This thread is about the appreciation of watches, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that is required to make a fine watch.
Required viewing for newbies:
http://youtu.be/508-rmdY4jQ
Strap guide:
http://pastebin.com/SwRysprE
Previous thread:
>>54237444
More like this please thanks. I did some looking around. Cant find cheap vostok around me.
>>54256140
This is pretty similar and costs 160€. I'd prefer something cheaper though.
>>54256140
>around you
You buy them off eBay.
Can we have a thread without autism, please?
>>54256173
That depends. Are you people going to keep bitching about decoration and finishing of movements just because it rises prices??
>>54256274
>willingly getting ass raped by jews
Posting this again, hopefully this time instead of just saying it's shit, people can give me better alternatives. If not, then is there anywhere I can get it for cheaper than $120 USD? I can't seem to find the exact same model anywhere outside of their website, and it'll cost more to buy it from ebay.
>>54256140
What are you looking for exactly? A dress watch?
The casio MTP line is all dressy style watches with varying designs
>>54256285
>being dirt poor
>>54256140
You can't wait a ~month for your Vostok to arrive?
>>54256335
Thanks. Do you think this one would be good?
>>54256170
The ones I find on ebay dont look anything like pic. I do like the giant red commie red stars on some of them though.
>>54256309
Pic is MTP-1215. I am looking for something similar in style, dressy but not too formal and still usable daily. Also good durability.
>>54256451
431171 Komandirskie or without the star the 420059 Amphibia.
>>54256430
I personally don't like day/date subdials, and I'm inclined to say that your taste is trash, but you can't go wrong with casio.
Cheaper than your shitty fashion brands and 10x more durable.
>>54256451
Same goes to you
If getting your shit wet is an issue I reccomend you look for one thats at least 50m water resistant.
Maybe even a diver, the MDV106 is a great one.
Should I buy? If not, could you recommend a watch that looks similar and is a similar price (£100).
Cheers.
>>54256554
what a mess. this thread is up to a terrible start.
>>54256589
What's your problem with it?
>>54256554
Jesus fucking christ
If you faggots want a cheap watch just get a Casio MTP and be done with it
Stop posting dogshit.
Unless you're memeing, if so carry on
>>54256496
I didnt get it wet. Worst exposure to water is rain and washing hand and leaving it in same room while taking hot shower, so few droplets and vapor.
>>54256484
Eh I dont see how those look similar. 431171 Komandirskie is nice but a bit too "vulgar" for me.
>>54256618
Just because the watches don't cost a fortune doesn't mean they don't belong here. Pull your cock out of your ass.
>>54256655
Cheap doesn't have to be awful. Those watches are both awful and expensive, though.
Should I buy this for $202 AUD?
>>54256655
You have no fucking clue what you're talking about
>>54256634
Get this. Theres an easy reader version with arabics if thats better for you
>>54256688
It's a good watch. If you like it go for it.
>>54256554
Look around Timex, just don't buy that piece of shit.
>>54256297
Just buy a $4 fake from ali
>>54256723
I would say this is better because most Timex movements can wake an elephant
Both are good though
>>54256748
I tried looking for it, but I can't seem to find it when I search for MVMT.
>how do you want your watch
>like a roulette table raped a dartboard
>done
>>54256666
Got any recommendations then?
>>54256715
;)
>>54256723
Damn, that's a nice looking watch. Thank you for the recommendation, could you tell me why you think the Electric is a bad watch? Is it just that you don't like the looks or that it has a bad reputation etc?
>>54256777
90% of Kinetics are ugly as fuck, they look like Citizen designed them.
>>54256777
Make way for the real roulette watch
how'd i do?
NY0040 > SKX007
>>54256554
>100 pounds on that
>other watches by this company are basic Casio F-91W clones
>over 70 pounds for a fucking Casio clone
Jesus Christ.
>>54256831
TICK TICK TICK
Also, you don't have to buy the straps from Timex themselves, any cheap nato will work
>>54256831
poor as fuck but I guess that's worth a currypoo's month wage.
also
>TICK TICK TICK
>>54256868
I wanted the TICK TICK TICK i yearn for it mate, already bought some made in India NATOs but they are 299 rupees each Timex is actually cheaper as you can see reason i bought from the local guy here was because he makes them himself(so i can get them custom made to whatever i want right before my eyes) and because Timex doesn't sell 18mm ones that go on my HMTs.
