ot｜watches

[hasty plank]

haha, that's a fun design for a bottle of perfume

[twin crescent]

Doesnt sit straight and I presume it’s just some booze with chemicals

So more of a novelty gift

Gonna buy another one and send it to Teddy Baldaissaire

[hasty plank]

now if you can get a store to put some actual perfume in the bottle, that's an epic move

[drifting brook]

I just checked out his perfume channel a few days ago

It’s so awkward LOL

[drifting brook]

these Lange 1815 special editions have me in a chokehold

just so fucking beautiful

[hasty plank]

is it available without the chronograph?

[normal cave]

yeah, they make an 1815 without a chronograph

[hasty plank]

cool

[normal cave]

here’s all the 1815 models without chronographs

the regular 1815

the 1815 annual calendar

and the 1815 “Saxonia” thin

[normal cave]

held and worn this watch too. another surreal experience

[hasty plank]

what i dislike is the design of the additional buttons

for this particular model

[runic spruce]

One of my friends is looking at this watch

Citizen Analog Black Dial Men's Watch-BI5017-50E https://a.co/d/6yYqt4K

[normal cave]

personally I believe the 1815 Up/Down or the 1815 Chronograph are the two most elegant 1815s Lange produce

[runic spruce]

I kinda like it

[normal cave]

I’ve heard Citizen watches have issues with alignment of the hands

[runic spruce]

Wdym? Like the hands don’t match up?

[normal cave]

honestly at low-ends like this, just get a Casio digital. they never fail you. that’s my recommendation anyway

[normal cave]

they don’t hit the gradation markers on the dial

not exactly

and you might say “well, close enough, not an issue,” but it is an issue to me

it shows me the watch wasn’t cared for when it was built

[runic spruce]

I’m having a stupid moment,
The hands aren’t centered?

[normal cave]

not accurate in the slightest, but if the time was 12:05, a watch with alignment issues would show it as this

it’s not that the mechanism is off, it’s that the hands just don’t meet the markers

[drifting brook]

i cannot express the amount of envy i have towards you

[drifting brook]

alignment issues just mean that the hands are slightly misaligned and don't hit the minute/seconds markers accurately while the watch runs.

even without the potential misalignment though, this one isn't the best value for money in the market if i'm being honest

[normal cave]

just get a Casio digital

they work, they’re built like tanks, they tell you the time, and they’ll never fail you

[drifting brook]

$88 for quartz, mineral crystal, 50m water resistance, fold over clasp, the black steel is probably painted on and will chip to show the silver color underneath

[drifting brook]

i'll try and put together a few other options that i think would be a better buy for a similar amount of money. just give me some time 👍

[drifting brook]

@runic spruce Ok, so here’s a few I found that I think are better buys. The prices of some of these are higher than $88 but still sort of around the what the retail price for the Citizen is 👍

i did try to only give you clean, analog dials (not digital) and also ones that are available on amazon, since both those things are what you were initially looking for!

https://www.amazon.com/Casio-Edifice-Classic-Collection-EFR-S108D-1AVUEF/dp/B08CLRVRGH/

https://www.amazon.com/Orient-Unisex-Analogue-Leather-RA-SP0004L10B/dp/B07QCVFQ74/

https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SNKL23-Stainless-Automatic-Casual/dp/B0065ACVYW/

https://www.amazon.com/Casio-Analogue-Quartz-Stainless-EFR-S107D-1AVUEF/dp/B07VGMXDKV/

https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Quartz-Stainless-Steel-Dress/dp/B0792MFB72/

https://www.amazon.com/Timex-TW2R22700-England-Cream-Leather/dp/B01N4E7P8S/

https://www.amazon.com/Casio-Edifice-Indicator-Sapphire-EFB-108D-7AVCR/dp/B09YMRKF8W/

https://www.amazon.com/Timex-Standard-Leather-Silver-SLVTNBL/dp/B07MCM3VWY/

https://www.amazon.com/Casio-MTP-E127L-1A-Black-Leather-Dress/dp/B01LYTCAWF/

https://www.amazon.com/Casio-MTP-1302L-1AVER-Classic-Analogue-Watch/dp/B0039YOHOO

[twin crescent]

I recommend against blackout dials because legibility suffers for coolness

that being said this one at least has quarter indices that are contrasting

[twin crescent]

EFR 108D is god tier because it has sapphire and looks epic with its "royal oak' like design - just eep in mind that it has an integrated bracelet (with hollow endlinks)

