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>>51809156
Reposting this question.
Is anyone here familiar with a service called wrist society?
Supposedly you pay $29-$39 per month and they send you a watch. But their website has no information about what has been sent in the past and there are no reviews of the service I have seen.
At that price it cannot be good stuff.
Can it?
their website wristsociety.com
>>51809156
with a few days in some apple cider vinegar you could clean that up
>>51809156
>ruined $27,000 watch edition
>>51809272
>but n-now it look super steampunk desu!
>>51809272
>>51809258
But that's what people expect when they buy a bronze watch, they want it to turn like that.
To each his own I guess
>>51809242
Just buy your chink shit from AE.
That's what we all do
Reposting this cause I'm a dummy and responded in dying thread. Twice.
>>51809159
>>51809109
Performance wise, I can't tell you. Don't have the info on hand.
I watched a short segment from something on a watch maker who specialized in Accutrons and he claimed they were one of the most interesting movements out there, even over any other tuning fork movement. And that they were put together incredibly well needing minimal servicing when compared to other watches.
Crazy old man? Who knows.
>>51809156
>>51809272
The internals have held up, at least.
>>51809329
AE?
>>51809361
>The internals have held up, at least.
Yeah, say what you want about Panerai but ETA sure makes pretty sturdy movements.
>>51809377
ali express I guess
>>51809312
I can't be the only one here who actually has a bronze watch
I said
>tfw only 21 jewels
>>51809361
>use this for real diving
>die
>>51809577
why?
>>51809361
Too bad that crown is now rusted shut.
>>51809692
Because he's a neckbeard that never leaves his room and wears divers because he wants to feel like james bond.
> Being retarded for using something in its intended way.
>>51809577
>use this for real diving
>try to reach the watches maximum depth
>die
>>51809800
What does the lume actually look like in dark ocean water at deep diving depths?
>>51809800
>not strapping your watch to your submersibles arm
>>51809821
>tfw astronauts brought chronographs to the Moon but will probably bring divers to Venus
And G-Shocks to Mars I guess.
>>51809838
>Mars
>>51809838
>Venus
Humans will never go there m8. That probe stopped functioning after 2 hours due to the conditions on the planet.
>>51809758
This is what real diving watches look like fuccboi
>>51809878
I'm surprised it's not 100% rust colored 'cause MUH MARS.
>>51809930
No, those are dive computers.
>>51809878
I wish hamilton would be their other space movie watch a regular model.
>>51809962
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
>>51809962
>*make their other
Sorry, brainfart.
Why doesn't seiko make interesting/crazy looking watches anymore.
don't get me wrong they make beautiful watches.
People still wear watches in 2015?
>>51809994
You haven't seen Interstellar?
>>51810204
All day.
>>51810257
MURRRFFFFFFFFF
>>51810257
>All day.
Sorry for your loss.
>>51810204
No one actually wears them anymore they just use them as a topic for arguments on Kazakhstani finger puppet enthusiast forumz
>>51810204
Why wouldn't we wear watches? C'mon, it's 2015.
>>51810204
>someone asks us the time
>You have to reach in your pocket
>You grab your fucking huge Fruit device
>It slips from your manlet hands and hits the ground
>screen shatters
>meanwhile I just raise my arm and glance at the watch on my wrist
You lose, pleb
>>51810304
It's a hunk of shit I need to keep on my arm. Why would I want that?
>>51810291
Tell me more about this loss.
>>51810325
I wouldn't want a hunk of shit on my arm, either. That's why I wear a watch instead.
>>51810305
>someone asks us the time
>fuck you
>continue on with my day
Fixed
>>51810341
You must have missed the part where I equated a watch to a piece of shit.
>>51810344
typical autist answer, enjoy having no friends
>>51810364
Well, no one likes their errors being pointed out to them, so I tried to divert the discussion.
>>51810344
>mfw qtpie wanted to flirt with anon
>he just lost the only opportunity to ever touch a woman in his life ever
>all because he refused to wear a 8 USD watch like pope francis does.
>>51809878
I was so mad when I saw Mark Watney with this dogshit on his wrist, it's everything a space watch shouldn't be and then they have him pressing those stupid fucking bolts like they're actually buttons
>>51810456
welcome to the world of product placement
i remember watching expendables where entire movie was dedicated to a single chinese car manufacturer brand.
They had a huge billboard with the logo somewhere in the fucking balkans.
>>51810344
>someone asks us the time
>y-you too
>spaghetti pours out
>get on the floor
>run in circles in the spaghetti like Curly Howard
Fixed.
>>51810571
I kekd
>>51810506
I remember how in War of the Worlds the aliens' lightning storms fried every car and electronics including Cruises quartz Omega, except for some douche's video camera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYGWG2_PB_Q
Product placement is worse than the Holocause, Stalinism, Maoism and the Khmer Rouge combined. Not that the movie wasn't garbage anyway.
>>51809994
there's no need to yell. also when you google "hamilton space watch" this is the first fucking page that comes up: http://www.hamiltonwatch.com/spirit-history/movie-brand
you lazy motherfuck
>>51810772
>including Cruises quartz Omega
That's some good marketing
>if you bought our antimagnetic auto, this wouldn't happen
>>51810426
What watch does the pope wear? It will either be a terrorist casio or a regular analog casio
Vostok pope when?
>>51811303
Pope wears a Casio MQ-24.
>>51811396
yep, here's a closer shot.
Pretty much the cheapest analog watch from a known brand you'll get on ebay.
i like this guy, if he wasn't a complete asshat sjw he'd be based.
