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Spotted this on ebay, and was wondering if it was worth the money, something like $40 if i remember
>Also
What is your opinion on Soviet Watches? Are they effay?
Smartwatches are the future
>LG Urbane here
I tried to post a pic but my file size is too big to upload for some reason
>>10835251
then downsize or copy the exact model from google images dude
>>10835251
>Smartwatches are the future
>require daily charging
>do exactly what your smartphone does
>makes you look like a tool
Watches are timeless because they last 5ever and do one thing very well, not because of their muti-functional utility
>>10835216
>40 dollars for an old beat up soviet
nyet
nyet nyet nyet
get a volstok
How fake is this?
>>10835527
Fake but probably indistinguishable from the real thing, since the real watch is itself also just overpriced Alibaba-tier cheap bullshit.
>>10835275
or a raketa zero for the same price
>>10835527
if you're gonna get the fake, might as well get the 4 dollar fake off aliexpress yourself
>>10835643
This isn't a smart way to go about it. It all depends on the vendor, but you can reasonably bet that the $40 fake will have better internals than the $4 fake.
>>10835677
>you can reasonably bet that the $40 fake will have better internals than the $4 fake
by that logic the authetic one should be best
protip: it's not
I'm 90% sure all of the fakes are the same movement, but feel free to throw your money away
>>10835682
No, you don't understand my point. $4 will not buy you good watch internals - it's a crapshoot at that price point. I'm sure we've all had $40-$60 watches from no-name brands that have lasted us for many many years. There's a price premium attached to the internals in watches like those - it's certainly not as high as the price premium attached to name brands, but I can guarantee you it's higher than $4. I'm obviously not saying that it's a guarantee, but it's a reasonable assumption to make from a decent seller.
This is a very basic point, and it should be easy to understand. Your condescending tone is completely unwarranted.
>>10835691
And you're missing my point: authentic DW cost 200 dollars and have a worse movement than the aliexpress fakes for 5 dollars.
Price and quality have no bearing on eachother when it comes to fashion watches, which is why you should be prepared to spend money on an actual good watch. Unless you know that there are different people manufacturing fakes (fat chance), you're getting the exact same stuff at a higher price.
>>10835682
>>10835691
To your last point, actually, I *thought* I had a photo on my laptop with a comparison of two. I can't find it, but I bought a fake Bulgari for around $10 USD in Istanbul and a fake Armani for around $30 in Serbia. The $30 one has substantially better internals, and has lasted me six years now with just a battery change. The Bulgari's internals broke after a couple of years.
>>10835701
>authentic DW cost 200 dollars and have a worse movement than the aliexpress fakes for 5 dollars.
Okay, so that's where the issue is - I'm not talking about any specific watch. I don't know the brand DW; I'm speaking as someone who's owned around five fake watches with varying results. You, on the other hand, have baseless conjecture.
Literally every post I've made has made a point to say that the BRAND PREMIUM has no bearing on the quality of the internals, so I'm not sure who or what you think you're arguing against.
You know I'm a different person than the poster you were discussing the DW thing with, right?
SKX007 and a Ray, both on NATO
No reason to post an image since everyone here knows what that looks like
citizen watch
Get a real watch plebs
>>10837492
once she sees you got an oyster she's gonna give you the anus
>>10837492
horrible rep. At least spend 500+ so you don't blow everyone else's cover.
>>10837620
gr8 b8 m8 but ur to l8 with the h8
>>10835216
You need to kill yourself right away.
>>10835267
>do much less than what your smartphone does with even less ease of use
FTFY
>>10835251
>owns smart watch
>doesn't know how to resize images
Iooks like the smart watch companies know their target demographic pretty well.
>>10835216
Some Russian watches are cool, some are shit. Movements generally have the reputation of being moderately accurate and quite robust.
Youl model is pretty nice. I'd wear it.
>>10837492
wow that's an awful fake LOL
Other, preferably cheaper watches with week indicator?
>>10837811
I have a NOS big zero coming in the mail, how did I do? I think it looks pretty cool and I was reading about the 2609 movement and it actually sounds like it's pretty decent.
>>10837858
I like mine a lot. Ticks super loud though.
>>10835677
No, they are identical.
>>10837858
Also what kind of strap should I get? The CCCP strap it comes on actually looks decent but I'm guessing it's going to be cheap and awful in person so I'm planning on replacing it.
I'm not sure if I want a leather one similar to the one it comes on or a two-piece cloth one like pic related. There's also the obvious meme answer of putting it on a Nato but I think that would look like shit. Maybe a Perlon, since that's the hot new meme strap, but I think that would probably look like shit too.
>>10837911
I like it on black leather, but just choose whatever you like I guess.
What does the 'Q' mean?
>>10838311
quartz?
>>10838311
Q stands for quartz.
Really nice watch though, I got a 50 year old DS-2 still running smooth as fuck.
>>10838393
That one is just off Google, but I bought this one more or less randomly for next to nothing right now.
>>10837480
hey tyler
>lose quite cheap but nice watch
>replace with very cheap watch
>very cheap watch is awful
For fuck's sake
>>10837492
Do normal people actually wear Rolex watches? I can't imagine meeting anyone who isn't super rich who wears a Rolex, I'd just assume it was fake
>>10835267
>Watches are timeless
heh
>>10835216
wearing my vostok amphibia rn, very much recommend getting this over the communisterski
>>10838678
>he doesn't regularly wear a 50+ year old watch that belonged to his grandfather
Heh
>>10838833
You seem autistic though... Like would you wear it if you went to a club?
>>10838882
I'm not the first anon you were responding to. I seem autistic because sometimes I wear a suit and wear a dress watch with it?
And no I wouldn't wear it to a club, how is that even relevant? I would wear something appropriate for that instead.
>>10838882
what do you think you fucking numb skull xD
Hey I was thinking of getting one of the new Citizen Signatures. They look really well crafted for the prices.
