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>aka what kind of fatal shortcoming in my wrist fedora has more 'soul' and other things mentally ill people think about
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first for quartz is objectively superior
>m-muh soul
>muh soul, mufugga
You do realize the mechshits would just let this thread die because someone who doesn't like mechshits created it?
All you need to know is that Shinola detroit was so named because you faggots dont know shit from shinola.
I've been through that facility twice and I'd rather the whole movement was assembled and cased up in china rather than buying the parts, and having otherwise unskilled, jobless hipsters and shitskins fumble them together.
I'd rather own a fossil, or any number of fashion quartz watches than those ugly, poorly made overpriced chickshit watches. (made in detroit, lol. Partially assembled, maybe)
>he doesn't appreciate both quartz and mechanical movements
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For mechshits who actually want to appreciate mechanical w..horology and 'soul', watch this:
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apart from the fine watchmaking from scratch note how even a single person can create a very good timepiece from SCRATCH but you won't find anyone capable of creating a quartz watch from scratch not because it in not viable but because you literally can't create structures at the atomic level without millions of dollars worth of fabrication/photolith equipment.
kek
Are modern Hamiltons piss shit?
Not a huge quartz fan, but I do love me sum tuning forks.
what is an obnoxious or ugly watch that you secretly like or might want to wear despite its ugliness
LCD digital watches.
Hi quartzfags
You can have a soul and a brain too...
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Pic Related, fucking obnoxious rich guy handshake posing as a watch
>rich guy handshake
what did he mean by this
So?
They can fuck off to /fa/
h..hi!
Pretty much, if you need something sporty like that and don't want Japanese, just get a Certina since they actually keep proper time
>>rich guy handshake
>what did he mean by this
/fa/ rich guys are crazy for Bell & Ross at the moment. Difficult to get many of their higher end stuff, cant keep pace with demand.
You're not in the smart rich dude club without one
more like /lgbt/
fucking jewelry wearing mechshit trannies.
jesus christ i can't imagine being so fucking delusional
There are decent quartz watches like Dolce, GS, Oysterquartz, but your $10 chink subhuman shitter isn't one of them. I'm sorry.
/fa/ rich guys are crazy for Bell & Ross
>Bellend ross
posers or new rich
They advertise heavily in Marvin Shanken rags, it's the same kind of guy who buys Del Dotto wines, goes on river cruise tours, and wears Robert Graham clothes
I know the type too well.
>jesus christ i can't imagine being so fucking delusional
I didnt make the rules user, I know they are obnoxious.
They do however have some nice in house movements
>posers or new rich
You know it mang.
The old man rich club is going to be forever Patek, Rolex, Audmar, Breguet, Nardin, etc...
>/fa/ rich guys are crazy for Bell & Ross
>>Bellend ross
>posers or new rich
I see your 'first positive revenue quarter" watch; and raise you a Richard Mille, "two digit sales growth, I need a yacht, stat!"
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>random semicolon
tfw to smart too use a semicolon properly
>The old man rich club is going to be forever Patek, Rolex, Audmar, Breguet, Nardin, etc...
It's more of an aestethic than a list of brands. But some brands are immediately disqualified.
Hi guys, it's me again.
Long story short the seller I'm dealing with is offering me a King Seiko 4502-7000 now since I'm looking for something with better condition and hacking. His asking price is around $450. He also has 5626-7060 and 4402-8000 but they are quite a bit more expensive.
What do you guys think?
try to justify to yourself why you want an old crusty watch, then try to justify the price at which it is being offered.
Will that watch make your life significantly better given that you are already strapped for cash?
IIRC, the KS movement is not as robust as the 5740C but someone more with more experience can correct me if I'm wrong.
I have the 5626-7060 and it literally only loses 0.5 seconds per day on average. Not even my Pelagos with MT5612 is that accurate.
Why are you nerds so obsessed with ancient automatics?
Is the Explorer the Thinking Man's Rolex?