Reposting because I didn't notice a new thread
>tfw my Luch from Belarus is trapped in the German customs for a week now.
>tfw I'm going abroad next wednesday
>tfw if no neighbors of mine take the parcel for me it will most probably go back to Belarus
Should I ask for a refund to the Belarusian eBay seller? The watch hasn't arrived within the promised period of time.
>>51812567
>The watch hasn't arrived within the promised period of time.
So you're that guy who believes that stuff.
>>51811396
I also have one and love the basic look of it. But my wrists are too wide, the watch looks too small.
>>51812567
how the fuck is a watch getting fouled up in customs the seller's fault?
>>51810027
Because Japanese salarymen all want to be exactly the same
>>51809414
I've been think about getting a bronze or brass watch but have not pulled the trigger on one yet.
>>51813046
It's always nice to have a redundant backup on a dive, dick. Dive computers can fail too. Get out of here with your no true Scotsman bullshit.
>>51809156
this is what i have now, i haven't even looked at watches for 5 years now.
i kind of want to sell this and get a huawei smart watch
Would that process work on other brass watches? Many cheap stainless steel watches are brass underneath.
>>51813636
whoops
>>51813701
What pen is that?
>>51814167
What brand/model?
>>51814299
muji
>>51814359
>muji
Thanks
Also, those glasses are fucking disgusting and I bet you look like a dirty hipster
>>51813463
I have a Zelos Abyss. Nice watch but a little ridiculous to spend $820 for a Miyota 9015. Thank God I didn't pay for it
Does anyone have those citizen ecodrive watches? Do you like it?
also automactic watches are hipster-tier because they're shit. They lose like 30mins a year and you constantly have to readjust the time.
>>51814551
I have one, the international models are generic ugly mall trash but the JDM models are much higher quality
Where to cop leather strap like in pic?
arm fag
>>51812567
meanwhile, my Belorussian package...
>>51814571
Clearly you've never worn an officially certified superlative chronometer
>>51814571
readjusting the time and playing with the watch is fun. So they clearly arent for you.
>>51815024
yeah they're not because I have better things to do. Only a loser would think wasting their time on shitty depreciated technology is fun but then again this board does have a lot of linux users.
Thinking about buying a citizen nighthawk, the original model not the AT model
>>51815077
>thinks setting time on a watch is stupid
>doesn't want to purchase watch with ability to sync time from radio broadcasts with official time kept by weighted averages of numerous atomic clocks around the world
what the fuck is wrong with you, be consistent
>>51815121
I like the AT model but it has less dial functionality compared to the original.
>>51815121
>>51815024
they are just a bait post. ignore them.
I really want a grandfather clock.
How hard are they to maintain?
>>51815177
They are bitch to have cleaned, moved around or touched in general so I havent done it in over 16 years, but it still keeps good time.
>>51815219
touched as in anything besides winding and setting.
I received a bill ($15) for duty tax earlier this year and never paid it.
How fucked am I?
>>51815077
>things that are old are bad!
>>51815077
>tfw when own mechanical watches and use GNU/Linux as my fulltime OS
Stay mad bitch
>>51815024
playing with a watch?
>>51815377
>seriously calling it GNU/Linux
>>51815403
He probably found someone in the community who really enjoys and is well skilled in installing operating systems and had him do it for him.
>>51815441
>Implying I'm not on Arch right now
>Implying I don't have Hardened Gentoo on my file server
Not everyone is as retarded as you anon, I know it's a hard fact to accept.
>>51815495
It's a RMS meme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umQL37AC_YM
>>51815495
Could you be trying any harder?
>>51809361
wow, it looks like an old 243. i just bought a 111 myself.
>>51815572
I just don't understand why he's making installing an OS to be such a big deal, and his disdain against mechanicals.
But your right, I should be ignoring shit posting.
>>51815636
nice SARB065.
>>51815643
because he's a faggot
I just ordered a SARX015 for my friend (for which I will be reimbursed). He was in the market for a "nice" watch, but not too expensive, so I showed him the SARB033 and SARB035. To my surprise he said they both looked like "cheap boring shit a bank teller would wear". He liked my SARB017 better but said the style "doesn't work" for him, which is fair comment since it is a pretty unique-looking watch.
I know the SARX has better finishing than the SARB, but I can't help thinking that it's going to be wasted on someone with the temerity to call the SARB "shit".
So I got some chinkshit SNK 809.
Where can I find some good resources on modding and general watch tools?
I poked around amazoon and don't really know what to look for.
>>51817194
He has confused the conservative design with cheapness, with market how it is these days I'll informed people tie in cost to quality, unrightfully so. He will probably think gaudy designs are more expensive hence higher quality
Just got a knock off Nomos from Aliexpress that is surprisingly passable (except the movement of course). What does /g/ think?
>>51817530
It also has "NOMOS" written on the crown and wrist strap buckle like a gen. Can't get a good pic of it with a phone camera though
>>51817556
Do you guys think a NATO strap would look good on this? What color?
What's /g/ wearing tonight?
>>51817714
I put the beads in my ass when I'm bored.
>>51817767
pics
my cheap timex i poured money into
>>51817714
i have that band, maratac nato right?
pretty fucking cheap
shitty picture taken through watchbox glass edition
So what's your opinion on the utility of the watches with sensors and stuff? Got pic related (pic from google, though) this summer while enjoying a vacation abroad, and it proved really useful for predicting weather changes when going up a mountain. Saved our asses a one hour long cold shower.
