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Let’s see what these are.

Another cheap Tomi toy watch and this Samda tank. $30 total.

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I really like this one. The other has one of those plastic bracelets you can never remove links from; someday I’ll figure those out.

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>>18703302
Forgot the pic.

Just emailed the owner of Meranom to suggest making red and white dial variants of the Buyalov NVCH-20 watch.

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$98

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This is my biggest watch until the 41mm Duxot Henri diver arrives. And I’ll probably not want anything bigger than that.

>>18703356
Sweet! I have an S&S tank coming myself soon. I don't remember which one but it's not a reverso type.
They make good watches in my experience. I did send back their Monaco because it was too large for me, but I love my 37mm PRX style auto.

>>18703316
>"It is not planned at the moment"
Rats

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If I like the coming Duxot I might get this one too.

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>>18703316
I could see paying $250 for this.

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This was one of the first watches I wanted to buy. Then I decided I didn't want it because of the Roman numerals. Then I decided I didn't want an open heart. Then I decided 40mm was too big. Then I decided I'd never buy anything for over $150 that didn't have sapphire.
And now I don't really care about all of that and I kind of want it again. It's $20 more than when I first saw it too. Everything is going to just keep going up. I've seen several watches I bought jump even in just a few months. Of course just because they cost more doesn't mean they're worth more. I just want to save myself money in the future if I think I will want something. That and a lot of Jomashop watches are only at such discounts because they're discontinued due to disinterest. Of course that doesn't matter to me that they're not popular. In fact, it's a good thing if I can get something I like for cheaper. My tastes keep changing and evolving so I may as well just buy anything I might conceivably enjoy while it's on sale. I like an open heart that doesn't make the watch asymmetrical and shows some decent movement...of the movement. And this one checks those boxes. I might get the dark blue because it's $50 less.

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Like this one costs more, is bigger, and I don't like it at all except for the indices are better. It also has shitty glass and is overpriced for what it is. I haven't tried Citizen or Orient autos yet, only solars.

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It's down to these two. I was mistaken, they both have sapphire where the Orient doesn't. And they have 5 year warranties where the Orient is good for one year.
There's something warmer and more appealing about the leather gold one on the left, but the silver bracelet one is more my general style. I almost want the left because it'd be different. The open heart seems to work better there too, since there's no other gold on the silver one.
I'm really stuck. The bracelet one is $8 more, but that's a fine deal for a bracelet when I have a number of leather straps that are better than stock Citizen ones.
The "limited quantity" and huge markdown make the silver one appeal to some dumb part of my brain. I really can't decide.
I could pay $214 and get the white and rose gold one. The open heart really clashes there though.

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The black one looks really great. It would match this one >>18697848
Unfortunately I can't find a black one new for sale. The video sold me on open heart. At least this one. I ordered the blue and silver since I really don't wear gold unless it's vintage.
And no date complication is always a plus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayRyfDj2kYU

I also bought this 38mm Timex Weekender because it was only $24.

>>18703356
dig the no second hand

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I kinda want casio abl-100we for retro looks however I don't like metal bracelets.
Does fw-91 plastic strap fit?

shitters.

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Never too late for decaf. It’ll be light before long.

So many ugly shitters. At least post good-looking and sovlful watches if you want this thread to be different from the general one.

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>>18704019
Why don't you start, dipshit? You spell soul with a V? I fucking hate that as much as useless trolls like yourself. And if you think the other watch threads suck as well, what the fuck are you doing here?
Go make a "proper" watch thread with the ones you think look good. Do something productive.

All watch threads should be banned.

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>>18704052
You can't even back that up with any justification. I don't understand why you post to threads you don't have any interest in. But if you really believe that I hope you make suggestions to the mods somehow. It would be more productive than complaining here.

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>>18703510
And in the end they don't even have it. I got an email telling me they're looking for it and they don't know when they'll have it so maybe try and choose something else. This happened last month with a Mido I ordered.

I have to say, I kind of like when this happens. I get the feeling of buying it and then it's undone and I get a do-over. So I can get the gold one or this Heritor I was eyeing the other day for $60 less, in a variety of colors. Or I can get a refund and another nice Baltany or Cronos from China.
I don't know.

Or just stop fucking around and instead of buying two $200 watches, get one $400 one like that Vario or another microbrand, or something nicer from Joma.

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This 37mm is pretty cool. I don't have any purple yet. Has sapphire and a 5 year warranty.

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And I don't have a Bulova yet. Holding out for a precisionist maybe.

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Ooohh! "Swiss Made" for $250

I think 41mm is a bit large for that style though. The dial is sweet. I'd get it if it were 39mm or smaller.

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I don't want to go crazy with divers now, but this is pretty cool. Sellita SW200 movement and 12mm thick.
The quartz version is just $108 if that interests anyone. Both are good deals.

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Why the fuck is this so expensive?

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There it is. The precisionist movement. Not sure I can pay $400 for a quartz though, even for the smoothest sweeping seconds of them all. Or maybe I can. It's just weird that shape being almost 38mm.
The main issue is it's only available in that one color. I'm not paying $650 for a color I like more.

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I'm finding some pretty cool microbrands.

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I'm kind of liking the Panerai style. This is 42mm which is about as big as I'll go. If I find one in 40mm it'd be even better. I don't have any interest in 44mm or larger.

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This is pretty cool and could replace the Xeric retrograde I sold on ebay.

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This is a contender.

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This Baltany is super sweet. I always wanted some bronze in the collection.

