's my "collection"
>>55379129
i like leather too.. but i live in houston texas where you literally sweat your ass off.. so leather doesnt last long on the wrist. so i gett bracelets.
nice set up you got btw. whats your next watch gonna be?
>>55378955
Could I perhaps interest you in a Bulova Accutron II, ref. 96B212?
>262 KHz quartz movement is insanely accurate, keeps time within 10 seconds per year
>Smooth sweep seconds hand to show off the high-grade movement, not complete lack of seconds hand to hide the low-grade movement
>Excellent finishing and build quality
>Hideous blue strap is at least better quality than what you get with Skagen and can easily be replaced
>Costs about as much as a Skagen
Only downside is it burns through batteries like no tomorrow. You're lucky if the battery will last 2 years, but it's all worth it.
>>55379149
i promised myself the strela was going to be the last one for a while, pretty expensive watch. i don't have one in mind really, or maybe a flieger or something.
Fuck any, and I mean ANY wrist watch that does not have date AND DAY on it. I mean, really... Is it so hard to put on a watch? Especially 5k+ USD ones.
Never ever would I spend a dime on one that is day handicapped. Fuck that!
>>55379203
yea mine was 700$+
thats expensive for anyone that makes money regardless of what job or success they have.. No one wants to pay 700$ so yea its expensive lol Im saving for a speedmaster now tho lol 3000$ is gonna be a bitch.
>>55379211
its actually another complication.. do you know about watches? depending on the movement adding a day and date is adding whole other part to the movt. It can get very very expensive especially if youre already maxing out the dimensions due to other qualities you may have.. cough cough panerai..
>>55377723
>A lot of cock sucking awaits you
>Projecting this hard
>>55379296
The Miyota 8205 has like three extra parts compared to the date-only version.
>>55377723
you should get on a 15 year payment plan to see a fucking therapist for that anger. Just leave this thread you fucking tool.
>>55379486
whats the VPH?
Whats the power reserve?
Auto or mech?
once you start worrying about these other things getting a day and date into the mechanism starts to become a fat bitch. Maybe not on a miyota or my seiko 7s26 but than again these have +-20 sec a day, barely a 20 hr power reserve etc.. when we talk about panerrai or rolex that dont have a date they have 3-4+ day power reserves, +-5 second accuracy etc etc.. these qualities come because of the parts they use and space used.. for example panerai achieves a 6 day power reserve by having 3 barrels.. so yea its a $6000+ watch without a day date but it lasts 6 days without a wind... its a trade.. but you get the idea.. its just another complication that makes things more difficult.
/wt/, serious question here. I already own two mechanical watches. The first is an old, battered Seiko SKX007 which stopped working a year ago, right around when I discovered /wt/. I got a 6R15 swap done by the people at Artifice Horoworks and I was very pleased with the outcome. Shortly after that I decided I needed a "nice" Swiss watch and while on vacation in Germany I bought a Mido Commander II chronometer. At the time I was thrilled with it, but I have been getting buyer's remorse after learning of Mido's position within the general fuckery of Swatch group, and learning that the beat rate is a lower 21,600 bph and not the more desirable, smoother 28,800. It is also a little bigger and sportier than I would have liked. I honestly find myself wearing the Seiko more.
So my question is, is it worth selling the Mido and getting a Rolex? I have the opportunity to buy a lightly used (the guy claims it was only worn about a dozen times) 2015 39mm Oyster Perpetual with the blue dial and green accents. I've heard that I'll take a hit on the Mido, but how bad of a hit can I expect? And should I even be bothering with expensive watches at all?
>>55379296
Actually, it's rather easy to implement in the design phase. It's not like you're adding it after the fact. Especially since it's inly a few pieces more. You did not manage to change my mind. I still fart in the general direction of any watch without day/date. However expensive it may be.
;-; will never own cool / expensive watches
my only 2 shities Q&Q(around 20 years old) for evri day Prim(alsmost 30 years) for special occasion but i dont like them to heavy for me(originaly my granddad) looking for somthing newer probably Casio
>>55379591
Hey don't talk shit about the Miyota 8200. It can be regulated within about 2-6 seconds per day (whether it stays there is another matter) and runs for a good 40 hours.