>>51818286
Also, post ana-digis
>>51817872
cheapnatostraps
>>51810027
Part of the reason why they remain inferior to Swiss manufacturers.
>>51818409
11/10 post
>>51818657
Seiko is just a meme these days sadly. Just look at their Prospex lineup.
I was going to get a 6138 or 6139, but if that tinyass spring in the chronograph function is so easily broken and difficult to replace, not sure how worthwhile it is. I shouldn't have to have the chronograph running constantly to ensure it won't get broken. It's a shame because this is such a good-looking chrono.
>>51818286
>So what's your opinion on the utility of the watches with sensors and stuff?
I don't need them. If it's useful for you, great.
>>51818738
Yes.
I just want this exact watch with a reliable movement.
Keeps better time then a Rolex
>>51810204
You don't want to wear a pussy magnet?
Based Braun
>>51818152
That's a nice watch, how is it?
>>51818854
>Cutting out the Hyundai logo from the centre of your wheel to make the idea of you wearing a $10k watch believable
Why are you guys still clinging on obsolete analogue watch?
>>51817194
Should have bought him a Hamilton Khaki.
>>51818940
My favorite watch, aesthetically. It's minimalistic without being gimmicky or goofy looking.
$175 right now before it comes back in stock
http://www.greyhours.com/en/product/essential-black
>>51819083
Why are you wearing a watch that will be obsolete in a few months once support and firmware for it is dropped by the manufacturer because "the new one" has been released?
>>51819145
>being gimmicky or goofy looking.
KEK
>>51819145
If you're going to shill, do it with something that isn't another unknown brand using someone else's quartz movement and slapping a higher price tag on it.
>>51819145
it looks like a $10 watch.
>>51819261
What's wrong with unknown brands? I just like the design and obviously >>51818940 did too.
>>51817556
Do you have a link?
wouldcopifdirtycheap/10
>>51819289
Which ones? I might have to buy a few dozen.
>>51818152
>>51818940
>>51819145
D O G S H I T
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>>51819083
>Analogue watches obsolete
>buy digital watch
>choose a display which emulates an analogue watch
But muh pedometer
These threads used to be fun until Seiko dick-riders have completely taken over the place.
>>51819627
Can't wait until the next thread where we can post the same pictures of our sarbs again
>>51819627
Seiko is okay but their fans who pretend that their budget watches are better than Rolex, IWC or what-not are completely delusional.
>seiko is better than rolex
dogshit fake seikos when? i want muh replicas that look like the real thing because the faggots who make them say they do
>>51819627
Instead of bitching, how about contributing something interesting instead? Talk about whatever watch brand you like.
Have any of you had any experience with INSTRMNT watches? Picture related.
>>51814775
>tfw no status update for 8 days
IT'S A FUCKING 45€ WATCH, LET IT GO REEEEE
>>51819796
top kek
>>51819796
probably a huge piece of shit, like mvmt,mnmlst, and other consonants-only name watches
What none of you retards seem to realise is thse dogshit vowel-less watches are reliable and accurate because quartz. It's build quality of the casing which is the only thing these companies make is the thing to consider.
>>51819796
>INSTRMNT
Cheap metal housing ? Check
Cheap swiss quartz movement ? Check
Movement not suitable for case ? Check
MUH MINIMALISM ? check
another generic cheap watch marketed as trendy to hipsters for a massive mark up
>>51819957
>>51819983
They aren't really expensive at all though, are there watches that look similar that are actually worth getting?
>>51819083
You afford a real watch?
>>51820028
They aren't expensive no but they aren't worth the price thats kinda the point.
they are selling for £180 ?
£5 for the moment
£20 for the case and hardware
the rest ? These hipster watches are all thrown around as being "high quality products" but i have no idea where they are getting that from
>>51820085
I get that, so what would you recommend that looks along those lines but is actually worth the price?
>>51820103
Orient Bambino V3, the usual shilled SARB models, Nomos (don't recall model, but lots of their watches do fit the bill).
>>51820103
I'm not really the best person to ask I'm not massively into bahaus watches.
depends if you want automatic / quartz .
Thoughts on high quality reps?
>>51820103
want a cheap minimal quartz watch ? Just get a timex.
Wont have all the hipster cred from instagram/tumblr/social media campaigns.
I guarantee you it will be better in almost every other way
>>51820103
if all you care about is the looks, just buy whatever the fuck you want.
you won't be getting a nice watch or a good deal, but you will have the looks you like.
>start frequenting /wt/ about two weeks ago
>suddenly there are dozens of billboards across the town for high end swiss stuff or just pricy /fa/ watches
The adds really are sentient.
These sad autists hate anything that is not made by Seiko or some obscure ex-Soviet sweatshops. Just get what you want senpai.
>>51817629
Get a perlon so it looks like the real one
Jesus, r/watches is fucking awful, this fucking piece of shit community might be the best example of a hugbox I've ever seen
>>51820900
Seems like they're fixated on 5 brands.
>Rolex
>Omega
>Tissot
>Hamilton
>TAG
>>51820900
i've yet to see a subreddit that's not a hugbox.
I hate hugboxes.
Friendly Linux Threads make me angry as fuck.
>>51820900
What I learned from r/watches is you need a Speedmaster to have good health.
>>51820900
great post mate le upvoted.
can't wait to hear more in the future
Everyone here has such great taste I'm so glad that I've found a community that is so welcoming you are all my best friends.
