/wt/ watch thread - pissing off poorfags edition

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.

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>he doesn't wear an F91

>This guy who doesn't know shit about watches makes this thread

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Who /wristweight/ here?

>caring about watches in a world where you can't move 5 inches without running into a screen with the time embedded on it.

Next thing you know Sup Forums will have general fire starting threads where they laugh at the poorfags for not burning virgin south american teak wood or some shit.

I love the clean and minimal design of field watch, yet I despise minimalist watches like Skagen or Daniel Wellington.

I think those are for disgusting faggots.

agree

>mfw plebs spend over $350 on a watch
>mfw i have no face

>tfw too intelligent to spend over $350 on a watch
>tfw your internet friends fell for marketing gimmicks
>tfw they actually think material things made them more interesting individuals
>tfw they perceive their self-worth by the value of their material things
>tfw some people have certain anatomical deformities, such as having nine balls
>tfw although these people have ridiculous amounts of money to waste, you realize you're more financially competent than them
>tfw plebs put money into a watch to yield diminishing returns
>tfw they would rather put a few grand into a wrist watch which will instantly depreciate rather than a CD or other investment
>tfw they would rather own a rolex than put a few thousand into a roth or 401

>I love the clean and minimal design of field watch, yet I despise minimalist watches like Skagen or Daniel Wellington.

Me too user. I love the Tudor Ranger or an original Rolex Explorer for how clean and understated they are (without being minimalist hipster dogshit). If you put it on a leather strap they pass as a dress watch, and on most natos and metal bracelets it will bring out the sportiness.

>>tfw they would rather own a rolex than put a few thousand into a roth or 401
Who wouldn't?

>when you're disappointed with your son due to having thought him to make sound financial decisions yet he continually fails to do so
>he also doesn't wear an F91

>Skagen or Daniel Wellington
Those don't have any design behind them.

>tfw they would rather own a rolex than put a few thousand into a roth or 401
This is the only thing I'm really going to directly address in your little rant. Spend money the way you want it so long as it's within your means. A 401k would definitely be more helpful in the future, but if you like watches then spend it on watches. I'm about to drop $1000 on another rifle that I sure as hell don't need and will likely depreciate based on the current state of the firearms market, but it's going to be something I enjoy using and having so fuck putting a grand in my 401k and fuck anybody who doesn't like that.

TAUGHT FUCK

>when dad dies and he leaves no inheritance nor a means to provide for his family posthumously due to having blown it all on watches he didn't need

>20mm is too small

>Why didn't my father follow outdated procedures of wealth generation and storage to uplift those who chose not to work for it?
I've got excellent heath and life insurance in the event anything does go wrong. If I wasted my life putting money in a bank so that others can have an easy life then I'm a sucker. If they want a comfortable life, they can work for it themselves.

I will concede to you on this one

Now i guess it's time to get the thread back in line.

>Paying 30k for a watch
Get back on the train, tard

That date window, indices and hands are insane quality. What Seiko model range would be today's equivalent of that watch? Some SAR family or only the Grand Seiko?

I would think less of anyone who spent that much money on a watch. I would respect you less and think less of you, I would question your financial decisions and suspect your involvement in some sort of criminal activity.

I can't remember if you had that 5216 serviced?

If you did, the next thing to check would be to see if it runs -15s/d consistently over several days or if the deviation varies.

If the deviation is consistent and the movement has been serviced, the regulation may just need to be adjusted.

>this bait again
>essential gets shit on by salty poorfag
>doesn't acknowledge that nomos exists which all have original movements.
>Doesn't make a mention that the vintage market is there at all price ranges.

Unsure.

The indices have some insane Seiko semi brushed, semi polished, triple sided finish. And the movement is chronometer grade/capable.

Bracelet quality is poor but so are most bracelets from the era.

Guess somewhere along the Brightz line, as the 5606 val LMs can be considered SAR quality.

No mention of a Breitling Emergency II. Pfft, you're all poorfags who can't afford to leave the house.

What's a nice, simple, good watch in the $100-200 range?