>>54256848
Time to post some decent stuff.
>>54256831
At least it's not another currywatch.
Though isn't that about two thirds of a monthly pay in curryland?
>>54256894
I'll slap the "shit" out of you faggot, fite me irl.
hurr durr i live in first world country so I make assumptions about you call you poor hurr durr suck my dick faggot.
>>54256941
>Though isn't that about two thirds of a monthly pay in curryland?
for whom?your mum slurping around my rod?
>>54256863
I haven't saw a Casio that looks like that.
![Suunto-Elementum-Terra-All-Black-3362[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/pxVh2PY.png "Suunto-Elementum-Terra-All-Black-3362[1].png")
Does anyone have suggestions for watches in similar styles to this one?
It's a Suunto Elementum Terra, hugely overpriced but I think it looks very cool. I also like the features it has, although they are outdone by Suuntos other watches.
So, what I'm looking for is a premium looking digital watch or something along those lines
>>54257009
I said other watches by "electric"
>>54257000
>Asked a genuine questions
>Gets buttmad and starts throwing his shit all over the place
>>54256933
Kindly fuck off.
We don't need anymore attentionwhoring namefags.
>>54257009
I just posted one that does
>>54257000
>>54256966
Don't be so assblased curry breath. Leave that for the streets
>>54257050
Check out the protrek line
>>54256941
Hey Shlomo, did you know that the Citizen Promaster NY0040 has been issued for the for the divers of the Italian navy since the 90's?
Their watches were rebadged as "Marina Militare" and had a 500m water resistance rating, pretty interesting desu.
>>54257079
what did you expect from a street-shitter?
>>54257100
oh i'll drop my fucking namefagging when you drop making fun of Indians on this board.
>>54257079
>gets rekt
>resorts to calling me assblasted
>>54257104
yeah the very same streets where you were conceived in a famed gangrape orchestrated by yours truly.
>>54257154
Fucking Pajeets, despite being owned by the British they still can't handle banter. I wish you and the pakis would nuke each other once and for all.
>>54257108
Interesting indeed.
Did they used the same 8203/82XX movements or something off the 9XXX series?
>>54257141
Not much really.
>>54257154
You're the one tossing your shit all over the thread, and even when being asked simple questions you go buttmad instead of giving a proper answer.
>>54257154
>Implying your 2cm pecker can do anything
Fuck off and take your literal shit with you
>>54257154
You are just another proof that all Indians are born with severe autism. Relax Aditya, leave your computer named Jennifer and take a shit on the streets in peace.
>>54257213
What's that watch called?
>>54257154
poo 2 loo
>>54257195
>You're the one tossing your shit all over the thread
and you'r the one getting rekt
> I wish you and the pakis would nuke each other once and for all.
good fucking luck getting irradiated by the fallout.
>>54257190
the fact that I win makes you wanna declare it a no contest
>owned
lol no my state was a vassal to the crown over a treaty not conquest.
>>54257213
it got you into this world despite that:)
>>54257239
oh I embraced my autism long ago, our autism makes us perfect for the tech industry.
>>54257270
I refuse to.
>>54257270
>India has a space program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z1z1Fw1xg8
>>54257306
must be how we did this.
http://in.reuters.com/article/us-india-mars-idUSKCN0HJ05J20140924
sent a fucking probe to mars in one attempt at a budget less than the movie gravity.
suck on my dick and die chocking on it.
>>54257104
G-Shocks are big, bulky and ugly, I would never willingly wear one unless it was my only option and all other watches in the world were destroyed.
The thing I like about the Suunto is that it has relatively simple design and looks nice, while still providing important functionality.
>>54257302
>didn't even fight to protect themselves
I didn't know curries could be cucks.
>>54257375
protrek and g shock aren't the same thing. Also, the watch you posted does look bulky and ugly.
>>54256140
Looks a lot like the Orient Chicane. Make sure to buy a strap for it if you get it though.
>>54257306
asshole India has a lot of dysfunctions but our glorious Indian Space Research Organisation isn't one of them.