Can't defend the 7S26 to the same degree because the fuckers are impossible to regulate properly.
>>55379409
>>55379502
Samefagging this hard. Go eat a bag of dicks, you underachieving fag.
>>55379604
Don't bother.
>>55379604
that desirable 28,800 puts the pallets through hell.. even chipping them which is why omega had to slow some of their watches down.... soooo the decision to go down to a 21600 bph is not all that bad.. your watch will last far longer.. if you dont like the watch than yea sell it. i would take a look before buying used.. i wouldnt recomend getting used bc god knows what that guy did to it.. carfax bro carfax theyre important.
>>55379618
lol
no its not easy to implement in the design phase.. you have to reconstruct almost the entire movt... again ill use panerai as an example..
If they decided to take a barrel out to add in a day date complication youd have to add in the day wheel, the date wheel, the gear couple from the column wheel to the day and date wheel not to mention if they went perpetual than theyd have to add in a whole other gear couple.
I dont think you realize how intricate all of this is.
>>55379622
where was i "talking shit"?
Dont be sensitive.. i like the miyota and 7s26 but they are in no way top tier.
>>55379633
You're not even good at trolling.
You can't make this shit up
>>55379633
different ppl dumbass.. lol
>>55379604
>but how bad of a hit can I expect
Expect to get back only around 50% of what you paid for the watch.
>>55379756
Is this NATO cringeworthy? I kind of want to put it on my pw3001.
>>55379974
That looks stupid and would look like shit on your Memesar.
>>55379974
It looks like shit.
>>55380030
>>55380035
Thanks.
>>55379974
Maximum cringe. The only camo strap that doesn't look like cawadoody shit is something made from a large vintage pattern, like Warsaw Pact rain pattern, solid olive green, Bulgarian frog, French or Russian lizard or that Rhodesian strap one anon made.
>>55379591
>barely a 20 hr power reserve
Seriously? Might as well get a hand winder. And I was just bitching about the ~35 on my eta 2893-2 powered Tutima
>>55380178
He's bullshitting, a Miyota 8205 I diagnosed last month ran 40 hours from fully wound.
>>55379974
Yes unless you're black.
>>55380210
no shit they can be serviced to do so but it cant even run 40+ without a tune.. like fuck guys are serious? that is low tier af... its a good movement but this is low when looking at all thats out from high end to low end..
>>55379756
>>55379787
I don't see how people can put on a watch like that and feel that it is comfortable/natural.
>>55380252
>>55380252
Different anon chiming in.
I've had three 7S series movements and they all ran at least 38 to 40 hours, a 4R36 that does 42 hours, an 8 year old 8203 i had did 36 hours and 3133 that does a whopping 49 hours if i don't touch the chronograph.
So go figure, ive had shitty old Soviet Raketas that barely did 20 hours but never on a new watch.
>>55380406
i had a miyota.. it wouldnt even runn past about 16 hrs thats after 48 hrs wearing it strate... i traded is for a seiko skx009 with a 7s26 which has the same reserve as the miyota... guess what? same thing wont run past 20 hrs after wearing if for 48 hrs strate.
the manual says 40 hrs.. but they dont run that long.. they dont i promise they dont. i have had them both. and this can be corroborated on countless watch forums regarding these movments.. some ppls wont even run past 12 hrs...
>>55380436
okay fukk it.
They run 40 hrs.. for the sake of ending this bc im done.. however that still doesnt change my initial argument. these movements arent as complex as say panerais or rolex.. so regardlesss 40 hrs is still trash compared to panerais 90 or rolexs 70+.. soo all can fuck off.
>>55379701
shit... stop complicating it. designers draw the watch with day date added, other ppl design the movt in a 3d app or whatever they use to design the movt. done. reason for avoiding day complication is just saving money for the watchmaking company. fuck them.
>>55380515
fuck panerai and especially rolex.
>>55380590
do you know anything about watchmaking? you outline the process but that does it no justice.
>>55380697
>do you know anything about watchmaking?
Do you?
Whats the best casual / field watch for the money?