7018 somehow managed to fix itself. Whereas the power reserve before was about 5 hours, it now seems to be around 36.

Seiko was first to market with both th self-winding chronograph as well as the self-repairing one, apparently. Nippon Strong, folded 1000 times etc.

Orient Bambino

Yeah, the 5216 was serviced by the Canadafags' watchmaker of choice. Went from like -2 minutes / day to basically nothing. Ran beautifully for a few months then began drifting. I may take it back in the next time I visit Toronto, but I would need to combine it with some other repair. No way I'm driving 2 hours from London for something that's doing -15s.

See if you can find a watch repairer locally who has a degausser to exclude that possibility first.

Then you can learn to regulate it yourself, if you are so inclined. A 52xx isn't that hard to do since it has a screw type micro-adjuster, just need a case back opener, a miniature screwdriver, a loupe, and some care not to get any debris into the case while open.

I do all my own regulations, I even bought a time grapher so I could do beat error as well as rate. That's how I got my 52xxs running so close to dead on.

You're assuming I want children. The only person who needs to worry is my spouse since statistically she'll outlive me 5 years, and I think she'll be able to manage.

It is soon 50 years since the first Moon landing.

And Omega has not been able to come up with anything, ANYTHING innovative in the Speedmaster range. What to do for the anniversary??

Your mission then, Mr. user, is to design a proper 50 year anniversary Moon watch that properly honors the achievement of a bygone era with the means of today. Your old Omega will self destruct in 10 seconds.

Good luck, user.

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There are a few local people but unfortunately the good ones seem to be Swissfags who act as if working on Seikos is below them. Still, should be able to do the degausser thing pretty easy.

I'm comfortable opening casebacks and all, done it to my 44KS a few times to try and rejig the accuracy, thing looks dead simple to work on. If the 5216 is also straightforward then I may attempt it at some point. I can control most debris except for dust.

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This one is dead easy. Remake the original, including a highly decorated 321 movement.

Exactly.

>500 on long island watch
>still can't afford
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Your hand will fall off because there's no blood going to it.

Thanks, bud.

Ugly.

Even easier than a 44KS since it's a screw type micro-adjuster.

Just need the correct size of screwdriver for it.

agreed.

What? No new functionality?

Personally I find the buttons at 2 and 4 o'clock a bit untidy, personally I find the Porsche design tidier.

Also, shouldn't a Moon watch indicate, well, Earth-phase?

You think Swatch is going to design a new movement from scratch just for one special edition Omega? A decorated 321 is the best you are going to do, and Omega won't even do THAT because of how remaking the 321 would embarrass the 861.

fuck off

It really is.

he's( ) right

What are the rarest Seiko models out there?

>rose gold
>2 tone
>not ugly

too busy and rose gold is pig disgusting, even if it were solid.

Retrograde is nifty and all but they are right, it's ugly af

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VFA branded Grand Seiko's, mostly for price and very limited availabilty
6159-7001 grandfather MM
6159-7010 grandfather tuna
4520/4580 Neuchatel ground zero marked GS's
Seiko Astron (original 1969 model), ground zero mk.2
5718-8000T chronograph

Just a few.

Well, since you ask: yes I think they should. In fact it is about time for some new functionality rather than yet another colour scheme or fancy shaped hands. The Alaska is probably inspired by Blackbird.

what a cool bracelet

that's an incredibly niche watch. if you would ever want one, you wouldn't need to learn about it on Sup Forums.

suit yourselves boyos

The fuck you tryna say about rose gold, huh punk.

that one would be so good if not for a few details. Sun and Moon smacks of "too cheap to make/buy a real moonphase", and there is no excuse for a date aperture that shows more than one number

that dial looks so angry xDDD angriest face i've seen on a watch

He's probably trying to say it looks like shit, because it does.

Well that's just like your opinion man. Nothing wrong with rose gold though. I am definitely not a fan of the dial on those orients though. it's kind of like they took all the wrong queues from those snazzy asymmetrical German watches.

My vote goes 100% to the Astronomical Observatory Chronometers.

