/wt/ watch thread

This thread is about the appreciation of watches, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that are required to make a fine watch.

Required viewing for newbies:
youtu.be/508-rmdY4jQ

Strap guide:
pastebin.com/SwRysprE

Previous thread:

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amazon.com/Seiko-SNK809-Automatic-Stainless-Canvas/dp/B002SSUQFG
youtube.com/watch?v=1Rd9m2EXqSA
youtube.com/watch?v=lmxLAZZ2fhM
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just sitting here waiting on an SNK809 and a nato strap.

I want to be able to mod sekios

what tooling will i need to replace the glass with sapphire? and the hands/face of the watch?

Why is it that seiko watches hold their value like crazy

seiko 7002s go for nearly 200 dollars all the time

and the fucking skx007 is stupid, look at this guy "oops i lost the band and everything that goes with it and it's used but I know I can get $175 for it even though a brand new one is $185

ebay.com/itm/Seiko-skx007-/282150039574?hash=item41b173f016:g:XIcAAOSwHoFXv73a

apparently you can buy a seiko, wear it for several years then when it needs service sell it on ebay for what you paid for it, then buy a brand new one

Hi guys,
my wrist is 16cm (6.3 inch), what case size would be best for it?

40mm max.

50mm

38mm

sorry about ur manlet

vimeo.com/6780321

Thanks boys
>being a manlet isn't so bad bro

>vimeo.com/6780321
jokes on u i long lost any shred of self confidence i still had

>>vimeo.com/6780321
HOLY shit that video

>38mm
This, if you want it to look like a normal watch.

Nevertheless, oversized watches are fashionable so you can wear what life, even a B-uhr.

manlets wearing oversize watches look ridiculous

Well, i'd rather not look like a retard dragging around something bigger than my wrist

Look at the seiko 5 series, they are nice looking (mainly) 38mm watches, i was going to buy one but I'm 6'6 and weigh 300lbs and realized it would look silly

>Look at the seiko 5 series, they are nice looking (mainly) 38mm watches, i was going to buy one but I'm 6'6 and weigh 300lbs and realized it would look silly

amazon.com/Seiko-SNK809-Automatic-Stainless-Canvas/dp/B002SSUQFG

>Why is it that seiko watches hold their value like crazy

dunno but they do, they are the same price new and used

it's stupid

That would look pretty good, after changing the strap.

i thought so too, i wish they made it in 44mm

>44mm
too big

I'm a big guy

I wear a 43mm diver and it looks totally normal

I have never bought a watch where I didn't have to go back to the manufacturer and buy extra links after using all the extra ones in the box, im 6'6

for you

JJ Reddick is 6'4" and he says he maxes out with a 42mm watch, that's the biggest he'll go. Not the only thing he'll wear, just the biggest he'll wear. If he can go buy a 36mm Rolex datejust, you can look fine in something like 38-39mm too, bro.

well the biggest watch I actually own is a 43mm diver and it looks fine

however I am bigger than JJ Reddick and weigh more

went to a jeweler with a handful of links and he said "how many do you need installed" and I said "all of them" (I had like 8) he gave me this "bullshit" look, installed 4 and tried to test it on me

he had to install all of them and it was still tight

I can palm a basketball using only my thumb and little finger

>however I am bigger than JJ Reddick and weigh more
Not so much bigger where your minimum is 2mm larger than his max.

how did you get that from what I wrote, most of my watches are 42 and I wear some 40s, the biggest I own is a 43

44 is not my "minimum"

also I have 2 inches and 100lbs on that guy, my skeleton is huge bro you are just going to have to trust me, I'm basically a freak

I don't like it btw im not bragging, I wish I were 6'2

>tfw no $180 rolex
>tfw you realize paying $6000 for a subby is not for the quality but the rarity
>tfw you still want one

6'6 guy here, just went and measured my wrist with my gf's help

9 3/4, closer to 10

feels bad

hooray for long ass nato straps

>I want to be able to mod sekios
>what tooling will i need to replace the glass with sapphire? and the hands/face of the watch?

mfw nobody can answer this and it's becoming a manlet thread

never change Sup Forums

Motherfucker, if you are too retarded to do the most minimal google research on your own, then you certainly have no business attempting to do a crystal swap on a watch.