>>10839075
niice, a lot more classy than most Citizen watches
>>10839089
Yeah I work in an office so I need something dressy enough for a suit, but still sporty enough I can wear it out without it looking out of place on the weekend.
Really like my eco-drives and when I started looking for a nice auto under 1k this caught my eye over like a hamilton or something.
>>10835527
you should see that in person, since they chose a topdown angle the watch depth (top to bottom) is probably absurd
>>10839075
Everything Citizen makes just always has a Seiko alternative which is superior in my opinion. I don't dislike Citizen and their watches are perfectly fine but none of them has ever really fully convinced me. The SARX in pic related costs less than that watch, has a movement of the same tier, has styling which is similar but better in my opinion, and looks to be better finished.
1961 Seamaster with new band
Can someone poat the watch info guide for cheapsters?
>>10838882
Would you wear a smart watch to a club?
How do I go on about getting a bracelet for the seiko sarb017 meme watch?
>>10835275
This is a Vostok, dumbass
>>10835216
I have a Vostok Amphibia. They're interesting and the build is what you would expect from a forty dollar automatic watch aka shitty but workable.
Why does /fa/ hate Daniel Wellington?
>>10835251
>LG Urbane
gaudiest, least tasteful smart watch ever made
>>10839980
literally like 20000% overpriced
>>10839980
overly minimalist mall tier garbage that appeals to people who have never seen a decent watch in their life nor know what one is
>>10840001
>>10840025
Fair do's
>>10835717
>>10835701
>>10835691
>>10835527
>>10835643
i just received 2 DW watches from aliexpress and I'm actually really impressed by the quality.
i sit right beside this dude in class who's got a real one and he had no i was sporting a fake till i told him (don't really care just like the look)
had em both for about 3 weeks and wore them every day and they're surprisingly well built, I get a lot of compliments on the one with the rose gold trim.
paid something like 9$ for both of them
What does /fa/ think of the Sinn 104? This version or the one with numerals?
>>10840156
The build quality is shit though, one of mine just lost the crystal.
>>10840161
too much fucking demarkation
It'd be fine if you removed the smallest ones, makes it look too cluttered imo
>>10838671
In the watch world they're really not that expensive. 7-15k for a watch isn't that much money if you've got a decent professional job. Think doctors, lawyers, accountants, pharma etc.
Consider the fact that there are many watches north of 50k, a rolex is not that absurd.
Yes, normal people wear them quite often.
>>10840306
I like the fine markers on German automatics. Maybe if they took the seconds off the bezel, or removed the bezel notching in favor of a speedmaster style shape.
>>10840359
Not that guy, but anyway. The lines are too fat and long for sub-second marks, imo. The Seagull, for instance, does it better.
>>10840462
I used to really like the 1963 but the finishing seems shit. Look at all the irregularities in the subsecond marks.
The chinese text + that red star make it feel really fedora/communist tier for me.
>you have $300 for a watch
what do you spend it on?
>>10840850
a <100 dollar citizen/seiko/orient or something, or a 5 dollar DW from aliexpress, and save the rest until you can buy a nice watch (1-2k+ for like a vintage swiss or something, or a modern german)
I saw a guy today in class with a really nice watch, it was quite big with a black dial, red or white second hand, quartz with chronograph. Also black/steel case with black dial and 2 small subdials. Anyone know what it might be called? Strap was pretty wide and light brown leather
>>10840902
Ask him.
>>10837480
'ane'
>>10838671
I live in asia where this shit is pretty much de riguer for daily life if you want to be perceived as successful and thus actually become successful (one usually leads into the other).
However, unlike older generations where a small rolex gold datejust was standard attire, wrist dinner plates with a million superfluous and distracting subdials sit heavy on the girly wrists of asia's up and coming youth (and old men with too much free time and viagra).
It really is ridiculous, and the reason why rolex increased their cases sizes after resisting the big watch meme longer than everyone else: the only market buying luxury watches in great abundance anymore is in asia, not europe or america like the past.
Boom boom times in the far east, time to buy a luxury watch (it can be ugly as sin, "I want the daytona/bigbang/royal oak ugly edition/seadweller deepsea that's too big for my manlet wrist because it's more expensive than that other guy's well suited and fitting datejust").
Brave new world.
>>10838671
Rolex produces over one million watches every year. They're not rare or exclusive or anything, they're very common. They may be very good watches and all but I don't understand why people think they're so special when they are so mass produced and literally everyone recognizes Rolex immediately.
I like this so much.
>>10838671
In the world of watches, they don't cost that much.
I didn't care for them myself when I first started looking for a nice watch, but over time I've come to realize that most of their offerings tick all the right boxes.
Rolex watches are the ultimate safe timepieces/jewelry/accouterments a man can buy.
They really are the safe, generic choice, and before I thought this was bad but in time have come to like their over done (over done because they're copied by others to death) styling.
Here's how it went with me: Looking for a dressier/casual-dressy watch, a final watch, that one watch that doesn't ever have to leave my wrist no matter what I wear or am doing because I'm in a "buy it once, buy it well" mode and cbf anymore.
My 2254 seamaster pro is nice, but not with a suit. Too sporty, and incongruous with my shirt cuffs.
I scanned the alternatives and it came down to Grand Seiko, and Rolex.
I wanted something: very well made so as to last a very long time - a lifetime and more hopefully;
-valuable (as in valuable beyond a few neckbears online - something with ubiquitous value, because an item with value can be traded if it ever came to that, for me or whatever spawn I leave the watch to when I shrug off this mortal coil);
-with some kind of pedigree or history - some lineage of craftsmanship and in-house production (which both seiko and rolex posses in droves with seiko predating rolex);
-an everywhere wearer: so that means screw down crown for water resistance, but not too sporty looking as I have that.