>>51819422
The only reason why youre saying that is because it's not a seiko or an orient. Go fuck yourself
>>51821158
yeah, there's no chance he's saying that because it's an overpriced badly designed shittily made piece of crap with. it has to be because it's not a seiko.
>>51821191
>with
with a cheap quartz movement*
>>51821158
There are a decent amount of watches and watch brands that people here like that are not Seiko/Orient.
If that's literally your only argument then you might as well fuck of to /rwatches and go be part of the fagbox.
>>51821207
I wasnt talking about just this watch, Im talking about just about every other. If its any other watch besides a Seiko, Orient, or some shit knockoff like soki or tissel, everyones gonna be on your dick. I posted my Rolex Datejust a little while back, and everyone was bitching about "hurr durr is a rolex". Get over yourself. Half the time when all of you bitch about someone posting something like a Rolex or Audemars is because youll never be able to afford it
>>51821322
ah so you're just mad you didn't get the attention you expected.
>>51821376
No, not at all. Im mad about how every single
/wt/ thread is the same bs every time. The same bagelsport, the same seiko, the same soki, i mean really, get over yourself.
Are all Timex watches loudy as fuck?
I'm considering getting this one.
>>51821443
so you're mad that people post pictures of their watches?
>>51821448
not all of them, but those entry level ones (weekender, expedition, easy reader) use the same movement and are very loud.
>>51821322
Yes, with your solid grasp of grammar, word choice and sentence structure it is clear you are a wealthy fine gentleman who is not at all rectally cratered that his shitty fake lolex was ignored.
Pro-tip: There are regular contributors to these threads with real Rolex watches, you are not one of them.
>>51821462
That people post the same pictures over and over again of the same bullshit, then complain when somebody with a different taste wants a different watch
>>51810027
Pic
>>51810338
Fucking
>>51817194
Related.
>>51818738
How many times have you seen this picture?
>>51821023
>wear it in good health my friend ::)))
This gets me everytime
>>51821553
>complain when somebody with a different taste wants a different watch
but that's wrong
>>51821553
>How many times have you seen this picture?
I don't know, it was just what came up when I did an imagesearch.
>>51821462
>>51821553
No, he's mad and frustrated that his heavily marketed aspirational luxury brand stats symbol device that he got tip top kekolded into paying for is treated with the contempt it deserves in these threads.
>>51812567
Man, I wish that watch was larger diameter, 36mm just looks to small on me :(
>>51821553
I posted >>51810027 because it was on an image search.
My post was asking why seiko doesn't make intersting watches anymore
>>51821322
>hurr durr everyone loves seiko and no one jumped on my rolex wearing dick.
there are always going to be more pictures of people posting their seikos because more people can afford them.
The topic of buying affordable watches is always going to be more popular.
>>51818333
I love these.
>>51821493
I'll go with Casio then, if I can find something minimalistic.
>>51820900
Yesterday I was there on a whim and some dumbfuck was asking why his tissot was changing the date at 12 pm and not am.
>>51820900
Most of the thread titles sound like the some try hard blog post
>>51821835
Haha,
there's also this : https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/2yiw0w/rolex_dare_to_be_different/
>>51821718
if you get one you could put it on a bund strap
>>51821823
you could get the pope watch
https://www.reddit.com/r/WatchesCirclejerk
Best.
>>51821860
At least people had the sense to metaphorically call him a faggot, that's a much more hostile response than is typical over there.
>>51821914
nice pajamas
>>51809895
I heart that venus is actually from a nearby solar system. Would hate to live there.
>>51821971
Seens i was lied to.
That should show me, listening to people online and not checking what they say.
>>51821971
>>51821998
how would that even work
also
>nearby solar system
the closest star from us is like 5 light years away
>>51821998
>>51821971
Well I appreciate you taking the effort to learn and verify hearsay, that's a lot more than most people do. Only stuff like Pluto/Charon and the other transneptunian objects are likely to have been captured from other sources because of their radically different orbital plane.
>>51822034
False. The closest star is 500 c from us.
>>51822084
>500 c
what
that's not a distance
>>51822102
Oh you're right. When it's distance it's ls, it's only c when it's velocity.
>>51817194
>>51817379
>wah someone didn't like my watch how dare they
I like my SARB too but holy shit get over yourselves.
>>51819690
But anon, doing that here gets you called a shill, or anons will call it fake or something.
No one here likes watches that they don't already own, or that they don't already want.
>>51817194
>>51822124
speaking of SARBs, would you say wearing a SARB033 on a daily basis is fine? considering i mostly wear jeans and a t-shirt (no collars).
>>51822174
but that's wrong
Can you guys recommend good rubber straps with a simple design?
I want to get pic related (bonetto cinturini 270) but I hate the fact that I have to punch the hole myself.
Any other alternative?
>>51822240
Get a NATO
>>51822199
Checked, but it feels pretty accurate.
I could use myself as an example, but I've already been called an attention whore.
>>51822183
I'd imagine it would look strange with a non collared shirt.
I'm not /fa/ though, so take that with a grain of salt.
>>51819083
Sorry but mine is better. It doesn't run that shite that is Tizen OS. I get all the apps.
>>51822183
better than the white one at least. but something slightly sportier like the sarx015 would be easier to wear every day for sure.
I'm so sick of the Seiko shills in this thread. There should be a separate containment thread for them to endlessly circlejerk about how thr Spring Drive (a glorified Quartz) is the greatest invention since sliced bread.
Post non-Seiko watches
>>51822351
how is the SARX015 more sportier?
