/wt/ - WATCH THREAD

[Anonymous No.17546625]

> Poorfag guide: https://imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK
> Watch essentials 102: https://pastebin.com/Rc77hhXV
> Purchasing used watches: https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2
> Purchasing straps: https://pastebin.com/SwRysprE

Should I buy this MVMT / DW / "minimalist" fashion watch?
> https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

Should I buy this Armani / Michael Kors / mall watch?
> https://imgur.com/a/Sw1FsAn

"Suggest a watch for me."
> Your budget
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
> Wrist size or desired watch size

previous thread >>17545109

[Anonymous No.17546633]

[Anonymous No.17546634]

>>17546625
>the poor man's Royal Oak
honestly though, these look pretty impressive for 80$. and they actually allign well, unlike quarts for 5x the price.
how does Casio do it?

[Anonymous No.17546636]

>>17546633
how much do these little niggers cost? i vaguely recall them being like $30k. is that right?

[Anonymous No.17546637]

[Anonymous No.17546640]

>>17546634
Casio's QC is surprisingly good, I wouldn't mind knowing more either

[Anonymous No.17546642]

>>17546623

They are available, but you really have to do your research. The same guys who did 'Moonwatch Only' also published a free separate PDF on the Holy Grail '(Holy Grail Only', I think it's called), so once you have gone through that, you can sort through all of the watches listed. Depending on the season, it's easy/difficult to find one that actually has all the right components based on the serial number. Once you get one, make sure you have a trusted watchmaker handy to open it up and confirm everything.

Parts can be a problem if anything goes seriously wrong; although you could get donor parts from the other 5100s, so it's not completely impossible.

If you want the central minutes for the chronograph, the Damaskos I think use them, and maybe Sinn too...I honestly can't remember. They're not true Lemania 5100s though; they use a modified Valjoux 7750. Still, central minutes is really easy to read. Good luck on the hunt.

[Anonymous No.17546645]

I love and admire high-end watches although iId probably never afford one.
>confess yourself wt

[Anonymous No.17546646]

>>17546640
honestly I'm not too big on the sporty styling of most of these, but the finishing seems so much better than something like a Seiko 5

[Anonymous No.17546652]

>>17546642
It's funny how different you are when you post here compared to how to post on WUS.

[Anonymous No.17546655]

>>17546636
It's more like you pay whatever the price is if you're lucky enough to find one for sale.

[Anonymous No.17546656]

>>17546652
I know, right? It's like different forums have different people with different agendas. WUS is quite conservative comparatively in terms of behavior, yet liberal in their political stance. It's such an odd place sometimes.

[Anonymous No.17546660]

>>17546633
>>17546636
>>17546655
Why would anybody pay $30k for a Seiko

[Anonymous No.17546661]

>>17546656
There's also the anonymity vs pseudo-anonymity. OmegaA is still meaningless in terms of your identity but your posts follow you around on that site and you don't want to make enemies, whereas here you can choose to be completely anonymous by simply not posting pictures of your watch or not doing those distinctive multi-replies of yours.

You and I have actually had multiple interesting conversations on WUS, haha.

[Anonymous No.17546662]

>>17546625
>tfw you get left out even though you’re supposed to be a member of the holy trinity

[Anonymous No.17546670]

>>17546661
I hope they were interesting, or at least useful to you. There are 1 or 2 posters who have given me quite valuable information on WUS...but the vast majority are just looking for somewhere to share their enthusiasm for their 'hobby' of buying watches and showing them off. Maybe you were one of the ones who helped me. If so, thank you.

[Anonymous No.17546671]

>>17546662
Lack of genuine-ness notwithstanding, the Royal Oak and the Nautilus are inextricably tied by virtue of their designer and close release time.

The 222 and later Overseas came about much later and was designed by Joerg Hysek, if memory serves, so it's simply not as interesting. Similarly, Patek and AP are still both privately owned and independent, while VC is just a subsidiary of Richemont.

[Anonymous No.17546676]

>>17546670
A couple, yeah.

I've been spending less time there since it's mostly just pictures and people parroting "wear it in good health", but there are still good deals to be had on the sales corner.

For that matter, since I've consolidated my own collection down to two top-end watches, I've been spending less time here as well.

[Anonymous No.17546677]

You guys DO use your GMT watch bezels as life counters for Magic: The Gathering, don't you?

[Anonymous No.17546678]

>>17546677
>life counters for Magic: The Gathering,
I know what each of these words means, but together they are meaningless

[Anonymous No.17546681]

>>17546676
It's nice to be at the end of the journey. Admittedly though, I do enjoy watching the Rolex customers bitch and moan about their ADs on WUS....there's something cathartic about it.

Anyway, gotta run. Hope the thread is a good one. Definitely wear what you've got in good health...health can so easily be taken away from us now.

[Anonymous No.17546682]

>>17546677
MTG is a hobby for guys in their 50s now. Also, GMT watches and bezels are ugly and stupid.

[Anonymous No.17546683]

cop or not

[Anonymous No.17546686]

>>17546642
Holy shit you're a fucking nonce.
And over 1000 posts in less than a year? That's so pathetic. I'd tell you to fuck your life, but what fucking life even is there?

[Anonymous No.17546689]

>>17546682
A spin down life counter is the only good use I can come up with for a 24 hour turning bezel for 95% of people. I honestly don't know why they're so popular. If you're not specifically a pilot actively flying across time zones, wtf are you doing with it?

[Anonymous No.17546696]

>>17546686
>NOT ALL OF US CAN BE PROFESSIONAL DIVERS!
Even professional divers don't frequently go to depths that would challenge the limits of dive watches. Most divers don't wear mechanical watches anymore in the first place.

[Anonymous No.17546698]

>>17546671
All fair points, especially re: Richemont AND the Overseas.

re: release date, the Nautilus came out in 1976 and the 222 come out in 1977. The Royal Oak is the real OG, as much as I hate it.

[Anonymous No.17546699]

>>17546696
>t. does not hear the siren song of the deep

[Anonymous No.17546703]

>>17546682
>MTG is a hobby for guys in their 50s
so are watches to be fair

[Anonymous No.17546707]

>>17546699
>GO FARTHER
>PROFESSIONAL DIVE WATCHES BEYOND
>FOLLOW THE GLOW OF THE LUME
>THERE ARE 200M ISO DIVERS IN THIS CAVE THAT ARE WORTH DYING FOR!
>JUST GO BEYOND THIS POINT

[Anonymous No.17546718]

>>17546683
Get off 4chan, Jenni.