>>18704048
Why should I do something productive? Why should I post watches? Fallacious logic. I’m lurking and all I see is shitters. Me posting a good-looking watch will never, NEVER, change this state of things. You are a bunch of tasteless amerifat cucks and you will keep posting shit-tier watches. Posting good watches is not going to work as a corrective practice. And I don’t have to. I already have a collection of watches, here I am a spectator.

>>18704229
>a bezel that doesn’t serve any purpose
Into the trash it goes.

>>18704131
It’s a heritage brand and was in some film recently methinks
Cool piece though if retro’s your jam

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>>18704240
>>18704238
Whatever. No one gives a fuck about what you think is a good-looking watch or your opinion of the "state of things". I find my watch taste superior to everyone else's, just like you do yours. These are all good watches. And not "shit-tier", CHAMPAGNE-tier. It's all in the eye of the beholder and for this post that's me. In your post it was you. Spectate all you like. Even launch your ineffective insults if you like. It doesn't dissuade me in the least.
It's too bad that you feel the need to put others down for having differing tastes from yours. Didn't your parents ever teach you that if you don't have anything nice to say not to say anything at all?

You must be a very miserable, pitiful dude. Possibly because you don't have the freedoms we Americans take for granted.
Condolences.

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$165
Someone tried turning me on to Aragon a couple months ago but I didn't like divers or 40mm back then. It's like I'm a completely different person who doesn't even know that diver-hating 39mm and under shitlord that was previous me.
Anyone else ever have that happen?

>>18704263
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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>>18704273
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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40mm, 60 hour power reserve, on sale for $400. Just over twice the price of that open heart I paid for that they don't have right now. Maybe I should upgrayedd.
Just look at that dial texture. And I do love a small seconds subdial.

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This was a recent gift. I know its nothing special but is it gay? Is it fa?

>>18704304
I think it's good. How big is it?

>>18704307
40 mm if I'm measuring correctly. On the line going through 9/3 and excluding the knob right? It's from the early 90s but I can't find a serial number on it.

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Sekonda pilot brand new 43mm
About £35

I like it but might be so vintage inspired it looks odd. Whad do u think of it?
Will the crown be a bit pokey?

Citizen AW1780-09L
Citizen BM6980-08E
Citizen BN0150-28E
love me citizen, love me eco-drive

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Finally pulled the trigger on this. Saw about a half dozen videos before I was finally convinced that it's the way to go. Most expensive watch so far. We'll see how much I actually wear it. But for now I'm really excited about everything it has to offer.
And I might immediately return that huge Duxot diver I bought to help offset the cost here. I'm aware that 15mm thick is actually pretty common to find in Omegas and other dive watches that are 41mm and larger, I've even seen some luxury brand 16mms recently, but if I try it on and there's any hesitation I'm just going to send it back. We'll see if I'm "smitten". If so I'll keep it. I keep finding that my tastes change and I don't want to be one of those guys always regretting getting rid of watches. At this level of money it doesn't really make sense to try and resell things to recoup $100 here or there. After ebay takes their cut and you lower it enough to sell, you're probably lucky to get half of what you paid for even a nice watch you barely wore. I know I'd sooner just buy a $180 watch new than pay $100 for a used one.
The Ali-express watches are getting less and less interesting. I have most of the ones I want at this point. And if I'm going to spend over $300 I'm looking at microbrands and deals on entry Swiss. And stuff like this Citizen.

>>18704345
I think it looks cool. Date window is pretty small but at least it's at 6. And all day of the 18th that watch really looks great. That's its monthly moment right there. Always wear that on the 18th.

The crown shouldn't be an issue unless you wear your watch way down at the top of your hand. I've never has any problems with crowns.

>>18704304
>Is it fa?
Very

>>18704730
This guy gets down and dirty. Perfect watch for it.

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Incoming

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It is gorgeous

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And definitely not too big for me. It’s a keeper.
Very happy with this.

>>18703549
get a NATO for it, it'll be a bitch to put on though

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$10 amazon strap showed up

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I like the lume on it.

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I like the simplicity of this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDfIeFMSzq0

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42mm, manual wind Seagull movement, $60.

I usually don't dig sterile dials, but I can't find this one with branding. Corgeut is known to make decent shitters, so I don't mind their name on it. Maybe I can get them to put something custom on for $20. Some aliexpress stores let you do that.

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75$ off ebay

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Incoming

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Hell yes!
I recently stumbled upon whatever this is homaging (I’ve since forgotten), and it was of course something like ten-thousand dollars. Still a quartz and looks just the same.
I’ll never understand buying one watch instead of sixty. Especially when those people (at least on 4chan) only champion the 10k watches and not even really ever buy them.
That’s what the other watch threads are for I guess.
Anyway, great little tank here. Fully recommended.

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$104

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I love this mf like you wouldn't believe

>>18706013
Those are pretty cool because they look like a chrono but it's really all just calendar. Probably more useful than timing stuff for most people who aren't judging track meets.

>>18706022
Yeah I had the chrono version (pic here) first but the combo of hands/dial/goodies made it essentially illegible. Swapped it out for this and I’m loving it.

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>>18706028

>>18706031
That’s cool but I find 24hr dials totally pointless. Especially on a chronograph where they should have 1/10th second subdial instead. What is their excuse for that substitution?
Timex deserves more respect though.

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I have not been giving this watch enough wrist time. Even though I’ve got a couple new ones, this is the one I’m wearing out to dinner.
One advantage to having a big collection I rotate wearing is that they all stay mint. I can’t bear to scratch them, which is one of the reasons I have lots of sub $200 watches instead of one or several super nice ones.
Yet I also want to eventually settle on one that I DO scuff up because I wear all the time. How contradictory. I kind of hate this hobby as well as loving it.