JLC's et. al., and all that are nice, but their dressy models are strictly dry formal business only, and their sporty stuff is too sporty, same with so many other brands;
-has to be made where it says it's made (so, in this case switzerland or japan)
This pretty much cuts out 90% of "swiss" watches out there (and low end jap watches but they're not part of my survey). I love my omega, but am under no illusions about the swatch group.
>>10842332
/cont
By my count, Rolex is one of the only swiss manufacturers that can truly claim (not according to that bullshit swiss law) that they're made in switzerland.
I don't trust the large conglomerates like Swatch, LVMH or Richemont, and the other independents don't fit the profile, aren't in-house or just shit.
Seiko's high end offerings are probably the only watches in the world that are 100% in house, so I'm talking everything down to the lubricating oils, lume compound and jewels. They make it all. Seiko is the only mass conglomerate I trust in this regard.
So it comes down to these two makers.
Here is how they differ and why I'm leaning towards Rolex in the end:
I love the Grand Seikos I've seen. So many say they're far better finished compared to Rolex, I'd believe it even if I haven't taken a loupe to them to compare myself - I know from experience that the Japs are the only ones to make Swiss people looks sloppy.
BUT, servicing a GS is pain. The only model I'm currently interested in is a highbeat that will likely require more frequent servicing than a standard movement.
So that's up to 6 months without the watch every 3-5 years (they say 3 for highbeat but whatever) as it gets serviced to keep it from needing costlier repairs.
A Rolex can be serviced, and full out repaired, in any city on this earth worth living in.
This is a convenience that cannot be denied.
Secondly, spare parts:
Like that other anon mentioned, rolex churns out millions of units every year, many with identical internal components.
If, some time in the far future, this watch needs replacement parts then finding them will not be hard.
GS, whose output is far smaller and whose official wording of ceasing parts production 10 years after the model is OOP, means that this will likely be a bitch for anyone in the future that needs GS parts.
I've asked at least four fucking times, but nobody points me in the right direction.
I want a basic, all around casual watch for 100-400£ (142$-568$).
Recommend some cool watches in that price range that you don't need a special outfit to pull off. Throw em at me.
>>10842368
/Final
Lastly, the Rolex has more "value". Despite it's likely superiority in accuracy, finish and what have you, GS's are unfortunately undervalued by the market compared to your steel men's rolex.
This isn't such a big issue for me, as I'm the hoarder type that has never sold anything 2nd had and hopefully never will have to.
But if things don't change for Seiko's general perception in the luxury arena, Rolex is still likely to be the crowned king of the mid-range luxury timepiece hill for some time to come.
The idea that some twerp tangentially related to me inheriting my watch and discarding it or not fighting to get it repaired because it's "just a seiko" (if they can still manage coherent thought by that age at all) bother me.
I can't see the future, I just know that rolexs are more valued, and so I must project the only data I have and guess that this discrepancy between the two will be maintained for some time to come.
So when it comes down to it (daily wearer/oystercase screw down/worn with everything any time), I'll likely be picking up an explorer 1, or some kind of datejust variant I like for my forever watch (for when I'm not wearing the smp).
It's the safe choice, but it just ticks all my boxes.
>>10842398
I also have babby tier thin as fuck wrists, so the watches shouldn't be too big
>>10839447
>You can never unsee the clown face
God fucking dammit.
>>10842435
I don't see a clown face
Is there a place where I can see a list of old Fossil Watches?
I have an old one that was my dads that is 1/2 skeletonized on the face and its pretty effay but I can't get a good photo of it to post.
>>10842435
wtf u on about feg
>>10842398
>>10842407
you'll have to add some specific preferences
otherwise just go look at an online catalog since it's pointless to list out a 1000 disparate options
if you don't know what you want at all then fuck off and go get a clue then come back
>>10842471
I want a watch I can wear to work/casually. Preferably silver in color, no loud ticking, basic but high quality, long-term, maybe a day/date display.
>>10842398
seiko sarb
>>10842449
>fossil
what are some cool watches with dope history behind them? omega speedmaster i already have
>>10838311
QUOMBO
I got an F91-W and A158W on the way
>>10842573
bump
>>10842525
bump
>>10842803
Orient Bambino perhaps
any experiences with skywatches.com.sg? are they legit and reputable?
>>10842803
S A R B
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It's a great watch and it's perfect if you just want a watch with no bullshit and apparently have no other specific needs or preferences.
>>10835251
>implying watches are even used for utility anymore
Enjoy buying your impractical toy, friend.
>>10842611
Casio, fine choice my friend.
>>10842926
thankyou, the one on the left is nice, would cop if i needed something rugged
>>10842398
hamilton khaki field? (38mm)
>>10837858
>>10837868
I really want one too. Where did you guys get yours? How much were they?
>>10840156
Pic?
>>10843319
ebay is pretty much the only place that I know of. I got mine from ebay and overpaid out the ass ($120) for one which is supposedly NOS. You should easily be able to find one in decent or pretty good condition for like $40-80 though, I'm not sure mine was really worth it but it was an impulse thing and I guess we'll see when it gets here.
>>10843338
I've seen a black one go for around 50, not as much of a fan of it though.
I think I'll hold out until I see a white one for a decent price
>>10843350
Yeah the black dial looks like shit I think. There's also a whole bunch of white dial special commemorative ones made for the Western market with a big hammer and sickle on them that say Glasnost and those seem to go surprisingly cheap even in decent condition, but I think that's way too commie for me and like any other "special edition commemorative" Russian watch there's always a high probability that they're frankensteins or fakes.
If there's nothing good on ebay just wait a while and check again, there's plenty of slav watches floating around and something good will come up eventually.
>>10843361
Yeah I'm not a fan of those variants either. I'll just wait for a white one to pop up for a reasonable price.
>>10835216
H-hi
New to the watch scene, I'm noticing how essential it is in some outfits but I've never been given or owned a nice one before. What should I get? And should I ever buy a fake, or does a fake make me look bad because I'm lying about my financial status?