[Anonymous No.17546724]

>>17546683
Do it.

[Anonymous No.17546727]

>>17546645
honestly I'd be too stressed out over owning a luxury watch
I just got my Margiela wallet wet again and am bummed out about it. last time I did get the water stains out, but it was a pain in the ass. and that's only a couple hundred dollars. if I had a 10 000$ watch I'd be even more worried about it. there's something to be said about the worry-free and comfy nature of cheap things, at least for my neurotic personality

[Anonymous No.17546736]

[Anonymous No.17546744]

*makes people seethe and boil with rage*

[Anonymous No.17546759]

>Macron takes off 'luxury' watch during TV interview
Anybody knows what it is?

[Anonymous No.17546760]

>>17546744
>*makes people seethe and boil with rage*
even owners.

>Yeah, basic service starts at 740 dollars, but we'll call you with the full estimate before proceeding with service.

[Anonymous No.17546761]

>>17546683
Seiko weeb watches are based

[Anonymous No.17546762]

>>17546759
That's a Bell & Ross BR V1-92 with what looks like some military unit insignia on the dial.

[Anonymous No.17546763]

>>17546761
Made in Abyss Alpinist when?

[Anonymous No.17546768]

>>17546683
Is this something about Saints Row? It's the first thing I thought of when I saw this.

[Anonymous No.17546774]

>>17546744
>gray market dealers: "NOOOOOO YOU REPLACED THE CRYSTAL AND THE SPRINGBARS THE WATCH IS A FAKE NOW! I'M CONFISCATING IT AND CALLING THE POLICE YOU SCAMMER LITERAL TERRORIST!"
>Rolex: "We threw out your faded Comex dial and tossed in a brand new service dial"
>"B-but I didn't ask fo..."
>"No. WE didn't ask."

I wish there was a middle ground, but the luxury scene just seems like two polar ends of insanity.

[Anonymous No.17546778]

>>17546768
Jojo.

[Anonymous No.17546783]

>>17546778
looks like a gay pride parade

[Anonymous No.17546785]

>>17546783
Jojo is the straightest anime known to mankind.

[Anonymous No.17546786]

>>17546660
that's a grand seiko thoughever

[Anonymous No.17546795]

Casio should start making Grand Casio watches just to take the piss out of Seiko lol

[Anonymous No.17546799]

>>17546795
they already shit on Seiko in the lower price category, I wander what a Grand Casio would look like

[Anonymous No.17546800]

Should Tudor make this?

[Anonymous No.17546805]

no, Tudor should re-release the North Flag in a reduced size, in Rolex Explorer dimensions if possible.

[Anonymous No.17546807]

>>17546762
>military unit insignia on the dial
Good choice for a guy who dodged mandatory service lol.

[Anonymous No.17546810]

>>17546759
>>17546762
That looks kinda nice from afar desu.

[Anonymous No.17546811]

>>17546800
It would sell like crazy. Rolex is having a big release on Monday where they are announcing new watches, I could see them doing something like this with Tudor. The big rumour is they are releasing something new with their Explorer line (maybe an Explorer III)

[Anonymous No.17546819]

>>17546805
Tudor already makes ladys watches

[Anonymous No.17546837]

>>17546811
Nah. It will be a 40mm Explorer.

[Anonymous No.17546838]

>>17546805
The Dial would look too crowded

[Anonymous No.17546841]

>>17546800
The brushing on the lugs looks like it was done with 80 grit sandpaper. I've seen better case finishing on Ali Express shitters

[Anonymous No.17546845]

>>17546841
It's a 3D render, you numbnuts

[Anonymous No.17546849]

>>17546845
Why would they render the watch to look so badly finished? It's probably even worse in real life.

[Anonymous No.17546853]

>>17546849
3D renders always look like shit.
Look at the edges on picrel.

[Anonymous No.17546854]

>>17546841
>finishing!
filtered

[Anonymous No.17546860]

>>17546853
fair enough, this pic looks like clipart lol
>>17546854
Tudors aren't exactly cheap watches, I'd expect the finishing to look pretty good for that price

[Anonymous No.17546863]

>>17546837
Wow. So innovative. Discontinue the 39mm and release a 40mm of the exact same thing.

This is the actual state of Rolex.

[Anonymous No.17546867]

Redpill me on this gentry guy. What is it about him that makes everyone either kek or seethe?

[Anonymous No.17546869]

Currently testing how this citizen works. Found it on a box at granpa's house. A quick google search points that this watch is from the early 70's (1970-1971) and has spent the last 30 years in a box. I might take it to the watchmaker for a service if it works sorta okayish for the next 24-48 hours.

[Anonymous No.17546873]

>>17546863
Check this thread:
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=808620
There are dozens like this one on Rolexforums and Watchuseek.

Amerilards have been seething non stop over the discontinuation of the 39mm Explorer and the return of the classic 36mm size.
The American market wants a dinner plate Explorer, so Rolex is going to give it to them.

[Anonymous No.17546875]

>>17546811
Titanium Explorer.

[Anonymous No.17546889]

>>17546807
It's his boyfriend's unit

[Anonymous No.17546892]

>>17546873
Is 39mm really that big? I'd think most fit adult men could pull off a 39mm or 40mm without thinking twice about it.

[Anonymous No.17546895]

>>17546762
>>17546889
>Bell End Ross
lmao

[Anonymous No.17546898]

>>17546892
the explorer design really isn't fit for anything beyond the traditional 36mm.

retards don't understand that when it comes to design, everything was fully figured out by the late 1970s. there's nothing to improve upon and trying to force modern fat standards onto all of that just turns it into shit.

[Anonymous No.17546900]

>>17546873
>He's still got the Americans in his head rent-free

[Anonymous No.17546903]

>>17546898
How, exactly, does it turn it into shit? It doesn't affect the performance of the watch in any way, and aesthetics are subjective. Can people even distinguish 36mm from 39mm at a glance?

