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>>10711198
you should learn how to wear a watch correctly, just in case someone should think you look like more of a cunt than you already do.
>>10711198
That watch is too nice for a NATO, for fuck's sake. Do the watch some justice and put it on a regular leather band. If you insist on wearing something rugged and waterproof, go look for a composite strap. Otherwise, stop wearing your watch like a cunt.
>>10711247
>>10711256
shit. teach me how to not wear a watch like a cunt please.
>>10711309
A watch doesn't loosely dangle down by your metacarpals -- it goes on your wrist, up more toward your forearm. And that strap is pathetic. Please.
Are Fossils and Diesels fuccboi-tier?
>>10711343
yes
diesel especially
r8
R8
>>10711376
Nigga might as well be wearing a clock on those skinny ass bitch wrists
>>10711376
worst IWC
probs fake, can't tell from potato quality
>>10711396
Yeah, its a fake haha. Nice Hamilton.
long shot, can anyone ID this strap?
Google says Hirsch, trying to find the specific one and failing
>>10711198
r8 muh watch
>>10711403
Hirsch Liberty strap breh
>>10711461
wristlets, when will they learn
>>10711470
u da real mvp
>>10711461
a little gaudy desu
>>10711472
>>10711475
lol cant help i have fa wrists
speedy auto is more my wrist size, but the dial looked too cluttered
what do, fa/gs? can't help my wrists
>>10711492
I'd get a seamaster desu, I'm pretty sure it's smaller/less busy
I'm getting a shinola for christmas, anyone have any suggestions? I feel kind of weird about it because it's pricey, but it's happening anyway. Although I like the blue/green faced ones, I already have a blue faced watch and I think I should get white just so I can wear it with anything
thinking of this
>>10711547
or this
>>10711547
>500 dollars for a simple tanky white-faced watch
nigga what are you doing
get a watch you can dress both up and down
>>10711569
it's a gift, I'm not buying it.
>get a watch you can dress both up and down
what does that mean
>>10711547
>take a shit cheap Chinese watch
>assemble it in the US, still out of cheap Chinese parts
>charge a lot of money for ugly shit watch because muh Detroit
>>10711586
dressing a watch up -> able to be worn with dress clothes
dressing a watch down ->able to be worn with casual clothes
I'd personally recommend a hamilton jazzmaster at that price, you can get a pretty gr8 one. It's my daily watch.
>>10711588
>>10711595
is shinola a meme here? I never go into watch threads
my family is from the Detroit area so the muh Detroit reigns true.
I wouldn't get a watch from there but my brother is set on getting one so I'm trying to get the best out of this situation
>>10711604
>The current company is owned and operated by Bedrock Brands, a privately owned Texas investment group, and was launched by Tom Kartsotis, one of the founders of the Fossil Group retail conglomerate.
It's literally a mall-brand, guaranteed to be shit movement and quality
get it if you want, just know that the company was launched in 2011 by people in Texas
What do you think about Brathwait?
>>10711604
>>10711613
if you're still not convinced
>A blogger has derided Shinola for using cheap, easy-to-manufacture quartz movements, noting that the battery-powered movements utilized—manufactured by Ronda AG, an independently owned Swiss movement manufacturer[3]—are worth a mere $20.[18] Other brands, such as Tag Heuer, have also faced criticism of this sort.[19] Shinola has further faced criticism for its failure to use the automatic, self-winding mechanisms found in nearly all higher-end watches, ones which require substantially more skill to produce.[9]
>Detroit-based journalist Jon Moy has suggested that the choice of Detroit as the location of Shinola's factory was a calculated act of "opportunistic marketing" intended to yield feelings of nostalgia on a purchaser's part. [20] He wrote about Shinola: "Shinola is using my city as its shill, pushing a manufactured, outdated and unrealistic ideal of America."[21] On the other hand, many commentators to this article consider this criticism unfair, given that the company has created American manufacturing jobs.[22] Moreover, the company has invested intensely in its employees, flying in watchmakers from Switzerland to train its employees.
it's clearly working
>>10711613
>get it if you want
honestly dude have you been reading my posts at all
>>10711604
It's a meme everywhere. $20 quartz movements shoved in a case in a factory that happens to be in the US does not really make a $500 watch. They're just yet another shit Fossil sub-brand using a resurrected American brand name.