>>51822432
>spring
The last mention of spring drive in one of those threads was three days ago, and it was one guy saying he wanted to buy one.
The one before that was six days ago, and it was one guy mentioning it had a sweeping seconds hand.
You have to go back to 7 days ago to find one guy saying
>the Spring Drive is objectively the best mechanical movement currently in production
and nobody replied to agree with him.
You're just full of shit.
>>51822432
Protip: After the Seiko Astron in 69, quartz watches were the greatest invention since sliced bread.
>>51822271
>>51822432
Holy shit just post your own watches then you weenie
>>51822513
I did, faggot.
>>51815495
>bash
>MATE
>'redmond' theme
you seem like a real expert there fuccboi
>>51822432
Spring Drive is something exceptional. It's the SARB shills who don't shut up. It's a good watch, we get it.
>>51822432
Sorry you're butmad that people appreciate one of the greatest existant watchmakers here.
One the mountain jew is so afraid of that they rig all of their standards and competitions to exclude Seiko out of the sheer terror that they will be utterly crushed in EVERY single category, EVERY single year.
Got this Skagen 858XLSLC years ago on some sale just because I needed something cheap for work.
It's lasted me a long time without every changing the battery or losing time but the band broke once and I replaced it with this cheap black leather. Anyone have any suggestions for a different band? Obviously I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive band as the watch is probably worth less than $60 new.
>>51822692
>probably worth less than $60 new
More to wards the 10~15$ range.
Still i guess an nice speidel leather strap will do just fine. A few more shekels and you can get a Hadley roma.
>>51822692
>Anyone have any suggestions
Yes. Throw it in the trash and buy a SARB :^)
S A R B
A
R
B
>>51822776
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GINj-zOkck4
>>51822578
>Spring Drive is something exceptional.
How? It's a quartz. End of story.
>>51822736
Well, I meant retail price. It's obviously not an expensive/well-crafted watch.
Thanks for the suggestions though.
>>51822776
>implying I'm going to drop $300 for a meme watch when this shit Skagen is going on ~5 years strong
Spring Drive is pretty fucking interesting compared to standard quartz movements.
So is the Accutron movement.
There is nothing inherently wrong with Seiko watches, but Jesus, give it a rest sometimes.
>>51822879
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Drive
Yup, just like a quartz you ignorant horological peasant.
>>51822879
Yes in the sense that the timekeeping is regulated by a quartz oscillator but the rest of the movement functions so differently from a regular quartz movement that calling it one doesn't make much sense. But of course you're trying to imply that all quartz is inherently shit and by extension spring drive is quartz and shit but both of those things are wrong.
>>51822928
This
>>51821493
The chronos sound like your average quartz
>>51823065
Good to know.
I wonder why the other ones are so loud. Surely they know it and there was something they could do about it.
>>51822183
If you change the default oyster strap to leather it should make it more casual.
>>51822124
There's a difference between saying "I don't like something but I can recognize the appeal", as anon's friend did with his Alpinist, and just flat-out saying something is "shit".
>>51822183
SARB033 is a pretty versatile watch I think. I personally have no sense of fashion, but I don't think there's much of a reason to upgrade to a SARX015 or something more expensive for daily wear. Another option, if you don't mind hand-wind, is the Hamilton Khaki Mechanical, which is more in line with the casual look IMO.
>>51822879
There is nothing inherently wrong with quartz. See: 9F.
>>51822891
Skagen is kinda shit, m8. If it works for you then great, but there are nicer quartz offerings out there, not necessarily from Seiko either. As far as the band goes, try your local watchmaker first before anywhere else. I got a fantastic leather band from mine for $20. Failing that, or if all your "watchmakers" are battery monkeys, Hadley-Roma, Hirsch and RIOS1931 are sort of the go-to brands for non-shit leather bands. There are other more niche ones like Canucklebuck (?) as well.
>>51823103
More like, see 8f56 and 8f32 am i rite?
>dead
That's what you get for being a quartz!
Reminder: if you care about mechanical watches in any way whatsoever, you belong on /fa/ and should get the fuck off /g/.
>>51818286
That one is actually pretty good looking for a tool watch. And you got real use out of it. Solid purchase for you then.
>>51823236
Reminder: if you post without content or substance, you should fuck off back to /b/
>>51823303
Why don't you heed your own advice? Put your money where your mouth is.
I'll be over here enjoying quartz - an objectively superior TECHNOLO/g/Y in every way, shape and form, compared to mechashitical.
>>51823327
It's a meme, not a dick
You don't have to take it that hard, fuckboy
>>51818719
I want one of these. SEIKO SUN073
>>51822525
I like this watch. Please take pictures of it in different situations.
>>51818719
And yet there's nothing better for pricepoints under $1k, which is really fucking sad.
>>51823349
>tumblrtale
>>>/tumblr/
>>51823380
Thanks anon, I'll take some more pics soon.
It was originally my great-uncle's, who fought in WWII. He bought it because it was advertised as the ultimate pilot's tool back in the 60's, which makes sense given the relationship between Wakmann and Breitling.
It's got a Valjoux 730 movement, which has day, date, month, and chrono complications.
I'm moving next week, but after that I need to find a watchmaker to do a full service, because it's been something like 35 years since it's been properly cared for.
>>51823397
Up to $1000 is a pretty big range, I'd maybe agree with you that Seiko is pretty indisputably one of the top few choices up to like almost $500 but once you get to that point it really opens up. Seiko is still a good option with stuff like the SAR* watches but so are brands like Hamilton or many of the microbrands in that range or Steinhart and Squale if you want a sub homage or any number of other companies.
