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, Casio aq230, clock, or other timepiece.
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What's the point in wearing a watch in 2018? To flash the cash?
To tell the time.
>What's the point in wearing a watch in 2018? To flash the cash?
Definitely so.
Also whoever wanted the aq230 in gold with a white dial, you have to seek out the previous version of this with the metal colored pushers.
How is this vasectomy piece for a first non-shitter
Not really a valid choise.
Maybe as your 8th solar Seiko though.
For a user I was thinking a solar would be better than just mechanical, and I see tons of overcrowded and oversized shit.
I guess I'll get the smallest one that's around 200€ on Chrono 24 and call it a day.
I really want something nicer than a gshock that makes me look like a kid.
Is this SKX a mod?
I need one to make pic related.
Get the new solar "tuna"
It probably is a mod but there's a Seiko Sumo that is blue and purple
What's the best daily under 500 bucks for a dad?
This one?
Doesnt the gold make one look like a nigger?
Doesn't matter who you are.
Get the f-91w
Kashio.
カシオ
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Fug, I want one but it'll probably be too big.
I am superior to an SKX owner.
Not with that bezel, sweetie.
Does it look better without any bezel at all?
Actually not bad at all. Maybe try a clean bezel though?
Compared to this
Yeah that would be nice but I am not ready to spend any money on this shitter, especially considering how bad it’s keeping time. I’m just playing with it desu.
You lost me at time 4
I want to ask you guys. If I buy a used watch, with papers and everything... and I still want to be sure that it's authentic, can I go to a certified watch store and have them look at it, and they will spot any irregularities easily? How sure can I be?
Ask the armchair horologists at wg of course
>CASIO GANG edition
OK. Here's the hot new Casiomeme then.
Trying to get that fake Tudor repaired?
the blackout version is kind of hard to find
And the LED that is way brighter than an f91w.
What?
Just never bought anything used before and I'm scared to death about being fooled.
I’m going to swap the back lights in my ae1200,any suggestion for color? I’ll probably put polarizing film on it if that would change anything also I have the silver one with a black and grey NATO.
Mines coming Monday with an aq230 for my mom
Why.... The light works very well on that one in any dim setting
>Casio gang
Wearing my jdm g-shock after having a nice nutritios launch with my family, in a calm suburban neighborhood
I ordered the version that looks like the F91 as well because I want to see if the gray screen is more legible in low light conditions than the biege/sand colored screen.
That one was 30$ on amazon for no reason but I saw it too
I don’t like orange that’s literally the only reason
Mechanical or quartz?
Posting Cazio
Weird, the w217h-1am was within a dollar of the 9v when I ordered it.
Depends on the brand. Some brands are very easy to convincingly fake (e.g. Non in-house Panerai) and others are basically impossible to fake in a way that would pass a movement inspection (eg Rolex, due to the free sprung balance).
What are you buying? Some watches are more faked than others.
i was able to finish this part last week. took a lot of tries, and i eventually chose another approach. instead of bending the finger like the original part, i decided to fit a pin instead, and that proved to be sufficient.
Can you get a black bracelet for that one from Seiko?
It's a 3 year old omega seamaster watch. They sell the same watches in the certified stores here that I can go visit. What do you think?
Well it's not like it's artificial orange flavor. How can you hate a color and be older than 8
Oh wait no, I was referring to the amber version of the f91, not the blue version of that one
Posting my a158
Neat, thanks for sharing
In that case, an inspection of the movement by a watchmaker to check that the movement is an Omega co-axial will prove if its real.
Ok.
Also, the seller will be identified in this process (well, he already is) and the sale is electronically logged due to the advertisement and the messages, so if he is trying to fool anyone with fake watches and get caught he will face the concequenses. I mean, this makes me think that someone would not dare to try a scheme like that. But then again, you would have to prove that it's a fake watch, which you are saying is no big deal at all, if I understand you right.
another chance, it's used and already up to what that user got one for yesterday though
You know how people say you can check for a genuine Casio by holding down the right button? Why don't the fakers just fake that as well?
i have some more,
this was a broken screw that was stuck in the bridge. i had to punch it out, and then rethread the hole to a larger size. didnt manage to finish the screw this week though.
