/wt/ - Watch Thread

This thread is about the appreciation of horology, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that are required to make a fine watch, clock, or other timepiece.

>Required viewing for new people:
youtube.com/watch?v=s6h-qcbJSmk

>Used watch guide:
pastebin.com/4cP1Tpri

>Strap guide:
pastebin.com/SwRysprE

>Watch essentials 102:
pastebin.com/VBAu4Rwi

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You guys like my Alpenis mod?

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18239 Day-Date.

The white gold shimmers magically in the sun. I enjoy it every day.

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Literally worse than this

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That's a Vostok user.

Tell me how you feel about pic related.

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I get feelings that Seiko finishing is better and they do not save a penny on the dial paint department.

No shit sherlock

I feel like it was probably just a cherry picked image of one guys rep/cheap Rolex.

The Rolex pic is from Watchfinder. It's not a fake.
And it's not cheap either, it's a Cellini. And Rolex doesn't even do "cheap" watches.

And it's not cherrypicked either, here's the printing on a submariner.

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>rep/cheap Rolex.
>cheap Rolex.
This is why you stay away from swiss if you value your money.

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Cheap as in discounted because of imperfections

Doesn't happen.

It does, just not brand new.
After some sucker buys it and tries to sell it with the garbage lettering that he didn't notice at first.

Thoughts?

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You'd be lucky if you didn't have to pay extra for the imperfections.

But in any case, it's not a cheap Rolex, it's not a fake, and it's not cherrypicked.

noice

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Any strap ideas?

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Class and functions in one watch.
Truly the Jow Forums timepiece.

Do you like my NOMOS collection?

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I hope user buys a rado captain cook. I think it’s a really nice, distinctive watch.
I would but I’m saving for something else.

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ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX

ROLEX

OYSTER PERPETUAL

EXPLORER

SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER

OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED

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Where can I buy the Pulsar PW3001 within the EU? The sellers in Ireland just disappeared from eBay.

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ROTOR

SELF-WINDING

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SWISS MADE

> The Rolex pic is from Watchfinder. It's not a fake.

It may not be a fake but WF only sell second hand watches and almost always they are not in mint condition.

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Are you implying the lettering degraded over time?

You mean someone wore out the printing?

>tfw can't wait for my impulse buy financial mistake

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Yeah, they looked at it too much

Also anyone know what's the shroud made out of on Baby Tunas? Steel, aluminum or actually titanium like on the big boy Tunas?

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I'd get this one but I'm waiting for new solar tuna. The monster bezel is disgusting.

Nice Orient homage

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There often a reason the original owner wanted rid of a watch and sells it to WF at a loss. That's actually more likely for recently produced models.

I've seen many of those Cellini models irl and none had that lettering problem.

I’m off to try on a railmaster in a shop. I’ll take pics if I don’t feel like too much of a douche.

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>soylar
>when you could just install a mod bezel
I'd bet a simple cheap SKX bezel insert would fit in a mod bezel.

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I feel like those two watches are possibly targeting a different market segment

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>"railroad watch"
>automatic
>not HAQ
>in Anno Domini MMXVIII
This is some heavy LARPer shit there.

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>any modern watch
>used for its intended purpose

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Which looks better
The bracelet or this leather strap

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I'd go with the bracelet.

>There often a reason the original owner wanted rid of a watch and sells it to WF at a loss.
So they got rid of it because of the printing?

>I've seen many of those Cellini models irl and none had that lettering problem.
You wouldn't see this kind of dodgy printing with the naked eye unless you were looking for it.

twf waiting for this on the mail

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No, actually.

>high precision application like checking whether my freight train in remote Siberia or the Rockies is running according to timetable
>lol I'll just use my phone as backup for the GPS

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oh sorry I was unaware that user was a remote freight train driver

No, user is a faggot LARPer who thinks mechanicals are railroad spec in 2018.

I'm sure you'll be fine taking pictures, how the fuck else are you meant to compare different models and how they wear?

Bracelet. What's the deal with this watch anyway? It's not a fake but it's not a real model, is it just assembled from rejected parts?