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>>18703549
Why not go full resin? I just got a casio gw-5000u and its very comfortable

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My Glycine 40mm quartz has been my most-worn watch this year. Hope they release more colors soon.

>>18706573
Looks like a submariner

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Incoming.
Timex Weekender and Pierre Philippe

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What a beauty. I managed to find it for just under $100 somehow.

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I like this, but I have a 40mm exactly like it which I don’t wear much anymore, so I’m gonna leave the plastic clip in it and not set it and use battery until the day I need to, should that day come.

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But I love this hand wind and I’ll be wearing it all the time.
I have over 100 now. And at least 80 of them are really fantastic watches. The others were still worth getting for the novelty. Very few regrets. Having a blast.

ITT: resellers

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>>18706719
Where? No one here is getting rid of their cheap watches. Who would buy them used when they cost so little new?
I guess you don't realize there is no market for stuff like this. And the vintage we buy we also keep. I've never seen anyone in the cheap watch thread discussing reselling except trolls like you making wild and false accusations.

>>18706709
This is strangely coincidental that the Timex was displaying the correct time and yet was dead.
Twice a day I suppose, just like the old adage.

>>18706724
You buy up all the cheap watches until they become a rarity then sell them for double.

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>>18706726
>until they become a rarity

>>18706573
You're one of those guys who will buy the same watch over and over in different colors?
>collect 'em all!
Interesting.

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>>18706711 This watch is so great. Gorgeous enamel dial, small seconds, no date. It's light (48g) and super thin (9.6mm) and it's the first watch I've had where you could smell the freshness of the leather. It smells like when you go into a leather store. I'm going to demand people sniff my wrist tomorrow.
And it's coffee time.

>>18706976
Cringe.

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>>18707020
The watch, the attempt at cinematography, or the thing about forcing strap sniffs? Or do you think foamy coffee is "cringe"? Please, I must know! Your opinion of my post is tearing me apart.
You're tearing me apart, Lisa!

>>18707054
" Oh, here's my latest bundle of Ali parcels. This one was made out of prison labor farts and NH35 movements. It was only $280, so how could I not buy it. I love it, but hate this one cheap watch for an issue you would expect from a cheap watch. Here's my blogpost about the return process! Also, I smoke weed! Take that, whoroligists! Mail's here! I love them all. Time to smoke some bud and shill for AliExpress and Joma! Look at these $5 straps made from Grandma's crochet blankets! I love them. Kofe and tincture time! Here's this, it's 38mm and has a dogshit movement. I love it!!

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>>18707139
That's a perfect me, anon! Well done. But I'd never spell it "kofe".
Thanks for reading.

>prison farts and NH35 movements

I cannot stop laughing at this. And it's not the weed.

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I'm going back to buying guitars now. This one was gg

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>>18707269
San Martin has you covered. That's a top quality all occasion watch.
Rock on, axe man.

What are your favorite mechanical watches that are under 300 USD? Automatic or otherwise

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My eco-drive is doing that 2 second jump shit already. I guess it needs a lot more light than it’s getting.

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https://youtu.be/QE06bCEJd7Y?si=PyRmYnNH-w3dZvyQ&t=100

c тeх пop я в дoлe :)

>>18707787
What model is that? I like it.

>>18707791
Dont mess with /fa/ mods and janitors too much bro.

>>18706756
Only for this one, and only if they release a matte white or red dial version of it

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Who makes the best Captain Willard clone? I was looking at the Rdunae but it's never in stock

>>18707269
top 3 guitars? I cant decide between a tele or a jaguar

>>18707885
Who is messing with who? They can't just remove posts they don't like. I dont have to stand for that shit. I follow the rules and I'm answering questions. I'm shootin' pearls here.

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>>18708041
I don't remember where I heard that pearls thing, but the guy was using it to mean he was offering good advice and no one appreciated him for it. Old radio recording I think.
The power is out in my area. So I have to use a phone to post like an animal.
I changed the battery on this crappy plastic clock today. It's noisy.

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Thoughts?

>>18708113
46mm wide and 15mm tall.

>>18708116
I think everyone should have one outrageous fun watch. Pretty sure that's what the salmon dial craze was, because having a pastel pink watch is as wild as watchfags usually go.

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The Precisionist showed up. Accidentally posted this shitter in the horology thread (but I made that thread too, haha) but this is where anyone might care.
I’m not sure I’m going to keep it. It’s a little big for my taste and now I’m wanting a brushed finish on the case. If I did it myself with sandpaper it might look cool though.
Perhaps if I take off the clip and watch that smooth sweep I’ll fall in love. But it feels like an impulse purchase (ordered it yesterday) and $266 is too much to spend without more deliberation. I’d be happier with the right Super Seville but they’re over $450. Again, a lot for a quartz I’m not head over heels for.
I’m gonna sleep on it but I really may send it back. These things were somehow $100 cheaper 3 years ago. I’d be settling for some compromises to get the movement. And while it’d be cool to transfer it into a better housing, I’m not experienced in that kind of work.

>>18708686
The thing that turned me off from that watch is also the size. If it were like 2mm less wide it would be great.

>>18708698
Don't get the Intra-Matic, it lacks a second hand.

>>18708770
It's the dressiest Precisionist, and they intended it that way which is why it comes with the shitty faux-gator leather band. The problem is that 42mm diameter and 22mm lug width is very sporty. I wonder if something about the precisionist movement requires it to be so large, but I can't imagine why.
It's a really good looking watch, just slightly larger than it should be. At 38-40mm wide with 20mm lugs it would be perfect.