>>54257393
here's the UK getting cucked for you
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33473694
>>54257302
>rekt
>hurrdurr i fuk ur mum with my glorious turd pecker
You're not only incapable of understanding banter, you also can't dish any out properly.
You've gotten enough (You)'s for today.
>WAYWT shitting at work Ed.
new shit band for old dogshit watch. the band was tapered and didn't fit the deployment clasp I bought with it >:[
looks a hellova lot better I guess.
are open heart watches a meme?
>>54257393
>protrek and g shock aren't the same thing
They look pretty much the same, based on Casios' own website at least. Bulbous and broken lines with a thick case. Compared to the Suunto which has cleaner and simpler lines.
There of course exists the very real possibility that I am just a retard and didn't find a good example of a Protrek, in which case, please point me in the right direction.
>>54257401
Why do you keep coming to these threads if you know that everyone will make fun of you?
If I was an autistic Pahjeet like you and really wanted to get decent replies I would stop namefagging in the first place.
>>54257302
>the fact that I win makes you wanna declare it a no contest
He's wasn't me, though. And when did I ever mention Indians?
>>54257154
>oh i'll drop my fucking namefagging when you drop making fun of Indians on this board.
Do you think all the people called Anonymous is one person?
I didn't know curry makes your retarded.
>>54257345
Good job, you managed to get it right the first time in twenty-fucking-fourteen, when other nations tried to do it in the 60's. The Americans and Soviets beat you by 43 years, Yuropoors by 11, good job Hadji, you're still fucking last.
>curryniggers
>logic
>>54257415
What does it matter? Buy what you like.
>>54257415
I will think less of a person that's wearing one.
>>54257402
>You're not only incapable of understanding banter, you also can't dish any out properly.
again
>gets rekt
>calls it a no contest because he lost
>You've gotten enough (You)'s for today.
yet you give them to me.
>>54257498
man why do you make fun of us in the first place, we didn't do anything to you? and no I can't and won't just sit by see my country and people get slandered for retarded reasons thats why i namefag to remind you all there is an Indian who cares.
>>54257509
it wasn't a genuine question it was an insult and you intervened so obv you got shit talked too.
>>54257528
No I posted anon for a long time until this retarded Poo in Loo shit started, its a matter of showing that "hey fuck you we won't take it."
>>54257539
read up on our collaboration with the soviet space program.
you obv. have no idea abt it because you are a retarded uneducated hick.
>>54257564
oh i'd wish this fucking site had moderation worth a damn.
>>54257619
>Why are you picking us me? We didn't do anything ;_;
>I-I'm fighting for my country on an anonymous imageboard for Cantonese origami folding.
>>54257619
>read up on our collaboration with the soviet space program.
Educate me, fag.
>inb4 you mean Interkosmos
Interkosmos was basically a space-tourist program for friendly nations.
>>54257619
>read up on our collaboration with the soviet space program.
Did your people build a designated shitting module for Mir?
>>54257787
What the fuck is that abomination?
>>54257787
I always find it weird that people try to make their incredibly capable smartwatches look like the severely limited "real" watches.
You could do so much more.
Anyway, it would be good for a laugh I guess. That nato doesn't look too great, and the "bezel" is really bad.
>>54257787
Is that a smartwatch with a bezel and a nato strap?
That looks awful. Whoever is the owner of that picture should be burned a heathen.
>>54257728
nah we made parts for Soyuz though
>>54257697
I'm not gonna do your primary school teacher's job.
>>54257682
if the jokes were funny I'd laugh but its retarded meme spouting that lost any semblance of fun and as you can see in this thread has the potential to derail discussion.
whatever man I've got a real life to live anyway , last post ITT.
>>54257923
You're the one derailing the thread, Pajeet.
I decided to buy this Casio Edifice EFR-505D. However it might be a bit too big for my wraist. Should I be worried?
>>54257832
They're goofy. A smartwatch screen can do a lot of things unique to them, yet many would rather copy a traditional analog down to non-funtional 'lume' on the hands, which makes no fucking sense.
>>54257942
>45mm
Unless you got at least a 7.5~8inch wrist it's going to be too big for you.
