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>>51628185
Mandatory stuff we are very knowledgeable about: Required Viewing for Newbies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=508-rmdY4jQ
Post your lume
>>51680810
Is that a Tisell?
Also, I remember that being answered
>>51676643
fuck am I jealous
>Vacheron only offers perpetual calendar display in two ways / systems / format at the same time
Pateks celestial displays a shit
>>51680953
Tritium? Well aren't we a fancy fellow!
>>51680825
Yeah, one of the pilot models.
I held it under a fluorescent light and let it dissipate for 5 minutes.
It held up well, better than it appears on camera at least.
>>51680953
>>51680992
He posts lume shots so we can't see, and therefore make fun of, his laughably retarded 90-click rotating bezel.
>>51681020
I do it just to trigger you anon because it sure as hell doesn't bother me
>>51680851
Bagelgauss gets lumed markers?
>>51680796
Not bad for a rep.
First for Spoopy
>>51681224
>falling for mechanical memes and NASA memes at the same time
>>51681244
Don't forget it's a shitty fake to boot
>>51681224
There's one for sale on RWI for £100.
I guess quartz chrono is better than all the mechanical offerings since it doesn't look like utterdogshit with the 7750 subdial spacing and isn't sinking as low as being a faux-chrono, but it's still kind of despicable.
>>51681135
wat
>>51681224
Hopefully last as well
>>51681244
>mechanical
My older brother is a successful normie lawyer who probably makes like 80.000€ a year already in his early 30s and wears a Rolex datejust or an omega speedmaster to work.
I'm just a poor engineering student and got him pic related for Xmas. Will he like it /g/?
He doesn't have a diver afaik.
>>51681406
Looks good Anon. What case is that?
>>51681433
Thanks. It's a 710 aka "ministry case".
>>51681406
He'd better like it if he wants to appear like he doesn't have shit taste.
Also am I the only one who thinks that the Amphibia would have pretty neat bracelet designs if they'd bother making them out of solid steel instead of soup cans?
>>51681406
Lets be real here he will probably put it away somewhere and forget about it.
But hey the thought is what counts.
>>51681463
I agree, it fucking feels disgusting on the wrist and the end links fall apart as soon as you remove the bracelet from the watch.
I can't understand why the ruskies would make such low quality straps. I'd gladly pay some extra money for a decent one from vostok.
I'm thinking of getting another amphibia for myself as soon as I have the money since Xmas has raped my bank account.
Does anyone know of a decent steel bracelet that fits the 710 amphibia case?
>>51680838
i almost bought one of those at a gun show
but the fucker wanted like $250 for it
didnt feel worth it
>>51681525
>Does anyone know of a decent steel bracelet that fits the 710 amphibia case?
Vostok's own solid-link bracelet made for the 710SE, only the end links are hollow. You can order it from Meranom.
>>51681497
I've already thought about that and that's the most likely thing to happen since he's a snobby normie who only cares about appearance (he even drives a 911 carrera 4s).
Anyway I'd be glad if he would wear it every time I meet him which is not usually since we live in different countries.
>>51680838
I just fixed it so that it chimes now!
>>51681747
Good job. Do show, please
>boss saw my new watch (snk)
>oh neat i troll the /wt/ threads too
PANIC
First for well-made replicas.
>>51681924
how much are these?
>>51681135
Why is blue lume so rare?
>>51681812
45 more minutes and there'll be a video
>>51681935
I paid $368 for mine.
>>51681982
Citizens have blue lume, so it's not something to be impressed by. That is if you exclude the lot of them that look like shit. The blue is so nice compared to the green of my monster.
>>51682034
>dropping almost $400 on a clone
bro what
also
>crownless "rolex" guy here
>20+ years since a service
>been 2 days
>still keeping time as good as my seiko
if the companies that make these amazing fakes, would stop cloning watches, they could compete with rolex and make billions
>>51682063
The cheap ones are easy to tell apart from the gen and I don't want that.
Anyway I'm thinking of picking up the Ingenieur clone next for formal occasions. Swiss watches look so much more attractive than Jap or Gook ones.
>>51682085
i just feel when you spend $400 on clone
it should be a homage, from a company attempting to compete in the world
i dunno, just feels strange.
also a friend in the office said some company just flipped over and was selling their $800 watches on amazon for $80 to attempt to make some money back.
Anyone have any idea what he was talking about?
he couldn't remember the name.
>>51682159
because at $400 you're now paying a decent amount of money to deceive people instead of $50 for what would essentially be just a prank bro!!
stupid either way
My budget is 1500€, what's the highest quality watch I can get, I was thinking about pic related, but maybe I should go look at second hand models ?