>>18708777
>I wonder if something about the precisionist movement requires it to be so large, but I can't imagine why.
As I recall they've got a fucking car battery in there because the movement is a power hog.

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Opinions on art watches?

>>18708811
It depends immensely on the art and by wearing one you are inherently being an attention whore so you have to have a certain mood to back it up. I would never do it because I'm not some eternally young-at-heart whimsical cool guy.

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Getting intrigued by Fifty Fathoms homages and came across these San Martins. I can't decide between the blue or green dial here.

>>18709080
Green and it isn't even close. Blue is one of the most common watch colors but with that bright a shade it overpowers the dial texture. It also has an assertive and fun mood. The dark green is still visually interesting while being more versatile.

>>18708818
>I wonder if I can pull the crown out and save battery for long periods I don't wear it
That was the consensus years ago but nobody had actual proof, or even anecdotes, that it worked as the line was fairly new.

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>>18703293
Reproduction of the Chinese Pilot watch by Seagull in a NATO strap.

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Thinking about a Citizen Zenshin. I don't have an integrated bracelet sports watch and these look really handsome.
The white is super clean, timeless, and versatile, with the texture being subtle. The green is a beautiful color and brings out the texture more, but isn't as versatile. Thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw2dBmYLyNw

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I think I’m gonna send this back. It feels light and cheap. The crown action sucks. Like there’s that gap you get in cheap quartz where you have to turn it a touch before it starts moving the hands. And it seemed to gain 3-4 seconds overnight. Something accurate to ten seconds a year shouldn’t act that way. I set it again exactly at midnight to make sure. But I don’t love this watch and for $266 I’d rather get something i like more. Amazon is probably the easiest place to return to luckily. The caseback and mineral glass suck. As does the strap, and I need to cancel the five 22mm replacements I ordered too.
It also sticks in my craw that it was $150 just 2 years ago. Even then it was a cheap watch with only the cool movement going for it.
Earlier I’d thought I don’t want to regret not having this, but I regret having it. If I want a Precisionist I will pay more for a better one. I enjoyed it for a night and it does look cool in action, but too many strikes against it.

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Oof! I need to learn to use this bluff when I want to keep the watch. What a discount!
Still sending it back tomorrow.
And now I need to replace it.

Which watch would you buy for $266?

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This is the same price and along the lines of that Citizen I tried to buy >>18703510
Hell, I should just go back and get that for about $80 less. Maybe Bulova autos are different. Though the movement isn't disclosed and at least I know what I'm getting with a Citizen. I have the Zenshin 60 coming in a couple days and I would like to have a Bulova assuming I find the right one. This watch in green looks awesome but it's $330.
LOL, unless I threaten to return it and then it becomes $280. But that would be a sleazy thing to do.
Anyone bought many watches from Amazon? Sometimes they have good deals but it's not my favorite place to shop.

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There are a whole bunch of new watches available on jomashop but so far they all suck.

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Wow, this one's really on sale, isn't it? Guess it didn't work out at the suggested retail price. No sapphire crystal too. This is the nicest looking of the bunch and wouldn't buy it even for $100. Their retail $959 'Aquadiver' is made of fucking alloy.

I guess this company doesn't have a "stuhrling" reputation. Hahahaha

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Look at this hideous 45mm plastic quartz. What the fuck is up with some of these "designer" Italian watches? This looks like something they'd sell with yearbooks and class rings.

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I could take the plunge right now. New Rolex. I always thought it was some whole wait list and $50,000 song and dance. Why not just grab one off joma for a measly thirteen five five?
The resident Rolexperts don't post here so no one can illustrate why this is such a wrong way to buy one.

I don't understand the appeal of Diver watches if you aren't an actual diver
They look so bulky, thick and distracting on your wrist

>>18710134
Easy to read and blingy.
As things move more toward watches getting bigger, the bigger watch type is gonna be worn the most.
For me i like the indices and lume.

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$40 on auction. Silver case has oxidized into a soft gold with deep blue and purple when the light hits it. I've been reluctant to wear it because I don't want to rub off the patina.

>>18710134
The timing bezel is actually useful

Some motherfucker removed some of my posts again. I'll be back and repost all of them in a few hours. UnFUCKINGcalled-for. Unjustifiable.
And I've made entire threads the same way I'm making the posts that are being removed. Why not just remove them all? Why be choosy? It's not supposed to work that way.

>>18710382
it's because nobody likes you

>>18706573
Glycine needs to make a GMT version of this

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This Bulova is right up my alley. But it's expensive for what it is. At least $100 of that cost is just the name. It only has a Miyota 8250, mineral glass and a push/pull crown with 30m WR.
That's why I can't stand when people push Seiko and Orient and similar brands as good starter watches under $300. You're sacrificing features for name recognition.
But I get it. Even though it would look the same and have better everything for less than half the price, "It's a Berny" just doesn't impress the same, does it? You could list off why it's better, but then you sound like you need to defend it. I don't know. I think these hypothetical interactions with judgmental people are unlikely. And if you're going to play 'what it', it depends on the brand. Regardless of quality, Berny and Addiesdive will never sound cool where I don't mind other names like Baltany or San Martin.
The Hamilons in the bottom corner are $600 and $700, but they at least have 80 hour power reserve Swiss movements and sapphire. I can see myself in a Hamilton someday. But I don't see the value in this Bulova at all. And after handling and wearing the Precisionist I am doubtful of what you get from them. My local mall jeweler has a bunch of $500 - $1,000 Bulovas.

