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I cannot believe Seiko is expanding the red stripes on the crown. I thought the windyknob thing was a joke about one single watch, but now it's a feature across their line.
god damn it
It's a great feature.
what the actual fuck
I like it
it soothes my autism
A lot of people hate windyknob guy and he's been banned a fuckton of times for meming that thing, but you have to admit he was ahead of the fashion curve
watch out, bigass shogun coming through
knowing about the Casio meme watch for years, I saw they actually had it at walmart this evening, and with it right in front of me I couldn't help myself
I saw someone on youtube put an NFC chip in theirs, that might be a cool thing to do......
The f91 is a solid watch. It's cheap, durable, and the timekeeping is reasonably accurate.
I like the idea of it even if he's a spammer
>2:29
>day is changing
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>The f91 is a solid watch. It's cheap, durable, and the timekeeping is reasonably accurate.
It's more accurate than any current Rolex
>didn't know it takes 3+ hours for the day to change on seiko daydates
That's surprising, my vintage one takes two hours
Not by much. It's not a very accurate watch, actually it's pretty bad for a quartz.
where are my skx memewatch niggas
Loving the vintage tropic strap I got for my modded Vostok GMT. I wonder how these are not more popular desu.
Pretty nice texture and very comfy.
To be honest, I'd seriously consider this watch if it had the Tudor in-house caliber in it instead of the ETA/Valjoux.
Also, I'm glad Breitling will put some brushed finishes on the Navitimers.
The all shiny cases looked so shitty.
Gen 2 of it might be better. They have shifted almost all their chronographs to their in house movement so a fair guess would be they are working on the rest.
Here is my fave steel watch atm. Love it but I think it needs a different strap
Morning, /wt/
Well played
pretty unique strap i would say
Wait, you're a Brit?
Any (micro-)scratches in the fluting yet?
I am. a few micro scratches on the clasp and lugs. bezel is looking crisp though. It's under a sleeve 99% of the time.
I don't get it,isnt the steel hardened to be scratch resistant?
No, far from it, Rolex steel seems to scratch a lot easier than any other. Also the bezel is white gold so even softer.
Well one important factor for me (wristlet) is size. There's also something to be said about having the same movement in the smallest possible space imo. Feels like nothing is wasted in how it was engineered - a real tool watch.
Last time I posted this there were so many jealous faggots.
41mm? gorgeous rhodium
904l stainless does scratch easier than 316l, it's softer. but it's shinier, and stays shinier longer. also as you know it does better against the elements.
It’s $8...
What are you wearing today /wt/?
Where's the best place to buy seiko in Tokyo? Bic camera seems to have some okay prices, but are there better places to find deals? I really want a presage
Morning
>tfw no Rolex yet, can't feel camraderie with fellow posters
>he doesn't own a luxury watch yet
Look at him
Look at him and laugh
Do you speak German or did you buy it despite the day wheel?
I speak german, I bought it exactly because of the day wheel.
No sane non-german would buy a watch with german day wheel, come on.
wew lad
Proud soyko male, just arrived from Japan.
>"you can get these for a great price used"
>"there's a huge second hand market for these"
>"always check to see if there are any good catches for sale"
>"I got this one for only $120 as new"
>"user just buy used"
FUCK OFF THERE'S NOTHING IN AUSTRALIA NOTHING!!! JUST 3 CUNTS SELLING THEIR $200 SPORTS WATCHES FOR $500 ON GUMTREE BECAUSE THE BOUTIQUE SOLD IT TO THEM FOR $800 THE FUCKWITS AAAAAAAHHHHHH
Unironically like it except for that date wheel.
I bought a seiko presage automatic in Mitsukoshi department store in the Ginza, Tokyo. I would definitely recommend having a look there
That'll learn you for being a island.
>f91w and rolex
So the isis finally sent you some shekels
Thanks user I'll check it out
Wow, is this a mod or a new SE model?
I'm depressed enough knowing you're my age with luxury watchers. Thanks.
I know them feels. The only bargains I get come from my 10 different saved searches on eBay, and it's only bargains for slavshit. Even F91Ws cost far more than they're worth. I'd love to get good prices on Seikos but it seems everywhere online is Indian frankens or unrealistic prices (A$150 for a vintage seiko 5 with blurry photos)
If it makes you happier, I live in a 200sq ft apartment in the worst part of town, so I have a ton of cash left for stuff like this
Do you seriously wear that in public? Might as well wear some clown shoes and a nazi badge, since you are German. Hehe.
Well, it does a bit I guess? So do I.
39mm new Tudor yes finally
Why is there so much slack on the bracelet?
I like to wear it a bit loose
I should propably remove one of the links soon though.
(You)
Anyone own one of these? Is it worth getting one? I'm torn between this or a cheaper orient
now this is something
I own it. The dial is wonderful. I would go for it over an Orient. Also look at the SARY085 because that one also has a nice blue dial.
Yeah I didn't care about it until I saw it in the shops. It's dazzling
And Rolex did away with the maxi case for the new GMT. The era of bulky is over.
I'm going to wait for the no date version.
>16.03.18
>arrival at inward office of exchange
>no notes since
REEEEEEE.bmp
Thank fuck
Checked the lug to lug in photoshop and it appears to be 47mm. Nice.
Did they? Doesn't look like it to me.
That's cool. Is that the only colorway?
New Sinn models
The more I look at it, the less I like it. The case and crown look cheap. The dial looks silly. The hands are pretty bad. And that date is revolting.
And it's 41mm and $4800.
The only nice part about it is the curved dial.
Is this real?
> Misaligned hour hand on left one
How do marketing pictures happen like this?
Even Hodinkee, who never says anything bad about a watch, panned it in their article. Wew lad indeed.
shoop
Haha wow, I don't think I've ever seen anything that because from hodinkee before.
thoughts on seagull?
kinda want a panda for my next watch.
That's the best iteration of the Black Bay since the original ETA.
I'm waiting for more information on the movement - it needs to have a quick-set local time and not GMT for it to be any good, but I'd be surprised if it wasn't the case.
The BB 58 isn't too bad, but it needs to be available in more colorways.
Careful, you will summon the seagull autist.
*9 page post about how remarkable it is and reflecting on the meaning of life, through the eyes of my autism*
I like their vintage stuff.
Jesus that looks good. They basically cribbed the vintage five number GMT for the design, which means it looks MILES better than the current maxicase abomination.
what about the 1963 remakes?
I haven't personally seen any rendition in meatspace yet, but I have heard people are happy with them.
I kinda figured Tudor would be putting out a GMT.
I just wish they used the Pelagos styling as the base, and did something a little more "different" than just copying the Rolex GMT.
BIG fan
how to get one of the custom builds?
Yeah I would have preferred a Pelagos GMT too. I prefer square indices with snowflake hands, and you have three of those on this watch. But still, it's pretty nice.
I'm also not a fan of the date with that styling, but of course for a GMT it would be weird not to have one. I wonder if they could have implemented it better.
The only people who buy that simply can't afford the real thing.
Sadly this.
It's just too derivative.
I don't like either of them very much, but I have always thought Tudor's bezels looked much better.
Hi there, DJchap.
HOLY SHIT DID THEY JUST RELEASE A STEEL CERAMIC PEPSI????
A prayer for the poor saps who paid 30-40k for the white gold pepsi that looks pretty much exactly the same.
that is gay as fuck, nobody needs GMT anymore, there is no real demand for it
Thinner date black bay is all they need