Reminder that watches are technology.
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.
Janny learn how to do your """"""job"""""" you mouth breathing fat fucking cunt
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why would someone buy an skx now?
Because they like the design, they want an ISO rated diver, it has an amazing aftermarket, and it is iconic
>iconic
Watches aren’t technology, they are obsolete tech that serves no function and is just jewelry now.
Which?
Explorer duh
Is it true that Omega and Breitling are declining in quality?
Moonwatch, duh
I need more pics of windy's gf!
How difficult is it to reset hands on a vintage Seiko 5? I won an old one for very cheap on eBay because it wasn't running, but it just had a screw loose in the automatic rotor. It runs now but the hour hand sits about 15 mins behind the minute hand. Will I risk wrecking the watch disassembling the hands and reassembling them aligned correctly?
Hello /wt/
Post lumes
No, they are increasing.
We James Bong now
should i go with a g-shock? i'm trying to look as dudebro as possible.
It's a nice watch.
Slaveshit nude shot
The explorer is a better watch in every way.
Explorer is automatic, that's the only better thing about it.
Where do you guys buy leather straps for your watches?
>love the spring drive idea
>watch face looks like shit
Why
Seiko watches look pretty damn good in my opinion, the only thing that annoys me is that it's seiko.
I hate how Rolex makes you pay more for their name than for the work put in to the watch, but the Explorer would be my choice between the two.
Right now, no. They had been on a decline for like 20 years. Omega has been getting better for the last 5 or so years. Breitling has just started getting better. I'd buy an Omega right now, I probably wouldn't buy a Breitling just yet (or it would be one of the ana-digi ones because they're my guilty pleasure).
I expect both brands to make good to great watches in the future.
It's not that hard. If you want to be safe, buy a hand puller and a press. If you want to be cheap, small screwdrivers and pliers will work.
Hey guys. I've lurked these threads for a while, used to be a chronic poster but ive stopped lurking. Im looking to sell a few watches. Let me know if youre keen. I can provide better photos but its night and my lights are shit
Sarb035. Pretty good condition. Only the typical marks from desk usage. Brilliant watch actually. Shame to see it go
Seiko lm special 5206-6060
On a Hadley roma strap, serviced by my local guy not that long ago
This is my seiko king quartz
Runs great. Got a new battery a few months back and the watch maker says it looks pretty good internally. Definitely is showing a bit of age.
Let me guys know if youre interested and we can sort something out. Sorry for the shit photos. If anyone is interested I'll send a bunch of good ones
I remember this watch with the piss stained dial.
The internet. Unless you want a genuine rolex/omega/luxury brand
Youre local watch guy typically sells chinese trash for way too much.
I know a thing or two about leather as well. I work with it alot. If youre semi rural a saddle maker might make you a custom one. That would be cool
But honestly, Hadley roma from where ever wont rape you with shipping. They are a bit stiff to start ( sign of good quality) but soften up nicely
Still going good
Stil pissed stained
Never seen a general get destroyed by shitposters and mods like /wt/.
What is it with watches that this can happen?
So, Hadley roma is a good one. Are there other good ones?
Camille Fournet
Atelier du Bracelet Parisien
this is THE absolute most satisfying thing i have seen this year
What sort of what are you putting it on?
Im all for supporting brick and mortar businesses, but stay away from them for watch straps
Im not that sure of other good brands. My interest in watches have dipped slightly, back in the day i could tell you a few. Find the lug width of your watch and buy one from the internet. I bought a hadley roma from an ebay seller and had no dramas
Thanks.
20mm
Right now I'm looking for something for my moonwatch.
Hadley roma might be a bit mid tier for a moon watch. I'd get something better than a hadley roma
Theres an Austrian brand i cant remember the name off.
Ive literally got an appointment next wednesday to see if I'm getting a moon watch or one of these. Hence the sale of my other watches
It's a bad idea to buy a 20-year old Nomos Tangente, right?
Nice LM bro
I've seen something similar but events unfolded differently. The mods on that board weren't gigantic faggots so instead of bitching out and removing the general they banned the shitposters on sight.
Check out the new neptune.
>rectangled second hand lume
aww yiss
>aesthic day window
very nice
>huge numeral slammed on top
nope
Thank god for that, otherwise I'd start having regrets for buying the previous gen.
I always wanted the hibeat seiko with the arabic. Could never afford it when until now
Shame I'm going part with this lordmatic. The really are good. But ive got to get rid of it to fund the rolex or moonwatch purchase
>selling something unusual that you'd rather keep
Sounds like a recipe for remorse.
I realy like the Hibeats, so it's kinda sad too own the 28800bph.
But still a good watch!
Rate my Alpina
Cal 598
~1950
Are the current (hacking and handwinding) Orient movements related to Seiko movements in any way?
the very same thing happened to /bet/ on /sp/
iirc all of Orient's movements are basically built off the old Seiko design that they licensed and keep adding stuff to.
Please explain. Is it just the finishing? The explorer seems a little dull.
Same same but different
I know. Cant justify the price though. My lm special could be going cheap if youre interested
Interesting, I almost expected this. Do you know which Seiko design they started with originally?