ĖFR107D doesn't look as dashing but it has changeable straps

recommending timex with indiglo, which is its killer feature

oh, the second timex has it

[drifting brook]

good point, integrated bracelet is an important point i should not overlook while recommending something

[twin crescent]

and yes casio datejust

[drifting brook]

the moment i saw that fluted bezel i was like

[drifting brook]

no point mincing words when it's the truth

[wanton whale]

Rate my fit

not actually mine

[hasty plank]

rofl

[twin crescent]

what is that fake shitter doing on a legitimate Moonswatch™️ strap

that's disrespectful

[drifting brook]

similar energy

[normal cave]

Lange’s Zeitwerk is one of my favourite watches of recent years, and this version easily bests any other versions of the Zeitwerk they’ve made

[twin crescent]

i want my zeitwerk to go bing bong

[normal cave]

ah yes the minute repeater Zeitwerk comes a close 2nd place

for me, the Zeitwerk “Lumen” bests the minute repeater because I can see the numbers and the rotation of the disks underneath, and that’s pretty damn cool to see

especially the jumping hours and minutes complications, which is mind-boggling

it’s always fun to see the understated complications like the “jumping seconds/minutes/hours”

it’s such a tough mechanism to get right and yet it’s easily one of the most non-intrusive ones you can fit in, the chronograph being the 2nd

[twin crescent]

you know what else has

1. jumping seconds, minutes and hours
2. day/date
3. minute repeater
4. inhouse movement?

Casio F91w

[wanton whale]

an IPHONE?

[obtuse grove]

All for 10 bucks

Common Casio W

It's literally in the name

F91-W

They don't take Ls

[obtuse grove]

the fuck

they made a transparent dial

ok I'm

need new pants

also what metal is that

Rose gold?

or Lange's version of rose gold

Looks really nice

[normal cave]

honey gold, yeah

[obtuse grove]

oooo the honey gold

[drifting brook]

average #964886778764988456 enthusiast

[normal cave]

half-true

[twin crescent]

here's a confession

I don;t like most perpetual calendars

especially patek

with their randomly scattered FRI / AUG windows, seems ugly

honestly i don't like most pateks in general except maybe calatrava because it looks like big boy seiko SARB

[hasty plank]

i don't like calendars either

btw what watch is Latifi wearing on that picture

[twin crescent]

williams is sponsored by Bremont so that could be the first clue

@hasty plank here ya go https://www.williamsf1.com/posts/095a66c9-4fb2-4be1-ab35-d7327994028e/williams-racing-and-bremont-team-up-to-create-the-wr-22-watch

weird that it comes in a set of two https://www.bremont.com/products/williams-racing-box-set?variant=41247961546932

it's not like williams fans will have girlfriends or anything

[hasty plank]

looks quite cool

[twin crescent]

Not my first choice of chrono in that price range

Apart from the obvious Speedmaster Pro which is one of my dream watches, there are a lot of other chronos that look more… substantial

[twin crescent]

That being said if you want something like this on the budget, here you go

Seiko Speedtimer

https://img1.uhrcenter.de/images/produkte/xl/1125x1500/03822389367_1.jpg

It’s solar MechaQuartz

Around 500 but it’s insanely popular so it might me out of stock

[hasty plank]

no i want a flieger

without a chrono

[twin crescent]

But how will you time your nordscleife laps

[normal cave]

which reminds me, did you try out the 42mm on your wrist?

[hasty plank]

not yet

[hasty plank]

i dont to pay the 20k for when i inevitably bin my car D:

[loud coral]

Bremont my beloved

Love my Agronaut

[normal cave]

Bremont has some good watches, but I don’t think I’d ever buy from them

[twin crescent]

https://www.core77.com/posts/116616/Sonys-Smartwatch-is-All-in-the-Wristband-Allowing-You-to-Connect-Your-Own-Watch-Face

Awesome idea
Idiotically written article

[obtuse grove]

'Watch face'

[loud coral]

You can tell an intern that believes “why do I need a watch when I have a phone” wrote this

[nimble tiger]

Terra moment

[twin crescent]

“It attaches to an existing watch face (Sony doesn't mention how),”

Yeah they don’t want anyone to learn about their arcane magic of lugs and spring bars

[normal cave]

ew

ew ew ew ew ew yuck 🤮

[hasty plank]

ahahah

[normal cave]

Supreme needs to stop being so hyped

they literally do nothing

literally just “Supr” is enough to get a 200% markup

[hasty plank]