[Anonymous No.17546904]

>>17546873
>Waaaah, Rolex is maybe going to make something I don't like
Who fucking cares? They'll still make shit you like, don't they?
Stop crying, you had your little tantrum last thread.

[Anonymous No.17546908]

>>17546900
There is a specific anon in this general who seems to be under the impression that the only people in the entire planet who are buying luxury watches are American.

[Anonymous No.17546909]

>>17546903
The first 39mm Explorer was bad because the hands were too short. The revised 39mm Explorer was fine, even for wristlets. It was still smaller than a Sub, which is a watch that fits literally everyone.

[Anonymous No.17546913]

Reminder,
Having a nice watch is completely pointless if you're fat. Anyone close enough to be able to see that your watch is nice isn't going to be thinking
>Nice watch
they'll be thinking
>Oh God, he smells like shit. He's so fat he can't wipe his own ass.

[Anonymous No.17546931]

>>17546908
Imagine if that was true, wouldn't that just confirm America is better than YOU ROP?

[Anonymous No.17546933]

>>17546867
I kind of like him. He seems to be aware of his own strange situation between low british aristocracy and 21st century mind fried commoner and deals with it in coping and non-coping ways probably depending on current emotional state. Kind of like everybody does, so that makes him likeable to me. I think he never fwlt existential emotions reading a book but has respect for culture just like me.

[Anonymous No.17546936]

>>17546898
This might be the most retarded thing I've read in a long time.
>when it comes to design, everything was fully figured out by the late 1970s
fashion and style changes over time. you might like the 70s aesthetic but most people don't

[Anonymous No.17546940]

>>17546800
Ombre honey gold watches this summer, screencap this

[Anonymous No.17546941]

>>17546867
Anyone who doesn't like these guys is probably a winging faggot
>B-b-but they make and support homage ripoff watches tho!!!
So does Tudor and every other luxury company that all make the same 5 watches in the same colors. Grow up.

[Anonymous No.17546948]

>>17546867
He refuses to reread the word "Zaratsu" and says 'strap monster' is his trademarked phrase.

[Anonymous No.17546951]

>>17546759
>newpaper headline claims 80k watch
>it's a fucking bell and ross
>frenchies will seethe anyways because 3k and 80k are equally out of range for them
kek. and now get to work. those pensions don't pay themselves.

[Anonymous No.17546958]

>>17546800
It's already done.

[Anonymous No.17546962]

>>17546936
There are people that genuinely believe aesthetics are timeless and objective. It's weird and just obviously not the case if you look at stuff people wore even in the relatively recent past.

[Anonymous No.17546964]

I'm tired of people not being able to understand why the 39mm Explorer was a fucking abomination so here's a long autistic rant about it.
>REASON 1
The Explorer is a neo vintage watch. It only exists in Rolex' roster because of its iconic status, therefore it should be as close as possible to the original design, which was 36mm.
>REASON 2
The Explorer is the base of all professional Rolex. Both the Submariner and the GMT Master had THE SAME DIAL SIZE as the Explorer.
Making a 39mm Explorer breaks the continuity of Rolex' design language and it's fucking revolting.
>REASON 3
The proportions on the 39mm were all fucked up. Yes they changed the hands later but it still doesn't work because you're losing the compact design of the classic 36mm Oyster case.

If I was in charge of Rolex EVERY WATCH WITHOUT A ROTATING BEZEL would be 36mm and EVERY WATCH WITH A ROTATING BEZEL would be 40mm BECAUSE THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL OYSTER CASE DESIGN.

>inb4 "you're a wristlet"
I have above average wrists and wearing a 40mm Submariner right now
>inb4 "durrr watches are evolving, live with your times grandpa"
Mechanical watches peaked in the 60s. There's no point in trying to reinvent the wheel.
>inb4 "hurrrr nobody cares lmao"
Yes, but I'm still right and I'm the most educated person in these threads.

[Anonymous No.17546969]

>>17546964

[Anonymous No.17546973]

>>17546964
>If I was in charge of Rolex EVERY WATCH WITHOUT A ROTATING BEZEL would be 36mm and EVERY WATCH WITH A ROTATING BEZEL would be 40mm BECAUSE THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL OYSTER CASE DESIGN.
I guess we know why you're not in charge of Rolex. Rolex already gets flack for not doing anything new as it is without completely disregarding modernity and fashion trends.

[Anonymous No.17546975]

>>17546964
>REASON 2
>OH NO MY NEW ROLEX WON'T MATCH ALL OF MY MANY OTHER ROLEXES WHAT WILL I DO!?
I wish I had your problems.

[Anonymous No.17546978]

>>17546936
do you ever wonder why all, not some, but all current watch designs in the year 2023 still look like models from the 1920-1970s era?

[Anonymous No.17546983]

>>17546978
No you ever wonder why nobody here agrees with you at all in any way and show no signs of changing their mind?

[Anonymous No.17546990]

>>17546964
They'll hate you because you told them the truth

[Anonymous No.17546992]

>>17546964
>long...autistic
those were the only two accurate statements in your post.

[Anonymous No.17547008]

https://dida.moda/pages/lankzet

[Anonymous No.17547010]

Recs on good leather straps?

[Anonymous No.17547012]

>>17547010
Good as in tough/thick for a sports watch or thin and elegant for a dress watch?

[Anonymous No.17547018]

>sapphire crystal
>100m WR
>well-aligned Casio quartz
>beautiful brushed finish
>wearable dimensions
>80$
E D I F I C E
D
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[Anonymous No.17547020]

>>17546964
based speaker of truth

[Anonymous No.17547021]

>>17547012
For a dress watch (vintage orient). Not looking for something fancy like exotic leathers or stuff. Just quality leather strap that will last.

[Anonymous No.17547028]

>>17547021
Try Monstraps. They do custom work but they have a very nice selection of leathers to pick from. Pretty reasonably priced too. I've bought a couple and have been pretty happy.

[Anonymous No.17547037]

Why are watch crystals so thick? Is there a good comparison out there to show the difference between a 1.2mm sapphire vs a more standard 2.8mm? Does it look better? Or is it just less likely to shatter.