>>10711619
read between the lines, tell your brother to get it if he wants to, but you'd be wise in telling him it's a 20 dollar watch
>>10711396
How big is that one? 40mm?
>>10711629
38, default strap's bretty gud too
![T2N6775[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/fsuTdHJ.jpg "T2N6775[1].jpg")
is this ok for a first watch? i want something safe.
my lazy Sunday watch
Arvo watches m8
i will never be swayed from my osama-tier f-91w. practically weightless, the smallest profile ive ever found on a phone, lasts forever and does everything i need it to, like time bombs or whatever
>>10712047
>phone
on a watch fuck no bully pls
>>10712054
fucking retard go suicide
What do you think about Brathwait?
anyone know this watch?
>>10711396
>>10711397
easy to tell the spacing on the hour numbers are off.
Whats the opinion on smartwatches here?
>>10711198
Massimo Dutti Watch
r8 and h8
50? second hand
Pretty ok for a quartz watch.
>>10711367
>swatch
Fucking dropped. Nxt lvl Normie's watcg. Even Gshocks are more effay
>>10711367
It's garbage and I hate you
>>10711614
Still expensive. It would look like a cheap Denzel Wellington replica
>>10712034
>spectacles testicles pen watch
>>10712034
THAT'S A MOTHERFUCKING MUJI'S PEN? Could you make a little review about it? It's worth it?
>>10712668
like really clean dial on that. think the finish on the case/strap is pretty disgusting and toy-like unfortunately. a matte clay would be better, but then maybe the faux machining would look retarded.
what is the general opinion on vostok amphibia? good buy for a first watch?
>>10712960
become an hero today
Here's what I've been wearing pretty much every day lately. I need to get more straps for it, all I have right now is the stock rubber one, this OD NATO, and a similar tan one. The NATOs are from my local watch store, and are nicer than any of the ones I've gotten anywhere else, and are reasonably priced, but they've been out of black ones for a while.
>>10712340
>>10712701
I really wanted one of those Muji pens but they were out of them at my local store. This reminds me that I need to check back and see if they're restocked.
>>10713204
That's a zulu.
>>10712960
If you get a more subdued model and can handle the scratch prone bezel, crystal, and replace the bracelet.
>>10713204
simple, stoic, dive watch
>>10713287
doesnt zulu refer to the hardware on the nato strap
Picked this sucker up today. No battery tho
>>10713343
No, they're also cut differently and use thicker material.
>>10713343
As far as I know a zulu strap is a single piece, a nato has the extra flap of material that goes under the watch and stops it from sliding up and down the length of the strap. Pic related is nato, if you cut off the extra flap it would be zulu. I prefer zulu because they're less bulky since the watch sits on top of one piece of fabric instead of two, but I guess nato is a bit safer.
>>10713411
i always thought whether or not the hardware was squared or rounded dictated zulu/nato-ness
>>10713352
Very nice find. I'm jealous.
>>10713415
They might have different hardware but I would think the extra flap of fabric is the bigger difference between the two.
>>10712701
>>10713204
love them so much i bought a bunch
Braun
>>10713411
Not entirely true, a five ring zulu is particularly defined by the two extra rings attached to that extra flap, whereas a nato has one ring on the flap. A three ring zulu is a single piece as you mention, but they're both defined a zulu by their shared hardware and material.
slavaboo watches
Looking to get a seiko bezel for the amphibia soon or an actual seiko diver
>>10713561
Da.
>>10713444
good choice. no bullshit fashion brand, no bullshit minimalism that renders it useless. just pure, well-designed, utilitarianism from a company that's been doing it for decades.
>>10711396
What's the cheapest I could get one of these for? I've never actually bought a watch and I assume you can usually find them for cheaper than direct from the manufacturer.
>>10713600
Wise words
>>10713561
>>10713583
how do you guys like your amphibias?
>>10712340
what watch is that?
