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.
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First for Casio aq230
THIS THREAD WAS CREATED FIRST
SAGE THIS FUCKING SHIT
I would rather post in the clown thread than your nigger gang rape fake tudor thread
4th for MTP>AQ
4th for CASIO GANG
Busy day jerking of to blacked and gay blacked and gore again?
Just fucking kill yourself.
I'm happy he got buttblasted because his thread got ignored.
>faketudor fag so insecure and fragile that he gets triggered and posts cuck porn and gore.
>I'm happy he got buttblasted because his thread got ignored.
I know that feel, fuck this faggot.
He got mad too when my Casio thread got to be the actual one at the expense of his fake faggotry.
You don't get to pick which general you post in, that isn't how this works.
I've reported every single post in this thread for spam, you're all getting banned.
I hope you're happy.
MODS MODS MODS
Report and hide brother, do not reply to him.
man /wt/ really is a shitshow nowadays
Honestly you are only one step away from being just as much of a faggot with your forced meme.
and to think it was all so easy to avoid.
I've only been lurking a month or two and really miss the comfy threads but you give shit posters an inch and they take a mile
oh my lord
Don't let your personal butthurt let you say things you don't mean.
Atleast I don't spam porn and gore to every thread and spam this watch to every reply + make reddit posts about it etc OR get mad as I don't get to be the OP of the thread.
I remember years ago when I bought my first mechanical watch it was all cool dudes who were just super excited to own a bunch of seiko 5s. its been downhill from there
Post watches is set to current date and time
^_^
>get mad as I don't get to be the OP of the thread
I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed.
It really is crazy that out of all the threads on all the boards these trolls Set their autism to watch, not guns or cars or politics, fucking wrist watches.
Did someone say clocks?
Posting in/wt/ from my new databank
Someone posting a watch you don't personally like is not trolling user
Why does no one ever talk about clocks here btw? Seems like you guys only care about cases and dials.
Cool bro.
How do you like the plating?
Personally I prefer the shiny over the matte ones.
last 8 hours or so were very good, last night (yuropoor time) was also comfy
Just imagine how much time he’s wasting and you won’t feel so bad about the spam
I would love to get my hands on a clock to tinker with. Atmos is clock goals though.
it’s bizzare, usually trolls shitpost on more mainatream topics
There aren't many interesting cheap clocks.
I have a few shiny Casio so the matte is kinda nice actually. As for it being plastic I really don't mind. I know a lot of people get upset about it but eh don't mind.
Digital watches are addicting. Plan on getting pic related next.
these threads are for poor collectors, not actual watchmakers. sorry clock user
I'm not a troll.
we have at least 3 watch repairers, user, probably much more
>Digital watches are addicting.
True that, there is something so pleasantly utilitarian in them.
Those ana-digi-temps are hard as fuck to get though. How much are you looking to spend on one?
I don't think it's really that crazy when you think about it. There have always been poster(s) who disagreed that /wt/ should even exist on Jow Forums and instead should be on /fa/. Some of them could be those people. On the other hand, watch collecting can attract a certain brand of autism in general. Once those people get offended over what someone in the thread says they literally don't know how to handle it and resort to 'trolling'.
As someone else mentioned once you think about how much time they're wasting it's not that bad.
I actually plan on starting up a little desk clock collection
>tfw no accutron spaceview desk clock
Do you know how all the clocks work? There's tons.
And usually about 70-90 posters. Sorry, but these threads are usually the blind leading the blind.
I want a Spaceview more than I want to ever have sex again
>these threads are usually the blind leading the blind.
Completely false. You don't need to be a watch repairer to give valuable insight. Lemania speedbro has given me a lot of great advice on vintage seikos.
>these threads are usually the blind leading the blind.
I disagree, maybe in terms of clock making, but people here know their shit usually, especially when it comes to obscure watches like poljot de luxe or vintage omegas even.