Rolex needs to stop being so hyped

[twin crescent]

i read that Supreme actually made pretty solid and high quality clothes before they became a hype brand, and that they're pretty good for their MSRP

so their logo being on a rolex is match made in heaven :>

[obtuse grove]

I thought the supreme hype was dead

bruh

they could have atleast done it a better way

[drifting brook]

Tbh supreme and Rolex are literally a match made in heaven

Can’t think of 2 brands whose ethos align better with each other lol

[drifting brook]

don’t walk down melrose avenue in Los Angeles on a Thursday if you want to maintain that illusion lol

[obtuse grove]

[drifting brook]

with particularly hyped launches the line literally wraps around multiple blocks

[obtuse grove]

Nevermind then

[drifting brook]

and if it’s actually some crazy drop, people start camping on Wednesday nights

[drifting brook]

tissot did a way better job at executing a busy dial than omega did with their recent speedmaster chronoscope. you love to see it lol.

Also that retro tissot logo is actually elite. they should just completely dump that boring modern font and stick to this one.

[twin crescent]

omg that's awesome

[twin crescent]

nah mate it would look out of place on a PRX

[drifting brook]

idk honestly. remove the text + the year and just replace it with that retro font...might have something there

when i'm bored and not working i'll try giving it a go in photoshop

[twin crescent]

nah the old 1930s style logo would look wrong on a retrofuturistic 1970s watch

[drifting brook]

maybe. i just have a real dislike for this specific font they use. it's so...normal

lol

also i do a lot of editorial + design work and shit, so i am like overly obsessive with fonts

[twin crescent]

steve jobs when creating macintosh

[drifting brook]

real shit LOL that man was a monster

reminds me of when the dev team were creating the very first calculator program for macintosh and he rejected like 100s of iterations

so they instead created a calculator-building software, just so he could build the calculator precisely how he wanted

[twin crescent]

his biography by walter isaacson is full of oddities like that

i thought it would be 100% clean propaganda piece but it's actually an awesome read

[drifting brook]

yeah it's a lot messier than you would imagine. i'm glad they kept it honest.

you can't be a normal person and do the kind of things he did lol. i'm happy they didn't sanitize it.

[twin crescent]

My favourite bit was that he was super anal about the insides of their products looking awesome and clean....
at the same time making it hard to open and repair on purpose

[drifting brook]

the part that had me completely shook was when he refused to acknowledge that his daughter Lisa was his

but then went on to name one of Apple's first PCs L.I.S.A. and vehemently insisted that it had nothing to do with her

messy ass individual LOL

[hasty plank]

go to folklore.org

filled with anecdotes about the creation of the macintosh and early apple works

[drifting brook]

oh let's go

[hasty plank]

that’s the kind of stuff i adore

[normal cave]

well done Tissot

to me though, those subdials look a bit small. maybe it’s just the camera angle

[obtuse grove]

Wowww

Now that's done really well

also that retro logo is just fantastic

[drifting brook]

i'm ok with that honestly. the obvious solution to fixing that would be to increase the sub-dial size and chop off half the indices for 10, 2, 4 & 8.

not usually a fan of that implementation

also if i'm not mistaken, this watch is 42mm, which i am surprised by. very non-retro sizing for such a watch. so i don't think the sub-dials will suffer in terms of size on-wrist.

[normal cave]

it’s the camera angle. other pictures make it look normal

[normal cave]

a new special edition watch from ALuS for the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace for 2022

the watch is to be sold for a charity auction, with the proceeds going to The Prince’s Trust

specs are still the same as the regular 1815, except for the case being made out of pure 18 carat white gold, and the engraving on the back panel which is openable

rhodiumed steel hands, black dial, silver subdials

the back panel engraving is done by hand, which takes probably over three/four days to do

[hasty plank]

very pretty

[normal cave]

apparently Wilhelm will also be displaying his DB Mk. III there

yes

[twin crescent]

i was ready to start a riot over a closed caseback lange

until you said it's openable lol

[normal cave]

the clear back is one of Lange’s signatures

they’d never remove that

[normal cave]

all of them

JLC has a Reverso with a clear back, some Seikos have them, think Omega made one

[twin crescent]

A lot of brands have clear back

[normal cave]

yeah I’m just naming ones that came to mind

[twin crescent]

omg i need this

loos like a pretty good brand https://waldanwatches.com/

[normal cave]

apparently Lange is taking extra care with everything about this watch 👀

it’s apparently their most valuable timepiece yet, around 900,000€

[runic spruce]

Wait…

900k for a watch??