>>51682258
I love NOMOS so I'd say yes. However, you may be able to find Omegas at that price that make you tick as well.
NOMOS' movements are in-house and well-made so it's essentially impossible to find anything new at that price that's that unique.
You could try second hand. Scares me desu but if you're confident check it out. You could probably find some very low end IWCs and stuff in that range. Condition may vary.
>>51682258
Beat up rollie on Craigslist or evay
>>51682034
How long ago did you order?
I could accept if you were this excited about it for a short while, but rampantly hurling your feces all over the thread for weeks on end makes no one but possibly you happy.
Also >42.5mm x 14.5mm dress watch
>Dress watch bigger than fat pocketwatch-movement casual watch
Unless you literally have 8" wrists, that WILL look retardedly big.
Getting a SARB for the same same or less money is better in nearly every way imaginable.
>>51682258
Nomos are superb. One other thing I can think of is one of the Longines Heritage models. I have one (a 1954) and it's a nice watch, but I think that the Nomos will be slightly higher.
first for sinkdiving
>>51681406
a bit hard to say
if he cares about watches in general and not just the status symbol-y ones, he'll probably think its cool
>>51681525
I always thought shark mesh bracelets looked cool on amphis
don't have one myself but I'm probably gonna buy one at some point
>me mum is demanding I restore one of the two Ruhla digitals I obtained
>she honestly wants to wear it as a daily
>tfw anything I offered from terrorist Casio, HMT Sona to Seiko 5 she refused
>tfw it's as big and chunky as a Ministry Amphibia
I swear I could never understand womyn and their taste in watches.
>>51681406
actually I'm gonna critique your gift a bit: you should've maybe bought one of the ones with no date complication
it has no quick set so it is a bit fiddly and annoying if you do not use it as a daily diver (which I assume someone with speedmasters and datejusts won't)
though if he just like ends up using it as a beater to the gym or whatever, he could just leave the date at whatever it is.
>>51682458
well yea thats a very unique watch
>analog digital
is it jump time?
i'd probably wear the little guy
>>51682311
>Getting a SARB for the same same or less money is better in nearly every way imaginable.
Not him but it's understandable if one goes for something else since the SARB looks a bit dull and their prices have slowly crept up over the years.
>>51682258
Watches generally lose quite some value between being new and being owned at all - buying one that someone bought, tried on and didn't like often gives a larger discount than buying from a retailer. Buying barely or actually used gives a deeper discount, though much less so on the most famous brands or extra sought after models.
As for nomos I can't give any personal experience but they seem very much watchmaking for the money.
When the most respected watchmakers in the world were asked what what sub-10k usd watch they would recommend, the grandfather of independent watchmaking and finishing said Nomos.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/that-time-revolution-asked-roger-smith-kari-voutilainen-laurent-ferrier-and-philippe-dufour-what-watch-theyd-recommend-for-under-10000
>>51682475
The hour wheel jumps, the minute wheel just moves like a regular minute hand. Also it's an unjeweled pin-pallet movement.
>>51682557
While I don't own a SARB, I'd consider a 65 far from boring and certainly more wearable and worth its price. Unlike the oversized semi-dress watch mixing round and edged at random with a completely flat poorly lumed dial.
Though compared to the SARB33 / variants I guess it's a touch more interesting - specially if you hang around budget forums and see it posted nearly daily.
GuP watch incoming
>>51682643
Pics of the other side? I used to be a fag for GuP.
>>51682643
>35000 yen
>$28.95 Quartz movement (esslinger.com)
What a shame, Kentex seems to make some nice watches at reasonable prices otherwise.
There is an amazon uk sales right now on seiko watches.
Im interest in the Seiko 5 SNZF15K1 (pic related)
159£ is a good deal for it ?
Why do you fags only talk about fugly NATOs? What's a good brand for leather straps?
>>51682706
fuck it's 116£ my bad
>>51682704
Miyota 9015, not bad.
>>51682706
Nope, you can get that for 60 pound sterlings less on creation watches.
>>51682710
hirsch
>>51682715
>not a field watch
>>51682710
Like the other anon said, Hirsch.
Crown and Buckle are decent for the price.
Hadley-Roma are ugly, but they're cheap and the ones I had wore like iron.
>>51682733
it's more around 100£ but thanks for the advice
>>51682755
Yeah, they should have just rebranded their Landman watch. At least it's an auto for the same price.
>>51682710
Colareb is pretty nice too.