>>18709337
They're not really reproductions. If that's a $150 Red Star or a Sea-Gull, they're just as good as the $600 'Seagull'.
It's one of the only Chinese watches that seems to get a pass from the reviewing community. It's the exact same watch and movement and everything.

>>18707139
Marc from Long Island Watch recently announced that there's going to be an NH35 shortage coming and that most microbrands, his included, will be switching to the Miyota 8215 for the sub $500 market. So get 'em while you still can at these bargain basement prices.

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>>18709080
Green with black bezel would be my choice. Or just green.
You know, they say "geniuses pick green".
Probably just a coincidence in my case though.

>>18710404
And nobody likes you yet here your post still stands.
You have to actually break a rule to have your post removed. And seeing as I'm not banned, no rules have been broken.

Doesn't matter. The dickless incel will not remove them again. They have to actually have cause, which he does not have.

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>>18708777
I guess it is dressy. I didn't put it together but that's why I don't like the polished finish. I'm still thinking I can augment that somehow myself. And I don't care if it clashes. That would make it more fun. I could put it on a camo strap. It could look good on brown leather. The Super Seville is 37.5 so they could definitely make any case style smaller if they wanted. I know the watch came out a few years ago before sub 40mm started coming back more. 38-40 is my sweet spot too. And I like even smaller. Which is why the Seville is too big to me for a TV dial.

>>18708804
This. I'd read that the battery in it would power any other watch for ten years, but you only get about two in a Precisionist. It's probably some expensive battery too. I'm dreading the months where one by one the quartzes die and I need to change them. But I keep hearing you can get batteries in bulk for about 50 cents each. I'm guessing the Bulova will require something more. In fact that's why I think I haven't pulled the clip yet. Like I want to postpone taking a road trip in some gas-guzzling motorhome.

I wonder if I can pull the crown out and save battery for long periods I don't wear it. Makes sense that it would work that way.

>>18708811
To tie everything together I like the idea but I can't imagine art I like enough to want it shrunk down and distracting from the time. Like this Seville. I would maybe get a Chinese knockoff though. Ciloa does one just like this.

>>18708726
Yeah, 42mm doesn't look cartoonishly large on my 7" wrist, but it's the maximum that I feel I can get away with, and I much prefer the look of my smaller watches. If I do decide to keep it the strap is the first thing to go. Very stiff leather. I think it would look good on a NATO maybe. 22mm, which I don't think I even have anything in that size.
There's a blue dial one where the case looks brushed (yet in videos it's just as polished as the black) and the dial is more plain, but it's 43mm for some reason despite otherwise being identical.

But I do want that movement not only for the sweep but for the 10 seconds per YEAR accuracy. It can be the watch I can depend on to set all my other watches to.
Seems like everywhere there's a compromise even for more money. Most of the others are even bigger. The chronos and such. This one at least shows off the second hand the best I think.

>>18710404
Also, this is my fucking thread. If they had any true excuse to remove my posts the OP and the rest would be gone as well.

Must be some kind of technical issue that the janitors and mods are working on to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Luckily it's easy to just put everything back. These thoughts, this advice... it's simply far too valuable to be withheld from any new watch buyers who may need it to navigate this hobby.

This guy's videos are always good. I'm glad that new Hamilton in the other thread is so affordable. I assumed it was $1k or something when it's about 1/3 of that. But I'm not going back to Ashford for anything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APdu7pj1fDo

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>>18708112
That's quite a watch there. The hour hand, the bubbles, the integration.. I'm sure it's 44mm or more. Not without its charms, but ultimately too funky for me.

>>18707873

AW0100-27E
They have it at Joma for $134 right now. Nice little lightweight watch. Sounds really hollow if you tap the crystal with your fingernail though. But it's a good watch as long as you give it enough sun.

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>>18708005
Steeldive or Addiesdive. One of the 'dives. It's more expensive than their other watches but apparently it's pretty indestructible. I only remember seeing it in passing because it's too big for me and I'm not that into big divers.

>>18708011
Do you already have the Wayne's World guitar with the Whammy Bahh?

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>>18707652


Looks like 4chan is having some technical difficulties here, as my perfectly normal posts which are breaking zero rules and have not been reported for anything are evaporating. I'm going to just keep putting them up until I receive an explanation for it.

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>>18707652
>>18707652
These are some of my favorites under $300. Most of these are under $200 actually. And I have a collection of Shanghai handwinds that cost $30 - $50 each. Plus vintage.
To see the limits of what $300 will get you go to Jomashop and put in $100 - $300, exclude quartz, and search by price high to low. There are some great deals to be had there. I've bought 8 from them now.
Navigating AliExpress takes a little more practice, but when you stack up the specs against what non-Chinese brands give you for the price, you'll see why people love them. You can get $50,000 watch designs with great builds if you want. They also sell a lot of garbage and some stores will charge triple for the same watch another has for $80. And you can also build your own watch from parts or get sterile dials with no name at all, even on $300 watches. And since they're all kind of mix and match you can find certain dial and case and hand combinations that don't exist elsewhere (and sometimes for good reason). The Chinese just throw everything at the wall to see what sticks.
If you don't trust this forum, check out watch reviews on youtube. Lots of guys who specialize in or frequently cover $300 and under stuff. I've found they're usually correct when I've bought based on their recommendations. The more you spend, the more you get. Taste is your own but the quality doesn't lie. My watches are all in fine working order.

