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Is Stowa an okay shitter brand?
No!
If you want a 36mm flieger from one of the companies who originally produced them they are the place to go.
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Why do we have so many faggots? Are they from /fa/? We need a mod.
>tfw got a scratch on my watch
I've yet to hear a good word about them. Maybe it's because they're lower profile. They are still German...
wtf I heard great things about Stowa, even their non-fliegers
then again, idk my entire collection are shitters
>go on r/watches
>90% of the photos of watches are taken with something in the background that they desperately hope someone will comment on (car, bike, math homework, etc.)
Is this the power of reddit?
yeah who does that, pandering to the forum you're posting on?
Nice ThinkPad you have there fine sir! Wear the watch and your laptop in good health sir.
It's like those keyboard threads here with guns arround it.
You know how women, when taking a picture of an object, they will put themselves in the way?
With men, they put a bunch of shit in the picture that's "manly" or "intellectual" or some other gay shit so you can comment on it, not exclusive to reddit tbqh, you can skim just Sup Forums and you'll see this
What's the consensus on Oris? I don't see any posted in these threads, are they really bad or something? I ask because the Divers 65 looks really nice, and I kinda want one.
The 65 is nice, just too much for what's essentially an ETA 2824.
Oris is okay. Like many lower-mid Swiss brands, they charge significantly more for the same basic movements in low-end Swiss brands. But if you like the styling and decide the price works for you they're not so bad - not nearly in the same tier of price gouging as Panerai or IWC, for example.
cool beans
Oris is fairly respectable and probably best of the cheaper mid-tier Swiss watches.
>Independent
>No quartz watches or cheap shitter lines
>Original designs
>Invents new complications like depth gauges for their divers and mechanical altimeters for their professional pilot watches.
>Reasonably priced
>No pretentious, fake-y marketing where they peddle bullshit and just try to live on their former reputation like Swatch shit
>In-house movements are stunning and reasonably priced
My only concern with them is where they source shit. They have a factory but it's small and I kind of doubt they manufacture cases or bracelets themselves. Although the quality is amazing regardless of where it comes from (although I'm a watch snob and would never buy anything with a Chinese case or bracelet).
>$3700
>7750 movement
So close, yet so far.
Which one is the better investment /wt/?
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what watches should I get as entry level tier for
Mechanical
Automatic (i do not know if this is the official term, but basically a mechanical one without the need for manual winding)
Digital (this one preferably a g shock)
my budget for each is around 300
Orient Star
CALLE CALLE AVENIDA
Sarb035/33
For a diver I recommend a seiko TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURTLE if you're not that bad of a wristlet
any idea what poljot this is?
Strela.
>Ach komm!
This is exactly what this turbocuck keeps telling all the Muslims and Africans.
>tfw German cuck calls me a nazi for trying to sell a Wehrmacht watch in Germany
>tfw I am a Spanish student in Germany
Why are Germans so disgusting?
For those who understand German, this shit is gold.
How much are you asking for it?
pick of the watch
remember that Germans can't even see a Swastika in a video game by law
20€ + shipping. The hairspring is broken.
how did germany become this cucked?
That's pretty fair actually, I have a friend who is really into war memorabilia and watches. I'll show it to him.
my german is rusty but someone is telling you off for selling ww2 military watches?
Exactly. This chuck even says it's perverse to be interested in collecting, repairing and selling stuff related to war, especially if they are nazi stuff. Germany is the world cuckness central.
Cuck*
thanks
The frog bezel speaks to me on a totally different level compared to the others, to add to that frogs have been vastly popular lately. The green colour also means that this piece can be used a field watch.
this asshole should be hanged for extreme faggotry and cuckolding
How vile of you
lel
I'm very tempted to call his phone number and fuck with him.
Never stop, Tristanoposter.
Pretty sure they did not invent the depth guage m8.
>Pretty sure they did not invent the depth guage m8.
No shit stupid, we're talking about adding one on a mechanical watch.
i didn't think i had to extend that sentence but i suppose i should have typed. Pretty sure they did not invent the depth gauge for a mechanical watch m8. By pretty sure i mean i am absolutely fucking certain.
What does /wt/ think of skeleton watches?
Either ridiculously expensive or ridiculously shit.
Making a poorfag guide for dress watch options. Some suggestions would be helpful.
>Orient Bambino. Will also mention the quartz capital
>Rodina/Seagull bauhaus style
>Beijing Watch Factory Beihai 3.0
>Hamilton Intra-matic
>Vintage Omega Seamasters
>Junghans Max Bill
>Seiko SARB, SARY, SARX, Presage
>Seiko Dolce
>Tissot Visodate
>Citizen Eco-Drive BM7190-05A (if anyone has any better dressy solar suggestions let me know. Want to include at least one solar.)