The watch that ended the Swiss chronometer trials when Daini Seikosha BTFO the entire Swiss watchmaking industry by taking the top 6 places awarded to mechanicals at the Concors de Geneve.

Daini Seikosha then added insult to injury by getting the Neuchatel Astronomical Observatory to test and certify a bunch of Grand Seiko 4520s, which it then sold to the public.

Owning one of these is literally owning the death knell of Swiss watchmaking superiority.

there's no excuse for wearing any gold that isn't solid.

Rose gold doesn't look good to me but I think it fits darker skin okay. I feel I'm too pale to even wear yellow gold. If I do its going to be solid and it will be a 36mm watch on a leather band, not a bracelet.

maybe my wedding band but I'm more partial to white gold for that, or some other metal

how much would that be

You might say the price is ... astronomical

srsly tho how much

anyone else occasionally sort of pissed at how shitty quartz watches tend to be? unless they're the cheapest possible beaters / utilitarian digital pieces, that is (nothing wrong with

poorfag here
will suck dick for a rolex

if you are looking for a less busy watch, I'm not sure if zeppelin does one in quartz

He's talking quality.

There's a quality gap in quartz watches. You have something like a 40 dollar g-shock, which casio makes to be one of the best watches they can for 40 dollars. Then you have something like a Grand Seiko quartz, which Seiko is making to be one of the best things you could get at that price. And nearly everything in between those two prices is complete trash marketed at prices that aren't even close to being justified by their quality.

Why isn't the filter for watch reviews on Worn and Wound working? I've tried Firefox and Chromium.

isn't there meant to be a nice citizen that has a quality build and quartz movement for a few hundred dollars?

there is too much autism on Sup Forums

I just spent a couple of minutes looking and I can't even find a record of an online transaction for one.

Wow.

I'm just expressing my opinions, if you want to wear gold tone that is your prerogative.

Did he ruin the Panerai?

There may be a couple reasonably pieces in the gap (I did say nearly) but they would be tiny islands on a water world. That being said, I'm not really sure which what you're referring to.

Best way to get this band off? I've read about using fishing line or dental floss, but I'm not able to feel any tugging with the floss.

Anyone have any tips?

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a relatively sharp knife (no butter) would probably work if you're not willing to wait for a spring bar tool

I'm still waiting for my order to come in, but this snow is slowing everything down.

I'm looking at it, but it looks like there isn't enough space for it to fit. It's kind of stiff. I don't want to force it, might just end up sliding off into god knows where.

I guess I'll try it when the tool gets here.

The plan was to use a spring bar tool, but the shipment ended up delayed.

It doesn't look like there'd be enough space for the tool. I'll try the knife, but I'll probably hurt myself.

It'll work. It looks like it'll fit best if you go in parallel with the lug.

With straps you have to kind shove the leather out of the way to get to the spring bar.

Alright, thanks for the tips. I'm probably just being a little bitch. I'll try the knife, but if it doesn't go well I'll just wait for my tool to come in.

You might do more damage with a knife. If you're really in a hurry, take it to any jeweler, and they'll pop it off for you for free.

Can't ruin something that was always shit

How does Sup Forums feel about the Monaco?

I would def wait for the spring bar tool. What's wrong with your strap now?

I found it easier to use a 1.something mm flathead. Seemed that my cheap springbar tool a little too thick to grab the shoulder of the springbar.

On the left you have a classic chronograph, on the right dogshit.

Got a new strap for my speedy

It's hard to see in the pictures. But it's an OD green. I tried to filter the color in better, but it looks like shitty instagram filters.

The indices look better on the new one desu

Yeah, I'm in no rush. Just kinda wanted to see what it'd look like on a NATO.

Currently waiting for a darker brown leather strap to ship. Current strap is a bit too light for me, it doesn't look too bad but my sis made fun of the strap. What would you guys recommend?

Yeah I'll start looking for some random tools around the house.

>>>/reddit/

How much should I pay for the sarb035? Price seems to fluctuate.

>no smartwatches
kys

I don't think "smartwatches" count as watches and only fags buy them.