>it's cherry picked!
>it's a replica!
>it's a cheap Rolex!
>it's second hand, so the lettering rubbed off!
>Watchfinder got the watch cheap because of the faulty lettering, and Watchfinder put the faulty lettering on display on their Youtube channel even though they're trying to sell the watch for profit

Not coping well.

Idk, but it keeps good time and is built well, the finishing is about on par for Seiko too
Nice bracelet too with solid end links
Not sure what this movement is
It looks similar to the 4R35 but it clearly isn't

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No I'm not. I just like the look of this watch.
It's a true "tool watch" and will last my lifetime.

>cuck-axial
>will last my lifetime.

I think it was mainly designed for high magnetism areas and engineers. It's basically the Omega version of the Milgauss.

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man I'm so bad with finances. How much should I have in savings before buying a $5500 watch? Fuck knows but I want to

my theory is they get spare parts or excess production from the Seiko factories, ship them off elsewhere, then assemble them as a complete watch using a generic movement purchased somewhere else
quality control is probably lower (considering the last one I had and returned has a misaligned bezel) but its not bad

It's clearly 4R36, isn't that used in turtle?

You know the co-axial escapement can be replaced right? Might need to replace it every 15 years or so...

it has a different rotor though and the text on the rotor look different

Honestly no idea why people are getting so triggered, it's accepted that Grand Seikos have god tier finishing and attention to detail. Even then a macro image like that is always going to highlight flaws. Like the dust on the "S" in the Grand Seiko.
So for there to be small gaps where the lettering was printed on and the paint didn't spread evenly, so what? Still got crisp lines. Won't even notice considering just how tiny the "swiss made" tags are.

Will say however that the one in the WF video is an especially poor example from Rolex, and some people probably would notice those faults.

>last a lifetime
>if you replace everything every fifteen years
You seriously can't be this stupid.

Early revision maybe? It says 4R36A, is turtle also A?

I should say right one is the certified legit version

I think its possibly an NH36

>Will say however that the one in the WF video is an especially poor example from Rolex
As a whole, Rolex was never very loupe-friendly.
Most of their iconic pieces were always intended as rugged tool watches.
Even the famous flashy fluted bezels were created as a gripping surface for tightening the threaded case to make it watertight.

It's merely one subsystem of this watch.
From lots of reading I can hardly find any examples of it going wrong. Peopel are speculating that Omega are replacing them as part of the routine service but surely that's a good thing and they're not even charging for it.
Do you have citation that it's a bad movement?

This has to be bait.

Probably an NH36 with a custom rotor. NH36 is the 4r36's name when sold to other companies.

>So for there to be small gaps where the lettering was printed on and the paint didn't spread evenly, so what?
When you're paying more than $5000 for a watch, you don't want defects.

>Like the dust on the "S" in the Grand Seiko.

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yea that's what I assume
like I said probably extra seiko parts re-assembled outside the plant then fitted with a separately purchased movement
if only it had a black day-date wheel it would be perfect

>Class and functions in one watch.

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ana-digis are hot as fuck

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Why do you always post the pic separate from the original post?

I guarantee this guy owns nothing but Seikos and this criticism is cognitive dissonance.

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No, I only own like three Seiko automatics from the mid 70's. None of them needed a complete escapement swap in 1990, nor 2005, stupid.

Stop giving it (you)s

Why are Soyko owners such a bunch of cucks?

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Because
>Seiko

These fags are everywhere and own all brands. I've seen plenty of that kind of post on other forums

Oh wow, is it time for the daily Memega-cuck meltdown again?

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Damn right.

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Why are you in a facebook group for cucks talking about seikos?

This is one of the greatest watches I've ever seen
That's it

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Looks better now

There this is better
Glad I have very conventional wrists so most things fit well

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What's the reference number?
I only find the gaudy one with the diamonds

I have £20k in savings and am considering £3k watches.
I also have £150k outstanding on my mortgage....
Adulthood is confusing.

What are your good watches?

>facebook

The fuck are you idiots on about? It's clearly a 4r36 which is the day/date version of the 4r35. The watch is a SARY057.