>>10843619
look at this >>10839447
>>10843652
Yeah, I just found that lol, I used to lurk more before asking the obvious but I just stopped caring
>>10842249
that is different. neat.
>>10842400
Not comparable in price but vastly superior to every Rolex, except parts availability
>>10842857
I ordered a blue mako from them about 5 or 6 years ago.
They're in Singapore, I'm in Thailand (mako's had run out here at that time).
I asked them to please lie on the Fedex form, say it was $15 dollars rather than 100 or whatever it was then, because I'd be raped by customs fees and post office bribery bullshit. (up to 70% on luxury goods - year fuck off).
So they sent it all fine. It sat in the fedex storage here for too long, then I got a call asking me to confirm the cost of the watch ie. send them an invoice because presumably they thought there had been a mistake on the declaration form.
I seriously hate these courier fucks; try to squeeze out every last customs commission.
So I edited the invoice skywatch sent me, turned it into a pdf and sent it off.
Had my mako that afternoon.
Fucking fedex.
Skywatch was most obliging at the time, I have no idea if their reputation has been maintained up to the present, however.
>>10843830
>Not comparable in price but vastly superior to every Rolex, except parts availability
Not comparable at all m8ty.
This thing is more suited to be compared to haute horlogerie type shit: the old classic greats, the new small greats (Journe, Voutilainen et.al.).
But yeah, Rolex trumps them all in regards to potential longevity due to a mountainload of spare parts and donor watches available now until forever.
>>10842368
Safe choice for the long game indeed.
>>10842931
I like that one too. Comparison with my snz which may be just a little too big, might have to buy an snk to try out. new cheap leather strap as well.
>>10840850
Obris Morgan
alt. A cheap Hamilton Jazzmaster Quartz
alt. A cheap SARB
can watches be preppy? what are some watches that go with preppy fits?
>>10844322
wear a gaudy rolex with your fratcore shit
jesus chirst man, just wear a white-faced dress watch like the rest of the world, why would you want a specifically preppy watch anyway
>>10844325
>doesn't understand that not all watches go with all fits
how's first day on /fa/ anon? you like it?
>>10844284
what;s the model number?
>>10844322
Personally, I find Timex watches to be very preppy
>>10844370
casio ae1200wh
seiko snzg17
>>10835527
I could tell it's a rep but I own the real thing.
crown doesn't stick out like that on the real one, and this one has noticeably thicker edges
Why are Ulysse Nardin watches priced so high? Their design is fantastic, just wondering if you get what you pay for.
>>10844435
Kek.
>>10844443
Maybe it wasn't that particular one then... that is laughably odd though. Seems to be an attempt at making watches art?
>>10844295
>Overpriced Memegan
kek
>>10844435
>just wondering if you get what you pay for.
It's a luxury watch brand.
It's jewelry that ticks.
It's gonna cost what it costs because they say so. If people want to buy it at the asking price then whatever.
Their internal mechanisms are outsourced but modified (they have since started to engineer their own in-house stuff).
Their designs are their own; if you want something that looks like a UN, then you'll have to buy their asking price (supply and demand nigga, do you speak it?)
They were up until recently independent, but have just been bought by one of the luxury goods conglomerates so expect shit to get more boring with less innovation, more shit and more expensive from here on out.
IMO unless you have a hard on for their looks, they're nothing special compared to everything else available.
I wanna buy a minimalist watch, russian looks cool, what to buy that's cheap af? I don't really care about the inside, only aesthetics.
I just got pic related as my first "real" watch. Did I overpay for aesthetics or is the movement actually decent?
>>10844624
how much did you spend?
>>10844681
200$
>>10844681
~$216 from watchunique, wanted the display back
>>10844691
>>10844693
you didn't overpay. you got the cheapest non-retard mechanical chronograph of it I guess.
>>10844714
Thanks? Don't know who this other fuck is by the way.
>>10844564
cheap and good looking is hard to come by
cheapest minimalist that isn't dogshit would be the pope's casio
get that, or up your budget
>>10842862
You're in every fucking thread, even /g/ with the same exact posts. Fucking shill.
>>10842573
Should i cop an omega speedmaster
>>10844745
>Fucking shill.
how can he be shill if he
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>>10844745
Just probably a dude who is excited about his first real watch.
>>10844745
>>10842862
It's a nice watch. Like a non-swisswank Aqua Terra.
copped these 2 yesterday.
how do I decide when to wear which?
>>10844992
What's the Timex model?
>>10845018
t2p319
>>10845023
Thanks
And I wear my F-91W with pretty much any casual outfit, it seems to go with everything.
>>10844992
match the leather one with your belt or shoesor something idunno.
wear the other one with whatever
>>10844992
illuminator?
>>10845182
F-91W. It's pretty much a meme already.
>>10844992
Timex for all occasions except MLP conventions
>>10844992
timex is quartz trash, f91 is timeless no matter what peopel say..if you buy analog by non-quartz movement et voila!
>>10845807
it's 2016 I think battery power is here to stay
>>10845816
>current year
>using non mech powered analog watch
seriosuly rocking that tacky shit while solid affortable mechs are out there, nigger?
w-what about g shock (pic related)?
>>10844322
It doesn't get any preppier than a yacht-master.
>>10845998
That's not preppy, that's fucking disgusting and gaudy. The Yachtmaster is one of the most disgusting watches Rolex makes, and they make some pretty disgusting shit if you look past the classics like the sub, GMT, datejust, explorer etc.
>>10845839
I have one, kind of annoying how it stops when I don't wear it a day.
>>10845998
Preppy isn't the same as frat familia
>>10845879
saw you on /r9k/
Can you swap out a watch band of links for one made of leather? I got one with links as a present and my wrist can't handle it
>>10837800
I smirked.
>>10844443
ultimate porn star watch desu
Can anyone identify this make of flieger?