>>10713850
bead blasted
>>10713680
Buying from a boutique store (i.e. buying your Omega from the Omega store) is the most expensive option, they will charge you full MSRP and you would have to be retarded to pay full MSRP. Buying from an AD (authorized dealer, usually a jewelry store or a watch store that carries many different brands) is usually cheaper but still gives you all the same warranty and everything. You can also often find gray market dealers for cheaper still, but those won't have the official manufacturer warranty. Websites may be authorized or they may be gray market, you kind of have to read up on them to see which is which.
For something like that Hamilton that costs less than a few thousand dollars I would honestly stick to gray market, your cheapest option will most likely be Amazon or some other online store.
>>10713561
whats the one on the left?
>>10711367
>>10712202
>>10713444
>>10713755
If you're going to buy fashion watches, at least pick good looking ones.
>>10713890
>>10713902
Vostok komandirskie 1965 edition, other anon's is the gold version w/added nato strap, mine is SS.
>>10713850
it's gr8, definitely get one over a komandirskie unless you want manual wind for some reason.
>>10711198
Nice face on this, too bulky imo, and the strap is actual trash.
>>10711367
Troll
>>10711376
Too busy for me, and the pleather strap is nasty. Kill yourself.
>>10711396
I like the face, but the hands are sort of gaudy. Strap is, again, trash, and you've fucking cinched it so tight to your arm I'm surprised your hand isn't blue.
>>10711403
I want to like the forest green face, but something about the gold hands and white inlay make it look trashy. Would look great with white golf gloves.
>>10711461
Troll
>>10711547
Cop, if you get "the blue/green faced ones," go kill yourself. Simple strap, love the bold numerals on the white face.
>>10711690
Boring as fuck.
>>10711987
I hate this.
>>10712034
Pen outshines anything else here.
>>10712668
Troll.
>>10712701
Clean, safe, boring.
>>10713204
Troll.
>>10713352
First great watch in the thread. Don't sell it for cocaine, you fucking worthless piece of shit.
>>10713444
Gr8 for an ugly, utilitarian, cheap timepiece.
>>10713561
Troll
>>10713755
Worst watch in this thread yet. Actually gagged.
>>10713943
>Worst watch in this thread yet
Here, have one of my others
>>10713953
You should author a post on how to effectively waste your money and simultaneously look like a giant faggot.
>>10713755
I've seen numerals cut out to make room for subdials, but subdials cut out to make room for numerals is some truly next level horrible dogshit.
>>10713943
>trolling /g/
Enjoy your overpriced weekender homage made by retards from flint michigan
>>10711247
>>10711256
>>10711319
>>10713943
damn, and i thought the nato strap looks nice. the original strap looks like this, but it disintegrate after 2 years of sweat and wetness. wanted something that will last longer thats why i went for nato. .
Mine. I enjoy it, and got it because I like blue. Having the date on it is useful too.
>>10714006
What the fuck are you on about?
>>10714164
Wrong post quoted, meant for >>
>>10713991
>>10714006
The strap in the OP is just too minimalist to support the bulk of this watch's face. It looks like a fat girl using twine as a belt. The original strap is burly, but if you're looking for a replacement, I'd shy away from faux pleats in the leather, I think it looks tacky.
Check out Hirsch Massai, They do a really nice ostrich leather band that would work well with your watch.
http://www.watchstyle.com/leather/precious/massai.html
>>10711367
they tick too loudly. I bet it's comfy though and has a good movement. I'd rather die than buying a swatch at this point though, save for irony models but only if they are truly more silent. kinda don't like those either because a lot of them have no lume on the hands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ4SjWzUh3c
picked up this boccia watch. really like it but it's only a cheap watch. decent quality but I didn't even get it in a box or anything when I got it from amazon. costs 99 bucks with bracelet though. it's handsome.
still holding out for a Seiko watch though.
>>10712202
That's the hot nigga watch (bail denied edition)
See hot nigga collection fw 2015
>>10714062
>>disgusting
Thinking of buying this one. Opinions?
>>10714062
B A I T
A
I
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nice try though
>>10714586
looks good
>>10714192
>122$
:( im not made out of money senpai
1/2 want cop a nato strap,what colours are cool?
Currently wearing a rusty old swiss chrono.
