/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:

why is the 7 gold?

Bitte moruks

it is 8 (viii), not 7.
Look at the model's name at the filename

does anyone make a decent manual/hand-wound watch under 2-300$ (with exhibition caseback)? with the exception of seagull 1963 which I already know about

>just get an automatic
I would like to have one hand wind watch, I really like looking at the movement without having a rotor in the way and also I just want one.

Get an Amphibia, replace the the movement to 2414A and get exhibition caseback.

Or a vintage Poljot 3133 with a display caseback.

What's the 3rd one down? With the brown strap

snk809

Wtc seiko in the uk

WTF i love Casio now

Anyone got any experience with the Antea 365? Worth the money?

I think I'm going to buy it new, because jews are trying to sell pre-owned ones for almost the same price as new because of the logo change.

just say fuck it to the display back and get a speedmaster

If you find me a Speedmaster under 200 Dollars I will Take two

a 300 USD speedmaster, really?

>
>was mainspring breakage an issue?
Sorta was but it was mainly marketing to show off a new alloy. Nowadays not really. I think that in a standard Rolex service they replace the enitire mainspring + barrel + arbor assembly still, although this also has to do with wear on the arbor and time/convienience.

Guy with the Citizen BM8180, can u post a pic with it on ur wrist and tell us your wrist size?

online

good looking but overpriced chinese watch

Pfft haha wtf is up with these pica rotating

shit didnt see the $300 thought it said 3000

going to conscription soon. Hit me up with a cheap good watch niggars

dw5600

Hamilton Khaki

WHERE user, WHERE DO YOU GET A SPEEDMASTER FOR 300$?

But it's "made in Germany".

That must mean something?

I mean, not that it is 100% created and assembled in Germany, but the usage of that phrase has to be regulated some way ?

From a stowa owner:
- Stowa sourcing the base from China
- They are still using mechanic from Swiss
Good quality finish, however....
If you want an excellent finish, I recommend Nomos. Both of them are selling the same style, but Nomos' finish is excellent and also expensive.

china

What is the top one?

New watch enthusiast here.

>cheap

Looks like a speedmaster moonphase to me.

£250
is cheap

Speedmaster user,like always
Moonphase to be precise

i ment for around 50€

g-shock

timex expedition

I'll take one, gib

Elaborate
What websites are trusted?

Creation is pretty good price wise and delivery is usually in 3-4 days.

Here's mine, my wrist us 7.5".

See

is creationwatches good?

I heard many times otherwise desu

Does Nomos keep its value well?

I've ordered from them several times and never had an issue. Plus they put on the customs form that it's a measuring device so you don't pay customs fees.

Apparently it delivers well but no clue of quality control and why you asking me im asking the question too fampai

fuck off

Which of the 6 words in my post upsets you exactly?

Ordered my first watch, how did i do?

show me a cheaper one desu senpai

Threw up in my mouth

amen

It's ok as a basic

I'm looking all over the place to see if Stowa truly does outsource cases to China, while a lot of information is vague it might be true. Darn, and I wanted to buy the partitio.

Stowa owner here.
Value of watch depends on the 2nd hand market demand. Not everyone like Bauhaus style. I can see that both Stowa and Nomos are sold without any issues in 2nd hand market, but not an investment.

Approved by the Holy See.

If you have ever seen the Rodina brand from china, with the same style from Stowa, you will see that the base is exactly the same quality.
If you want a long discussion, you can search in reddit or watchuseek forum, where the owner of Stowa refused to deny or confirm the story.

Where my bros at?

To be fair, it is just the base.
The mechanic, dial, etc are still made in Swiss/Germany. Another way to view it is that the leathers are usually imported in many watch companies.

Good Seiko's around 100€?

they have thousands, specify, unless you want the classic clean black seiko 5 military

Right here nigga

Good good :)

please recommend me a brown leather strap for pic related

First get a watch that doesn't look like you got it in a vending machine

can you stop post? thank

No

German Trips should really stop posting desu

It looks ugly as sin.

No
Yes

Where do you wear your watches, user?

man thats kinda ugly

black nato or army green nato

i like the watch but the Logo is really fucking it up

natos look stupid, hirsch makes good straps

Nato does Not look stupid,you just don't have any taste

i suppose 556i is not for everyone, but it's the perfect everyday watch for me

some people call it the german explorer and i like that title

above right ankle when machining and jacking off particularly hard
>I'd put it on my dick but the strap isn't big enough lmao

>nato looks stupid
coming from someone who has that sinn

WOAH GUYS A SINN WEARER THINKS NATOS ARE STUPID, BETTER QUIT WEARING THEM NOW HUH

>A guy at work came up to me saying "I got my new watch".
>I can see from a distance it's some kind of Seamaster.
>I say "is it a quartz or automatic?"
>He says "is dunno."
Fucking normies, I had to look at it and show him that 9/10 times if it has a sweeping seconds hand it's an automatic.

I'd rather have the seiko

Get a tan Stowa leather strap in old style. It will suit the 556i's look.

Iktfb. Normies really activate my almonds when they don't know jacks hit about watches and flaunt their armani and Hugo bod watches thinking they're the dogs bollocks

you think I was recommending a strap to myself or what? dumbasses. (btw check out this cool style)

it looks pretty nice, thanks for the tip

decent watch, it doesn't have the sweet gloss black dial though

It would be so great with a tegimented steel case.

>
>decent watch, it doesn't have the sweet gloss black dial though

the sarb then

The stainless steel industry in China is piss poor, I'd much rather prefer the leather be imported from there instead

>
It has no alarm, no stopwatch, no light.

The F91W is 10 times better for the same price.

So I need a diver in my collection. Budget 300 eurocux.

I hesitate between the Orient Ray and the Mako. Which is better in your opinion?

Or should I get an SKX? Meh, I must say I've never been a fan, and I hate the 7s26 movement.

Mako and ray are literally the same watch aside from aesthetics. Pick the one you like better.

I prefer the bezel font and the dial on the Ray, and the hands on the Mako.
I chose the Ray myself.
The Mako USA is a good option too.

Didn't manage to get it posted in time, but here's the webm of my Stop2go that I got for Christmas for the user that requested it in the last thread. Love it.

that's really neat.
now you need to go to switzerland and take a pic/film a webm of your watch and a railway clock perfectly synchronized.

turtle then

Why is spring drive inferior to automatics?

It isn't.
>opinions

because of those quads

>he can't count
>he can't read his watch
user pls

I just got into a life long career where I'm not allowed to wear watches. :(

Reccomend me some type of discreet clip on plastic watch that I can stick onto my front pocket.

Get a pocketwatch! Thats what I would do at least. Sadly I dont really know what to recommend since quality once are very expensive of my understanding. Maybe a cheeky one like this?

what career is that