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>>18707652
>>18707652
At joma right now I like this Citizen with guilloché dial for $300 and the Tsuyosa they have for $249. Both are 40mm with sapphire, 45 hr power reserve and 5 year warranty. Different colors for slightly different prices probably.
But check the specs there too. I've found fucking ALLOY watches with mineral glass for $300. There's lots of gaudy skeleton Earnshaw to sift through too. If you really don't care what anyone thinks, Invicta divers are supposed to be really good for the money ($80-$100). They just got a bad name with lots of 52mm quartz junk for a while.
There are a lot of tempting Seiko 5s, but as I will tell anyone who will listen, I don't like mine (SNXS79). It's objectively less watch for the money. 7S26 movement sucks, Hardlex sucks, folded steel bracelet sucks. It looks nice but it feels cheap in your hand and on your wrist. You have to spend almost $500 for a good, new, automatic Seiko with sapphire unfortunately. But for $200 - $300 there are some 5s and SKX which have 4R36 (NH35) and look cool if you don't mind the mineral glass and shit bracelets they come with. There's just always a compromise with brand names under $300. I still buy them, but I buy more Chinese ones where I don't have to make the compromise. Design homage and the judgment of snobs do not qualify as compromises to me though. Everybody has to find their own path. I like variety.

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>>18707652
I just pulled the trigger on this one. I'm not going to beat this price and I'm totally fine with 42mm now, especially at 10mm thick.
My search for those vintage 5S21A movement Seikos has not gone well, with the very best deal being a dinged up Spirit on eBay for $172 + $28 shipping. No strap even. I'm not getting a fucking spring drive in this lifetime and I'm not going to be satisfied with any of the Sevilles after being in love with my E-line.
This will be here tomorrow and if I don't like it I can send it back.

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>>18710535
Thanks. Those dart markers remind me of certain JLC’s.

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Can somebody recommend a minimalistic cheap quartz watch under 12mm thickness, less than 38mm diameter. I see a lot of chinese watches and the designs are so ugly. I like the small thin Skagen watches. I also like picrel.

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>>18710627
37mm, $50

>>18710627
Main thing for me is weight and quartz for accuracy. Don't care for a big dial or strong glass, I don't need water resistance (when tf am I gonna dive 50m?). It is for when I'm cycling.

>>18710629
That has a nice style. Thank you for the rec.

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>>18710629
38mm, $50

>>18710630
lol, and you think somehow having good specs takes away from accuracy? You'd rather have shitty mineral?
I guess if it's really important you can pay more for a flimsy Timex or something. It won't last as long. There's no negative cost to getting WR. Watches with none can get ruined in the rain if they're really shitty.

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Lightweight titanium. $70
37mm

>>18710634
No, no you see, I realise good specs do not impact accuracy, but thick glass and big dial, + mechanical give big weight, right? Water resistance would be great, that's something I did not consider. I feel that 50m water pressure spec is complete overkill for my use case (heavy rain at most). It would just be cool thing to have.

>>18710634
I am not familiar with the differences between the various glass types. Other than that mineral is the cheapest.

>>18710643
Acrylic is the cheapest and it's just plastic. It scratches easily but you can buff out most scratches just as easily and it adds a kind of "warm" lighting to the dial.
Mineral is the midpoint. It has higher scratch resistance than acrylic while maintaining flexibility so it has high shatter resistance. But if it does scratch, it's near impossible to remove, so you will have to replace the entire crystal if the scratches really build up.
Sapphire has the highest clarity and is twice as hard as mineral, but it shatters and chips on hard blows instead of flexing. That said, sapphire is almost always going to be the best option.

>all watches under $500 are dominated by chinks, even seikos are now getting retarded expensive and the value isn't there anymore
What the fuck happened to this country? Is there a single American watch brand left? Hamilton has been Swiss for ages and Shinola is a fucking fraud brand. Everything else is The Raped. Timex is overpriced garbage and their watches are Chinese anyway. I don't even think there are American luxury watches anymore.

>>18710648
True American watchmaking's been dead for longer than most users on this board have been alive, and it's never coming back at this rate.

>>18710648
There are many American microbrands but they don't manufacture movements usually (some do and they're prohibitively expensive) and few are under $500.
It just doesn't make sense to make things like watches in America. There are still little companies making things, but once you get a certain size you can increase profits by many magnitudes by getting dirt cheap labor somewhere else in the world. The falls of Detroit and Flint, Michigan were the direct outcome of auto manufacturers going overseas.

>>18710641
Are you in the Olympics or something where the extra possible grams in sapphire over a lesser crystal will slow down your bicycle significantly enough to be an issue?

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Received this 20 years ago and still like it. Any suggestions on better watches with a similar aesthetic?

>>18710645
>it shatters and chips on hard blows instead of flexing
It makes sapphire the worst possible glass type for an utility watch. This and the high cost of replacing it.

>>18710889
>an utility

I've never seen anyone try and justify why not to get sapphire. It's always style and authenticity reasons to use lesser crystal, like "this acrylic dome is what they used when this watch debuted sixty years ago". Just get a G-shock if you're really planning on smashing the watch face into things all day long.

hi i'm looking for a watch with the following characteristics:

>analog, mechanical, no date window or complications
>not bulky
>[black & red] OR [black & white] OR [dark green]
>under 300 USD

my measurements are:
>20cm (7.9in) wrist circumference
>~5.5cm(2.2in) wrist width

do you know of anything that might fit these?

