This thread is about the appreciation of watches, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that are required to make a fine timepiece.
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First for posting collections
First for Vostok.
second for webms
best watch.
What is that outer bezel supposed to indicate? It's clearly not a tachymeter.
> making a real tuning fork watch in 20xx
I really hate that this shitpost OP survived and the bead and watch one was deleted, mods are total fags.
is 100m of water resistance "enough"?
>100m
yes.
could l like, swim with it?
yes.
will it breathe?
go to bed, Hans
Guess the watch
Not a fox fire.
I want this.
A shame they withdrew it from sale
Take off those bull bars, they’ll warp your plastic face. Not that it matters anyways
Oh shit, it's actually real. I thought it was a photoshop.
ls a tachymeter actually useful?
Goodnight sweet prince.
Not sure what to get as a replacement.
> Cartier crown
> Panerai numerals/indices and crown guard
> IWC logo
> GP bridge
> Rolex bezel
> AP bezel/case shape
> Patek dial texture
> Breguet hands
Anything I missed?
Oh, and I guess
> Hublot screws in the case
Why would they? They're not pressed against the plastic anywhere.
>t. Clive Cussler
Those arent? Well good, because the original ones and most of the well made reproductions in the last years all presser against the plastic and warped the shit out of the face protection. Which isnt expensive to replace anyways, but still
If you purchase from 'Jay and Kays' realize they have an autistic level of detail regarding their customer service and products.
nah, take them off cuz they look stupid
That doesn't look so complicated.
You can calculate your fuel consumption with it. Could be useful if you're in an ultra light aircraft or your 1992 Ford Taurus has a broken gas meter.
How does one check out watches without being a sperg, I checked out a local jeweller and I could feel the reluctance of the salesman to actually show me stuff, because I mentioned that I was looking at something inexpensive.
Can anyone tell me the difference between SARB SARX and SARY? Movements, finishing, quality?
Nevermind, got the gist
SARY - 4XXX movement
SARB - 6r15
SARX - 6r15 + diamond coating, nicer bracelet, etc.
Someone ran it over?
Cop or not?
This is lovely. Bit big at 43mm though.
The bezel is to indicate the tide height.
What does Wolverine have on his wrist?
Tag Huehuehue Carrera?
It's a Montblanc Timewalker
Wouldn’t you prefer to own just one very nice watch instead of this pile of shitters?
I'm proud of you
Great eye user, well done
does anyone remember what the chinese traditional time watch from some microbrand company being posted here was called? I think it sold on a site called goodstuff, but I can't seem to find it anymore.
Customer had the battery changed at some charlatan, who tore the gasket, pinched it and just generally placed it in wrong. This is four days after it was taken into salt water.
I swear these people are just deciding one day that from now on they're watchmakers too, not just cobblers, plumbers, cashiers whatever. The asshole literally left the torn in half gasket as it was.
From the front. I can probably more or less save the dial and hands.
I seriously feel bad for you seeing the garbage and idiocy you have to deal with from customers. Jesus Christ.
so what will be the fate of the watch?
not sure of name, think its this
For this one time it's not the customers fault though. It was the retard "watchmaker" hack who fucked it up. I mean you're supposed to swim with a 100m Seiko.
Customer said he went in the sea and that was it. Like I said this is what only four days of saltwater does. Also Hungary is landlocked so he was abroad, it's unreasonable to expect he could have brought it in sooner.
Movement swap, no big deal. But the dial and hands will never be the same.
that's it, I wonder what's it called or where to get one
Well, I managed to start it up, but no way this isn't getting replaced, the rusted parts just won't be reliable.
vager hauers, goodstuffs.com
correction;
good-stuffs.com
thanks user
What do you guys wear while playing Quake Champions on Saturday morning
it looks great and it's a good movement, but its way overpriced
Wow. Logan confirmed for fucking pleb.
My small cute collection
Bought this on eBay, turned up this morning, beautiful.
what watch is this war criminal wearing?
keep lurking and you'll be embarrassed to wear the fossil
I think it was something like Vaguer Heuer.
The brown leather strap I ordered for the Seagull arrived today.
Sick cop
very nice user
Didn't you post this yesterday? Just post the damn G-shock already.
in terms of quality how much different is this from a 30$ casio? They sure do look cool though. very retrowave aesthetic
>in terms of quality how much different is this from a 30$ casio
That Speedmaster is accurate to +/-5 seconds per month. The Casio is accurate to +/-15 seconds per month.
The quality of the steel and finishing of the Speedmaster is also miles above the Casio construction.
The Casio will obviously have a greater number of functions.
>Casio
>+/- 15s/mo
Was their old shit that bad? I haven't touched the time on any g-shock in the last 3 years and they are within 2 seconds of the world clock.
Most G-Shocks are rated to be 15+/- per month.
Obviously the actual accuracy is way better, my gw-m5610 even without synchronization for weeks is always spot on
That SNK80x 5 series is such a good value workhorse watch. Looks good on that leather too.
Lookin' sharp! Is it keeping good time so far?
Haven't enjoyed a quake since the original with quakeworld and the original team fortress/Mega TF. Quake III was alright but Unreal Tournament smoked it.
the tolerances are always super large. hell, miyota rates their movements. at -20/+40 seconds a day but will easily fall with in 5.
Seems to be, I haven't measured it yet though.
>battery hatch big enough for a big 3V lithium battery
>SR621
Asked yesterday and got no answer. Is this Rolex real?
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They're all broken
The seconds on the "Sub" move between the first and second picture. It runs at the very least.
No telling, but it's obviously beat to shit, very possible broken and most likely in desperate need of repair.
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Also, I know nothing about Traser watches and my gut is telling me to not even look at them. Anyone know if they are worth a shit?
Here, bud
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Thanks. Here's how it was listed, gotta love a poor description. The other watch is dog ugly, hopefully I can sell it.
Why would there be a legit Rolex in a pile of old Swiss shitters?
>Screwed on lugs
>shitter vostok keeps better time than my tudor heritage black bay
word of warning to anyone in the east coast to avoid having work done on your watches at "little treasury jewelers" in maryland.
went to pick up an OEM rubber strap i had ordered from Seiko so i figured i would bring in my GS to get the steel bracelet fitted as i had never tried it on the watch.
the dude behind the counter who tried to do it:
>thought my watch was fake because he thought it was an SBGX259G and the fonts looked different.
>i had to explain to him that it was a different model and why it looks different than other modern grand seikos
>couldn't align the bracelet with the lugs and was convinced the bracelet did not belong with my watch
>accidentally made the spring bar fly off across the store when he was trying to put the bracelet on
>left some scratches on the underside of the lugs
would have charged me a shitload of money to fit the bracelet too when i can have it done for free at my local jeweler.
couldn't run out of there fast enough
I laughed at you yesterday and you didn't get the message?
Obviously it's a fake you fucking retard.
lmao
/wt/, I require the aid of all the combined autism in the thread. I have a Grand Seiko dealer 2 hours away from me. I’ve been looking at the SBGX line of quartz watches but am having a hard time deciding between the old dial with “SEIKO” stamped below 12 o’clock, or the new dial that only says Grand Seiko on it. I think the newer dials look cleaner, but also imbalanced and top heavy since there’s absolutely nothing on the bottom half of the watch. Can anyone weigh in on the design they like more?