Measure your wrist to start with.
>>54257616
>>54257586
Now I'm conflicted
>>54257923
>nah we made parts for Soyuz though
No you fucking didn't.
>I'm not gonna do your primary school teacher's job.
Haha, nothing about India is teached in primary school, it's irrelevant country.
>>54257923
>last post ITT
Fine, the currypoo has gone, let's post and discuss watches.
>>54257994
Those aren't contradictory.
>>54257969
Fuck Im only 7 inch.
>>54257984
>download any watch you want
Suuure. But not surprising to hear in /wt/ because many are unable to see a watch as anything other than a dial and hands.
But the point is, a smartwatch 'dial' is unable to achieve many of the aesthetics of a traditional watch, but able to achieve an entirely new set of aesthetics. But instead of exploring that world and creating something nice you literally get shittier versions of a TAG carrera or something.
>>54257994
Buy a watch with an exhibition caseback if you want to look in the inner workings.
Mildly old pic i took for sale purposes.
>>54258023
Gotta remember to set up the shit filter.
>>54258074
That's not too bad, lot's of posters here are like 6inch skelly wrists.
I'm 7.25~ and i can comfortably pull off 42mm watches like the SKX or 40mms like the Amphibia's.
Anybody with a small wrist own a Amphibia (with a ministry case)? Even though the watch may be too big for my 6.5" wrists. I went ahead and bought a blue scuba dude (710059) anyway. This guy claims his wrists are 5.5" and even though the photo is shit, it seems to fit rather nicely. 45mm lug to lug doesn't sound too bad.
>>54258097
Man I've been looking for a cheap but good looking watch for a while now. Just as I thought i found one, turns out its too big. :^(
>>54258082
1000 hours in paint
these vintage pieces are spectacular
>>54258133
Check out the SNZG15, the watch i posted the lewd ass pic for.
>>54258110
That's definitely bigger then a 5.5" inch, maybe even closer to a 7inch.
Gimme a sec and i'll post a pic of my Ministry down my wrist, lost quite a bit of weight while being sick so my wrist might be closer to 7inch right now.
>>54258206
What's the story on these?
I regret buying this, it's tiny and it cost me €90...
>>54258110
I got rather small wrists (haven't even cared enough to measure it) and the 710 fits perfectly.
Still looking for new strap suggestions.
>>54258312
looks fine like that, I wouldn't change it. You could try a cheap mesh band from aliexpress maybe. I'm waiting for one for my Amphibia.
>>54258282
I wouldn't call that perfect but it definitely could be worse. Thanks.
>>54258373
This.
>>54258413
You have to consider the fact that watches use to look bigger on wrist shots, it's a kind of fish eye effect that happens when taking pics from that close. Anyway, I'm glad it has helped.
Nokia just bought Withings
>>54258550
>just
A couple of days ago.
>>54258275
It looks good. Nothing small about it, that's the perfect size. Where did you get it? I wouldn't mind getting one myself.
>>54258275
>tiny
You what?
>>54258312
Speidel? You know, to keep it vintage.
>>54258678
>>54258373
I guess those could work, but it might be to dressy for the watch.
>>54258678
Not really, Speidel used to be absolutely casual.
>>54258170
Well done
>>54258275
That is about the largest size that I would go with your wrist. It seems to fit well.
>>54258907
>It seems to fit well
Yeah, as wrist armor.
It's too big on him.
My Speedy
>>54258821
Meant for >>54258752
>>54258752
It's not dressy at all. What are you smoking
>>54256794
Looks weird and probably not worth $10. You'd be surprised how many ~$100 watches are actually rebranded versions of $4 chinese watches.
>>54258170
Fixed your crappy jpg
>>54258935
Plastic watches like that wear much larger.
>>54256848
I was saying this over a year ago but the 7S26 shills were too strong. I will admit, though, that Seiko's 120-click bezel is better than Citizen's 60-click.
>>54257258
It's a Seiko Doppelcock, better known to gaijin as the Twin Benis.
>>54258074
A 7 inch wrist could pull off a 45mm watch, but it would be more comfortable with a 42mm.
What now Seiko/Credor lovers?
>b-but it's a lady's watch
No it's not. It's intended to male customers.