Google tells me that the 469 is based off the Seiko 7005
>user prints his own watch case
>thread doesn't give a shit at all
THIS IS THE REASON YOU NIGGERS DESERVE SHITPOSTING AND CANCER
Boring cucks, cant think outside of their little consumerism box.
user, post more pics, i like your project. People will shit on it, but your watch is still more interesting than this whole thread. I wish more people would at least mod their watches.
While I think it's fun that someone wants to do that basic 3D plastic printing isn't that impressive anymore.
Why would I care about a plastic toy?
It’s pointless and uninteresting. This should be in a 3D printing general thread.
He posted about it a few days ago, now he printed it. It's interesting, but there's nothing to reply to that. I'm waiting for the next update.
Modding is cool. I made this.
Call me when this nigga 3D prints me a shit to give.
So me plus a few lads made a discord yesterday because the unpleasant events...
We are going to have it simultaneously.
Here is the link: dis-cord.gg/WrUZ7A
Nice, my man. Post more when it progresses
>I wish more people would at least mod their watches.
But I already like the way my watch looks. That's why I bought it in the first place.
Ok.
I bought the 24h hand version. The applied indices are neat.
thanks anons :3
its a wax model/print. will be cast in silver soon my friends.
Why did you choose that particular shape?
The Orient logo pisses me off.
The movement in the explorer is more advanced than the movement in the Speedmaster by decades.
It's more robust, reliable and far more accurate. The finishing on the watch is obviously better as well, and it uses 904 steel.
It also has a screwdriver crown which makes it highly water resistant.
its inspired by vintage art deco watches and frank muller's curvex case, i just like the shape and i dont think you can find something similar in modern watches. also the flat front/bezel allows for a range of interesting finishes with guilloche or engraving. finishing wise im not sure what im gonna do but i know the bevels will be polished by hand using anglage techniques.
i also designed one with a caseback and spacer so that it could be economically viable to have one cast in gold. the monobloc case is about 107 grams which would be ludicrous in gold. it is a lot more complicated to make though.
forgot pic
also for refrence here is the amount of gold in a royal oak chrono
Neat
I don't know the price on these straps you're suggesting but if the price is closing in on a regular omega leather strap then I'd go for one of those obviously.
I'd go with the moonwatch btw. That's what I did.
Why is the thread so slow?
I only have so many voices in my head
1. The shitposters and spammers aren't here (yet)
2. A lot of people have left because of the shitposters and spam
pace is perfectly fine, back to pre 2017 shitposters level
Consider Colareb, Two Stitch Straps, higher end Hirsch lines, and Fluco's higher end lines.
I'm looking for a watch box, but not sure what to get. Where did you buy your watch boxes, and is it something one should look for when buying a watchbox? Or am I overthinking it?
I found a jewelers supplies wholesaler that seems to be willing to sell watch parts to randoms who email them. Fingers crossed hoping they can get parts for jap market watches.
Anyone had experiences with the chinese DG28XX mov't? It's a replica of the Miyota 8215 with hacking function added.
Is it any good?
I unironically store my few shitters collection in a G-Shock box.
I got the cheapest 10 slot one i could find, and it works just fine for holding my shitters.
They are like $30 haha. A nice strap, but a speedy deserves better
I use wolf boxes, they're nice enough.
The thought I got when browsing through different boxes were the fact that many of them seem a bit "luxurious looking", as if you would store your pateks in it. Like pic related, it looks as if you are going to store pateks and dressy watches in it, doesn't it?
Well, I don't own such watches, only two omegas and a fucking tag heuer(gonna sell it), and the rest of my watches are a couple of seikos and I plan on buying a swatch. Future watches I dunno, but certainly no pateks.
Where do you put straps? The one I liked about this one is that it has room for straps. But it only has 8 watches in it.
Yeah I think so too. I have the opportunity to buy a standard speedy leather strap from Omega by some guy who wants to sell his (unused) because he only wears nato. It's $600, is that a good price? I mean, I don't know what Omega would sell them for.
And cheap Kendal brand winders from Amazon.
I put straps in Ziploc bags by lug width and throw them in a drawer.
Don't worry, it will hold a swatch just fine.
Your collection is so awesome. I mean, it's so interesting. I've seen that other guy with his pateks and JLCs and Rolexes, which is impressive in another way, but your collection seem so damn fun and interesting, and VAST. Very good my man!
Anyway, the fabrics in those watch boxes all seem quite similar, or is there a difference? Also I've seen some that use leather (or fake leather perhaps) like pic related, is there some kind of advantage of using leather over the soft fabrics seen in your boxes? Or vise versa?
Surely there must be a better way to do this
Thats pretty much the same price omega would sell them for and they charge through the room for them. Maybe a premium hirsch strap bruh
You can buy a super high quality leather strap for less than half of that.
Thanks for your kind words. I typically don't worry too much about the box materials. Soft, compressible pillows like the ones in the wolf boxes are nice, since hard pillows often require you to resize your bracelet to get them on properly.
i use a Gisoni watchbox i got as a gift. its actually really nice, cushions have a perfect tight fit. probably cost more than a lot of the slavshit i keep in it.
do you know if there is a way to find a citizen astrodea?
citizen astrodea is hard but you can find an accurist celestial ez on ebay. you're gonna have to pay extra for a non hideous non 2 tone one. also its huge