Unless you're talking about divers, in which case I kind of agree. There's lots of microbrand divers but for some reason it just seems like there's not many divers in that range from non-japanese brands. I can't think of a single good popular Swatch diver below the Longines/Omega tier.
>>51823442
>chrono not serviced in 35 years
Prepare your butthole anon. My Constellation is about as old and had gone about as long without servicing and I got milked for like $600+ by the end of it and that was just a 3-hand with date. Then again I sent it to a place that turned out to be pretty shit and I got nailed extra for it being a chronometer so maybe yours won't end up being too much more expensive.
>>51823363
That looks pretty cool. I assume that's a GMT hand?
>>51823652
I've called a few watchmakers, they all quoted around $700 because all they hear is triple date chronograph and think of how much work it's going to be.
At least it's a fairly popular movement, so it shouldn't be hard to get replacement parts.
>>51823094
Its pretty iconic honestly. If you're having trouble with the noise at night then just pull the crown. I think having indiglo is worth it.
Can someone explain to me why digital watches are so expensive. Its just a full adder and comparator and has a crystal and battery.
The most expensive part is probably the display.
>>51823715
>so expensive
are they now? an f-91w is less than 10 bucks and it has a chrono and alarm and all that stuff.
Stealing pictures from the internet
Why are tool watches best watches /g/ ?
>>51818719
>Just look at their Prospex lineup
Yes, the future is bright indeed.
What's a good watch under $100 to wear with jeans and a plain tees for use at college?
I need a watch for use in the lab but I'd like something maybe a little better looking than just a simple digital watch.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>>51823775
Any Seiko 5.
>>51823775
What type of lab do you work in ?
Honestly I'd just get a digital with a timer
I use a casio w-86 for the lab/gym. I wouldn't want to take anything nicer into either
>>51823795
*Any of the sub-$100 Seiko 5.
There are some above $100, but look at the ones in your price range. There's still a decent selection.
>>51823739
Cuz ur a tool lmao.
Just kidding I think they're pretty great. I like dress watches and all but it's nice having some watches I can just beat up and get wet and not worry about. Good seadweller too, I think that a modern maxicase shiny bezel wall of text sub is more suitable as a watch for tools than a tool watch.
>>51823775
I always used to wear my SKX007 with a bracelet so that I could rinse it off thoroughly after work and not have chemicals soak into the strap or anything like that, I think it feels a bit safer that way. That's above your price range though.
>>51823823
obviously get something else for every day use. but $10 for a lab beater isn't anything huge
>>51823678
it is
>>51823795
>>51823823
>>51823829
I really like the NATO straps look. Any one in particular you guys would recommend?
Also, I work in a small medical lab. I work mostly microbiology but sometimes I do hematology, microscopy, and clinical chemistry work. Nothing that would damage a watch. Mostly just need it because I can't touch my phone when I'm wearing gloves that just handled blood or a bacterial plate.
>>51823745
fuck yes
>>51823775
Are you interested in mechanical watches? Do you want your watch to be accurate?
The boring and cheap option is a timex weekender. It won't look bad whatever you're wearing.
A Seiko 5 (something like an SNK809) looks alright, and is a good entry into mechanical watches (which come with their advantages and drawbacks).
If you're into the diver look, the Casio MDV106 is a cheap quartz one.
You could get a chrono but I don't know much about cheap chronos to be honest.
Also, don't forget that with most watches, you can very easily change the band/bracelet yourself in a couple minutes and you're not stuck with what it comes with, so you can dress a watch up or down, or change the colours to suit what you're wearing or whatever. New bands can be pretty cheap to (from like $1 for a chinese nato, $15 for a decent leather strap, up to a lot of money for good metal bracelets or great leather straps).
>>51823872
>I really like the NATO straps look
I probably wouldn't buy a watch with a nato strap. they're by far the easiest ones to find, choose and fit for aftermarket straps, as well as the cheapest.
buy a watch you like, and then some natos on top of that.
>>51823872
I work in a micro lab. The idea of wearing a strap of material around my wrist doesn't sound appealing or like a brilliant idea health and safety wise. Get something you can wash. Easily
>>51823872
>blood and bacteria
That's nasty anon, don't get a cloth strap that's going to soak in blood get something cheap and water resistant so you can scrub it down with hot water. I'll second my own SKX suggestion >>51823834
>>51823935
>>51823872
honestly if I were you i would just go full terrorist Casio F91W
>>51823881
Wow, great post. I'll look through your suggestions and do some more research. Thank you.
>>51823915
Ahh, yes, I should have been maybe a bit more clear. I meant that I plan to put a NATO strap on the watch and am more just asking if there is a specific watch that people think looks good with that kind of style.
>>51823935
>>51823954
>>51823963
True. I do have a small digital watch I wear now and will probably continue to wear.
Still wish I had something that maybe I could wear around campus without looking like the nerd stereotype.
What are your opinions on Fossil brand watches?
>>51823538
Not really. Seiko gives you saphire-domed watches way under $500, you need to go toward $900 with at least hamilton and steinhart to get that. Seiko gives you a choice of complications, from perpetual to high accuracy, at under $500 - you get NONE of that with the hamilton or the steinhart even toward the $1k range. The only thing you're paying for is looks, and if that's what matters to you, get a cheap omega (which have better movements than hamilton or steinhart anyway), or a timex if you're into quartz.
>>51822469
I should get the Ingenieur next for more formal occasions.