It's no big deal to prove a Seamaster with a co-axial Omega movement is real or fake because no one even tries to fake the co-axial escapement in the movement. So, the instant a watchmaker gets the back cover off, they'll know for sure if it's real or fake.
Nice to see some legitimate watchmaking in this thread, and on a weekend no less.
Thank you. My paranoia is gone.
>131
>how can I have a preference and want to make things the way I like them
What the fuck are you on?
>tfw all my mechanicals are dead because I have been wearing my quartz pieces nonstop
I know that feel since I got my penisquartz. It’s a bi sad having all these automatic watches frozen in time like a watch graveyard.
If you can find a straight end oyster bracelet in that lug width, I think it would really suit those lugs and that case shape.
Casio master race reporting in (W800H)
I've tried some of their G-Shock watches but they look ridiculous on my lanklet wrists
I also can empathize with these feels and confirm the phenomenon
>limited edition right on the dial
>jdm
>nutritios
>launch
>family
>suburban
Yeah it checks out.
Chuckled.
if the value of automatic watches are in the artistry of the mechanism, why are movements like ETA any better than quartz?
They are not.
>if the value of automatic watches are in the artistry of the mechanism, why are movements like ETA any better than quartz?
They don't need a battery and can run if electricity were no longer so easy to come by
stay mad quartzfags
they need servicing though which is more involved and often more frequent than battery changes. If electricity is no longer easy to come by we have a lot bigger problems than wristwatches
>more frequent than battery changes
lamo
>not having quartz and mechanicals
As expected of a retard robot.
Rolexbun
>Ronda standard battery rated for 5 years
>ETA 2824-2 recommended service period 4 years
even if I'm generous and making the service 6 years, its still a lot more time consuming and costly than switching in a new $5 battery
Mechanical movements generally run reliably for much much longer than the service intervals suggest, while a quartz just straight up dies when the battery runs out.
>more time consuming and costly than switching in a new $5 battery
this part I agree with, however most watches will need a battery change every 2-3 years and you have to service a mechanical every 10-15 years, imo
wasn't it a chinchilla?
Dude. Watch batteries last 5 plus years in most watches. Casio states that their wave ceptor models work for 6 years with 30 seconds light use and 5 minutes of chrono use per day. And that’s receiving signal every night.
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>5 plus years
hasn't been my experience, Casio is an exception rather than the rule
but that's not really an issue when its a 5 minute job to fix every 5 years. Compared to sending off your mechanical for months
nice tool watch
just to add, I'm not arguing that mechanicals are superior, obviously quartz is, but that's not the reason people buy mechanicals
>wearing a gold watch
>wearing a silver watch
disgusting
Either one is ok.
I'm not saying otherwise.
Any recommendations on suede straps? I need a nice blue 18mm suede.
I think the batteries in this particular model was quite large as well. Not just the little button cells.
I'm pretty amazed that Casio now produce solar powered watches with bluetooth. That's hella efficient electronics there!
I'm surprised there aren't more Edifice watch posted here due to their amazing functionality.
I'm also interested in blue straps regardless of material. Please post cool blue straps you have
>functionality
not everybody needs that, personally for me those functions are superfluous, kinda more hassle than it's worth. It's like phone controlled lights in the house. I find that too much technology gets annoying, desu
>I'm surprised there aren't more Edifice watch posted here due to their amazing functionality.
Wearable tech is cool in some ways, but it's not timekeeping technology, which probably explains the lack of interest.
Yea I know but this is Jow Forums and the edifice range is the most electronically advanced watches going short of smartwatches.
I wouldn't wear an Edifice but they're pretty good value and acceptable looking.
I used to have this one and it served me well for many years.
>this costs 60€ in Europe
WHY?