>>51682710
Hadley Roma, Di-modell, Canucklebuck Canadian Custom Leatherworks Incorporated, Hirsh, Horween, Hodinkee, Camille Fournet, Santoni
>>51682710
Eichmüller: best leather and buckle quality for the price. A strap is about 14€.
>>51682473
But I wanted the scuba dude, which is the most iconic amphibia design. And its movement allows a short cut to set the date.
>>51683002
yeah, but its still fiddly as hell if you need to move it more than maybe 5 days
just imagine being at day 4 when its actually day 1, fug :D
>>51683050
Well maybe that will bother him, but definitely not me. When you set the date you get to intimate with you watch :3
I have two poljot 3133 chronographs which I wear maybe 3 times a month and I love setting their date after not having seen them for a while.
>>51683164
Hey, you're back. A couple of days ago I asked you does your black buran have вeдyщй engraved.
It means "the leading", as in the main pilot in a squad. Mine has вeдoмый, which means "the following" as in the wingman.
>>51683164
I mind it more on my amphi since it needs such a large motion to work (like from 9 to almost 3?)
and occasionally that doesn't work either and I need to do a full 24 hour change
its the reason my second vostok was a dateless version
don't mind it with this slava since its enough to just go 9 ->12
>>51683381
Well I got the wat h this morning and just changed the date from 30th to 4th.
To set it I went to 2 am back to 8 pm all the time and it worked perfectly. Am I doing it wrong? Maybe I'm fucking up the movement without knowing it...
>>51683368
This is interesting, do you have any link to a forum or an article explaining this? I've done a lot of research about the Buran model in the past but I've never read about that.
That's a different model btw, the MIG not the classic Buran one. Maybe those do always have this engraving or is it hand engraved?
HELP ME I CAN'T STAY AWAKE IN LECTURE
Why can't I find the lug width for the Orient FD0K001B? The official US site doesn't have that model, the european one doesn't report lug width and I can't read moonrunes. I seek advice, /wt/.
>>51683453
I think I've seen some poljots having tgat kind of engraving, just look it up on google.
As for my watch, I don't know much about it, not even how old it is.
>>51683561
I googled that word last time and didn't find anything. It didn't even manage to translate it for some reason, maybe you mistyped it.
I'm pretty sure it's a 90s model btw, if it says CCCP it's very late 80s.
>>51680796
Lume it up
>>51683603
Strangely, it says nothing, neither russia, nor CCCP. On the back it has engraved a very simple stencil of their airforce, vedomi again and a serial number of sorts, 879/980.
>>51683612
>>51680796
Superluminova c3 on my Laco Flieger. The pic sucks though.
>>51683164
I am jealous. Excellent watches
>>51683698
Thanks, my dream is to own a watch box like this one someday.
>>51683860
>just 300 poljot okeans have ever been produced
>someone owns two
I'm swiss certified jelly.
>>51683429
well mine once got stuck while I was doing that
but it fixed itself after fiddling a bit more
amphis are just like that...should be no real problem tho
>>51683912
>just 300 poljot okeans have ever been produced
This I doubt. Got a source on that?
>>51684021
I think I saw that on some site when they annonuced that a new batch okeans might be coming.
But, I could be dead wrong, I'm quite gulible.
>>51681023
fuck nigger come and talk it out
>>51684021
Vintage okeans are pretty rare but I'm not sure if that rare. Have in mind that there are many modified Sturmankies with Okean dials around.
The one on your pic is a reissued one by Volmax though.
>>51684070
That must mean 300 new Okeans. There were more that that around in the Soviet times though.
tag just got into the smartwatch game
looks neat
>$1500
>with an additional $1500 you can trade in the watch for a mechanical one if you dont like the watch even years down the road
neat idea
in 5 years, /wt/ might finally look into getting a smartwatch
>>51684234
>the main unique selling point of a smartwatch is that you can pay extra to get rid of it and get a mechanical one instead once it's an obsolete brick
>$1500 for a watch with a lifetime shorter than the battery in a Fossil
>TAG Heuer
>>51683368
>>51683453
>>51683561
Those three models are all early to mid 90s models.
>>51683912
300 of a limited-edition batch in the 2000s were produced.
The originals were made in the late 70s to late 80s and were issued to naval officers. There are a fuckton of frankenwatches out there though. An unknown amount were made but it would number in the thousands, not 300.
>>51684333
the carrera is 3K so i don't think you honestly lose
worse case, you're getting a brand new one for $3000
rather than like $3500~
It also appears to have the best resolution screen
not that i'd buy one either way, but for a rich person, makes a lot of sense.
if i had money to blow i'd pic up cheap rollies on ebay
Anybody here buy cadence watches
>>51684234
>proprietary lugs & strap
Place it into the garbage storage container.