[Anonymous No.17547038]

>>17547018
Post one you own

[Anonymous No.17547043]

>>17547038
I'm waiting for it to arrive, will post when it does. I tried it on at the store and was shocked at how nice the finishing is for the price, so I wanted to share my excitement
it will make a fun beater

[Anonymous No.17547050]

Are these stupid AliExpress core glasses popular? I keep seeing them on 20 something's at university

I guess people are just moving to even shittier cheaper fast fashion in general kek

[Anonymous No.17547052]

>>17547050
What the fuck I did not post in this thread kek

Deleting when the post timer is up

[Anonymous No.17547054]

>>17546964
Stupid opinion. Rolex should be encouraged to evolve and change their designs over time. The same reason you don't drive a Model T ford or use a Windows 98 computer anymore. Times change man.

[Anonymous No.17547063]

>>17547043
thank you anon

[Anonymous No.17547067]

>>17547063
Actually I forgot I took a photo at the store already. The lighting is a bit weird. My wrist is thin btw, surprised this fit me pretty well

[Anonymous No.17547073]

>>17547050
oh no no no no no no look at what someone in /wt/ wears out in public ahahahahaha

[Anonymous No.17547076]

>>17547073
oh no I will never show my face on 4chan again and jump off the nearest bridge

the police will see my temu fit and write me off as asian

[Anonymous No.17547094]

Need a battery

[Anonymous No.17547099]

>>17547067
ugh el cheapo shitto

[Anonymous No.17547109]

How's come they stopped making speedmaster racing with 3 subdials?

[Anonymous No.17547112]

>>17546637
how does something so expensive look so cheap? boring
an Oris ProPilot X is more intricate

[Anonymous No.17547117]

>>17547008
Is this real?

[Anonymous No.17547118]

>>17547109
I like the Michael Schumacher edition of this. I like red dials

[Anonymous No.17547119]

[Anonymous No.17547123]

>>17547119
>dive watches in 2023

[Anonymous No.17547125]

>>17547119
>>17547123
It's a GMT

[Anonymous No.17547131]

>>17547018
Absolute shit watch very ugly

[Anonymous No.17547154]

>>17546625
am i fag if i get a 34 mm royal oak as a man, i think the big ones look absurd but the 34s are clean

[Anonymous No.17547167]

>>17546637
that's the rare aluminum model

[Anonymous No.17547172]

>>17547154
They wear big because of the 43mm lug to lug. I've got 37mm divers that wear smaller than that.

[Anonymous No.17547176]

>>17547125
What, functionally, is really the difference?

[Anonymous No.17547179]

>>17547176
Dive watches are useful, GMT watches aren't.

[Anonymous No.17547181]

>>17547018
Casio is based, but the Oceanus line is much better looking than the Edifice.

[Anonymous No.17547184]

>>17547179
You can use them for the same things, the bezel just has weird numbers for it.

[Anonymous No.17547189]

>>17546964
Agreed

[Anonymous No.17547193]

[Anonymous No.17547194]

>>17547184
It's more annoying at a glance, and really annoying if what you're timing doesn't end in 5 or 0.

Personally I like dive bezels with all the minute markers.

[Anonymous No.17547239]

450€ for a barely worn Stowa Marine Klassik 40mm
Worth it or nah

[Anonymous No.17547257]

i think the faggots on watchprosite.com may actually be more pretentious than WUS

[Anonymous No.17547362]

>>17547239
A what? Sounds like shit for poor people.

[Anonymous No.17547384]

>>17547117

[Anonymous No.17547410]

[Anonymous No.17547412]

>>17547410

[Anonymous No.17547462]

>>17546645
same except i can afford one

[Anonymous No.17547464]

>>17546698
And Zenith predates the RO with their Defy, they're the actual OGs

[Anonymous No.17547494]

>>17547462
Then post it

[Anonymous No.17547530]

>>17547464
Zenith also made the watches for Nazi soldiers in ww2

[Anonymous No.17547536]

[Anonymous No.17547595]

>>17547530
BASED. I need one.

[Anonymous No.17547609]

What are some good female watches?

[Anonymous No.17547612]

>>17547609
Rolex Datejust fluted bezel w. jubilee bracelet

[Anonymous No.17547615]

>>17546689
My dad lives in pacific time, my friend lives in Tennessee but also travels across the world on military deployments, and I live in Ukraine. So being able to know exactly what time it is for the people I care to talk to is useful.

[Anonymous No.17547622]

>>17547615
I don't get it. I have another time zone I use a lot, which is the most you can do on a GMT bezel, and I just remember that it's +9. 11 now? Then it's 20, which is 8pm.

[Anonymous No.17547629]

>>17546637
Lol

[Anonymous No.17547630]

>>17547622
I can track three separate time zones on one watch. My local time is shown on the hour and minute hands, my dads time is shown on the gmt hand, and my military friends time is shown by moving the bezel around

[Anonymous No.17547635]

>>17547630
Alright, so you've saved yourself having to remember 2 numbers instead of one.

I set my diver bezel on a daily basis, it's super useful. FUCK unidirectional bezels, though. I don't know why this garbage has become the standard, I guess it's easier to make the clicksprings?

[christfag !ThPewEggdM No.17547637]

>>17546677
i don't know anything about DWC as a company, but that GMT is sharp

>>17547615
there's something quite poignant in that little anecdote, i think it's because you keep track of two people you care most about, and any time you think of them you can look at your wrist and imagine what they'd be up to at that moment

quite lovely, really

[Anonymous No.17547642]

>>17547635
it's so that you wouldn't die like a complete retard while diving because you accidentally touched the bezel

[Anonymous No.17547646]

>>17547635
Early Submarinaras never had a unidirectional bezel because Blancpain held the patent for that. They were just friction based until the late 70's or so?

[Anonymous No.17547648]

>>17547635
Unidirectional bezels on dive watches are a safety feature, you wouldn’t want it to accidentally move to the wrong direction, it’d lead to you thinking you’ve spent less time on your dive

[Anonymous No.17547650]

>>17547642
>>17547648
Sure, but it doesn't fucking matter anymore because nobody is using dive bezels for their intended purpose. Unidirectional just makes it more frustrating to set, it was a good feature 60 years ago, terrible today.