>>10715813
2/2
Rate
>>10715904
polywatch/10
>>10713352
that's a beauty
Just ordered this one
Did I do good?
R8
>>10714006
If you're still around, I'd recommend a PVC composite strap. They share the same shape of the original leather strap, being chunky at the lugs and everything. They are pretty robust and waterproof, and they look far better than a NATO.
>>10715805
What's wrong with i
It's my watch
>>10713352
not gonna lie im jelly as fuck
>>10713287
Woah, so it is. I was calling it a NATO because it has the extra "flap," but I guess it's a five-ring Zulu. I guess I know why I haven't liked the NATOs I've gotten elsewhere.
Here's mine
>>10713352
Where did you get this, by the way? I'm still jealous. Fuck you.
>>10711376
>Quartz
>non existent model
IWC made Quartz watches but never made that one in Quartz
>>10711319
That sounds uncomfortable as fuck, holmeskillifam.
>>10713943
lol wuht? how am i trolling, took that photo just to post in this thread
Currently wearin a 44mm IWC top gun ceramic chronograph.
>>10716648
zulu is a brand name from maratac
the chinese use the "zulu" name since it isn't trademarked
refers to the hardware those fat stainless rings
they tend to look cheap.
3 ring zulu = Military strap single piece, english people call it RAF style .
5 ring zulu is a NATO strap with maratac zulu brand thick hardware meant to fit over a wetsuit
they look REALLY cheap IRL like you went to lows and used chain ling fencing parts to make a strap
>>10711690
Nice, I like it.
>>10716728
I really like the ones I have, they're much nicer than the normal NATOs I've looked at. Great thick, durable nylon, and the hardware is a perfect match for the brushed front of my 173's case.
I don't know where my local shop gets them, though I have suspicions that they might be Maratacs, but it's part of why I'm waiting for them to restock and not ordering something elsewhere.
I also have this tan one and like it as well, but it doesn't go with as much of the stuff I wear.
>>10716667
Interesting. Marathon? I've got an old one with run down tritium but the movement is mint.
>>10716906
This one is a Traser, I'm really digging the tritium and that it's not too military looking
What do you think of Casio A158?
What watch would you guys suggest to a poorfag college student? I want something simple. Black/white (aged white, cream, etc.) color scheme preferred.
>>10717135
Or just something that would look good with a double rider?
Thoughts on this?
>>10717323
you can find a watch that was worn in vietnam for $200.
R8 M8?
>>10717329
This is cheaper and far easier to get though.
What's a good $200 watch for a brown skin guy?
>>10717342
it also looks much worse and is a fashion watch. but buy what you like.
>>10717371
Anything you happened to have stolen that week.
>>10716830
maratacs ship in long plastic sleeves with a white square sticker that says
NATO/ZULU on it
>>10711376
aesthetically one of the best IWC and you had to go and fuck it up
>>Quartz... okay mate
>>Letters are off
>>Tachymeter too close to dial
>>Ugly ass crown
>>kill yourself IRL
Supreme x Rolex
50k, will it make me /fa/
>>10717492
garbage
>>10717492
lol. is that a real thing?
>>10717511
>>10717511
http://www.highsnobiety.com/2015/12/14/supreme-rolex-submariner-watch/
>>10717515
haha. one of the silliest things i've ever seen. gracias por la link.
>>10712340
>Soviet watch
>NATO strap
Huh. I think that looks pretty good.
Anyways, where's the best/most reputable place to buy a Vostok Amphibian?
>>10717534
I buy my meme watches from meranom, I got my komandirskie 1965 in just under two weeks, pretty quick for Russia to USA.
>>10717400
My store has all of their straps unpackaged and hanging on hooks, so there's nothing to really go by.
>>10717568
Yeah right, mine was lost at sea for ages. Not Meranom's problem, just shitty Russian Post Jews trying to save money by illegally putting their mail on ships and leaving them in port until they're full.
>>10717630
ivan to drunk to drive ship
>>10717568
is ebay seller dmit_bakh a bad idea?
>>10717716
Fuck if I know, I've only bought from meranom. You'll probably end up getting the seconds if you're buying new or Frankenstein watches if you're buying vintage.
>>10717628
probably chinkanese then