>>51684234
Doggu shitto
Watchmaking student here
I found myself having 4 hours a day that I can only spend by sleeping or reading
Any recomendation on good horology-related books that I should read?
>>51685078
where do you study?
>>51680781
who even is this guy
just recently started watching him
its great, its like listening to an audio tape of these trheads
but whats his background?
the dude looks like he can hardly afford a SNK
shit he still runs XP
Finally got my mark 4.5 Speedmaster back from service. Watchmaker tells me it's keeping a very consistent +5s/day and that all looks good now that he adjusted the nylon gear that controls the chronograph reset.
Still, given how long he took, I would go to Shane Ede over the this dude.
>>51685161
old fat IT(now unemployed) guy from down under,who had multiple asian wife's that took all his money and for some time now lives in debt and begs/borrows money for his passion which is watches.
>>51685197
Very nice.
Also what to you drive?
Is it your car or not?
>>51685211
ah ok makes sense
>>51685235
It's a BMW X1, purchased because it was $5,000 cheaper than a similarly equipped 325xi station wagon and was the last BMW with hydraulic steering instead of this electric steering bullshit.
>>51685155
Barcelona, spain
can anyone recommend a place where I can get other russian/soviet watches than vostok?
or can someone recommend a used russian dress watch for the price of a new amphibia (~50-60€)?
>>51680992
Tritium is fantastic for actually seeing the damn watch at night
>>51685448
eBay, that's the only answer unless you live in a excommie country.
I got my 70's Raketa dress watch for 30€ shipped, if you want to pay 50-60€ we are talking about premium/rare ones.
Soviet watches are definitely the holy grail of poorfag watch enthusiasts like me.
>>51685197
A watch that costs that much uses shitty nylon gears? Fuck
>>51685588
Protipp: the Lemania 5100 is a "value" autochrono movement. So is the Valjoux 7750.
>>51685551
ok, thank you
is there any special terms I shold be searching for, or is it only "raketa/poljot/whatever dress watch"?
are there any other brands where cheap watches are available?
I'm looking for something like your watch, it looks good
>>51685472
el progreso de la carrera relojera suele ser-> empezar de cambiapilas/cambiamovimientos de relojes que no vale la pena reparar y seguir o bien en una relojeria pequeña haciendo reparaciones mas serias y ventas, o en el servicio post-venta de alguna marca de lujo.
>>51685677
Interesante. Y no os enseñan a diseñar movimientos? Estaría bien que se promoviese una industria relojera en el país.
Hola, és aqui el fil de /g/ on es parla en català?
>>51685588
That's 1972 for you.
>>51685528
Yeah, it may not be as bright as fully charged lume initially but after 20-30 minutes it has it beat. I find I wear mine a lot not so much because I like the design (although I do) but because it's so practical.
I love this little watch so much. It's like 40 years old and the case and bracelet are absolutely beaten to shit and yet it was hiding a pristine dial and hands under the scratched up crystal I found it with and it just started up keeping perfect time as soon as I replaced the battery.
>>51685858
And then the egg is just cool too.
>>51685876
Check that domed crystal and that cool finish on the case.
>>51685674
I usually look for
>Soviet watch
>Russian watch
>CCCP watch / USSR watch
>3133 chronograph
>any specific Russian brand like Vostok, Raketa, Pobeda, Poljot
I also use the European filter to avoid Russian sellers (I hate custom/long waits + they overprice a lot) and order the results by soonest to finish.
And very important: Look only for auctions... You can get really good deals! Especially on sunday night, there are tons of finishing auctions (but also many bidders)
>>51685677
>>51685769
Everyday until you like it :^)
>>51685528
I know it is, senpai, just messing around. I quite enjoy tritium watches, too bad that the only ones around where I live seem to be Vostok-Europes. Might as well bite the bullet and get the Gas-14, I guess.
Pic related, but not this exact model.
>>51685633
thanks for the info sir
>>51685901
ok thank you m8
>>51685989
that lume is from this
>>51686041
One of the gripes I have is that the cooler looking tritium watches (in the dark, that is) look quite unimpressive in normal light
>>51685211
yet he's sitting on 100K worth of watches
he should sell a couple he doesnt like and invest
could be back on his feet in a year or two
>>51686077
this
>first reaction
damn that lume looks good, instead of spikes it tried to be a circle
>light on
JESUS CHRIST
>>51686077
Yeah its not a looker. But it means a lot to me because of the F-35 commemoration
>>51686129
Well, if it has sentimental value, I understand you. I'd think the same if I were in your shoes
>>51685989
I have the Borealis Scout Sniper if you're looking for tritium, it's pretty nice for $300.