[Anonymous No.17547654]

>>17547650
When I get my diver I plan on using it to track how long I’ve been giving my wife a foot rub, currently I use a chronometer for that but I don’t need that level of accuracy for a foot rub

[Anonymous No.17547658]

People in here bitching about 39-40mm watches being too big, meanwhile I just got a new 39mm watch yesterday and I've been looking at it all day since then wondering if it's too small. I'm not a lardass but my wrist is a little wide from the top. Maybe I'm overthinking it.

[Anonymous No.17547659]

>>17547658
honestly you're probably fine, a 39mm watch willl only look too small on a total fatty. back in the day 33-36 mm was the standard for men's watches and no one complained

[Anonymous No.17547664]

>>17547659
Fashion sense was also much different back then.

[Anonymous No.17547666]

>>17547193
The type 8 is really cool i want it

[Anonymous No.17547667]

>>17547654
On the topic of dive watches, I’m looking at the Baltic Aquascaphe. How shitty are miyota movements because the bronze version of the watch is absolutely gorgeous

[Anonymous No.17547674]

>>17547664
I've seen 34mm watches on 7"+ wrists and they still look cool. I think the whole 75% lug to lug vs wrist is cope from manufacturers. Gosling wears 33-36mm in most of his movies.

[Anonymous No.17547676]

>>17547658
i know what you mean, i have a 7.5" wrist and my 39mm watches look almost small on my arm, but that's not necessarily a bad thing: coming across as quite understated and refined

>>17547674
>I've seen 34mm watches on 7"+ wrists and they still look cool.

sort of depends on the watch, lowest i'm currently going is 36mm while still feeling comfortable that it doesn't look like a child's toy strapped to a chunk of beef

[Anonymous No.17547680]

>>17547676
I think what matters more is the band. Leather, nato, rubber, no problem. Bracelet? Starts looking a bit funny.

[Anonymous No.17547687]

>>17547658
>>17547659
>>17547676
This. Different watches look big or small depending on their context.
A 37mm diver can look elfin, while a 37mm dress watch can look like a dinner plate.

Case shape matters a ton as well. The Cartier Santos size L is 39mm. You'd think, "Oh, that's not so bad" but because it's square it looks like you're wearing a Panerai.

If you have an average sized wrist, 39-42mm is generally appropriate for a sports watch, 35-36mm is generally appropriate for a dress watch.
Coincidentally, if you buy a Rolex GMT-Master II and a Day-Date, that's exactly what you end up with.

[Anonymous No.17547695]

>>17547676
That's exactly my situation, actually, I just measured my wrist and it's 7.5 inches, about 3 inches wide. I didn't realize that's a little on the large side. The watch I'm wearing is a typical field watch with 39mm diameter and 49.5mm lug to lug. My other main go to watch at the moment is a Citizen Promaster and it's a big fuckin 46mm diameter bastard, but it looks and feels almost perfect on my wrist.

[Anonymous No.17547701]

>>17547181
the Oceanus is 10x the price of this watch, anon
I'm sure the style is not to everyone's taste, but you've got to admit the value proposition here is pretty insane

[Anonymous No.17547703]

>>17547536

[Anonymous No.17547710]

>>17547674
>I think the whole 75% lug to lug vs wrist
afaik the formula is wrist width (if you look at it from above) divided by Phi (1.618) equals watch diameter.

[Anonymous No.17547711]

>>17547703

[Anonymous No.17547713]

>>17547701
>I'm sure the style is not to everyone's taste, but you've got to admit the value proposition here is pretty insane
Based eminently reasonable anon.

[Anonymous No.17547714]

[Anonymous No.17547719]

>>17547239
get it, there is no reason new ones go for a grand

[Anonymous No.17547726]

[Anonymous No.17547745]

Bought my first watch ever. I will use this for 2 years until I saved enough to buy a grand seiko or something.
Its a tissot prx 35mm, the whore was like perfect choice because you have such delicate fine wrists ( aka im a weak fag) but i forgive her since her touch was very nice

[Anonymous No.17547746]

>>17547745
Good choice. I have a Rolex explorer and still want a prx one day

[Anonymous No.17547750]

>>17547745
eyeballed a automatic prx for some time but went for a alpinist instead since i already have a 70s design raketa and wanted a seiko anyways. have fun with it, solid piece!

[Anonymous No.17547757]

>>17547745
they need more coulor choices... the 35mm quartz is ideal.

[Anonymous No.17547759]

>>17547746
>>17547750
Thank you both so much :)

[Anonymous No.17547765]

>>17547745
Great choice for a first watch anon! Have been planning to buy a Tissot myself but still haven't decided if I'm going for the quartz or the automatic.

[Anonymous No.17547779]

>>17547745
shitter

[Anonymous No.17547787]

>>17547750
Post your 70s Raketa, anon. Big fan of some of their designs.

[Anonymous No.17547803]

>>17547787
It's the Perpetual Calender with the western face. My father got it as a gift back in the 80s.

[Anonymous No.17547814]

Honest opinions on this watch guys (^｡^)
I’ll post my nicer watch later ( ◠‿◠ )

[Anonymous No.17547823]

>>17547803
nice, that's a fun watch for people who like interesting complications on the cheap.

[Anonymous No.17547828]

>>17547814
can't go wrong with these retro-styled casios if you want something funky at a good price

[Anonymous No.17547842]

[Anonymous No.17547848]

>>17547842
ok squeex

[Anonymous No.17547879]

>>17547848
>>17547842

[Anonymous No.17547932]

>>17546762
It's a presidential seal, he got it for free when he was elected.

[Anonymous No.17547945]

>>17546763
I would cop this shit so fucking fast

[Anonymous No.17547965]

Is it bad I really like the Skydweller?

[Anonymous No.17547981]

>>17547945
Given how tacky every other anime seiko is, I doubt it.

This is the only tie-in one I liked, and they still ruined it by putting "naoki hanzawa" on the dial.

[Anonymous No.17548006]

Thinking about getting an explorer 2, but I'm kinda triggered by the fixed bezel. What's the point? I love the look compared to a gmt master (and the price obviously)

[Anonymous No.17548033]

Would you replace the movement on this one? The date wheel is broken and the movement is an ETA G10.711, it can't be opened.

[Anonymous No.17548042]

>>17548033
That watch has no value, anon.

