This thread is about the appreciation of dadwatches, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that are required to make a fine watch, clock, or other timepiece.
My dad is getting that OP pic, honestly I think it’s one of Breitling’s best looking current models.
Parker Flores
>a day date clone
John Ortiz
I mean I probably wouldn’t get it for myself but I unironically think it looks better than the original. I don’t mind something being based off another design if it improves it.
But the finishing is gastly, the underside of the hands are not polished with diamond in swizzerland
Hunter Miller
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Lincoln Hall
Which watch attracts the most chicks?
Camden James
just like with cars: literally none. They attract dudes, lesbians and that one in a thousand chick who has some interest in it but is put off by your intensive autism over this topic.
Eli Ortiz
Honest answer. Sunburst blue dials.
Brody Johnson
F.Shitters
Jonathan Mitchell
Solid gold Rolex of any model, if you want to attract gold diggers.
Grayson Garcia
the one they recognize as really expensive
Jace Sullivan
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Samuel Hill
Watch side shots Reposting mine from last thread because thin
Wyatt Ward
thinnnn
Jonathan Foster
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Elijah Price
this belongs in /fa/ or whatever the homo board is
Gabriel Martin
Says the faggot posting children's cartoons.
Brody Turner
>current year >not accepting your love of cock I bet you wear a gold g-shock
Noah Sullivan
Wtf is this a special edition of the Sea-Dweller?
Hudson Powell
Yes, You won’t find one on eBay
Isaac Diaz
>first 25 posts are mostly samefag shitposting Time to take a thread off
Colton Wright
I've dreamed that I had a Rolex. I think I'm going to start buying chinese Rolex
Jacob Diaz
So you won't have a rolex then. Just save up nigga.
Nolan Morales
>tfw I dreamed I bought a black bay but got upset in my dream because it did not fit my small wrist Can't even be happy in my dreamz
Cooper Miller
How is a watch technology related? It's like saying cars are technology related.
Eli Johnson
wow
Kayden Bell
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Jeremiah Perry
Kek, somewhat just like me. But in mine it was a new model, they had a sailor concept, and the wristband was some kind of very expensive elastic band all black with a white stripe in the middle, the watch followed that aesthetic. The problem is that the fucking thing wasn't strong enough, so the fucking thing was always rotating in my wrist.
Nathan Sullivan
Cars ARE technology. /wt/ is too high IQ to /fa/, so they come here.
Levi Richardson
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Charles Rogers
I came
Isaac Flores
/fa/ is a very low IQ board
Anthony Mitchell
They really just fucking nailed the sub didn't they
Cameron Brown
The point I'm making is that while fire is technically a technology, it doesn't really fit when everything else is about modern technology like computers and electricity
James Sanders
How new are you?
Carter Rodriguez
If you don't like it, you're free to fuck off. There's no need to shit up the thread with your autism.
Luis Gray
The lugs could be a little meatier, but yea
Eli Watson
Time for a shootout; Omega Seamaster 300 vs Seiko SLA017.
>both vintage reissues >similar design (straight lugs, thin bezel, same side profile, ...) >similar dimensions (small but tall)
The Seiko has a much more interesting/blingy dial with the applied markers. The Omega seems to have more refined and cultured looks.
Which one, ppls?
Justin Cook
I have some really nice designs for watches in my head. Any of you already tried to create a watch with some third party movement?
Eli Mitchell
Jesus wants me to create a watch company, and it must be named Lucifer. Thanks Jesus, I'm dropping CS now.
Alexander Martin
I'd get the seiko, to be honest.
Liam Morris
Have thought about it but probably would never take the leap.
Interesting read if you want though talking about some companies and manufactures
I don't even like seiko but that one looks better than the omega.
Jack Reed
the dial does at least fuck that case is ugly
Zachary Brooks
Thanks, going to read it.
Kevin Myers
I think the design of the Omega is much better than the Seiko's. Talking about the general lines plus the fact that the Seiko has three rows of indicators (bezel, minute track, hour markers) while the Omega only has two.
But I do think the Seiko will be more "interesting" to simply gawk at, with the sunburst bezel and applied polished indices.
Owen Foster
This is a tough call as both are remakes of absolutely legendary dive watches but I have to give this one to the seiko
Luis James
>nice dial and bezel vs nice case Its a hard choice, preference towards the Seiko for me.
John Phillips
Feel free to say why.
Sebastian Butler
Well in my case I much prefer the Seamaster 300 military with the sword hands and twisted lugs over the OG model. I also like the dial and greater crystal dome of the Seiko.
Isaac Smith
Doesn't matter because the sla017 is over 5k right now and at that price a ridiculous proposition compared to paying a grand less for an objectively better watch(and a master chronometer).
Kevin Rodriguez
Well fellas, it finally arrived. The good news is that the watch works, it's clean, and it's keeping relatively good time so far. Right now I'm approaching the 6-hour mark of wearing it, leaving it on a table once in a while in different positions, and moving it with quick changes of force (playing the piano). Essentially, normal wear for me. So far, it's lost a second, and I'm curious to see how it goes over the 24 hour mark. Also, I'm doing a check on the power reserve; it's rated as anywhere past 44 hours, and some have found it to be 50+, but I'm not making any bets. We'll see.
The chronometer runs, though right now there's a strange thing that happens. The center second hand for the chrono stops and jumps in certain sectors of the 60 second round, and this is not consistent at all. Sometimes it's making the 6 beats a second for each second, and then all of a sudden it'll beat maybe twice or three times for a few seconds...then maybe 5 beats...then normal 6...and so forth. At first it was only happening between the 2 and 4 hour markers, but then it started happening elsewhere and the 2-4 was fine.