>>55380515
For fucks sake, my shitty HMT does almost 2 days with a full reserve.
Who cares?
>>55381007
Weekender
>>55381254
Timex is trash. The movements have absolute garbage QC and design.
>>55381304
He said "for the money".
For $20 on eBay, it's not bad.
>>55381333
For the money you could get a Casio. Jap movements (Seiko-Epson, Miyota, or SII) instead of retarded filipino disasters.
>>55381355
He also said "field watch".
I don't know if Casio makes field watches. The style I mean, which is what I think he meant.
>>55381396
Still buying Timex is a mistake. Your local watchmaker will hate you.
>>55378790
>>55378864
Well, at least they *admitted* it was Chinese.
China is going from mere copies to more original work, ref. Xiaomi. So it is probably a question of time before some Chinese enter the lucrative watch market with something a bit inventive.
Most watch faces I see are just meh and more of what I have already seen. There is way too little new thinking other than gaudy colours on existing designs.
>>55381007
Citizen bm8180-03e, I have one that I've owned for about 15 years and it's never missed a beat.
The canvas strap it comes on can be a little stiff but it suited me until it broke a couple of years ago so I stuck it on a Bond nato.
>>55381650
>mfw I was just about to make this post
>>55379211
>I mean ANY wrist watch that does not have date AND DAY on it. I mean, really... Is it so hard to put on a watch?
Agreed.
I want a watch that does more than look cool. I use it for work. I need day and date. In my line of work we prefer to use ISO date so it would have been nice to have that. And I would like to have a week number too.
OK so it requires a few more parts. OK. This would distinguish this watch from the thousands of other boring watches of limited utility. Stopwatch is useless to me. I see many watches have this and I am curious how often people actually use this function. It may look cool. I just want utility.
Same with GMT hand. Kinda amusing. No real utility for me. And again I wonder how many have an use for this. No rhetoric, I am genuinely interested.
Why are official straps from watch makers so fucking expensive?
Look at this shit
http://www.authenticwatches.com/breitling-khaki-green-canvas-strap-106w.html#.V3g7mVcpBS4
>>55379211
I think that the day clutters the dial in a lot of cases. I prefer having just the date.
>>55381734
>$345
Jesus Christ I could probably go on Etsy and get half a dozen custom made straps for that much.
>>55381689
Cool I haven't seen anybody else post that watch before. It's an awesome watch for the money.
>>55372750
That's why I bought my M5610
>>55379211
Why bitch about complications on 5k+ watches?
They have nothing to do with you, and never will.
Is joma trustworthy?
If so, what are the downsides to purchasing watches from them?
>>55382414
Jomashop is huge. Even when you look at various grey market dealers, many are just jomashop still. You can read about that online.
As far as I understand it lots of people buy from Jomashop, and they do sell genuine watches. But I've heard iffy things about their customer service. For instance if you buy a model that's new but has since scratches or something with it you might be stuck.
But I haven't used them myself. Dyodd And search the reviews online.
>>55371685
Got this from an antique shop a few years ago for about 200. Lost the bezel about a year later. Trying to buy a new one/machine one out of stainless steel- anyone who has one and would be willing to sell/give me all measurements and specs, it'd be much appreciated
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what is the thinkpad (t420 / x220) of watches?
>>55382746
Japshit seikos for both.
>>55382532
I've read a few reviews on reddit, and it seems like a double edged sword. Cheap, real watches with terrible warranties.
I'm guessing it probably isn't smart to buy a Tissot or Omega, or any others watches around those categories.
Categories being mid to upper-mid Swiss watches, of course.
>>55382771
Casio 5600
>>55382541
How do you lose a bezel? Those things are hard as fuck to change.
Honestly try emailing bulova and they may have a solution
>>55379066
He ended up doing it for free (along with a pressure test).
>>55379604
You won't get much for the Mido. It really depends on what kind of deal you're getting for the Rolex. The Blue OP is pretty nice looking and it's not the same Sub everyone associates with Rolex.
But make sure the Rolex is from an AD, comes with its papers, warranty intact, etc.
>>55375334
How much did you pay for that Accutron?
>>55383077
Most people will do free pressure tests if you do, or have done, any sort of business with them whatsoever.
