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>Another year at Basel
>Another year of Seiko releasing 40mm+ watches that are more suited to being 38-39mm
J U S T
Can anyone tell me the model number on this watch?
or anything about it?
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I'm going to start buying watches at omportant events of my life to make me appreciate and cherish my watches more. Currently I just buy and sell watches randomly and my collection is constantly changing and I often regret selling a few.
It will be nice to have a story behind each one but it might mean I have to actually do things with my life.
This coming week is new watch week lads. Feels good.
Wrist check anons!
My box of digitals is in the background as I was resetting them all for BST. They're all in sync now apart from the chinkshit which is already 1/2 a second or so fast.
Why do you have so any bottom tier Casio digitals?
Today daylight saving time starts. I went to set my Casio A158WE and noticed that the top left button (light / lap reset / mode) is stuck and I can't use it. Any idea if I can fix it, or should I just get a new watch?
They all say it's 10:18 but the filename claims otherwise. GJ.
Post your favourite non-diver tool watches please. I need inspiration.
Is this too big for my wrist. It technically doesn’t overhang my wrist.
Soyko.
Fuck Tudor for not releasing this watch in 39mm. Why would you take a retro, 34mm design and inflate it to 41mm?
Why would you take a retro, 34mm design and inflate it to 39mm?
>certina
>nixon
Reddit go home.
Is this a meme watch or is it any good?
sorry I haven't posted in absolutely DONKEYS. How are we all tonight, gents? Any new acquirements? I cooked up a bolognaise (comes naturally thanks to my italian heritage) and it was pure class
They're fine.
Waiting for my Spaceview to get a crystal replacement.
Sure, here.
Son of a bitch!
Oh wait never mind, that's the time I edited the pic for size, rotation etc.
I have OCD, I guess that falls into the C part.
Because people are idiots, they should keep the 41mm for dickheads & release a 36mm version too.
Both.
How old are you?
What's the deal with these? They seem pretty nice for the price and have a Miyota 9015.
15mm thick though.
Would be a decent deal if the dial and logo weren't ugly as all fuck.
37, why?
Anyone?
I thought you're 38
Your skin looks like it belongs to a naked mole rat my dude.
el albino goblino
They're essentially homage watches. The Smiths company originally made clocks and instruments, and then moved into also making wristwatches after WWII. The advent of quartz essentially killed off their watch making in the 70s. The guy who runs timefactors sells "Smiths" watches which have no connection to the original company but are styled to recall some of the company's original designs.
New casio protrek with smaller case. I want the white one because reverse lcds are a pain to read.
I like that ad. As if even the shittiest watch of the era would somehow fail by being worn on a mountain.
Not yet.
Nope, it definitely belongs to me.
Not albino, just about 75% Celtic.
>le 75% wrist
>about 75% Celtic.
The other 25% is probably various other white European.
The conquest of Everest was a big deal in 1953, obviously the fact a Smiths watch got taken to the summit was great PR. It's not too dissimilar to the Speedmaster and its "first watch worn on the moon", I'm pretty sure you could wear an F91W without any issues.
looks nice, tad overpriced but for a no name
Unless you do a bullshit DNA test and they'll give you a random 2% African.
Oh sure, I just found the implication that having survived the experience was somehow a milestone for the watch when any other could have done the same, amusing.
Amerimutts are comedy gold.
Indeed, I am definitely 100% white.
>angry about their genetic heritage
Seems one of your ancestors did not care about race nearly as much as you.
But I'm a bong.
Post your TV license.
>tfw poor with expensive taste
made to suffer
I haven't got one.
Asians LOVE their megawatches
but 39-40 is like the perfect size for me anyway
There's plenty of formally expensive watches that you can pick up for a song these days, most brands do not hold their value.
You can even get stuff like vintage Omegas for a couple of hundred, plus they'll be from when Omega was a decent watchmaker.
Is it weird or autistic that I like it when a watch has a nickname some sort? Like Tuna, Pepsi, Snowflake, Root Beer, Bullhead, ? Like I am somehow able to connect to it more. Anyone else have autistic watch feels?
I'm kinda embarrassed to get a Rolex as I find it too flashy and gaudy. I'm interested in the explorer but I really don't want comments from people asking if it's real or how much it is.
I would just feel so awkward explaining that it's real.
Rolex 16200 36mm Datejust, smooth bezel, oyster bracelet is pretty much an all baton Explorer I.
Best daily watch ever made
That's pretty damn nice but I'd still take a 40mm Explorer over it just because of the size and the cyclops.
>40mm Explorer
>take 40mm over 36mm
im not sure if im missing a joke but why title your pic mystery seiko when an image search reveals it a seiko astron sas038? You can buy one on amazon
If I were to get a Datejust it would have to have the fluted bezel and Jubilee bracelet.
which tudor watch is the best?
and best looking?
Sure, that's totally understandable, but I already have a two tone DJ with a fluted bezel on leather, so I'd want the all baton, no Mercedes hands Explorer stand in for my second.
Do you like my gf's new Panari?
She's going to wear it on TV later, she's a lesbian actress
This unless you look at it from the side.
From a functional perspective the in-house Pelagos is the best watch Tudor makes. For looks I'd say the new GMT if they made it in 36mm, because I love the 16710ish looks.
What's going on with those lugs?
IS baton referring to the hour markers? I'm not familiar with that term.
I want an explorer because of Mercedes hand.
Yes. Batons are a style of hour marker/indices. I generally prefer batons to other styles of indices (e.g. Roman or Arabic numerals). Seiko's preference for highly angular batons in their grammar of design style watches is one of the reasons I really like that design anesthetic. Pic related.
>b
looks like tape
Black Bay 58
>tfw wristlet
Any decent watch for someone with girly scrawny wrists? Most watches intended for males look huge on my wrist and quite hilariously so.
I really feel like a faggot still looking the time on my phone at 30 years of age.
day date always ruined it for me. The dj somehow works but for some reason i am really bothered by dates on any watch. The day just ruins watches for me.
What does /wt/ think of Cadisen watches? Thinking of buying one recently. Specifically:
The Mercedes hand is the nastiest thing about Rolex as a brand aside from the various "iced out" models they offer.
Haha.
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>Citizen Cal.0100
>+/-1s/yr accuracy
Might hold off on buying a Chronomaster. Hopefully whatever watch they put this in won't cost a gorillion dollars.
Fair enough, I've never minded day dates personally, but I get some people prefer date only or no date. I posted my 52 KS Special just as an example of another watch with angular batons.
Rate my new cop /wt/
What brand Zulu straps should I use? Is Maratac noticeably better than others? What about JaysandKays?
I only like Mercedes hands on the 1675 and 16710 GMT and pretty much loathe them on any other model. I have pretty autistic tastes in watches mind you.
from a design perspective, literally everything is off and out of balance with that watch. it's almost like they did it on purpose
The dial and hands looked really nice on the pocketwatch. Some anons told me, citizen might put it on hand/wrist watches. If that's the case and it has that movement too, I am with you.
>dive watch
>100m
>$399
For that money you can get a lot better.
Is TGV a character like Archie? It's hard to tell if it's all for youtube or he's genuine about it
lmao at that quote.
>I had your watch on while doing this
>It was fine.
I mostly like it aesthetically. I’d get an SKX and mod it if I knew how to do it.
The diffence is that Paul knows that he is autistic but our boy Tristano haven't realized it yet.