>>54258275
Its a good watch. Sell it if you don't like it, but its one of the better "cheap" g shocks
>>54258941
wtf are you timing for that long
>>54259237
It's super impressive. I would never wear it, but the execution is incredible.
I'm actually not a fan of tourbillons, but this watch offers much more besides.
>>54259237
>>54259306
>hands not in the center
triggered
>>54259237
I like how you attempted to start the argument with a fictional greentext response before even waiting for someone to respond. Of course it's not a fucking woman's watch.
>>54259237
>tourbillon
>no minute indeces
I mean I understand that a tourbillon isn't that useful on a wristwatch but can't they at least pretend that it's about the added accuracy?
>>54259371
But it's clearly not, and everyone knows it. Why pretend?
Can you recommend something like this, but more expensive ? I have a 1500$ budget and I'd rether avoid second-hand
>>54259504
why would you want something more expensive if the one you like is cheap
>>54259520
Because he's an idiot.
>>54259520
I'd rather spend more to have a better build quality/movement
>>54259504
>>54259349
Untighten your panties, bitch.
>>54259371
>>54259386
>Credor
>not about accuracy
WAT
>>54259520
also I don't like the Orient logo
>>54259556
this one is perfect but it doesn't seem available anymore :(
>>54259576
Okay, then this. It's pretty much as good as it gets in this style. Also available in white.
Final version, optimized(tm)
>>54259504
Junghans Max Bill automatic perhaps? Multiple options there.
>>54259570
All I did was point out how stupid it was of you to say. No panty problems.
>>54258023
Rolex's are so over-priced, and the flush Plebs first choice every time.
can someone red pill me on Archie? What's his deal? Is he just a fat bogan who spends all his money on watches?
>>54259775
*Can
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf-6a0-kd8s
Archie Luxury fuckers!
>>54259504
Hamilton Intra Matic is worth considering too.
>>54259780
For one, vintage design literally spans centuries, so the vast majority of designs simply are vintage.
>>54259780
Most modern affordable models compite with absolute garbage comming from brands like Armani, Fossil, Apple and other shit like that, so the true watchmaker houses don't bother anymore with launching good stuff for that sector, not in design, not in quality.
When you're willing to pay more tgan the iShit costs, THEN you have real good options. (Still basic-tier, but whatev.)
>54259272
Hahahaha I just keep it going as a second hand sometimes.
>>54260098
Bollocks. Meant for.
>>54259272
>>54259222
Except for the bezel and maybe the lack of hardlex crystal, you guys have to admit that the Promaster is superior in evey single aspect over the SKX.
>manual wind
>build quality
>dial color, which is not flat
>sunburst blue dial option
>smaller case, more wearable for most wrists
>stock bracelet doesn't suck and has diver's extension
I freaking love this updated Daytona design.
>>54260381
Vintage is still better if only because it doesn't have a novel on the dial.
>>54260381
It's got a high contrast look in terms of color and finish, with that glossy bezel. I can see why others would like it.
>>54260194
And the MDV106 is objectively the better diver.
Just buy the one that looks better to you, no need to fling shit
>>54259110
Good for you, anon.
I don't really care, though, since I'm not an autist.
>>54260447
I think it makes it look more sporty and fits the watch well.
>>54260458
>quartz
>casio
kek, I'm sure you are the Oce-anus shilling fag.
>>54260654
Am I the only one that's really bothered by the beat rate of a watch not matching the number of hash marks between seconds? My citizen grand classic is like that too and it drives me nuts.
>>54260659
>Quartz is a bad thing somehow
Are you retarded?
>>54260458
Is the MDV106 even a proper ISO dive watch like the Seiko or the Citizen? Or is it just a "watersports" watch like the Orient Ray except with shittier finishing?
Bored so webms.
Sorry for the useless post - I'm trying to develop an application and want to know how each kind of link looks like in html:
>>>/fa/11200865
>>>fa
>>fa
To stay on topic have a picture of my watch
>>54261481
kinda messed up the last two links. maybe this works:
>>>/fa/catalog
>>>/fa/
Couldn't afford a Mondaine Stop2Go so I made my own
>>54261343
The MTG line is pretty based
>>54261128
I'm gonna go ahead and guess no.