>>10845998
>It doesn't get any more arab-chinese jabba than a yacht-master.
FTFY
>>10846199
>>10846020
it's looks preppy to me
>nautical
>bright primary colors
>my dad is a lawyer vibes
>>10847680
I think you're right, that is a very preppy looking watch.
>>10844366
>implying a white-faced watch doesn't go with literally everything
how's your first week out of the womb, anon?
I am looking to buy a modern minimalistic watch for up to 3000 dollars, any brand recommendations?
>>10848036
Minimalist in what way?
>>10848067
Something along the lines of Daniel Wellington, Jacob Jensen or Danish Design, but with a bit more quality.
>>10848074
Maybe Dufa.
>>10848077
I prefer a white dial, because it can be worn with a bigger variety of outfits
>>10848083
Idk, they have that too.
>>10848036
Maybe this.
>>10848102
I like that one
>>10840161
sans numerals is best
>>10848102
definitely this.
>>10848036
Sinn (frankfurt AM series)
Junghans (Max bill series)
Stowa
But really, the only correct answer is
http://www.nomos-glashuette.com/
Best watch in this thread
I have this Tissot from a birthday about three to four years back. Is it possible to swap out the links for a leather band?
Also would a spring tool suffice for this or would I need a mini-spring tool judging by the pic?
>>10848345
Tiny numerals, need microscope.
>>10848349
Probably easy with the normal tool.
Can anyone tell me if Rolex still makes any quartz watches or was the Oysterquartz the only one they did?
>>10848354
Great thanks.
I think this is the face of it, seems closest anyway. Do you think a brown leather band would suit it? I was thinking something similar to the Timex Easy Reader in terms of band.
>>10844624
angry watch is angry
>>10848102
>holly molly this looks pretty neat,
can i buy this model from amazon.?
Are seiko 5's high maintenance? I want to buy one online but don't want to spend more money servicing it than on the watch itself.
>>10848364
I forgot the image.
>>10848522
I never serviced mine, some of 'm are over 20 years old they still work. But I don't know if they've ever been serviced.
My oldest first hand bought is a little over 6 years old. Still runs perfectly.
BTW if it does need servicing after 5 years, just buy a new one.
>>10848628
thanks, man, copping the SNZG17J1 now
>>10843338
i just got a beat up one without strap for £30 inc shipping
a new boxed one was about £90 inc shipping
>>10848663
actually it was £20 but i think the hands have been replaced because they have white bars in the middle of them
>>10848345
>no lume hands
>oversized
>shit aesthetics.
>boring ass strap
>white dial would be cool if not that massive size
What do you guys think? Its like 260$
>>10848869
only if you're full lunarcore
>>10844624
I have the same watch, well with the actual 19 Zuan from a forum and not the 21 Zuan from watchunique so I can't speak on that quality specifically... but it's a beautiful watch. Highly recommend getting a leather NATO band with it but it's a great movement.
Be careful of bumping because the plastic dome can scratch a bit easy but nothing some toothpaste can't buff out. You won't be disappointed.
>>10845998
Is it bad that I really like this? Like I'd never buy one, but the colours are so nice
YES OR NAH?
Jacob Jensen 179 yuros
>>10849461
srry forgot photo
>>10848522
They were actually designed for sale in seiko's third world markets (those that couldn't afford to benefit intially from seiko's quartz revolution since that shit was expensive when it first debuted).
They're prime for deepest darkest africa or shitfuckistan where replacement batteries and fragile electronics are hard or impossible to come by.
In other words, they're sturdy as shit for what they are and you basically wear them until they wear out.
>>10848102
This model was larger than I what's traditionally a dress watch of that style.
If it were 38mm maybe, but it wears like a 42mm and that's sport watch territory, or shit dinnerplate-esque fashion watch territory.
Shame as it's a fairly inexpensive moonphase complication watch.
C/N?
just got this recently, thoughts guys? first real watch that wasn't a hand me down after college
>>10840902
>>10840904
compliment it then ask him don't be an autist
>>10849637
> Paying 500 euro for a fake
top kek
>>10849733
looks good, I hope its not a quartz, too formal looking for my taste
citizen c/n?
>>10850136
thx, automatic. was going for formal (wear suit/tie to work every day) while somewhat casual/sporty for weekends (especially the punched leather). first watch thought I'd go for versatility.
>>10837480
>citizen c/n
i'm surprised how put-together / unpretentious it is despite looks like it has so many complications. needs higher quality shot to be sure, but first impression looks like a good watch
>>10844284
Do you think there is any way to take off all of those labels? It looks a little cluttered
>>10848970
Do you think I should cancel my watchunique order and order from thomas or one of those other guys? I'm souring on watchunique a bit reading watchuseek.
Does anyone know this watch? Just found it and all I can see is the brand name "Relic"
Looking for a watch, but I'm not an expert, can you guys help me out?
>small (I have a thin wrist)
>simple, natural look
>leather strap/goes well with leather strap
>automatic
>quality brand
>under 300$
Found this one, but I think it's too big for me
>>10848094
>>10848077
So is this stuff overpriced shit? Any idea what the movement inside is?
Because I think they look really nice (and it would be great if you guys have suggestions on other 38mm watches that look like this), but I doubt it's actually made in Germany.
Already own a orient blue ray but want a monochrome/formal watch.
Should I cop this Orient FFD0F??
>>10850549
there something about that tone of grey i don't like, reminds me of pencil lead
>>10837704
that foot fedora is very popular among urban black teens due to vine still shit though
decided on a brathwait
which style do you guys prefer? idk how the rose gold will look on me as a guy
>>10849625
i think it wears like a 44mm. I can wear most 42s and i tried this one on and instantly knew it was too big
I want to buy my father a watch for his birthday, he doesn't really care too much about brands or anything, it just needs to following criteria:
>numbers he can actually read with his eyesight (no numerals or dashes marking them)
>water resistant to >=50m
>aesthetic enough to be worn to nice occasions
Preferably sub-150 or so. Any suggestions?