It's like the fucking branded morons that come on here asking for advice about vintage watches. Nigger, if you need advice from us you sure as fuck don't know enough to not end up getting taken in by a poo2loo redial polished to shit frakenwatch from FakeWatchistan

>look online
>see f91w

>think to self, you know what, i'm not going to be lazy this time
>drive to store
>no f91w
>only more higher end model that looks similar

>still have to order it online anyways
what the fuck Sup Forums

same bro. i've been looking for an F91-W in stores everywhere. I got like 4000 walmarts and targets in town and no one has it. only the f105-w thats 2x the price and wont even put me on tsa lists.

>Motherfucker, if you are too retarded to do the most minimal google research on your own, then you certainly have no business attempting to do a crystal swap on a watch.

>being this mad

so you don't know, got it

I'm mad because dumb fucks come into this thread and expect someone to take the time to teach them a fucking step by step guide on how to do something when they can't be bothered to do any research themselves.

You could have learned what would be required do this yourself with 5 minutes of research for fucks sake.

on ebay for 9.79 free shipping from new york

going to buy it right now, you should too my friend - you know you want to

>I don't know how to change a watch face and I get mad when people talk about working on watches in a watch thread

wow

Go for a 40 dollar g-shock, half the inaccuracy and thrice the durability.

Or how about a W-800H-1AV, with a >40% longer battery life. Amazon prime 12.50

>Talking about

Begging someone to teach you without you having to make any effort is not "talking about" it's asking to be spoon-fed.

>Begging someone to teach you without you having to make any effort is not "talking about" it's asking to be spoon-fed.

being this mad about talking about watches

2016

I WOULD FUCKING SMASH

youtube.com/watch?v=1Rd9m2EXqSA

thanks for suggestion, i've been eying a gshock for a while, but i'm buying this for the novelty first

>40 percent longer

how so, isn't the f91 battery life 10 years or something like that?
im gonna search that right now

f91w is 7. I listed one of their 10 year models

she's a sly little one isn't she

good luck trying that with sapphire

I'm guessing this only works for acrylic crystals?

>I'm guessing this only works for acrylic crystals?

Motherfucker, if you are too retarded to do the most minimal google research on your own, then you certainly have no business attempting to do a crystal swap on a watch.

It's like the fucking branded morons that come on here asking for advice about vintage watches. Nigger, if you need advice from us you sure as fuck don't know enough to not end up getting taken in by a poo2loo redial polished to shit frakenwatch from FakeWatchistan

anyone here use a watch winder?

or too pretentious?

honestly I would say its too pretentious

to me, there is no reason why anyone should have more than 4 watches

one beater, one casual, one elegant, one in between casual and formal

I don't see the point unless you got something really complicated

So beater is the casual one, elegant means dress watch i assume, now wtf do you consider in between these two?
Anyway that's 3, not 4.

>Gshock
>Bambino
>SNK809
>Weekender

What else do you need?

to keep your watch wound

>to me, there is no reason why anyone should have more than 4 watches

if you have that many mechanical watches you are going to wind up leaving one long enough to need a watch winder

unless you enjoy setting it everytime you wear it

>SNK809
>Weekender
Why both?

cause so cheap, why not?

Yeah, I don't really see the point in keeping an uncomplicated watch wound

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Hey guys I'm new to watches and I was wondering how would you rank these watch makers by reputation and quality.

Oris
Sinn
Stowa
Squale

just buy a seiko and be done with it

f91w
f91w
f91w
f91w

no problem man

one fancy dress watch
one with a simple but elegant face, and leather band
one gshock or f91w
one like a weekender, or snk809

>one fancy dress watch

gay

>i'm a prole

ur still gay bro

sick burn

ouch

could you get me some water

you should get some

gay water

you're mean

the words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself

son, you just got swallowed up with my dick

you mean gayed up with your dick

no wait...