[Anonymous No.17548044]

>>17547981

[Anonymous No.17548049]

>>17548006
But it's too big, though, it won't match your original 36mm explorers.

[Anonymous No.17548056]

>>17548049
Yes but I like gmt complications and hate fuck huge 3 6 9 numerals.

[Anonymous No.17548062]

>>17547814
reminds me a bit of a bulova computron
whats the model?

[Anonymous No.17548086]

>>17548044
this is really nice and the only thing stopping me from buying is a meme infographic with wojaks i saw on /fa/

[Anonymous No.17548096]

>>17548049
you just have tiny wrists

[Anonymous No.17548109]

>>17548042
I know, but I like to wear it sometimes

[Anonymous No.17548170]

>>17547848
>>17547879
Don't know who that is

[Anonymous No.17548181]

I bought a CasiOak, the basic dark grey with white hands, what a neat watch. I noticed the hands were misaligned for one tick, and thought "wtf I paid 100€ for it and they couldn't align the damn hands", but turns out you can adjust that easily, quite nice.
It also looks good on my wrist which is small for a man's wrist, quite good dimensions for a wristwatch actually.

[Anonymous No.17548196]

>>17548181
you mean the G-shock one or one of these metal ones they did later?

[Anonymous No.17548221]

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[Anonymous No.17548228]

>>17548196
Oh this one you posted is neat. I mean the G-shock one, GA-2100-1A to be specific. Tbh this is the only model which is completely legible - except for the negative digital display, but it fits the aesthetic better so I see the point - so it was an easy choice.

[Anonymous No.17548260]

What watch is this? It looks like an Explorer but not sure what reference number.

[Anonymous No.17548261]

>>17548260
Forgot pic

[Anonymous No.17548286]

>>17547879
DO NOT REDEEM

[Anonymous No.17548289]

>>17546941
how is tudor ripping of rolex?

[Anonymous No.17548293]

>>17547803
How does the calendar work?

[Anonymous No.17548294]

>>17548289
Did you look at the picture? Did you ever notice that most of the big notable brands and nearly all of the smaller brands have a number of similar watches with similar dials and similar bezels and identical color combinations?

[Anonymous No.17548297]

bourgeoisie bros.. the proletariat are on to us. time to strap on your seiko 5s

[Anonymous No.17548298]

>>17548289
the BB58 borrows pretty much everything from this

[Anonymous No.17548299]

>>17548294
tudor is owned by rolex you fucking idiot

[Anonymous No.17548312]

>>17548298
>>17548294

the bb58 takes inspiration from the Tudor Oyster Prince Submariner. which was released in 1954, the same year the Rolex Submariner was introduced.

[Anonymous No.17548315]

>>17548299
Yes, and?

[Anonymous No.17548318]

>>17548315
so how can you say that tudor is ripping of rolex? when they are owned by rolex and take inspiration from their own watches from the 50's

[Anonymous No.17548322]

>>17548318
The point isn't who ripped who off. The point is everyone is making the same shit.

[Anonymous No.17548324]

>>17548322
why do you care about what people make and who they are ripping off. if you so desperately have to have a watch that looks like a rolex or a tudor. why dont you just go buy a rolex/tudor??

[Anonymous No.17548334]

>>17548324
he doesn't care, he's just shifting the goalposts to safe face after being told

[Anonymous No.17548376]

>>17548324
Why would anyone pay 10k for a watch when you can literally buy anything you want in one of the basic dive case styles for sub 200 bucks? And you can ask Chang to put whatever name you want on the dial.

[Anonymous No.17548387]

[Anonymous No.17548436]

>>17548387
wow, thats actually fucking cool but after buying my SNK43 I'm kinda over the Seiko 5 movement.

[Anonymous No.17548440]

>>17548324
I don't care. I was talking about people who do. Inevitably when you talk about smaller or cheaper brands you see people trying to shit on them for making copies or "homages" of the well known luxury watches, and refer to homage as if it's a bad thing. So they talk shit about Islander for making watches that look vaguely like explorers and datejusts and submariners, but don't say shit about Seiko or Omega doing the same shit.

[Anonymous No.17548448]

>>17548436
It drives me insane how the seiko movements with day and date have an enormous window in the middle of the night where the day and date are fucked up and it's verboten to adjust the day and date. It probably bothers me more because I work an overnight shift right now and I have to actually watch the day and date slowly unfuck itself for hours. I can understand most normal people not being bothered by it.

[Anonymous No.17548457]

>>17548448
I think thats for nearly every watch with a day/date that most people simply don't notice because the change happens between 1am and 3am for both.

[Anonymous No.17548458]

Post watch collections. Pic related is mine.

[Anonymous No.17548472]

>>17548109
>I know, but I like to wear it sometimes
Then you have no value either.

[Anonymous No.17548474]

>>17548228
>>17548181

Huh, I met my uncle today and he was wearing this exact model

[Anonymous No.17548480]

>>17548472
While I agree with you, I read the entire thread again but couldn't find who asked

[Anonymous No.17548483]

>>17548458
Sure.

[Anonymous No.17548487]

>>17548483
I would wear 5 of those.

[Anonymous No.17548497]

>>17548297
This is absolutely why you do an F91W, Timex, gshock, other basic shitter. How else can you explain to your staff that money's tight when they ask for a raise?

Real fucking hard to pull that off when you get a shiny new watch that costs more than they make in 2 years

[Anonymous No.17548498]

>>17548261
This is precisely why manlet's rants make me laugh.
Here there are, going on and on about -39mm being the perfect watch size when it's is abundantly clear those are WOMEN watches now and they look good with them.

True manliness is now around 42mm.
Manlets lost.

[Anonymous No.17548499]

>>17548483
ugh

[Anonymous No.17548507]

>>17548498
That's 36mm, not 39mm.

[Anonymous No.17548517]

>be a watch autist
>can describe the calibres, complications and recite the full list of watches from all the major watch makers

but my gf asked me for recommendations for a nice/classy quartz watch and i literally didn’t know what to say.

she wants something that looks like a cartier tank but the price on their quartz variant is terrible value and i assume it’s just some shitty basic bitch quartz ETA, not even HAQ.

her price range is $1500 max. what do you guys recommend?

[Anonymous No.17548519]

>>17548517
There is a seiko quartz rectangle, forget what the ref is though.

