Superior Grand Seiko finishing edition.
This thread is about the appreciation of watches, 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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My mother wants a simple smartwatch, basically something that tracks how much she walked that day. Looking for something with a long battery life under 200 bucks
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This looks great but paying an extra $1-2000 for something that makes a point of being crudely constructed doesn't sit right with me. They really nailed the 1970's instrument cluster look.
If you are referring to the movement, the Lemania 5100 is one of the greatest pieces of functional mechanical movement design of all time, and on the technical merits is the greatest mechanical chronograph movement ever made at any price.
It ain't pretty, but its and incredible piece of functional engineering.
The articles about it like to use the word "cheap" to describe the way it's built but apparently the price starts at 3k+
Linen dial
What watches and kinds of watch still look good, maybe even improved several years later when it "ages" and gets minor marks on them?
None
Any popular ,"iconic" design that doesn't have faux patina or is a straight homage will usually age decently.
Need a 10 1/2 Ligne Mechanical Movement. Can't seem to find many options but ofrei has the following: Certina 23-36, Certina 23-30, ETA 2677, Peseux 7020, Peseux 7046, A. Schild 1200, A. Schild 1790.
Any reason I should go with one over the other? Any other's I should consider? I don't really care about hand/automatic, but it needs to be less than 7mm and I'd like common hand sizes.
Pic related.
It was one of the last mechanical movements designed purely around functional rather than aesthetic criteria. It's ugly, it uses plastic parts in non-driveline areas, and it's not a column wheel design.
However, from a functional perspective it has:
1) Vertical clutch. This means it doesn't risk wear from the chrono being run too much and has smooth engagement without the 'jerk' that horizontally coupled chronographs do.
2) Central register chronograph minutes. This means the minutes and seconds for the chrono function are displayed on the main dial, massively increasing legibility over trying to decipher how many minutes are being displayed on a tiny subregister.
3) The chronograph function is directly driven by the drivetrain, rather Tua indirectly as in all other mechanical chronographs. That makes the chronograph function on the L5100 the most shock resistant and g-force resistant mechanical chronograph ever. It was designed this way to be suitable for air force use.
4) Reliability. The reliability of the L5100 is absolutely legendary, and the chronograph reset springs are the only known achillies heel, and that's after decades of use.
These are the main reasons the movement remains so coveted today.
Heavily built cases look cool with some wear. Maybe not this much.
New strap for new watch. 5 bux for f91w, 8 bux for strap. 13 bucks for a solid, lightweight, durable watch is a steal for me.
>$8 for chink nato
but why
I'm having the worst watch crisis. I don't know what watch to buy. I have no watches anymore that I really care about wearing so I'm trying desperately to find a new one to purchase. It doesn't help that I'm limited to watches that are wearable to my tiny wrist. It's so difficult. Anyone else know that feel?
Try aliexpress for straps next time. I like the silicone metal latch ones. Fuggen great straps for ali prices.
If you have bitch wrists, look into vintage watches. 32-38mm is not uncommon.
I'm not interested in vintage right now. I want a new one. But of course I will also be buying vintage at some point.
What style are you looking for? The SARB033 and 035 generally look good on most wrist sizes, but they've recently been discontinued so prices are rising.
I have the sarb033. I'm more into the 4000-5000 price range at the moment, which is why it's more difficult to choose, because I don't do it just on a whim.
Ah, I see. I can't help you much there seeing as I'm a poorfag.
Watches keep humans entrapped within false boundaries.
Burn the watch
If you post a Speedmaster in this thread that isn't a moonwatch you need to fucking kill yourself immediately.
I'm not fucking around, seriously, just fucking kill yourself if you are interested in Speedmasters that aren't the moonwatch.
You heard right, KILL YOURSELF.
>I'm more into the 4000-5000 price range at the moment
Rolex 114270?
Rolex five digit Datejust?
Tudor BB58 if you can pull off 39mm?
Hi.
Can't buy Rolex because of social stigma, which is a shame, and I don't want Tudor to be honest.
> Won't buy vintage
> Won't buy Rolex
> Won't buy a modern sized watch
Okay, what _do_ you want to buy?