>>51686182
Only watch that officially commemorates this program. In b4 murderer, babykiller, government leech (i don't work for the government anyway)
>>51686221
>>51686182
The back is neat though
where 2 get crowns 4 cheap? I got some stems and stem extensions to fix some busted vintage watches, mostly gold plated, but I need crowns too. Can't really find any decently priced or unsigned ones on Ebay right now that are gold, should I just hunt for whatever junk movement, watch or whole winding stem I can find and cannibalize those?
>>51686252
who flew?
you or your parents.
>>51686217
Well, it looks alright, gonna have to check its availability, though.
>>51686221
You evil soul!
>>51686252
Also reminds me of vostok-europes, pic related. Anything with a story behind it, even just for commemoration is worth it. Especially if it's something you can relate to.
>>51686301
I work on it
>>51685797
Hauriem de fer-ne algun a /int/ algun dia
>>51686326
It's a pretty sizable watch just so you know, I have 7.5 inch wrists and I wouldn't recommend it for anyone much smaller.
>>51686326
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_K-222
Neat
>>51686462
>83km/h in water
Holy fucking balls, my Suzuki beater already rattles at that speed, at 1atm air!
>>51686456
At 44, it's not that bad, as I usually wear a 43mm. Not much of a difference, and, after all, it's a diver, it's alright if it's slightly bigger than average.
>>51686462
Well, all of their watches have some pretty damn cool stories behind them, most of them impressive achievements of the former USSR.
e.g.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N1_(rocket)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunokhod_2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arktika-class_icebreaker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAZ_Chaika
Too bad their ok-ish looking watches are disgustingly big (47mm) or look really weird, such as pic related. Some of the are not that bad, with either Seiko movements, Miyotas, or russian ones.
>>51686611
kek
>>51686268
you can find crowns on aliexpress. not vouching for the quality, tho
>>51682473
Just throw that sucker on an automatic winder.
>>51685551
>Comrade, what should we do for design?
>Well Ilya, here Lord Marvel, let's base off this
>>51685858
I find the dials on these Type IIs and King Quartz units are far more durable than the earlier KS dials, especially the 44KS. I think Seiko must have de-fucked their paint formula or something, because it's very rare to find later units with any blemishes at all, while earlier ones will frequently have cracking, stains or oxidization issues.
Looks like the 40% off sale at Deep Blue is continuing, note that's off the listed sale prices and not the normal ones so the deals are pretty good if you like big watches.
>>51686726
I like that Lunokhod watch but I also like flight test orange as you saw from my Luminox
>>51687002
why the hell would you put that watch on a brown leather strap
>>51686842
You've shilled so much I took a look, here's my observations.
They almost all look like maxicase abortion ICE watches but even bigger though with a minute bit of build quality.
"Daynight scuba" is the only one that doesn't look outright bad, but it's so huge they won't even mention the lug to lug and 800 usd SALE PRICE on a 9015 is just outrageous - even counting for 40 usd worth of tritium.
Stop shilling.
>>51687496
Nerd
Hey, do you guys have any suggestions for a straight end metal bracelet in 22mm lug width that would go well with a Mark 4.5 Speedmaster/Sinn 144 style case?
>>51687100
Whoa, sorry my one post about a big sale on a recognized brand offended you so much, I bet you're also the KERN ING faggot too.
>>51685858
Loving mine too. Happy picnic table with a parasol day. On the dial front my Seiko from 1970 that WatchmakerAnon serviced had a battered case but the dial was in very good condition, at first I was paranoid that it was a redial job.
>>51687519
That watch is beautiful
>>51687707
>big sale on a recognized brand
>>51687707
I'm not offended, I just spoke my mind about the brand and their design. Even with the sale which I'm not sure I'd call major, they don't seem cheap nor worth the money to me. Maybe someone else has a different opinion besides you - good that you've posted it three times then.
My only posts related to that brand have been about this watch, which was relevant to what someone else was discussing or asking about.
>>51688426
>much sale
>many savings
>wow
Sup bros
>>51688890
Sup dogshit watch owner. I have an "Invicta Reserve" chronograph. This thing is a piece of fucking dogshit. Look how stupid huge this thing is. It weighs a pound. Why did someone give me this? They must hate me. I'd sell it but who the fuck would buy it?
Thoughts on RGM. Never heard of them before an anon recommend them to someone a few thread ago.
>>51688959
I will buy it. Say a price m8.