Thinking men don't make stupid decisions like buying an mechshit or an overpriced, overshilled mechshit at that.
It is the same logic that prudent investors and people with real money don't buy brand new cars.
I know this whole thread is just baiting and samefagging, but I really want to see even one collection photo from you guys.
Just post your collection without whining, so we can discuss your superior taste in watches. Just do it.
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A King Seiko 4502-7000 in the pictured condition for $450 is a pretty good deal, however be aware that the 45xx movement is a bit high-maintenance as it tends to be prone to some excessive wear and it needs more frequent servicing than a 52xx or 5740C would.
I would avoid any 56xx King Seiko as, in my view, the 56xx caliber is inferior to the 52xx King Seikos which are available at similar pricepoints. In addition, if you are considering a 56xx King Seiko you should also be aware that the 56xx used a plastic gear in the day/date quickset mechanism that is prone to shrinking and cracking strictly due to age (and not wear) and as a result most 56xx movements with a day or day/date function will eventually end up with a broken quickset for the day and date. As such, if you really must have a 56xx King Seiko I would recommend going for a time only model.
Finally, the 4402 King Seiko is an 18,000bph low beat model that, while historically important and quite reliable, will not give you the kind of time-keeping performance a 45xx or 52xx King Seiko will be capable of.
Also note I was boycotting this troll infested shitpost fest edition of /wt/ but could not ignore your need for assistance.
>he owns only 1 meh-tier watch and still shits all over /wt/, day after day
Sad!
>time-keeping performance
>mechshit
choose one.
(You)
Basically, as a vintage Seiko nerd with an interest in high end production movements, I would personally go for the 4502 King Seiko, but I would be quite willing to spend whatever I had to in order to keep it maintained (up to and including possibly having to buy a donor movement one day).
If I was leery of having to spend to keep it running at its best, then I would definitely go for the 5740C Lord Marvel as it will be the cheapest to keep running over the long term. The movement design is much simpler and more reliable than the 45xx, and its inherent accuracy is actually supposed to be very very good, it just doesn't hack.
If you don't mind it not being a 36,000 bph hand-winding movement, then I would definitely look at 5245, 5246 and 5256 King Seiko Specials as they are 28,800 bph automatic models that are reliable, accurate, and which were lavished with extra attention at the factory.
Well so much for using my GWM5610.. Can't bring myself to use it over the Seiko.
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>with dubs
>shitpostfree
>no cancer
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>as a NURrD so geeky!
kys
>It's more of an aestethic than a list of brands. But some brands are immediately disqualified.
Pretty much.
Patek are lucky they limit the nautilus production because every under-40-something faggot and other mid-life-criseser is thirsty as fuck for it. There are fucking waiting lists for the 5711 blue dial FFS!
Basically, if patek didn't restrict supply, they'd really risk turning sliding closer into being like the one trick pony AP has become: no one gives a shit about AP's stuff besides the RO and the myriad heinous rapper-sponsored ROO's.
PP's calatrava, VC's Patrimony (traditionelle), Lange's Saxonia/1815. Dress watches are the old man aesthetic. AP shouldn't even be counted in that group anymore since their hollywood rapper faggot whore bait now.
Everyone else is hungry for "sport style" watches despite most of them being overweight and unhealthy as fuck and utterly allergic to sports.
I guess it's part of that sham to look fit and healthy and young because it means you're wealthy enough for leisure time in the sun and because fitness implies sexy and sex sells.
>Is the Explorer the Thinking Man's Rolex?
Basically. They're the non-asshole's Rolex as people who want bling never go for them. Plus they're the most versatile Rolex as it's a certified chronometer sports watch that can also go perfectly well in a formal suit-and-tie event.
I would consider the Explorer and Explorer II to be the best "all-rounders" in the Rolex lineup.
>They're the non-asshole's Rolex as people who want bling never go for them.
Gonna have to go for the older 36mm variant then because the only reason it was enlarged was to appeal to the blingwhores of mainland china.
It's just so ugly. At least the dayjust and daydate look nice.