[Anonymous No.17548520]

>>17548261
God I would BEAT UP that Asian pussy

[Anonymous No.17548537]

>>17548519
yeah that just came to mind as well, i’m searching on chrono24 and there’s a few options. also the quartz variants of these big name brand watches drop in price like crazy if they are used lmao, like 75% drop. so i’m looking at that as well

[Anonymous No.17548569]

Can anyone help identify this watch? It just got passed down to me from a family member. I recognize the brand but cant find the model

[Anonymous No.17548586]

>>17548507
39 is still borderline women's size.

[Anonymous No.17548599]

>>17548297
Don't let the filthy proletariat pressure you. Wear your HIGH-END SWISS watch like a king.

[Anonymous No.17548622]

>>17548497
It just makes practical sense as much as it makes political sense. I have $200 beater automatic watches I put on cheap straps for work. If there's anywhere your watch is going to get fucked up it's work, so why wear something you'd miss if it got fucked up or went missing some way or another?

[Anonymous No.17548627]

Where the fuck do I get an old man watch? I'm an engineering intern and while I wear a casio, I've noticed a lot of the older more fashionable dudes seem to wear the same type of watch.

Small diameter, white face, small black text, no date/ other features, black leather strap. I honestly dig the vibe but cant find them anywhere. What gives?

[Anonymous No.17548645]

>>17548627
You just described about 1000 watches. see the template in the OP.

[Anonymous No.17548647]

>>17548627
Rolex retard.

[Anonymous No.17548661]

>>17548627
Do you mean a leather nato style strap, or do you mean like aligator leather straps?

[Anonymous No.17548665]

>have a fair chunk of money set aside to buy a new watch
>want to finally get a rolex
>try on the explorer 36 and nodate sub
>tudor ad is next door, go in for the hell of it
>unironically like the bb58 and bb36 way more
>feels more soulful somehow. welcoming even. Find myself fantasise about wearing them all of the next day

What do I do bros? Will my co-workers snigger at me behind my back? They all wear rolex, omega and breitling, but they dont talk about watches much at all. Fuck I want that bb36 so bad

[Anonymous No.17548666]

>>17548665
>scraping together money
>wants to buy a rolex
Head to walmart and get yourself a timex for $35.

[Anonymous No.17548669]

>>17548517
>wants a $1500 quartz watch
Literally why? The biggest benefit of quartz is it's nearly disposable levels of cheap. I can't imagine paying $1k+ for a quartz watch just out of principle. Just tell her to shut up and buy her an automatic.

[Anonymous No.17548671]

>>17548666
set aside =\= needing to save up for years. its called financial planning and thats only one months salary for the submariner

[Anonymous No.17548673]

>>17548622
Yeah but that pic seems to be about the President of the fucking French Republic who is also an ex-banker. I respect he had the wherewithal to take it off so he can better appeal to the retarded masses I guess, but a $2,000 watch for someone like him shouldn’t even be a news story.

[Anonymous No.17548675]

>>17548665
>they don't talk about watches
Then why worry about it? It's not going to come up. And even if it did, Tudor is still a high end name. It's not like you're slumming it with Tudors.

[Anonymous No.17548680]

>>17548673
If he didn't wear it in the first place it wouldn't have been a story. The problem is he wore it on, realized what he was talking about and how it might look bad saying it while wearing expensive jewelry, and tried to sneak it off like he wasn't wearing it. The fact that he thought better of it in the middle is why people are making fun of him and why people don't trust him. He knows what he's doing and he's worried about his mask slipping. If he didn't take it off people probably wouldn't have even noticed the watch.

[Anonymous No.17548682]

>>17548669
women don’t have the patience to deal with setting the time if they don’t wear it for more than a few days, and appearance matters so a name brand is important to them.

it’s a traditional and innocuos woman thing and i accept it from her. 10x better than whatever the fuck 90% of other “women” seem to value these days, which i assume involves dilators or free-bleeding underwear.

[Anonymous No.17548688]

>>17548682
I understand the appeal of quartz, but that's what I'm saying, if it's about function and practicality it can be had on the cheap. Nice brands like Seiko and Citizen make really nice quartz watches and functional anidigi watches for $200-800, which a lot of people would still say is way too much for quartz but I'm much more sympathetic to that than thousands of dollars on quartz.

[Anonymous No.17548712]

>>17548293
You move the second dial and when you align the years on the bottom with the months, it aligns the days on the top and you can get the correct date you're looking from - if you want to check on one from 1980 to 2000.

[Anonymous No.17548724]

>>17548569
Don't know the model, sorry, but the design is very 70s so you might look at old catalogues from that era.

[Anonymous No.17548748]

>>17548517
Longines Dolce Vita might be a cheaper alternative

[Anonymous No.17548755]

>>17548498
I'm 6'1 and I wear a 36mm no problem, fatty

[Anonymous No.17548763]

>>17548627
sounds like you're describing a classic dress watch, try looking for those

[Anonymous No.17548777]

I have this watch and every week it’s ahead by 7 seconds. I have to keep adjusting. How do I fix this? Should I just replace the battery?

[Anonymous No.17548788]

>>17548627
Junghans max bill 34 or if you have better taste the meister handaufzug

[Anonymous No.17548816]

>>17547018
It wouldn't be Casio without the ugly specs printed on the dial instead putting on the caseback like everyone else. Also, it would be nice if Casio actually put better lume on these watches since Citizen and Seiko watches in the same price bracket often have decent lume.

Additionally, it would be great if Casio actually hired designers instead of pumping out weird Royal Oak and Aqua Terra homages. Even the Oceanus T200 looks like a fucking Zenith.

[Anonymous No.17548861]

[Anonymous No.17548888]

Why didn't these cheap germans paint a 0 on the date disc?

[Anonymous No.17548895]

>>17548888
checked! to answer your question: because it's a fake.

[Anonymous No.17548897]

>>17548895
>it's a fake.
no

[Anonymous No.17548911]

>>17548888
it's the 3rd, not the 03rd, that's why

[Anonymous No.17548923]

>>17548777
how autistic are you that it matters whether you watch is off by a couple of seconds or not

[Anonymous No.17548931]

>>17548897
are you sure?