And of course, you will always get a free pressure test if they need to open the watch for any reason.
>>55383023
Already did so, they neither give schematics; nor do they have replacement parts. The watch is 52 years old, after all.
Also, the bezel falls right the fuck off of the astronaut.
>>55381007
SNK803/SNK805/SNK807
>>55383166
It was listed for $300 USD, I made an offer for $140, and the seller accepted. This was when the Canadian dollar was doing poorly, and the seller was in Canada. Usually they sell for a bit more. I have not found many listed on ebay recently. The model with the 214 movement is more common, but it does not have a date complication.
>>55383170
The real bummer is my 200m diver failed a 100m test. It passed 70m which is probably good enough for surface swimming and I don't dive anyways.
>>55383209
Thanks! I like the looks of it. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled.
>>55379650
Old post, I know, but there is nithing at all wrong with 28800 movements. If Omega's palletts were chipping then it is due solely to their own retardation. Plenty of 28800 movements, like the ETA 2824, Seiko 0703, Citizen Leopard Super Beats, Valjoux 7750, pretty much any modern Rolex and of course the Seiko 52 caliber all last forever. Even some 36000 movements like the Seiko 5740C are very, very reliable.
Fucking people like you would have us all back on 18000 lo-beats. Watch companies just need to learn to engineer their shit better.
>>55383382
>>55383469
>Not just strapping an Atmos to your wrist
120 bph master race.
You need to hold very still though.
What do you think about the lineage series from casio?
how do i build my own watch?
>>55383754
Very carefully
Just found this face down under my desk. Probably been there for half a year. I was wondering where it went.
>>55383802
opinions on the nighthawk? Been thinking of getting one because of the slide rule but the lack of a sapphire option bugs me
>>55383830
I like it. I'm in Public Safety and wanted something rugged but nice looking. Haven't broken it yet, which is a plus, despite it having been lost the last six months.
>>55383754
Start with the Timezone watch classes
>>55383754
>>55383189
Damn son that sucks
>>55373416
Why?
Man on the phuckin' moon!
>>55383209
Just purchased this.
Sup guys i have a fossil AM3997 with a dead battery, what is the best long lasting battery to replace it with or are they all the same shit?
If you had $200, what automatic or hand winded watch would you buy -used or new- as your first watch?
>>55384707
Nice. I like the look of watches with the accutron 214, it looks cool having no crown, but I check the date more than I check the time.
What straps are you going to get for it?
>>55384732
What a beautiful watch.
>>55384790
thanks anon, better than my plebtier gshock
>>55384757
I think I want a clasp bracelet. Any suggestions on a good one?
>>55384732
All the same tbqh
>>55384746
Some Seiko 5.
Any number of Orient watches.
When you get into pre-owned there's too many to name.
>>55384707
Nice. I'm looking for one similar at the moment
>>55384732
Save the three dollars for a watch that isn't fucking garbage
>>55385504
since when is fossil garbage? where's your watch anon?
>>55385534
>since when is fossil garbage
They take $2 quartz movements, stick them in a Chinese case, and then sell them to you at whatever price you bought it for.
Thoughts on this brand senpaitachi?
>>55385534
Fossil has never not been dogshit.
>>55385534
Not that anon but be careful when saying that around here, a few anons have some pretty epic watches
>>55385557
hurr durr buy a watch for few hundred dollars, why? what would have been better choice for the 75 dollar price that isn't flashy as shit.
>>55385534
Fossil, tag, any danish quartz
Pretty much unspeakable horrors to these people
>>55385609
>a few anons have some pretty epic watches
what makes em epic, the pricetag?
>>55385623
Seiko has some nice watches in that price range.
>>55385629
Price, unique mechanisms, highly complicated, unique materials, very finely crafted, very finely adjusted (this means accuracy). Depends who's around at the time.
>>55385648
post a nicer looking one than this>>55384732
blue or black face is fine
>>55385661
http://www.watchsleuth.com/seiko5finder/search/?SB=Popularity&PRMIN=0&PRMAX=80
>>55385690
they all look cheap, SNZE07 looks okay but no price