It's definitely build well though, and I would say it would survive more than its mechanical counterparts because of the inherent ruggedness that having a quartz movement gives you.
I don't really think an ISO rating means anything on a watch though.
If you want true ruggedness you go for a G-shock or even a protrek
>>54261532
Casio's top end G-Shocks are kind of cool in their own way. I could never wear them myself tho.
>>54261807
I really how how the ana-digi mudmaster has that cut off 9.
The Oceanus is basically the same movement (without the sensors) in a much more traditional presentation.
Thinking of getting rid of this for a three hander.
Any strap suggestions? I don't really like the Longines rubber I bought for it.
(pic stolen)
>>54261898
OC-anus is ugly pos tho with nothing interesting going for it. Stop shilling that trash here.
>>54261943
Why the fuck would you ever wear that?
It's way too thick
>>54261953
>OC-anus is ugly pos tho with nothing interesting going for it.
Are you retarded?
>>54261995
IT does look pretty ugly.
Is /g/ cool enough to wear a digital watch with a suit?
>>54261995
>Are you retarded?
No it looks like shit and it's boring in every possible way.
>>54262021
>>54262028
>>54262021
What watch is this?
>>54262053
>>54262135
Timex Ironman
>>54256035
Is wearing the watch on your left wrist just a meme? I dont get the obsession of it. Personally I hate it there and rather have it on my right one. Why do so many people seem to have a problem with that?
>>54262183
"opposite of dominant hand" thing
>>54262183
You wear it on your opposite wrist so you can look at it easily while writing or doing something with your dominant hand.
>>54262228
>>54262245
I'd prefer doing as much as possible with my dominant right arm. That includes the movements you make to look at your watch
>>54262143
G-Shock confirmed slavaboo?
>>54262021
>>54262028
>>54262053
>>54262143
>>54262183
>>54262275
>>54262143
>Timex Ironman
They also have one with GPS.
So, do I get tracked by the NSA?
>>54262280
The FBI is in on it too
>>54262275
To each their own. Thats just why its a thing
Bought a cheap strap for my new watch and the fucker doesn't fit. It's a damn shame because the strap was actually nice. Said it was 18mm, but it's actually 19mm and will not fit at all.
>>54262275
It's fine if you prefer the crown off your wrist or something but you gave a pretty dumb fucking reason.
>>54262183
>>54262228
>>54262245
Since wristwatches became popular in WWI I guess it's worn on the left wrist so the officer on the field can easily keep in sync with the artillery's creeping barrage without twisting around his service sidearm in his right hand.
Officers usually fought in the trenches with pistols and revolvers, they were actually better suited to close combat than the standard bolt-action rifle.
>>54262502
We /his/ now
![XJJ2lYU[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/maKH76K.png "XJJ2lYU[1].png")
>>54261481
here you can marvel at the current state of the project
>>54262183
Not at all. It is so your right arm isn't impeded, you can use the functions of the watch, you can use a side arm (original way to shoot was one handed). You can write properly and above all you can use the crown with out having to awkwardly pull at it and potentially damage it
>>54263288
What does it do? Function the exact same way as the website?
Actually had to go into the office today. This is like the first time in almost a year
>>54263498
no, currently it's worse in every way. in the end it should work like the website. but more comfortable on phones.
What do you think about this Seagull 1963?
It costs about $300, worth it?
is there a way to filter specific countries on ebay? i'm sick of seeing all these poo in loo repainted dials.
>>54257239
>mar ja bhosdike
My sides.
I just learned atomic watches exist.
yes? no?
>Movado Edge
>£300
Thoughts?
Also, Movado site is pretty cool.
>>54263561
Hm, interesting
>>54262502
I think it's just because writing involves moving the arm around a lot and dragging a weight around is fatiguing. plus you'll stain and wear out the strap the strap
Hello, /gwt/
I've been away for a few months after wondering how the hell I bought 8 watches in 2015 and realizing the seiko black mongster I bought is a dud and needs repair or a heart transplant. If I got a donor watch with the same 4r36 movement but a cooler kanji date wheel, do I need to be concerned with crown position? the donor I'd like has it at 3 and the mongster is of course at about 4. Pic attached of dud.