Thanks
>>10848869
gross
pls don't
>>10849468
no
>>10849637
no
>>10849733
Not bad, I think the red accenting is a bit much and overwhelms the watch
>>10850533
believe it or not, most women's watches are just smaller versions of men. Try a hamilton jazzmaster or a SARB around that pricepoint
most daydates/daydate homages are quite small also (pic related)
>>10849889
>not paying 500€ or over for a fake
>>10838671
I am a normal working guy and I wear a Black sub C.
>>10842202
>be perceived as successful and thus actually become successful (one usually leads into the other).
Elaborate?
>>10852280
Aspirational lifestyle marketing has successfully convinced middle class idiots that spending a bunch of money on luxuries will make them wealthy.
>>10849733
Real nice.
>>10851858
Timex Easy Reader line. (various models)
They're expressly made for seniors desiring easy readability with a watch face.
Plain (some say bland), uncluttered dials with timex's indiglo night light which will be useful for an old man bothered by a prostrate in the early hours.
Cheap as chips and if you don't like the band then replace it with a nicer on and it'll do for all occasions.
I've got this. It's bretty gudd but I don't need or want the date on it.
>>10844992
wore Timex for the first time today and damn you guys weren't joking when you said it's loud as fuck
>>10842202
It's a combination of lots of nouveau riche gooks and the european market being pretty saturated. European market has shifted a lot towards the retro grail watches that is too tough for brands to compete with.
European market is twice as large as the US, and the US+euro market is about equal to the asian market (at roughly 50%).
>>10845879
nigger tier
>>10845839
Looks ugly as fuck
>>10852930
>Looks ugly as fuck
thats the beauty/charm of a mens watch - pure utilitarian nonpretencious fa
also, is pic rel vostopk amphibian? what model pls help
>>10851752
i prefer the left, but im a total leather whore so go with what you like m8
>>10835251
Ew no. A proper wagcht can be given as an heirloom. A smart watch is a useles gizmo. It falls short on both style and function. I'll take a hublot over an apple any day thank you.
These are the ones I have.
I don't wear them all that often. I hate having things on my wrists when working.
>>10851159
I own that model. Love it.
>>10853085
a bit gaudy t be hon
>>10853085
too bulky/chunky
>inb4 shitvicta
Think a brown strap would look good on this?
g shock watches, specifically the large white ones with the resin band. hot as fuck.
why is there no love for digital watches?
How effective or desirable are eco drive watches compared to winding ones?
>>10854519
No.
But you already know why.
Because it's a fucking invicta.
>>10853085
I just don't like the Formula 1 series from Tag. I'd way rather go with the auto aquaracers or a Carerra
>>10842332
> I love my omega, but am under no illusions about the swatch group.
Can you explain/expand on this?
>>10855105
Swatch whores out a bunch of well loved historic brand names to shovel a bunch of shitty watches and they're all intentionally gimped to make Omega look better by comparison, and Omega itself is not as great as they would want you to believe. Someone on /g/ put it pretty accurately when they said that Swatch wants Omega to be perceived as 95% as good as Rolex while making 50% of the effort.
Omega uses movements largely made by ETA (their sister company in the Swatch conglomerate) before being assembled by Omega which wouldn't be so bad in and of itself except that they pretend that Omega is all in-house when that's complete bullshit.
They also are always bragging about being Swiss and having Swiss heritage and shit and yet their watches are made in China as much as possible while having only a minimal amount of the final finishing work completed in Switzerland to allow the watches to be legally stamped as "Swiss Made". Basically most Omegas today have movements with 50% of the parts made in Asia, bracelets made in China, and cases that are stamped out elsewhere before being polished and finished in Switzerland and yet their marketing fluff shit would have you believe that the watches are lovingly made by hand from start to finish by shaky old Swiss master craftsmen elves hunched over a workbench when really the production process is the same highly automated globalized supply chain shit that any other product goes through.
>>10855268
>Omega to be perceived as 95% as good as Rolex while making 50% of the effort
lmao. so true.
>>10842332
>>10855268
thanks for this. can you give your thoughts on TAG Heuer? I hear they get a lot of flak in the watch community because they market themselves at Macy's, others calling it just a fashion watch brand. I do think it's cool they're trying out new stuff with a smartwatch www.tagheuerconnected.com/
>>10855652
Take all the shit I talked about Omega and triple it, TAG is trash. Heuer was a once great company that got bought out by TAG and turned to shit. They literally bought a movement design from Seiko and touted is as being this super great all-Swiss movement they had invented and built all in-house. Then a while later it turned out they weren't even manufacturing it all themselves, they had trouble with some of the parts so they asked Seiko to produce them for them.
>>10855685
http://blog.perpetuelle.com/watches/tag-heuer-shoots-itself-in-the-foot-on-tag-heuer-caliber-1887-launch/#comments
http://www.reuters.com/article/swiss-watches-tagheuer-idUSL6E8EL7K320120321
>Tag Heuer, a unit of French luxury group LVMH said a deal it announced on Wednesday to use parts from Seiko Instruments Inc. would not hurt its "Swiss made" image as the company is a member of the Swiss Chronometry Society.
So Seiko is not good enough to please the "only the Swiss can make good watches" crowd, but they're good enough to hold Swiss watchmakers' hands and do all the hard work for them.
>Mfw people thought I bought my Tudor because I couldn't afford a Rolex
It's not like I'm going to correct them. I'd rather have people think I'm poor. Still, the stigma is interesting.
>>10855722
That's why people who buy things for the sake of impressing others make themselves miserable and never impress anyone anyway. I would take a Pelagos over a SubC any day (but not a classic aluminum bezel 40mm sub), and I love the Heritage Chrono and the Ranger and the North Flag. I like their vintage stuff too, I've been hunting ebay for a good Oysterdate for months now.