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Olto-8 Chrono Gate barely hits the under 500 dollars mark and has an extremely cool complication
https://olto-8.com/collections/watches/products/olto-8-chrono-gate-mystic-purple

The numerals switch from 0-11 to 12-23

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>>18711299

>>18711302
That’s fucking cool.

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This is a really great watch with a smooth sweep Japanese VH31 and all the good specs and one store has it for $48 right now.

I really enjoy mine. One of my favorite quartzes. I got it for $60 around Christmas but it’s usually been higher lately.

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>>18711349

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I found one of these for $55 and went ahead and ordered it. 33mm and 6.6mm thick, Ronda 1069, enamel dial, full stainless steel and sapphire glass. I'm sure the strap will probably suck. Something has to.

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This is going to be $68 in a couple of days and I'm going to get one. Maybe the black version.

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I love this watch but I don't especially like that it says 'manual wind' on the bottom of the dial. $175 seems to be the best price on it.

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>>18711299
Olto-8 makes mechanically interesting stuff. Affordable horology like pic related, Mandetbrote Orbital

>>18711580
That's super cool. I bet if you donated to the Kickstarter you got one for a really good price. I should look into getting in on the ground floor of a microbrand. They're probably starting them all the time.

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I don't know why China is sleeping on homaging this sort of thing. A 'pointer date'! What a novel concept. So much better than a date window.
I rarely covet anything outside of my price comfort zone, and I wouldn't spend $4,500 on a single watch, but I want one like this one. Probably some microbrands are offering it. Maybe I could build my own. Or maybe it's cheaper elsewhere. I usually don't browse Teddy's site for this exact reason. He has watches you could get off Joma for less money. Hell, if these don't sell they'll end up half off on Joma eventually anyway. Still more than I want to spend though.
That titanium Citizen should be here tomorrow and it's the most I've spent. It feels both a little irresponsible and also like now it's easier to spend even higher. I don't love the more expensive watches significantly more than those that cost 1/3 or less the price. Some of my favorites were $50 and under. I can tell already that this will never end. It's something that needs to be controlled, or should at least be formally budgeted for. The desire for more is starting to get in the way of the enjoyment of the ones I already have. There's almost a feeling of obligation to give new watches wrist time, even as more exciting ones arrive. Like someday I'll stop and then enjoy them all.

To use a drug analogy I feel kind of like I've developed too much of a tolerance here smoking my shitter opium. And buying a $1,000 watch will be like injecting heroin. And there will be no turning back.

I really don't give a shit about brand names and heritage and all that, but some watches just cost what they cost and there is no cheap substitute. Eventually I'm going to see the one I must have. It's all so stupid. I want out.

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>>18712338
It has that Murph look to it. I keep coming back to that. I have my Murph-alikes, other Hamilton homages, and others I was drawn to just because they have the numbers in that font. Is Oris not lifting from Hamilton or is it just permitted amongst the inner circle of top brands? Maybe that font paired with cathedral hands goes way back and Hamilton and a movie are just getting the credit.
I found out that pilot Baltany is Hamilton inspired. They’ll probably be the brand that gets me. They make a couple cool ones that there are no homages of and are under $1k. I found a replica site but I don’t want illegal fakes. They can never stand behind their work or give you a warranty. They could get shut down before you get your watch.
All of these are well built watches, including the ones from China.

>>18708011
My next one is going to be a $3000 taylor. I have a strat and a jazzmaster. Plugging in and setting up electrics is too annoying. I snapped the headstock off my el00 epiphone and bought a yamaha classical a bit ago to have an acoustic to replace it and cover having a nylon while I decided on the last normal steel string I'll ever buy. I decided on the 712e gold label. After that I want a true archtop acoustic and a baritone acoustic. I play with my fingernails so I'm not a dreadnaught person.

Also buy the tele if you like country and just get a normal one. My strat is an SSH I bought with 2 texas special hot single coils and a pearly gates humbucker. I figured I could buy one guitar and cover srv tones in neck position and 80s guitar in bridge. I regretted this and should have just bought one kramer or charvel or jackson and one actual normal strat with the bridge position single coil honk. Buy a normal tele in blonde or burst. If you have to buy a squier just replace the switches and electronics, upgrade the tuners, and swap the pickups as you can afford it.

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>inexpensive watches
>could be a useful thread about the hundreds of inexpensive watches out there
>instead it’s entirely a chinese homages thread

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For $30 more than my Precisionist refund, a couple bucks under $300 I can get a fucking tourbillon.
As I saw in one video recently, "you can think of it as a really expensive AliExpress watch or you can think of it as a really affordable tourbillon".

There are a few sweet dials to choose from. The coolest one is sold out though. The cool stuff keeps getting more and more within reach. Not sure I'm that into the tourbillon thing as much as the smooth sweep thing, but it's a nicer looking watch at least and I know it won't feel light and cheap like the Bulova. I have a couple Merkurs and they're great value.

>>18712870
That isn't even remotely true. Nice family portrait.

>>18712917
>That isn't even remotely true.
Prove it

>>18713248
>>18713249
Your posting style is so recognizable, lmao. Always butthurt and passive-aggressive for some reason. Also verbose and touchy. I recommend you throw yourself out the window of the 6th floor you pathetic imbecile.

>>18713431
>But the jewel hour markers are gay
A fucking anglo, so insecure that he feels offended by anything more tacky than workwear and aesthetics of construction tools.

>>18707867
This looks cool as heck (especially the light blue watch face) but it feels like stolen valor if you haven't served in a Russian military unit.

Who is this subhuman retardofuck who posts in every watch thread and gets banned every two days? Fucking kek.

Anyone here ever made their own watch?