With the beveled bezel the 40mm daydate just looks swollen and unrefined. The smaller one looks better in that regard. Give the big one the smooth bezel and then you have something.
anyone with a gwm-5610 here? what's it like?
Light, reliable pretty par for the gshock experience.
>spend that much on a watch to wear it on your hand
Why do people do this?
Personally I'd just like the bracelet be replaced by a brown leather strap. If they made it smaller too that'd be a plus.
>Gonna have to go for the older 36mm variant then because the only reason it was enlarged was to appeal to the blingwhores of mainland china.
This is true. I don't really like many modern Rolex watches anyway. They're still obviously great quality, but all of their watches are getting needlessly big which I despise, and I dislike how they got rid of actual serial numbers which to me "connects" it to history and a definitive time which is a big appeal to me.
I'm currently saving up to get a 14270 while they're still cheap as I think they're going to skyrocket in price once people go back to sensible sizes and the only way to do that is go vintage.
>They're still obviously great quality
What makes you say that? They are at par with what should be accepted for less than one third the asking price. As if cnc-ing chunks of metal with modern technology is hard work.
>If they made it smaller too that'd be a plus.
The original day date is smaller. It's still in production and likely never to leave, especially with the slow reversal back to smaller sizes.
There's this tudor pelagos on sale for 3k. What do you think, should I bang my bucks for it?
Just kidding. I will make my own mind :)
Fuck the Pelagos is beautiful.
Thanks, will likely get one soon. How does it compare to other g-shocks? Are there alternatives to it?
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now that's just horrible
It's great. It looks like polished granite.
Keep an eye out on Chrono24, I've seen some used pretty much mint condition for sale for as low as $2100.
newb here, I've been lurking here for a while and from what I've seen here and tried on IRL, I've realized that I want a small business/dress watch I can wear with a suit. Someone posted the Seiko Dolce a few threads back and while it's really nice, I just can't swing $400 for a watch right now.
Pic related is cheap and has a vaguely similar look. I know it's not 'nice' in the sense that you guys mean it (just a cheap Chinese watch), but is it something that looks nice enough from a normal viewing distance, or are the differences painfully obvious to anyone?
Mainly I want to wear it for job interviews and for when I'm wearing a more business casual type attire.
Don't get one with fake gold hands, it's really offputting.
I think that's just the reflection
Postan, picture taken with an iPhone 7 Plus.
Looks like bread mold.
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>wow what's wrong with your watch user
>wow what's wrong with your skin grandpa
shit's obviously old, no further explanation needed
not all old watches look so shitty though
Is that a gun? Also why do people hold guns like they were pointing? Why not put your finger in the gun loop thing?
haha wow so many things to make fun of in this post.
Everybody except the ecodrive troll, come to the real thread, it's comfy and no shitposting:
Neither do aged people if they never set foot in the sun.
Watches are a way for a boy to feel like a man. Stop overcompensating and giving a shit about what the exterior world thinks of you. You aren't even grown in the head if you think a watch changes who you are inside.
that's trigger discipline, nigga. But mechshits can be impulsive so it might not matter.
Reminder this is the real thread. Be respectful of the other board users and don't create duplicate threads. The very purpose of generals is to consolidate that shit.
Trigger safety, you dont want to shoot your camera man.
It has way more replies though and isn't infested with terrible baiting.
Irrelevant.
>stop not liking what I like!
I think for most men the old school 36mm Daydate on a bracelet is perfect
Sure does smell like jealousy and poverty in here.
With the new in-house? I've seen some ETAs cheaper but not in-house that cheap.
It's on the smaller side of them. As for specifics you'll have to ask other user. Only other one I owned was the GA100-1A4 and I hated that watch.
Better than the circlejerk
Sorry, there is no nobility in your quiet desperation.
There's nobility on being cucked by Swiss Jews? I mean, I guess that's tradition...
>Swiss
>Swiss
>only 10 year guarantee of service
Swiss Jews speak German, it only makes sense.