>>51689233
The fuck, no one would buy this, and I wouldn't feel right selling the goddamn thing. I could not do this to someone. I was not exaggerating when I said that it weighs a pound. 16 ounces, dead on the money. The finish on the bezel is crappy and it's sized for xboxhueg wrists. It does keep decent time, but it's a quartz.
In short, no, you don't want to buy it.
>>51685295
Hydraulic is like mechanical watches. More expensive and obsolete. But they feel better.
>>51685858
Bro, just polish dat case. It deserves it. Seiko do know how make classy dials!
>>51689922
Negro if you're going to be like that then any watch that doesn't get time via GPS is obsolete.
It's not obsolete if it suits your intended purpose
>>51689992
Wtf I was praising hydraulic and mechanical, y-you nigger!
Just got this bad boy
>>51690266
Oh then I completely misunderestimated you. My apologies
>>51687095
That's not a watch
>>51690279
holy shit
you're fat
>>51688966
Not bad.
>>51690645
fag smartwatch shit
>>51690686
Sorry its not a diesel bro.
99% of the people who post wrist shots here shouldn't be wearing watches that are over 38/39mm max.
That 45 or 49mm watch on your bitch wrist looks terrible.
>>51680953
ll bean watch right?
>>51681224
I support this fake
Fuck Omega making one of the best speedys limited to enable mass jewing from 3rd parties
>>51691332
That's the one of the best Speedys to you? Holy shit mate, I couldn't disagree more
>>51691332
I'd hate to see what you think is an ugly speedmaster then if you like that disgusting pile of meme marketing.
>>51681406
Explain to him some of the history and engineering behind it and he'll fall in love with it.
The think beat the speedy to space, that enough makes it worth the 60 bucks; not to mention how rugged the movement and case are.
>>51691405
>>51691349
The snoopy has a lot of history behind it, not to mention it looks really cool in the dark.
How is the marketing more memed then the regular speedy moonwatch bullshit? Other than being limited of course.
>>51691522
What history? Its commemoration of Apollo XIII? That history belongs to NASA, not to the fucking watch. You bought into the marketing BS that Omega spews, which is hilarious because you recognize that the rest of their marketing is also BS.
I like most Speedys but the Snoopy is just hideous, man.
Are there any good field watches with tritium lume?
Something with this kind of styling but with better water resistance and tritium would be amazing.
Just obtained this. Seiko 7548-700F. Made in December 1980. Bezel insert is faded, replacement is on the way from ebay. The crystal could probably be brought back with some polywatch. Rest of the watch is in excellent shape and it keeps good time. But what to do about this shitty aftermarket bracelet that someone put on? Looking for bracelet/strap suggestions.
>>51691575
They honestly would have died without that watch.
I'm pretty sure it was Eisenhower that required astronoughts to wear chronos because he was a big watch guy himself actually.
Omega won the snoopy award because of the role the watch played in helping them with re-entry, so it's not entirely bullshit marketing.
I hate that Speedies are ~4k despite having a vostok-tier crystal and a movement thats barely better than a seagull, but there's demand, and swatch are taking advantage of that.
That bullshit is even worse with the snoopy edition because of how limited it is and how 3rd party jews are going to jack the price up to insane levels.
>>51691625
I'm well aware of the importance of the Speedmaster in space history. I'm a space nerd. The 14 second burn did need good timing and a chronograph function certainly came in handy for them. But...that watch is just so fucking ugly that I can't like it.
>>51684234
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-04/lvmh-s-tag-heuer-to-step-up-smartwatch-production-to-meet-demand
They've gotten 100,000 orders that they can't fill.
>>51691651
How is it ugly? The "What can you do.." shit?
Its very appropriate.
Other than that can the qt snoopy it's just a speedy with a white dial.
>>51691665
...You think it looks cool. I think it looks horrible. The Snoopy and the "What can you do" shit up the whole thing IMO.
Clearly neither one of us are going to convince the other. Why does it matter?
>>51682122
>>51683302
Is there a homage that looks like this?
Rolex Explorer I?
or IWC Mark XVI
>>51690919
I guess that makes my fat ass the 1%
>>51692169
>>51692132
Explorer
>>51692194
why?
>>51691583
Anyone?
>tfw when field watches are super unpopular
>>51692132
>>51692238
Not Furball, but the correct answer is because that IWC is a hilariously over-priced, over-marketed, ETA ebauche powered new money trap.
The Rolex Explorer I is also overpriced, but certainly has massively better horological chops than that IWC.
yes?
>>51691583
>>51692284
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%22field+watch%22+%22tritium%22
>>51692375
No. Also 3big5you.
>>51692469
that pic is dogshit
i am hype
>>51692564
picture is worthless, what the fuck did you order
>>51692618
that's not how this works
>>51692618
Chinkshit, obviously.