>>51823872
See:
>>51823963
For your job that sounds like the obvious choice.
But I understand wanting to look a little nicer.
I say get a sub-100 Seiko 5, that comes with a metal bracelet. Sure the stock 5 bracelets suck, but it's going to get dirty anyway.
This way you can just wash the whole watch easily. Don't go Nato or leather.
>>51823986
Natos traditionally go on divers but these days people put natos on anything.
>>51823999
Nigger what? My SKX007 has a (admittedly very high quality extra hard) mineral crystal, my Steinhart has sapphire and it definitely cost me closer to $350 than $900.
>>51824031
I never said that all seiko watches were equal, anon-chan.
>>51823989
I really like them. I look so #swag family
>>51823989
They have a very bad reputation among watch enthusiasts (and an alright one among "normies").
They're typically fashion watches. Big, crowded designs, very in your face, not so interesting as far as movements and all that stuff go.
Some of them are actually not that bad.
If you're not a watch collector or what have you, and you like the look of one of their designs, know that you will probably get compliments for it. Not from people who know a bit about watches, though.
>>51824024
Nice meme!
What's the best sub $10 watch? Terrorist Cassio?
>>51823986
>Still wish I had something that maybe I could wear around campus without looking like the nerd stereotype.
throw on your shitty digital one for going into the lab and treat yourself to something nice for the rest of the time.
A stop-clock is a massive bonus so you cut down time spent waiting around like an asshole for centrifuge runs to finish and other crap like that
>>51821158
>The only reason why youre saying that is because it's not a seiko or an orient. Go fuck yourself
kek
I said it because it's true.
It's yet another cheaply made, minimalist watch with a generic quartz movement. It's boring as fuck and gaudy as fuck.
I'm not really a huge Seiko or Orient fan either - I only have one of each.
I'm thinking of picking up an Alpinist, but it's not really high on my to do list at all.
>>51824067
Depends on your definition of "best".
If you mean best at telling the time and not being a flimsy piece of crap, i'd say it's the f91w, yes.
Daily reminder that Memexplorer II and Memeband II is the best combo.
Can anyone tell me more about the movement inside the SARW013? Seems different than the normal 6R15 and that dial is just pure sex.
Alternatively, any equivalent dress watch in the $800 to $1000 range? Leather strap preferred.
>>51824174
It literally says 6r27 on the fucking dial. Lrn2google, scrub.
>buying gook watch in the $1000 range
The fuck? You can get a nice Tag Heuer in that range.
>>51822928
>Heckle my Cock
Noice.
>>51824208
>nice Tag Heuer
kek
>>51819083
>uses an analog face on a digital screen
>makes fun of others with quality timepieces
>>51824208
>Tag Heuer
>nice
>>51824208
>Gook
It's Nip you dumb shit.
>nice Tag Heuer
>nice
>Tag Heuer
kek
TAG Heu Heu was only good back when it was just Heuer.
TAG has dragged them through the mud.
>>51823775
>What's a good watch under $100 to wear with jeans and a plain tees for use at college?
>asking for fashion advice
>in a /wt/
>>>/fa/
>>51824174
It's still a 6R movement, I think it should just be a regular 6R15 modified to have a power reserve and a different date display. They really try to keep all of their movements very similar to each other so there's a lot of movement variants that are just the common base movement with some complications slapped on. That's one of the urushi dials, right? You certainly won't find any other brands doing urushi so there won't be anything super similar but I guess you could look at Longines which might stretch your budget a bit but they also have lots of nice dressy watches in very old school classic styles with Roman numerals and stuff.
>>51823739
That's a good question, actually.
There seems to be the same thing over at /o/ where they enjoy the looks of a purpose-built race car with actual useful bits (a big wing that creates downforce) and hate people who tune their cars with needless stuff that's just there for show (a big wing that does nothing).
I have the same feeling for watches too. I like my watch to be very legible and not overcrowded with useless shit.
I couldn't really explain why though...
>>51824266
I just meant that I don't want anything that is too "fancy". I'm sorry, senpai. Forgive me.
Every plebs I saw today wearing a watch had a nato strap, especially the French flag one.
Guess it's time to put back my oyster bracelet.
I have around 2000$ saved and I'm in the market for a mechanical chronograph.
I originally wanted to buy a used speedmaster but I'm not sure anymore. They spent a lot of money to market that watch and I just don;t feel like paying a lot for marketing.
Are there any other alternatives around that price? Also, I prefer handwinding so no 7750.
>>51824332
That's what I did with my Ray after wandering through downtown Toronto and seeing nothing but insufferable latte-sipping hipsters with NATO straps.
inb4 caring what other people think, I was traumatized, OK?
>>51824495
New only?
>>51824532
I don't mind buying used.
>>51824532
You better not be thinking of a Shturmanskie.
>>51824495
my vote is a used 358
Sexy watch
>>51809361
What happened to this watch?
Was it lost at sea for several years?
But the hands and dial look like new.
>>51810325
its more comfy than taking out a phone and checking shit on it.
it is also less rude to do so.
a quick glance and you have all the information.
funny though, I use a plastic Casio DBC (the one with the calculator thing) for normal days, but I do have classy watches too that I wear for occasions.
as a businessman you must always know what's the time.
>>51824495
>Speedmaster
This Archie vid is pretty fucking relevant (and I'm sure the message was sent in by someone from /wt/): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1VLSp7WqXw
As for the hand-wind chronograph that isn't a Speedmaster, have you considered a Poljot Strela? Less dressy and more military-grade look but still really nice watches, tough as nails and they are still being made new.