>>54263701
The dial is neat, but that's the only interesting thing about it. The non-interchangeable straps is a big downside too.
>>54263288
Can you censor Ninefag at an application level? Thanks.
>>54264645
I think it might bruh, maybe you can dodgy it up, date might change an hour later though
>>54264645
Just checked for you on a forum. It should be sweet, you may have problems with the day/date not lining up though, this is fixable by taking the day/date mechanism from the old movement and putting it on the new one
>>54256157
That's nice. Got the model number?
>>54258550
I'd like one of those things montblanc showcased, small screen/leds that attach to you existing watch strap. But cheaper than the montblanc, ofc.
>>54264839
>>54264915
damnit, looks like this requires more "watchmaking" skill than I currently possess. I'm still a bit peeved that my -J "made in Japan" mongster has an english/arabic date wheel instead of whatever/kanji.
>>54258275
>tiny
Holy shit. If you were to go larger you'd be wearing it as a fucking shield
>>54264645
Ayo white boi, what size dem wrists?
>>54262314
Devices that interface with the GPS only read from it, they do not transmit back. You need a connection to the internet for that.
>>54264951
Wouldn't be too hard to learn though, I'm not sure what level of mechanical skills you have, watch making is just like working on a car or bike, just smaller, easy to do with the right tools and instructions. What tools have you got? Was thinking about buying some so I can fuck around on a curry 7s26 seiko movement, and maybe thow together a custom watch out of a eta and a set of hands and dial
>>54264982
I've got like 6.5" wrists, the mongster is about as big as I can pull off. The fisheye-effect makes it look bigger than it is, my wrist is flat enough that I don't have the dreaded lug overhang.
>>54264994
I'm fairly adept with mechanical things but have zero experience with watch modding/repair but have been meaning to get into it for a while. I think I have all the necessary tools other than a hand-setting press/tool, can you point me to some instructions?
>>54265106
I can't link you to some, but they are out there on the Internet. What tools have you got so far? What I'm planning on doing is pretty much what you are doing but with miss match parts
>>54265106
>I've got like 6.5" wrists
Same, I just wanted to know if I could pull it off. Thanks lad.
>>54265167
screwdrivers, case holder, caseback opening tool, hands remover, crystal press, enough that i've opened up watches but not much more
>>54265173
I just measured the width of my wrist at the bone and it's 57mm. I have a couple mm above/below both sets of lugs on the mongster.
>>54265234
Why do you keep saying mongster?
>>54263567
Eh. I just got one a few days ago. I wasn't really liking it when I got it, but it's kinda growing on me. It's running at about +2 s/d right now. I went for the 38mm acrylic version. Cost me about $465 CAD.
>>54259775
His real name is Paul Pluta. Archie is a fake character he does but it parallels his life. He revealed it when he got fired from his job when people found his channel.
Rate my grandfather's dime store quartz.
>>54263529
I would respect you for the 6138, but dat Macbook. And Daini made a better chronograph anyways.
>>54259570
When has Credor ever been about accuracy? The really expensive Credors are haute horlogerie stuff made with really expensive precious materials and lots of hand-finishing and grand complications and stuff. Accuracy doesn't have much to do with it. If anything, worrying about accuracy and practicality is more the point of the Grand Seiko line, and Credor is more of the fancy expensive mechanically complex jewelry side of things.
>>54263649
It's not a fucking atomic watch, it's a cheap piece of shit quartz movement with a radio antenna.
>>54265855
no shit. but even a piece of shit quartz is going to be accurate to within less than 1 second a day since it gets attuned every night.
>>54263649
This is an atomic watch.
The watch you posted is a quartz watch with a radio antenna that automatically synchronizes the watch to the time signals which are broadcast by NIST or some other government agency in other countries. Those time broadcasts are themselves based on atomic clocks.
>>54256035
Any good Bauhaus inspired watches with 200m water resistance?
>>54265840
The spring drive credors are inherently accurate just due to the movement. Not sure what the purely mechanical credors can do in terms of accuracy.
>>54265960
Atomic watches that aren't huge when?