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>>18713269
I don't like being disrespected when I'm so much smarter than everyone doing the criticizing. But thanks for noticing.

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>>18712933
You'll have to prove it yourself by opening your eyes. Just read and look above, dingus. I see a lot more than only Chinese homages.
If you have other inexpensive watch brands you'd like to recommend go right ahead and post them. You've wasted an image slot with your childish MS Paint cartoon.
If you'd read the thread you'd have seen a Bulova arrive and be returned and the anticipation of a cool new Citizen which will be unboxed tomorrow.

Kindly fuck off.

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For $30 more than my Precisionist refund, a couple bucks under $300 I can get a fucking tourbillon.
As I saw in one video recently, "you can think of it as a really expensive AliExpress watch or you can think of it as a really affordable tourbillon".

There are a few sweet dials to choose from. The coolest one is sold out though. The cool stuff keeps getting more and more within reach. Not sure I'm that into the tourbillon thing as much as the smooth sweep thing, but it's a nicer looking watch at least and I know it won't feel light and cheap like the Bulova. I have a couple Merkurs and they're great value.

>>18713668
is this your first day? the scuba dude is their most popular model, thousands upon thousands of people around the world have that watch.

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>>18713670
This will all be over in two weeks.

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At last

>>18713668
they're very cool and cheap, they also have militar history and in-house movements

you put "swiss made" tag on a watch with these specs and it would be waaaaaay more expensive

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$140

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3

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More straps have arrived. A 21 and 2 18s.

>>18716106
Looking to get new straps to change up my watches. Any brands you recommend in general?

alone in his hovel shittercel is still going. almost admirable. shame he is a fag.

>>18703560
Is this an AI watch or something? What brand is this. Looks cool!

>>18716428
sweet, thanks!

>>18704221
Buying anything from a youtuber is truly the lowest point of anything. It will not be /fa/, just save your money and don't buy anything. You won't have regrets later.

>>18707867
Beautiful.

>>18716730
>Yeah here's my uhh... youtuber watch it's really cool though it's got a Seiko movement it's my favorite youtuber I love Youtube
Fucking kek. You can just buy a fucking Seiko instead and have a perfectly respectable watch.

>>18716798
>they're LESS respectable than many much cheaper watches.
So what's the problem here? Wear those then. Practically anything is more respectable than a youtuber watch and I sincerely don't mean that as a dig against inexpensive watches at all. There are plenty good respectable cheap watches like Casio and such.

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Or this one. They also come in 42mm, one of which claims to be 4mm thick. Hard to believe. This one is 7mm and 38mm across. I'm definitely going to get one of them at this price.

I wish the black hands were on the other watch. I like the arabic numerals better but the legibility suffers with the silver hands. Plus the strap is brown.
Of course there's a compromise for that price though. I should spend that extra twenty-two cents and get the top one.

>>18707269
Have this watch, Also got the yellow dial citizen tsuyosa for the summer.

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This is a sweet deal on a Swiss made automatic. I can't do that huge date window and I don't like their peace sign looking logo on the counterbalance, but that's a cool dial and it's got sapphire. Great specs for a starter watch.

WE NEED MORE WATCH THREADS

>>18706002
A watch does 3 things:
>tell time
>show off your taste
>display the social class you belong to
The best watches and jewelry cost 1 week's income regardless of income level. You won't be devastated if you break it, and you won't feel like or be seen as hiding money like a cowardly terrified jew rolling around town in a beat-up Prius, or an 80 IQ $9/hour Guatemalan hollering at fat latin women from a beat-up Prius, wondering why his Invicta or AP rep is fooling exactly zero (0) tortas.

>>18717035
How am I fake for telling you to wear what you can comfortably afford? Did you type that out while wearing your oversized, worthless knockoff shitter?

If you spent more on that shitter than the $18 that would buy you a Casio F91-W based on its looks, you are engaging in fashion, and all fashion is signaling.

The signal that thing gives is "lower middle class dork trying and failing to achieve timeless elegance." Might as well be wearing a fedora with an anime-themed $1.99 Temu shitter on a flimsy pot metal belt chain.

I'd recommend something that is objectively superior, better looking, probably cheaper, and actually fits your wrist, but you'd make them uncool for everyone. I hope you wear your gay little wrist fedora everywhere you go, kek

>>18706573
>Cool watch, is that a Rolex?
>N-no, it's a uh, "Glycine." You know, like the flower. Not the chemical.

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Stop deleting my posts, you fucking cunt janitor!!

I made this thread, a recent /wt/, and dozens of posts across the board the SAME WAY. So if you're going to censor me stop pussyfooting around and just take it all down and be done with it.

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>>18713670
This will all be over in two weeks.

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>>18716147
It depends on how much you want to spend. I blew $35 on a Golby Harris tweed strap and then found out the $10 ones on Etsy and even the $5 ones from China are just as good. They feel the same even though they didn't come from some fancy sheep from the hills of wherever. Time will tell of course. I get them cheap but not too cheap. I've learned if you spend $4 on a leather strap it may fall apart or have shitty springbar release issues. Rubber ones don't cost much to manufacture so I always have a good laugh at those $200 "FKM" straps you see for sale. I guess as long as people are willing to pay those prices they will charge what they can get away with. There's only so much money that can go into the buckle.
Amazon has a big selection. I have a couple of Woccis I like but then others that totally suck. I like some pretty weird styles and I think I might start making my own custom ones since things like that tend to be expensive.

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>Batman this
>Pepsi that
Give me the Homer

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>>18713670
This will all be over in less than two weeks.