>>51822487
More angular looks.
>>51824655
>Guy says no Valjoux 7750
>Posts something with a Valjoux 7750
>>51823999
Seiko marketer pls go.
>>51824803
Like i read the entire thing
>soki
>no WR
One meme proven false
>>51824858
Are the soki watches plastic?
Also that's one sunburnt dick you got
>>51812567
>>tfw if no neighbors of mine take the parcel for me it will most probably go back to Belarus
what kind of shit post service do you have in Germany? In my country if you are not at home they leave you a notice to pick it up in the nearest post office and they can wait up to 90days before sending it back.
Also the seller have nothing to do with your country customs.
>>51824815
>I couldn't read a handful of sentences
Now I understand why simplistic "muh Swiss" Mountain Jew marketing works on the lowland goyim.
>>51824897
It feels like plated metal. Most of the Soki line is plastic though
>>51824858
>tfw waiting my soki on the mail
>>51824169
The watch looks neat and all but that bracelet looks like it isn't supposed to match that watch
Is this gud?
Can I wear this day to day without looking like a tool? I don't really like the gold, but it seems readable enough and clean enough.
>>51824804
Not the quoted poster, but:
Here, go find me another watch for $600 USD that is even on the same planet for features and case/bracelet finishing as an SDGM001/003:
- guilloche dial
- 5 alternating bands of brushed/polished finishes on the case
- super AR coated sapphire crystal that eliminates 99% of reflections
- Diashield coating to minimize scratches to case and bracelet
- solid link, solid end link bracelet
- each link is made of 5 articulating pieces alternating brushed and polished finishes
- two half-links
- GS style milled clasp
Fucking good luck with that. The Seiko Brightz line will happily go toe-to-toe with an Omega AT and it isn't even a GS.
>>51824858
Holy shit what happened to your dick, man?
>>51825044
It's not
>>51825115
It still uses a glorified 7S26, though.
>>51824024
f o u r t e e n p o i n t f i v e m i l l i m e t e r s
I just ordered a SARB033 from Seiyajapan.
did i do good? cost me 306 USD
>>51825227
yes
>>51825115
That's a nice watch but it's not that great calm down holy shit.
>>51825175
Yes and the Omega 8500 is manufactured by ETA and only assembled by Omega. Good thing they stopped using the 2500 which is a glorified ETA 2892.
>>51825227
They're like $280 on amazon if you're American but yeah Seiya is a good seller too.
>>51825227
Eh, $306 is more or less the going rate for these things. They come up cheaper on Massdrop but you have to wait a while for that to happen.
Not a screaming deal, but you didn't get ripped.
>>51825285
>They're like $280 on amazon
I don't see any listed for less than $295. I do see a SARB033 variant listed for 9 times that price, however: http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Mechanical-Black-SARB071-Wrist/dp/B00499CGSW/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&qid=1449946021&sr=8-20&keywords=sarb033
>>51825344
Ok the prices went back up a bit. Maybe that other one you linked costs that much because the strap is made from endangered crocodile foreskins or something. Or it's probably a discontinued model.
So should I buy skx007 now or wait until they release the new prospex?
>>51825446
which one do you want?
the prospex will be more expensive.
>>51825446
I already ordered one, since the new prospex is going to be a 400+euro watch.
>>51825477
I dont want to spend more than 200 so I guess I wont be getting the prospex.
Do you think the price of 007 will drop after they release the new model?
>>51825500
it should not be in production anymore, so probably not?
>>51825559
wow fuck you
>>51825398
Man, I spent $395 on a SARB033 as a Christmas 2014 present for myself, and I feel like I was ripped off. But I would have felt like a real fucking idiot if I'd bought one of these for Christmas 2013, when I first heard about them.
>>51825559
nope.avi
>>51825499
I don't know why people keep thinking this, the fucking MSRP on a 007 or monster is $400+, but no one fucking sells them for that much.
>>51825633
because they've been out there for a while.
>>51825499
>believing the MSRP
The SKX007 is supposed to list for like $400 so I don't think the replacement will actually cost very much more in actual street price, at least not once the novelty wears off.
>>51825572
I think most of that price drop on amazon has been just because of JDM Seikos becoming more popular in the US and more domestic sellers carrying them. I doubt the actual price of buying one direct from Japan has dropped much in that same period.
>>51825645
They aren't even released yet, hell Seiko hasn't even officially announced the thing yet.
>>51825675
the skx and monster have been out there for a while so the prices have dropped.
All of the popular Seiko divers have cute nicknames except for the most popular one. Why does the 007 not have a better name than that?
>>51825784
Because double oh seven is all the nickname it needs
>>51814445
thanks
Some cheap shit an ex got me back in my last year in high school. That watch went through a lot, and I'm glad I kept it, I really love how it looks.
Once a girl got me another watch because she didn't like that I'd still wear that of an ex, it was fucking frustrating not to be able to wear this one.
Too bad it's very fragile, I've already replaced the wristband twice and the face is all scratched (but it's not so obvious in real life).
>>51825175
>6r15s
>A glorified 7s26
More difference than there is between grades of ETA movements though :^)
>>51825285
The point was not to say that the Seiko is so great, but to point out that the value proposition is totally inarguable.
All the "mid-tier" Swiss brands have pretty freaking mediocre finishing, manufacturing, and features for the price. It isn't before Omega and up that you start to get some actual fucking effort put into manufacturing quality rather than marketing.
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