I love Tudor, it's a shame people finally picked up on the association with Rolex and so prices have started rising both for current models and for vintage stuff, and it seems like moving to inhouse movements and jacking up the prices sort of defeats the whole purpose of starting Tudor as a separate brand in the first place.
>>10855722
>buying submariner-looking anything
the best rolexes are the most understated ones
of course everyone buys the submariner for the exact opposite reason, so by proxy anyone who buys submariner homages are imitating the same gaudiness
I'm a sales advisor at a gym and I always wear a red Polo with black pants or shorts, what should I cop that's sporty but still classic that's around 150-200 usd?
>>10855268
Thanks for your response this is extremely interesting stuff here. Where do you go to find this kind of stuff out? are there any good websites/articles or videos about this kind of thing?
>>10856225
a fitbit
>>10856450
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/28/business/global/swiss-watch-industry-seeks-to-tighten-requirements.html?referer=&_r=0
http://www.ablogtowatch.com/swiss-made-mean-whole-lot-more-watches-2017/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Made
As much as I hate WUS they sometimes have some ok threads and there's always a lot of delicious denial and handwringing when this stuff comes up:
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/just-put-extra-half-link-my-po-bracelet-made-china-918871.html
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/swiss-made-brands-mostly-chinese-1832554.html
And of course it's not just the Swiss
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f21/where-seiko-watches-really-made-juicy-mistake-1084156.html
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/seiko-made-china-2419609.html
And then read the history of the origins of the swatch group, it's fascinating. The short summary is that Seiko dropped a Japanese atomic bomb in 1969 by releasing the first production quartz wristwatch. Quartz was immediately vastly superior to mechanical watches and over the course of just a few years the price of quartz fell to well below mechanical watches as well, so the bottom dropped out on the Swiss watch industry and many companies went out of business entirely or circled the drain surviving by government bailouts until this guy Nicolas Hayek came along and ate up all the brands into the massive Swatch Group and started brutally cutting costs and cutting corners and launching massive marketing efforts to carefully segment the market using all the different brands owned by Swatch to squeeze as much out of consumers as possible at every price range and to make mechanical watches desirable again.
Should receive pic related soon, I can wear it with generally anything, right?
My collection of low tier watches, replaced some of the straps. Last one i did was the bambino, in order to tone it down to a more casual look. I think about picking up either a nomos, to replace the rodina, or a speedmaster as an alternative to the steinhart to wear smart casual or with suits What do you guys think on that idea?
>>10856604
If by anything you mean nothing, because it's hideous, then yeah
>>10855268
>>10855706
>>10855685
>>10856571
Couldn't have put it more succinctly myself (I just re-read my posts concerning rolex as a safe choice and it's just so difficult to read I'm sorry guise).
>And then read the history of the origins of the swatch group, it's fascinating. The short summary is that Seiko dropped a Japanese atomic bomb in 1969
To add to this remember that this quartz a-bomb was preceded by seiko being banned from the swiss timing competition because when their entry one year was so much more superior (accurate etc.,) compared to all the swiss entries the swiss were totally BTFO and ran, butthurt, screaming and anally bleeding to their government who then revised the rules of the competition so that only swiss manufacturers could compete from then onwards.
Hence why COSC certification and all that "superlative chronometer" crap is just that, crap. But people eat it up, even though it's meaningless in day to day use and becomes irrelevant after your first servicing.
It's not as accurate as seiko's standard, and it's not as accurate as the nascent german watchmaking industry standard (if that thing can get off the ground) which I believe seeks to measure accuracy of a CASED movement rather than a naked one like the former two do.
"Swiss Made" is therefore a hollow gold standard, resting precariously on past laurels mostly unearned by most of the current contenders.
However, it is still a gold standard as far as mass consumer perception is concerned (which is why so many still buy in droves dogshit, unimaginative tissots and the like) but like I always say on here for everything be it watches, footwear or fine clothing these days you can only trust the maker, because all labels lie.
Hence why concerning the upper middle range of swiss horology: "In Rolex We Trust", because everything else below them might as well be made in dodge city.
That's okay if you fully understand what you are buying at the price you are, but most people don't.
>>10856855
http://www.watchesbysjx.com/2013/06/up-close-seiko-astronomical-observatory.html
>1st through 3rd place go to a quartz movement, Seiko wins every place from 4 to 10 with mechanical movements
Seiko rekt the Swiss so hard that even when they restarted the chronometer competitions after a 40 year break they were still butthurt enough to exclude all watches made outside of Europe. It's hilarious.
But in any case here's Omega's fuck you to the rest of the industry, 8 stars to celebrate winning 8 competitions.
>>10848345
source please
bought this, was like 35$ and looks/works great
>>10837800
too true
I have 6" wrists. But I also like the look of small watches. Would it be a good idea to go and buy a vintage watch online, somewhere in the sub 30-33mm area?
In particular I've been browsing and this caught my eye.
http://www.chrono24.com/en/tissot/--seltene--antike-herrenuhr-von-1948--zeitzeuge-im-original-zustand--id3712311.htm
But with it being so old, how much money could i possible have to spend on maintenance, etc. What would the cost be of owning such an old watch.
Are there any watches that are similar to this stylistically but don't cost a fucking arm and a leg
>>10858806
Bump, can anyone help?
>>10850892
You could check out a rodina st17. Cheap as fuck Nomos homage.
>>10835677
Pleb tard
>>10840156
Why would u wear a fake DW?
I would be ashamed of even being remotely associated with such crap.
Just wear a no brand 5$ dressy quartz, at least that wouldn't be humiliating
got the black leather band. did I fuck up /fa/? i got it for a steal
>>10852804
yeah man
i threw mine in the fucking trash after 3 days
i had to keep it in the other room at night
Can you guys tell me if watchunique is legit? Never bought a watch before but I want a Seagull and they seem to have good prices, possibly too good prices.