>>54266071
Yes they're accurate, but I don't think the point is really to brag about being +- 1 s/d or whatever, the point is more to brag about muh smooth sweep and muh unique special snowflake movement which no other manufacturer can match.
Not to mention that spring drive is more accurate than mechanical but still way less accurate than quartz. And also if I recall right, most quartz Credors use movements which are less high tech than the 9F in the GS quartz models.
>>54266071
But that's is just a shared movement with GS. Accuracy is one of the foundational elements to GS, not Credor.
>>54266122
>Not to mention that spring drive is more accurate than mechanical but still way less accurate than quartz
They're just as accurate as a good quartz movement. Not HAQ levels, but still. I remember reading of people getting around 5 seconds per month with theirs.
>>54256035
>>54265916
It's not really the quartz movement that's keeping time, it's an atomic watch somewhere else. The quartz crystal only serves as a crutch between phone-homes.
If you want an affordable high-accuracy quartz, get a Bulova Precisonist, or the better-looking Accutron II.
>>54266184
Generally Seiko is going to make an accuracy claim that is likely to have a little bit of padding. Spring drive is rated at +-15 secs a month last I checked, certainly better than low end Casio that runs at +-30, or cheap Chinese shit that is +-60 a month or worse. but you don't need to go further up than a nice g-shock to get to +-15.
>>54260654
Was never really a fan of the previous designs, but really like the new one.
>>54266304
what size is that case? does your waifu have big hands?
>>54266263
>If you want an affordable high-accuracy quartz, get a Bulova Precisonist, or the better-looking Accutron II.
accutron II looks nice and I can live with 5 seconds a month
>>54263649
Yes
There's all sorts of wave ceptors, and you can move up to oceanus if you want an even better movement.
I like the ana-digi ones because you get 5 alarms and a stopwatch/timer which are very handy for me.
>>54266282
>Casio that runs at +-30
You fucking what? My fucking $10 Pope watch is +3 a month dude.
thanks for convincing me that a spring drive will be my next watch
Thinking about buying a Moto 360 or a Gear S2, which you guys prefer?
>>54267035
Fuck off
>>54267022
Good movement, but have fun sending it back to Japan for a service
>>54267045
my bigger concern with spring drive is the ugly fucking power reserve on the dials
>>54267070
I kinda like it
I just really wish Seiko would bring over some of their JDM shit. Buying a hi-beat or SD GS and then finding out you need to send it to Japan to get it serviced must be a real kick in the balls.
Makes me really lean towards Quartz if/when I buy a GS.
>>54266854
Anecdotes are not the same as stated manufacturer specifications. Yes your watch might keep great time and plenty of people have watches that do way better than they're supposed to and that great, but that's not the point.
If your watch is gaining a couple of seconds a month then that's fine, but it may as well suddenly start doing -20 second/month or whatever and according to the stated specifications, that is still just as equally acceptable. The point of having a watch which is certified and tested to some narrow margin of error is that you should be able to fully depend on it to perform to that standard at all times, and you can rightfully expect it to stay within that acceptable range and any drift away from that is an unacceptable deviation from the engineering tolerance which should be corrected.
And sure, I realize we aren't talking about marine chronometers or 19th century railroad pocketwatches where this stuff actually matters. Tolerances are still supposed to mean something.
>>54267108
am I the only who doesn't feel that a couple hundred bucks every 5-10 years for a service is that big a deal?
>buy parts from Meranom's russian site because of the weak ruble
>a week later listed prices are in USD
>>54267177
I understand that, what I meant to say is that I don't even think it's possible to find even a low end casio that will be off by more than 10 seconds a month. Maybe one that was dropped off a building or something sure, but a good condition one will pretty much always be around 5 seconds monthly
>>54267184
In the case of Seiko? No, my issue is the crazy wait time and sending a several thousand dollar item internationally.
Any swiss watch that isn't low end swatch trash will not be a couple hundred bucks to service. The average Rolex and JLC quote is ~$600, and that's if it's on time and you babied the watch.
>>54267235
crazy wait time isn't fun but I've got over 20 watches to wear in the interim
>>54267353
I don't wanna spend 4 weeks worrying about getting my expensive watch lost in the mail anon
Quartz GS for me all the way
>>54261514
Does it actually do the thing?