>>51692627
stop being a fucking faggot
>>51692652
no bully pls
:^(
>>51692689
stop shitposting pls, no one cares about your chinkshit
What do you guys think of the Orient S&M?
In house movement and sapphire crystal for 200 bucks on liwatch seems like a steal
>>51692780
this is /g/wt, if you care about how much your watch cost, go to /fa/.
>>51693066
Oh please, stop pretending that dismissing whatever garbage you ordered from China has anything to do with looking down on inexpensive watches when then f91w and Vostoks are memes here.
>>51693056
>search for Orient S&M
n-nice w-watch..
>>51693097
Why keep bullying?
>tfw you'll never have a qt Japanese gf that wears military watches
Why even live?
http://youtu.be/XoEoueTG1R0
>>51693056
I hate "open" date windows, and consider most, but not all, AM/PM indicators to be basically fake moonphases. Why make the 'bottom' of the complication rounded instead of flat if it's not going to be a real moonphase?
It's a fine watch for the price, not a great one.
>>51693143
Get a Japanese gf and give her a military style watch as a gift.
>>51693154
The blue and "vintage" looking ones have a regular style date window.
>>51693168
>Implying she'd wear it
>>51693168
Better yet; get a military gf and get her a Japanese style watch as a gift.
>>51693097
The most expensive (at retail) watch that I own is always called dogshit here. Because it is. Some of my cheaper watches are arguably better than it in every way.
Quality doesn't equal price, and you're a fucking dumbshit for even bringing it up
>>51693154
>>51693056
Oh hey, looks like they have made one that would satisfy me.
>>51693184
If you buy your gf a gift from your heart I'm sure she'll at least wear it around you.
>>51693199
whoops, called the wrong person a dumbshit. It was meant for this faggot: >>51693066
sorry
>>51693228
You realize I agree with you, right?
>>51693255
as I said i accidentally replied to the wrong person
>>51691583
Looks like this is the only thing that fits
How dogshit are marathon watches?
>>51691583
Of course there are.
https://www.marathonwatch.com/product/general-quartz-green
>>51693277
Not at all, they make both mechanical and quartz versions of that field watch with tritium tubes.
>>51693366
>>51693277
I really with this thing had 18mm lugs instead of 16mm.
Really limits the straps you can use with it
>>51693394
Why would anyone put a mechanical movement in a field watch though?
One of the best things about quartz is how shock resistant they are
>>51682570
How do you tell the time with this watch?
>>51693681
In the image? Turn it over and look at the dial
>>51682010
https://youtu.be/8NZH24uEEiA
My internet went down
Also it broke again :(
>>51695002
Well,that sucks anon. At least you have this video to remind you :'(
What's on the pendulum? Is that rust in the for of a guy running or am I just seeing things?
My Alpinist just came in the mail, feels good
/g/, why don't you own the classiest dress watch under 2000$?
Seiko Sarb 065 is about 400$, try to find a better dress watch under 2k, you can't.
>>51695850
>40mm huge flashy thing
>dress watch
It looks nice and all and it's a good watch but that thing is not classy or subtle at all. If you want new then I guess the Bambino and Hamilton Intra-matic are ok but not super great, I'd pick them over a cocktail time though. But honestly vintage dress watches are just so much better, you could easily find a great Constellation for under $2000 and I bet you could even find a Seamaster in pretty good shape for $400, and a million other brands besides Omega made better looking dress watches than that too.
Post Amphibias, gonna buy one and trying to find what design I like best
So they have anime for personified guns, personified boats, and even personified nations.
What about personified watches? Like an ojou sama Patek, a SKX007 who always wears her bathing suit, a F91-W who's dirt poor, etc. I think it'd be pretty cool
>>51696413
Why don't you do it, or are you one of those retarded weebs who can't even draw a circle without fucking it up?
>>51696413
I would not be surprised if there actually was something like that somewhere.
Cameras and lenses have been done, too, sorta, granted the books are more "girls using cameras" than "girls being cameras"...
>>51693277
They're pretty good, buy now go- guy!
Ayyyyy
thinking of getting this watch but i'm worried about its thickness (14.1mm)
my wrist is 6.75 inches. thoughts?
Why is SEIKO so loved here?
Also, what can you tell me about this piece?
>>51696964
It's a Kirovskie, produced in the USSR from the late 50s to mid 60s they were produced. That's all I can tell you without searching more.
>>51696977
so are they generally any good? i have been wearing these for a few weeks and they stopped ticking a few times - a bit frustrating.