Please put a gun in your mouth and pull the trigger you subhuman piece of shit.
That's why I call it a crisis. I don't know. I might up my price point and buy JLC, but I feel like they might be a bit dressy. I might go for Omega. I just don't know which omega I would go for (if speedmaster wasn't so fucking huge I would buy it). It's difficult.
>Can't buy Rolex because of social stigma
Yeah, unfortunately.
I'll scope em out. thanks for the suggestion.
Post your Casio f-94w watch.
cuz 8 bux, flam. This is my beater watch next to my 5610. I just like to wear this at work because it's not fuckhuge and doesn't catch shit when I'm in and out of server cases and rax.
>DUDE
>THE ONE REASON THIS WATCH IS INTERESTING IS BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST WATCH ON THE MOON
>LEMME BUY THE VERSION OF IT THAT WASN'T THE FIRST WATCH ON THE MOON REAL QUICK
FUCKING
K I L L Y O U R S E L V E S
YOU FUCKING RETARDED PIECES OF SHIT
I HOPE YOU CATCH A FAST SPREADING FLESH EATING DISEASE FROM YOUR CEREAL TOMORROW MORNING
Sorry but the movement tech nerds like me all prefer the L5100 to the archaic 1861, and the horology nerds all prefer the 321 to the 1861. Feel free to stay really mad about it though.
>I might up my price point and buy JLC, but I feel like they might be a bit dressy. I
How about a sector dial Master Control?
> tHe OnE rEaSoN tHiS wAtCh Is InTeReStInG iS BeCaUsE iT wAs ThE fIrSt WaTcH oN tHe MoOn
Yeah I don't understand how people can pretend to care about the "moonwatch" history and then not buy a 321. The (1)861... doesn't have a lot to do with the first watch on the moon.
It's too bad no one here owns a speedsonic. They are really cool watches.
> Let's take the two most expensive kinds of watches to service and combine them
The speedsonic is probably the only tuning fork watch I don't plan to ever collect unfortunately, as chronographs really just don't interest me. But the esa9162-derived movements are all fantastic.
Definitely a contender. I also like the black dial with lume and applied indices.
Only the brave.
Are you brave enough user?
You overpaid by $7.
Does the brushed metal and printed details make it look a bit cheaply made, or is it just in my mind??
You're such a fucking bitch, even worse than the guy who wants a chronograph from last thread and doesn't want the popular option. Holy shit.
But the modern speedmaster professional wasn't on the moon either. Different case, different movement... It's literally all marketing.
Nice penis qua-
Oh nevermind.
Post watches with matching beads
You could say that, but I have to deal with real life people with their opinions.
Literally nothing that you said is true.
The god tier minimalist combo imho.
I got you
Damn these look nice.
Would definitely cop one if it wasn't a shitter seiko.
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Way too big for your wrists
Stay mad poorfag
Best watch of the thread coming through
Get your shitty chink and commie and replica watches out of here
Even my watches are worth more than your chinkshit
>Tudor black bay
>chinkshit
I earn more in a month than you do in a year.
Another pic. A watch in whose glory I'll allow you to bask
These are some really gay photos. The sort that I think could easily be turned into a blowjob POV thing. Gotta remember that one.
That is called the watch-belt-shoes combo shot and enthusiasts and fashionistas signal their style-sense with that.
Looks really nice user.
Would love to see a timelapse of this watch with a nice backround.
congratulations on your purchase and thank you for sharing it with us.
kek
Not him.
Serious question: why don't you guys take photos like that for this thread?
>Lit hium
It's not instagram and people in here want to keep up the illusion that this thread is not /fa/ related.
Anyone got some pictures of watches with Martini straps?
>go out to the weekly new money guys meeting with other new money guys
>only have stainless steel royal oak
>forget your beads this time
>be the laughing stock of the meeting
How does he afford a Black Bay and a gold plated Casio?
They should just embrace the truth, that they all live in a /fa/-world, and they are posting about /fa/ in this very thread.
How tall are you?
Imagine having $340 saved up to buy watches!