I've checked it over a few hours, and the chrono is definitely not losing any seconds, so regardless of what is gooping up the gears, it's consistent in terms of definitely keeping time (i.e. my understanding is that it's not skipping any teeth in the gears). But it is definitely something that has me slightly concerned.
It's my first mechanical chronograph, and hopefully the first of many. If any of you have experienced this problem with this watch before, I'd be happy to hear your experiences. Thanks in advance!
Jason Torres
When I got mine it had kept time and was still ticking after being in transit for roughly 5 days.
Jason Turner
only idiots wear watches, you dingus
Caleb Wright
Well, mine arrived in subzero temps, and when I opened the box at room temperature, you could see condensation forming on the outside (but thankfully not inside) of the case.
I'm about to go out now, and I'll wear it while I run errands. I'll definitely be back though tonight to discuss it more.
I love the aesthetics, and to get a hold of a calibre like this for this pricepoint (under $300), you almost can't turn it down. If it works, mind you....if it doesn't, servicing would probably cost the price of the watch.
How's yours running? Did you replace the nato strap like I'm planning to (though I'm not sure what colour to go with)? Did you go with the acrylic lens instead of sapphire like I did?
Joseph Moore
Mine came from Julian at Poljot24, so with a leather strap of my choosing already attached and the factory nato in the box. Yeah I've got the acrylic, I dislike the weird dome the sapphire crystal has. Well give it a wind or a couple and I imagine you have the display caseback?
Owen Butler
Can you guys post wrist shots at one point? I am curious about the size.
Nicholas Cox
Turtle
Grayson Davis
My turtle
Xavier Brown
nice overhang
Jordan Parker
hmm?
Asher Hill
Yeah, I got mine from watchunique, though I ordered before getting to the end of the unbelievably long thread on wus. It took a week, and I did have to pay customs charges. But it's safe and sound, and the aesthetics are all fine (i.e. no scratches).
It's the acrylic, with display back (and the normal back is included with mine separately as is the option on watchunique). I love the acrylic...as I'm lusting for a Speedmaster, this is kind of a 'practice' watch...manual-wind chronograph with acrylic, around the same size or so.
I don't care for the sapphire on this one either...in order for them to do it, they had to build a kind of half dome metal casing that goes around the face to lift the crystal above the hands...it throws off the proportion of the watch entirely. Plus, I like the vintage look to the acrylic. Everyone says it'll scratch fast, but I'm reasonably careful with my watches, so I'm curious to see what happens.
I'll try later tonight. Sorry, gotta run. It's small though compared with modern watches; 38-39mm. But it's high, so it still has 'presence', if that's something you care about. They also make a 42mm variant.
Be back soon!
Kevin Richardson
Julian on poljot offers ploywatch or whatever for 5 euro if you're in Europe. It's so far mine has kept pretty good time, it might have been a couple of seconds fast but I think I set it ahead on purpose. On really low power the chronograph tends to stop at 57 seconds and the whole watch sorta stops along with it, had no other "issues" (if you could call a complication perfoming like that low power an issue) Surprised it came from the box still ticking desu but maybe everyone winds it more than I do. One tick is considered a wind right?
Leo Roberts
what kind of sounds do turtles make
Cameron Gonzalez
pretty fucking based desu. good on breitling.
i love seeing a watch serve it's purpose like this.
just another reminder why they are such remarkable little pieces of engineering, and why they aren't going anywhere any time soon.
Evan Barnes
Casios marketing department is getting out off control
Ryan Thomas
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Angel Cooper
Eh wears fine in person. Will say I do prefer my smaller watches though.
Isaiah Torres
>Hello fellow kids. Jpg
Alexander Perry
>5k
Is this true? where?
I won't ever sell mine unless I absolutely have to, but that's interesting.
Camden Nelson
How big is your wrist? Curious for my own sake, and Seikos are pretty much non-existent in any stores here
I think the Seamaster 300 has the nicest overall watch design in current production. However, I do love getting lost in a dial with tons of shinies, and I would think the Seiko has the Omega beat in this respect.
At least, I think this is the case; I don't own either. For all I know the Seamaster 300 dial looks absolutely spellbinding under certain light conditions with its sunken little indices and grainy dial. See pic.
David Williams
I like both you watches m8. I also have smaller wrists buti just stay away from the big stuff.
Jayden Flores
Turtle turtle
Carson Thomas
I see, and thanks
I got it at $3.5k when it first came out. Realistically, if they had mass produced this watch the price probably should have been set between $2.5k-3k.
But I can see why Seiko can get away with the price they set for it. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it, so I was set on buying it the second I saw one for sale on WUS.
I wish there were more so others could also enjoy it.
Ryan Stewart
what's the least neuro typical watch? i want a cool watch but i don't want to lose face in front of reddit and Sup Forums
thank you
Luis Torres
kys
Colton Garcia
>for sale on WUS. So pre-owned?
Colton Sullivan
Is there some camera trickery involved, or is this watch really that beautiful?
Sebastian Peterson
One you build yourself. See you in a few decades.
Henry Wright
yes user come to the swiss side
Benjamin Jackson
YEEEEEESSSSSSS
Carter Carter
They can actually be pretty accurate
Jordan Howard
that is pretty good user
Daniel Lee
I have an Alpinist, sunburst dials are nothing special to me.