Pretty much in the order you have them. But with a really large gap between stowa and squaaaaleee

>there is no reason why anyone should have more than 4 watches
I have six
Some anons here have ten or more
Lawyerfag has like fifty
What are you doing in this thread??
Stop being so pretentious and faggy.

i can understand how you would view my comment as pretentious, but have you really stopped to think on it?

what is one man going to do with 50 watches?

>not using a Stanek

enjoying them probably

>what is one man going to do with 50 watches?

tell the 50 times

>what is one man going to do with 50 watches?

Be awesome, apparently

But really, he is a collector, like other people collect art, cars, records, books, etc

>what is one man going to do with 50 watches?

Make me wish to be his heir.

youtube.com/watch?v=lmxLAZZ2fhM

youtube.com/watch?v=LPZRbXWnKYY

Today one of the bosses that I sometimes have lunch with took me to go to pick up his Rolex two tone Sub at an AD. The store wanted to post a picture of him on FB or something but he doesn't want to because the company monitors FB(his former boss got fired/arrested for embezzlement). So he had this clever idea that I should take this pic, this might get me fired but I am just a fucking warehouse worker and I'd probably rat on his ass if something were to happen to me. The store was like wtf at first but they eventually gave in they asked for my name so they can link it to my FB, I gave it figuring what's the worst that can happen. I went back to work and later went out to my friend's house didn't think anything of it.

I came home and I didn't even check my phone/computer since that lunch. My FB account fucking blew up, a lot of which are girls was in my HS classes. So now I need to buy a very convincing Rolex tt Sub. Anyone have a recommendation on where I can get very convincing err Rolex model kits? I am looking at Perfectwatches but they fucking want $250 for their Rolex model kits...

>need

?

who gives a shit about some sluts?
do you actually see them irl, or just on facebook?

if only on facebook, who gives a shit

Well, I kinda will be going to an "buddy finally found a good job" party next Friday after his first week. And a lot of those sluts are going to be there so I kinda want to impress them. Also I have a few PM me and shit.

Look I know I won't be convincing anyone besides the totally retards since nobody will fucking believe that I am wearing a 12k Rolex when I just drove up in a 2003 Honda CRV. But if the watch is cheap I am willing to try.

I know upper middle class people that drive old Honda CRVs...

That's reassuring...

politely declining sure is hard

I kinda wanted to, I mean it made me feel like somebody for a good 5 mins there. Also I am wondering how I can milk this...

>I mean it made me feel like somebody

do you not understand?

>i am a factory worker
>i am going to accompany the boss to pick up his fancy new toy

he is throwing 12k around like its nothing, while you have to work with your body

when i had a shitty retail job, i made sure to be as distant from management as possible due to the indignity of the situation. they are not your friends, you aren't on equal footing.

commie detected

enjoy ur socialism

youtube.com/watch?v=3jwLHexr8nE

>boss looks forward to buying dream watch for a long time
>goes to buy it, realizes he does not want to be a showoff dick about it
>tries to be a bro and lets someone under him fuck with his dream watch and take photos with it

yeah what an asshole

youtube.com/watch?v=ubHre0yMH_c

$250 is cheap for a decent fake rolex

>two tone submariner
>not a show off dick
>but clearly too poor to buy an actual gold sub as the same time

a fake rolex that is under $100 will look fake to anyone who sees it up close, even a non watchfag

you need to spend $400-500 to get one that feels like quality

I would guess that's about what it costs rolex to make a watch, maybe more since they are in an expensive country but it probably costs them under a grand to make a $10,000 (retail) watch

and you cant fake it for a whole lot less than what it would cost them, it is a nice piece of machinery after all, imagine trying to buy a passable fake Ferrari for $10,000, that's what you are doing

watch square

...

not buying a gold sub just means he's not an actual fag

anybody participate in wus chinese shitter projects?

disregard bitches, acquire chinese shitters