[Anonymous No.17548933]

>>17548888
That's legendary German engineering bro

[Anonymous No.17548946]

Here's your Omega ambassador bro

[Anonymous No.17548952]

>>17548931
yes

[Anonymous No.17548956]

>>17546634
mine hits precisely between the markers every time

[Anonymous No.17548960]

Is there anyone who would make a custom day wheel for a Tudor day date watch? I’d like to get a day date watch in Ukrainian but even Rolex with its 26 languages doesn’t offer it

[Anonymous No.17548962]

>>17546646
there is even a black version

[Anonymous No.17548970]

>>17548960
The only thing I can think off is finding a spare day wheel and sanding it down and having the Ukrainian days lasered or engraved in.

[Anonymous No.17548972]

>>17548960
>Ukrainian
How come you're not dead yet?

[Anonymous No.17548973]

>>17548972
Luck I guess, that’s besides the point

[Anonymous No.17548978]

>>17548888
I wish they'd make a simplified version of this as a true dress watch

[Anonymous No.17548980]

>>17548978
Saxonia?

[Anonymous No.17548982]

>>17548980
But I like the dial and subdial of the 1

[Anonymous No.17548989]

>>17548946
Literally who?

[Anonymous No.17548994]

>>17548448
>>17548457
That's interesting, the date change on my Weekdater happens at 00:09 with an audible click and the day change starts after that and takes about an hour to change.

[Anonymous No.17548995]

>>17548989
Zoë Kravitz. She makes chuds seethe, for some reason.

[Anonymous No.17548996]

>>17548962
I quite like the design but the Edifice logo ruins it for me. If they would just make the logo a bit smaller it would look a lot better.

[Anonymous No.17549005]

>>17548978
They would have to put something instead of the date there otherwise it would ruin the balance.

[Anonymous No.17549008]

>>17547842
W-where to cop? Asking for a friend

[Anonymous No.17549011]

>>17547814
Was eyeing one the other day but I already own picrel and too many casios.

[Anonymous No.17549012]

>>17548995
She's a shit-tier celebrity.
Breitling has Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron as ambassadors.
Omega has Zoe Kravitz. It's embarrassing.

[Anonymous No.17549014]

>>17548995
Nobody is seething. She is just a rich daddy's dumb bitch that got plastic surgery.

[Anonymous No.17549015]

>>17548995
Was she the one that said her movie failed because nobody wants to see a black woman in a movie?

[Anonymous No.17549059]

ID on this?

[Anonymous No.17549075]

>>17549059
Looks like a Tudor

[Anonymous No.17549088]

Are digital watches cringe?
Need something that can take a beating/won't make me regret my life choices when it gets damaged at work
Possibly without looking too "plasticky"

[Anonymous No.17549090]

>>17549059
Could be an Oris but i'm not sure.

[Anonymous No.17549112]

Are there any good 24hr watches available these days?

[Anonymous No.17549113]

>>17549059
snk365

[Anonymous No.17549124]

>>17549005
I'd prefer just the two dials
Power meter and date and the subtext can go

[Anonymous No.17549131]

What's the name of these type of watch?
>metal bracelet
>date or day/date
>no rotating bezel

They're not divers, gmts, chronos, fliegers nor dress warces. Is there a name for this configuration?

[Anonymous No.17549140]

>>17549012
>measuring brand prestige by whom they pay to wear their watches in ad copy
NGMI

[Anonymous No.17549145]

Getting this is a couple of weeks

[Anonymous No.17549148]

>>17549015
What movie? The Batman did pretty well.

[Anonymous No.17549158]

>>17549131
classic sports watch / dressy sports watch
or just datejustesque

[Anonymous No.17549159]

>>17548387
Do both wheels spin in the same direction?

[Anonymous No.17549160]

>>17549158
Thanks, fren. I'm poorfag and was eyeing a black dial Seiko 5 as daily driver.

[Anonymous No.17549167]

>>17549131
Everyday watch

[Anonymous No.17549168]

>>17549131
>name of these type of watch
>>17549158
>sports watch
this

[Anonymous No.17549169]

>>17549059
Islander Brookville.

[Anonymous No.17549175]

>>17549145
Nice, i always liked this, looks very clean.

[Anonymous No.17549176]

>>17548962
I prefer the white one a bit, seems more clean and less busy
the brushed texture on the dial, raised idal and chapter ring make this watch look surprisingly upmarket for the price, an interesting cheaper alternative to the quartz PRX

[Anonymous No.17549178]

>>17549059
That's clearly a Chesterton Perpetual.

[Anonymous No.17549187]

>>17549175
Love the lighter dial version too - unfortunately it wears larger on my wrist so I can’t quite pull it off.

The black is already pushing it on size.

To me black dial on black strap looks great in the winter - but I will likely get a brown strap for the summer

[Anonymous No.17549192]

>>17549178
That's not a Chesterton, it doesn't have a heatsink caseback.

[Anonymous No.17549201]

new
>>17549199
>>17549199
>>17549199
>>17549199
>>17549199

[Anonymous No.17549263]

>>17546962

>blacks
>”people”

[Anonymous No.17549354]

>>17549008
Google

[Anonymous No.17549390]

Guys I need help. Is it good around €500 for this? I'm also concerned about the size. It's 46mm and I have a 16mm/6.5inch wrist...

[Anonymous No.17549397]

>>17549390
Rear

[Anonymous No.17549436]

>>17549390
I have a 7.5 inch wrist and my largest watch is 40mm, Its just barely on the edge of being too big.

If youre into the dinner plate look, go for it

[Anonymous No.17549910]

>>17547814
I just WISH Casio would stop using plastic for the cases
Not even stainless steel, just give me aluminium or something

[Anonymous No.17550408]

I was moving my old boxes of childhood game consoles out of storage and this thing popped out the bottom. It's labeled as a Heuer 230.306, but I can find absolutely nothing about this specific model.
Do any of you have any greater insight into this one? Its rough, but doesnt seem damaged beyond reasonable repair.

[Anonymous No.17550548]

>>17547054
Windows 98 and the Model T are bad examples as they're much earlier equivalents, like comparing to inter-war watches. It would be more accurate to say Windows 7 and the Porsche 911.

[Anonymous No.17551345]

thots ?