>>10859160
>>10859160
well its a fucking movado. So yes you've fucked up.
>>10849733
>>10849733
Tag is shit but these heritage models aren't so bad.
>>10856638
Not a fan of the monster desu, but at least it's a good watch
id trash/ebay the invicta and trash the DW. If the middle's an orient it's fine. Nomos is too expensive for what you're getting IMO (1-2k), I'd get a Maison Celadon instead.
Might also want to look into a hamilton or vintage omega constellation or similar
>>10858806
Unless you're a huge man, I'd say no problem. The old Swatch that everyone used to wear is 34 mm, and looks fine, size-wise.
Does it matter whether I get a Duracell or a possibly less reliable "Renata" battery for my watch?
>>10859191
What the fuck is even the point in minimalist watches? The margin for error in telling the time increases with more "minimalism". With your watch, you may as well downgrade to a bracelet.
>>10859653
I understand the stigma with movado in the US:
It's a watch present in all midtier malls in every flyover state in that country.
But that's a shame IMO.
I don't live in the US, I've never seen a movado sold in person, but I really do like the look of their (admittedly overdone) museum dial.
I would hazard a guess that, if not for the mallbrand stigma in the US, more fuccbois would be all over them in general.
>>10860045
do youself a favor and get one of the seiko 10 year lithiums
>>10860101
>With your watch, you may as well downgrade to a bracelet.
You don't seem to get it:
If they wanted accuracy they'd be wearing radio-synced gshocks.
99% of fuckers on here use their phone every waking second anyway so the watch is just an affectation.
However, you rarely have to know the time to the precise microsecond, and if you did you wouldn't be even looking at such watches in the first place.
Most people don't need atomic accuracy, and an approximation which is easily achieved with any watch (even those ones with just one hand) will suffice for most day to day use.
Any autist will be like "oh it's 12:05:01:113r2w5354t4" whereas everyone else will say "oh, it's around 12 o'clock. Time for lunch".
>>10860116
Actually scratch that they ruin all their museum dials by adding fucking text on the bottom.
Like the design isn't signature enough they still have to say "swissMOVADOmade" (which is bullshit and meaningless anyway).
Retards catering to other retards that don't know what they own unless it screams its name at them.
Branding ruins almost everyone, ever, and if I could find a good vintage pic related I'd be glad.
Fuck this brand.
>>10859191
>"why does it only have the number 5 on it anon?"
>y-
>you don't understand
>it's minimalist
>>10860117
Do they make those for all kinds of batteries? This one uses a small 371.
>>10859735
Thanks on the feedback. I took a look at the Celadon but the face is a bit too gaudi for my taste. I kind of like the idea on getting an older constellation or seamaster but wont servicing be a hazzle? The sub is a steinhart btw not an invicta.
>>10858817
orient sun and moon
>>10859632
I bought mine from them and it was fine. I couldn't find anywhere cheaper.
>>10860126
>buy minimalist watch to satisfy your vanity
>lose your job because you keep arriving late to meetings
>you can't afford to buy stupid shit anymore
>>10860965
>>lose your job because you keep arriving late to meetings
If this was a concern you wouldn't be buying anything that permitted such imprecision.
Do you guys reckon something like this can be trusted? I want an expandable band, but I'm not keen on paying $40 for a band.
>>10861225
Try it, i bet you'll throw it away within a week. If you want anything decent you're going to need to spend more.
>>10861225
either way it still looks like complete shit
Five dollar cop.
>>10861516
noice
Hey, /fa/, I'm willing to buy a watch but can't afford more than 10 dollars in it. I'll post my highlights until now.
>>10862178
Yea definitely get this.
>>10862166
So, depends on what for me to choose the colouring of the wrist and the watch? Like, on my belt, my boots/shoes, etc. I don't get it. Any design of those will be good?
>>10862178
Oh wow. I'll check if it has a good pricing at my country, or maybe import.
>>10862191
Out of the three >>10862162 would be the most versatile.
And yeah, >>10862178
>>10862196
>>10862191
>>10862178
Thanks for replying and shit, dudes. So my situation is: Either I import a MQ24, risking to pay just 11 dollars, which is very cheap, because there is a 75% chance I'm not getting taxed, or pay 18 dollars, if I they tax me, and this is out of my budget. If i get >>10862162 , I pay 15 dollars and it is OK. I think I'd like to be done with >>10862162 , at least I'm sure that I'm going to pay 15 not 18 dollars. Thanks a lot.
>>10862301
If you can't scrape together 18 dollars I'm not sure you should be buying a watch
>>10862325
This is what third world life is like. At least I have internet...
What do you guys think of this one? is Citizen a good lower middle grade watch?
>>10863434
Citizen eco-drives are IMO the only plain (as in, no other complications beyond date/day) worth buying anymore (not counting g-shocks and other specialty quartz).
They're fine, and there are varying grades but you should be set for a couple of years without hassle or worry even if you buy the lower grades.
But like any mass produced stuff, some have had failures in 4 years (warranty fixed) and others are still going strong 10+years no probs to watch or solar cells and battery.
As for the watch in question: I don't usually advocate any gold plating/coating (if you're going gold at all, get solid), and that goes double for cheaper watches.
But if you like it, you like it. The dial is nice and uncluttered. And the bi-metals means you can mix and match any other metallics you wear (rings et al.) with ease.
>>10863484
>Citizen eco-drives are IMO the only plain
Are the only plain QUARTZ worth buying anymore. Sorry.
>>10863484
Thanks for your help, what mainly attacts me to it is the colour scheme and the roman numerals which is something Ive had a hard time finding in mens watches.
How do you learn how to identify a watch as being good outside of brand+cost or personal experiance?
>>10863484
Also a watch like that is about $400AU /$275US is that a reasonable price for the quality?
>>10849158
me too /fa/m