>>51696964
Seiko makes watches from 50 euros to unobtainium tier, they're probably the best you can get in their price class considering finishing, movement, overall quality and all that
They're not so much affected by jews as the mountain jews are and they even have a pretty dank history, because that's important to some people
>>51695850
>classiest
>implying
>>51697020
If they have stopped ticking despite daily winding, it will probably need a service and cleaning. A local watchmaker may be able to do it.
It's a good watch and the lugs are distinctive. I think people on WUS call them the "crab" because of it.
>>51697022
i could not wish for a better explanation
>>51697046
i suppose they could use servicing ... and a new leather strap.
>>51688959
post video of smashing with hammer pls
>>51695810
idk if you have small wrists or lug to lug length is huge on 017
>>51696964
that's a beautiful watch
>>51697238
Apparently the lug to lug on the SARB017 is only 45/46mm, less than many other SARB/Xs.
So probably cute wrists.
Still wondering if it's best to try get a vintage SKX (97' 7S26A) or a new one.
The older one has a very suspicious lume pic though.
>>51680796
A bit late to the party, but meh.
>>51696413
I imagine Amphibia-chan to be a perpetually drunk trashy skank in an Adidas tracksuit, wearing the black beret of the Soviet Naval Infantry and carrying a commie underwater rifle.
Can we all agree that the Spring Drive is objectively the best mechanical movement currently in production, followed by Omega's co-axial?
>>51697915
Not exactly mechanical
>>51695850
Because I already own an SDGM003, which is much more subtle with its guilloche dial than the shouty SARB065 or SDGM001.
>>51697915
Why would you rank Omega's co-axial movement over Seiko's highly jeweled GS mechanicals, Rolex's up coming +/-2s/day movement, Nomos' developments in thin autos, etc?
>>51698032
Because GS movements are basically suped up 7s26's and you know it.
Also I said currently in production
>>51697991
>AUTOMATIC
Hit the gym, fatty
>>51698069
They use the same mainplate as the 7S26, but otherwise they are completely different.
>>51695919
So you are recommending to buy an really old watch that doesnt look spectacular and is again a brand made by mountainjews. Also reliability is thr
ough the roof I suspect.
>>51697991
No class. You just mad you had to settle for a lesser watch
>>51698069
Yes, a 37 jewel 10b/s movement is just a souped up 7s26. Go suck some more mountain jew marketing cock, you retarded status seeking mongoloid.
>>51698246
I literally just said that the spring drive is the best movement currently produced.
Are you retarded?
>GS has more than one kind of movement
>including spring drive
>>51698204
>lesser watch
Yup, so much lesser with its more subtle face, Diashield, sapphire crystal, super AR coating, 5 piece articulating link polished/brushed alternating bracelet, and 5 bands of brushed/polished finishing on the case.
:^)
>>51698272
>>51698069
>Because GS movements are basically suped up 7s26's and you know it.
>>51698301
I meant the mechanical ones obviously
>>51698324
>not knowing the Grand Seiko 9s85 is their hi-beat mechanical movement with 37 jewels and 10b/s.
Stop embarassing yourself.
>>51680781
But is there a watch buyers' guide? Especially considering I just want something simple for daily use (and have no idea how you niggas come up with the disposable income to get 1500€ watches)
>>51698519
There's the outdated one, still mostly usable on the low end.
Though if you aren't bitch wristed, an Orient Ray/Mako are wonderful.
>>51698630
>>51698519
There we go.
A Vostok buyers guide also exists somewhere as well.
>>51698630
>>51698648
Thank you, gentlemen.
>>51698648
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f10/amphibian-case-s-comparison-pic-heavy-860725.html
Also this for case comparison of Amphibias.
I'm genuinely surprised of how nice the Komandirskie for the price.
And the power reserve is the biggest surprise, i wound it up half heartily on Thursday evening and it's still ticking.
>>51698809
Eh, Chistopol City should be removed from the guide.
Basically no warranty, after you give them the shekels and they send you your cobbled Vostok they ignore you in case of warranty.
NEW THREAD FUCKERS >>51698988
NEW THREAD FUCKERS >>51698988
>>51698179
>doesn't look SPECTACULAR
sorry I didn't realize you were a flamboyant homosexual, that watch is perfect for you in that case.
>reliability is through the roof
Yeah considering my Constellation is still serviceable and keeping time within chronometer spec 50 years after it was built I would say that's pretty reliable. This is Omega before Swatch, their movements are amazingly well built and reliable and beautiful.
>>51700492
Old Constellations are fucking awesome
>>51698757
What bezel is that anon?
I want one but I couldnt justify buying a replacement bezel that's as expensive as the watch itself.