Citizen BD0020
Absolute class
All chinese ones look like shit. And like the other user said, the ones that aren't chinese are handmade and ridiculously expensive.
Should I pull the trigger?
Yes but make sure the gun is properly aimed and loaded.
Orient Star
Poljot International Basilika
Beijing SB18
there are legit collectors who go for nazi gear but most people who buy and sell it are just nazi sympathizer creeps
I bought some nazi shit before I found out about the subculture and ended up on a white supremacist mailing list
My back hurts like fuck. Saturday is always a tough day, but today all I get is broken dogshit that I have to bring back to life somehow.
Also G-Shock day.
Low IQ proles are like that. I love all kinds of slavshit, whether they're watches, spaceships, tanks, multimeters or televisions, but I'm also a rabid anticommunist. Also Putin is literally the devil.
PUTIN IS BASED AS FUCK BUT commies should all burn in the lowest ring of hell.. I love old stuff i don't care what side it comes from. it makes it interesting in a way but i doesn't matter.. a watch is a watch it doesn't preach national socialism.
>current year
>wearing an analog watch
Is it possible to put a small GPS tracker inside a mechanical watch? If I ever get mugged I'd like to know where its at
No, because gps is one way communication unless military. I think you mean GSM tracker. So no.
Automatic watches are mechanical. Mechanical refers to the movement. You're thinking of auto wind (automatic) vs hand wound
Don't knock putin that man's watch collection is out of this world
>Is Stowa an okay shitter brand?
"Stowa is the Omega of Germany"
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when they compare them to Obama's watches i can't stop laughing.. Also the concrete scene is great.
>no Vostoks, Poljots or any other slavshit in collection
Putin is a traitor to Mother Russia and should be hanged.
Putin is a smart guy and knows slav's can't make a watch to save their worthless lives.
He probably doesn't really own anything amde in Russia. Italian suits, German cars, Swiss watches etc...
>Jorg Gray 6500
he probably got paid a decent amount to shill that watch
So putin is a /wt/ guy?
He has pretty fucking good taste senpai.
Well if you're the richest person in the world due to your criminal enterprise there's not much else you can spend your money on.
>tfw the Russian Federation is the biggest mob in the world
German here are you still selling watches? Got any working one i'd be interested in a Wehrmacht watch and even some Soviets
Can you guys help me to identify this watch or give me any data that you can deduce from this pictures? Is from my great-grandfather who lived in Taranto, Italy.
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2/4
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4/4
Frog followed by panda
there is no original 36mm flieger.
original flieger is 55mm.
it would be really cool if you moved the hour hand so we can read the brand..
Seems like a cheap knockoff since nary isnt either swiss nor makes pocket watches afaik
Can anyone recommend me an automatic chronograph? If possible nothing above 300 bucks. Can be on the bigger side cause my wrist are rather thick.
Only though if it makes sense at that price point. I mean if everything you can get is shit with that budget I'll look somewhere else.
What I aim for is something you'd see from fossil or diesel, but in good instead like from a decent brand
>is quartz so much worse than automatic?
>what's the consensus on casios Edifice lineup
Stick to quartz.
I got myself the SKX007 and I'm really happy with it. But sometimes I do miss my old shitter so I thought there has to be something similar from a respected brand
I tried but it does not move.
Oh okey. Are you considering that this is from the 60-70s?
For that price you are looking at the sea gull 1963, alpha Paul Newman, or some other watch with the same movement.
Thoughts?
Lose a few stones and it might actually look decent. But the freckles will make it look shit nonetheless
Rolex Explorer 114270 vs Rolex DJ grey dial smooth bezel, vote now.
More recent pic
Sure Brudi, I am selling that broken Wehrmachtuhr for 20€ + shipping (4,90€) and pic related, a Poljot Kirova 3133 in perfect condition for 350€+ shipping, interested?
Already sold my modded Vostoks though.
This is why fat people is disgusting.
And here I thought I was fat, that's fucking disgusting.
I vote Explorer, but if you're planning on putting it on a leather strap instead of the bracelet then pick the DJ instead (but I think buying a Rolex without the bracelet is a terrible idea). They're both very nice and similar, decide if you want to lean more dressy or more rugged.
Don't know if that's seriously you. But if yes I really suggest you to lose weight. First it's healthier secondly you (and your watches) will automatically look better.
I know it's hard, but the benefits will make the struggle worth.
Which watch are you wearing in the first picture?
I need your help /wt/
As an absolute fresh blood where do I start? So i thought about getting a seiko as my beater and everyday wear watch (haven't decided about the model yet but probably a turtle) and a dress watch also from seiko.
But where do I go from there?
Are there any must have watches or models or is anything beyond that point just personal taste ?
There are no must have anything, buy whatever the fuck you want. You don't even have to buy Seikos if you don't want to, despite what /wt/ may tell you.