I can't just go and buy a $100 mechanical clock like that. You pretty much have to go vintage, with all the research that entails. And there are a lot less resources online to learn about clocks than watches, let alone clocks available to buy.
You can just buy one.
Yea they go for like low to mid $200 for those new models. It is going to be quite hard for me to get over that hurdle of spending that much on a digi. But they are quite cool.
tfw the slightly heavier scratches in the crystal keep casting shadows on the sexy linen dial and pissing you off
I’ve ordered all the tools I need to change dials, hands and crystal!
Anyone got any good websites or YouTube channels for watch modding?
How wide are the lugs on this one?
Just a thought, you could put a Casio databank bracelet on it.
I can't rationalize buying and maintaining one, with all the other new watches I want
>blind leading the blind.
True, but I’d say that /wt/ is still more knowledgeable than certain other places, plus the chan format allows for harsher criticisms of certain brands. Anyways, can’t wait to move to another place in a couple of months and finally start to tinker with slavshit
I own the calculator one. The lug width is 22mm
Watch repair channel is a must, others you can just search.
Also watchuseek is good for everything almost.
The green one is half the price of the black one, why get the more expensive one to tinker with?
Can you wear a Submariner in the shower?
Because he wanted a black dial probably
I wouldn't. From what I have read hot water and too much exposure to soaps can fuck with the seals.
not a good idea
You absolutely can.
Will Rolex ever make a watch designed for surviving showers?
>Will Rolex ever make a watch designed for surviving showers?
Isn't this an urban legend? Post proofs
Why would they need to? Arabs don't shower
That's the coolest looking databank I've ever seen.
They might sound like they know their shit to someone who's completely new. The shit you just mentioned is also just surface level shit. We do have a few posters who actually went to a school, but it's so few and they're not catching every thread. I know I'm not.
Yes, the honesty and format is why I'm still here. Good luck tinkering!
Looks like something the swiss would use in a battle to catapult at the enemy.
we had that discussion last week, the scientist says it will survive, the watchrepair user says it won’t, pick your side, theory vs practice
I remember It derailed the entire thread and at the end I was still unsure
How do we learn more past surface levl?
how to into esoteric knowledge without going to watch school?
the scientist says it will survive, the watch repairer says it wont, the troll says its gay and that his fake one can survive anything
>Watchmaking school
It's only usefull if you actually work as a watchmaker or want to do serious services yourself.
Most people here own three hand mechanicals which they could service on their own based on online material and vintage quartz pieces (digitals) which you propably can't service at all.
I never intended to butcher this watch but it was £45 anyway.
I’ve spent a lot more on new dial hands and crystal.
Thanks.
I’m doing the black bay mod.
I mean proofs like some link to a watchuseek post or a wis site that doesn't refer to anecdotal stories or something
Here's the thing, Rolex has a gas escape valve on the submariner. The reason for that is gas can enter the seals in a way plain water cant. Water vapor is basically a gas. When extremely high humidity warm steam enters the watch over and over then the watch cools down water can condense inside the watch.
This happens, watch repair guys see it all the time. A rolex might be impermeable to 1000meters of liquid water but it's not to gas
>Muh elitist watchmaker school authority argument
I do watches because it's fun, it's easy as shit, compared to electronics for example.
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You'll find that it's specifically a Helium escape valve, because helium is smaller than water. It's not just any gas that can enter your watch.
Nice try though, but that's not how that works.
Fucking tell me about it, there are posters who have trolled /wt/ for YEARS as a result of getting offended. Like, how fucking sad is that?
You will find that if you expose a normal mechanical watch with rubber seals to rapid temp changes and steam water will condense on the inside of the watch
sorry for facts
Sup /wt/
I removed the writings on the case of my Casio Royale but it seems like I went too far and removed also a bit of silver coating. How can I fix it?
Buy another, they're like 17$
Oh shit bro, no way to fix that shit anymore.
You would have to replate the whole damn case to get decent results.
What did you use?