[twin crescent]

above a certain threshold, pricetags become meaningless

I feel the difference between a 20$ casio and 300$ seiko, or 300$ seiko and 3000$ omega

However, it doesn't matter to me how expensive Patek Grand Complications, the aforementioned Lange or any Richard Mille are, because I will never own them. They could say it's million billion and it wouldn't matter to me

And it wouldn't matter to their clientele either because they're fucking billionaires, and proportionally buying a 900k€ lange is like me buying a seiko

not chump change but not life-changing either

However the same pain about McLaren Sennas and Laferrari Apertas simply staying in some garage in Dubai instead of being pushed to the limit on a track applies - we will never see it worn on an actual wrist

that being said, imagine walking in london or paris with this on youir wrist lol

[runic spruce]

Maybe like McGregor would wear it

[twin crescent]

i'd die from anxiety before i'd die from the knife stab

[twin crescent]

is McGregor known for his penchant in haute horlogerie?

[runic spruce]

No, but he is known for being flashy

He literally has a suit that says fuck you all over it

[twin crescent]

You know what, i want @normal cave to imagine this Lange iced out

[normal cave]

denied

[hasty plank]

omg apple sells twice as many watches as switzerland 😱😱

still don’t want one

[normal cave]

Lange maintains that their clientele wears their watches often

now how true that is, I’m not sure

but one of the things they pride themselves on is that their clientele is apparently using their watches extremely frequently

Lange’s customer service is pretty good, actually. they keep good records and maintain a rapport with people who continue to buy from them. it’s again, something I saw and talked to the people at Glashütte about

[hasty plank]

i would probably wear it if i’ve got the mkney to buy one

[normal cave]

I’d be far too nervous to actually wear one every day

while Lange says they don’t “keep set prices” for Chronograph 1815s on their website, they usually go for around 50,000-60,000€ apiece

but of course, Lange make multiple variants of the 1815 Chronograph

and generally, the white gold case/black dial version sells for more than pink gold versions

this version

this being the pink gold version

[hasty plank]

are the positions of the dials for the chronograph also a tradition in pictures

like the other dials showing 1:51:00

[normal cave]

yep

iirc it’s just because the angle looks nice

[hasty plank]

the minute hour and second hands on pictures of watches always indicate the same time

yes

as you can see above

although it doesn't seem universal? idk now lol

no it's a Laco

they did Flieger watches and looks like they still mostly do that

[normal cave]

it’s not universal to all watch brands, just to Lange to have the hands in that position

[hasty plank]

ahh okok my bad 😄

[thorn spindle]

Very nice.

[normal cave]

yeah the 1815 chronograph is insanely beautiful

classic and simple yet elegant, which is practically the motto of Lange

[hasty plank]

indeed seems like each brand keeps the hands at a different position to another

[normal cave]

most do it at 10:10 or 1:50

[hasty plank]

like your hands on the steering wheel!!

[twin crescent]

10:08 because it's symmetrical, makes a "smiley face" and doesn't cover any important bits

Fun fact HTC referenced this in their press photos back when they were relevant

Apple does 10:09 for their apple watch pics but what's more fun is that their iphone press photos always have the exact moment when they were unveiled on the stage (back when their press photos had UI not an abstract wallpaper art)

[normal cave]

yeah most companies do around 10:08-10:10

Lange does 1:51

[twin crescent]

9:42 AM

It was unveiled in 9:42 😛

9:41

9:41

9:41

https://www.engadget.com/2014-04-14-why-9-41-am-is-the-always-the-time-displayed-on-iphones-and-ipad.html

@normal cave can you tell me why is lange zeitwerk 7:52

[normal cave]

it’s meant to represent the 7 days of a week and 52 weeks in a year, since the Zeitwerk goes through all of them

[twin crescent]

Zeitwerk lore

[normal cave]

but that’s the general theory from r/watches, I’m not sure. I can ask some Lange friends

[normal cave]

@twin crescent ok the real answer is far more interesting than 7 days/52 weeks

so the Zeitwerk is inspired by Gutkaes and Lange’s 5-minute clock for the Semperoper, an Opera House in Dresden

and the reason it displays 7:52 here is because you would take your seats at 7:52, and the opera would begin at 8

and since the 5-minute clock for the Semperoper is the first clock Lange built, and since they’re referencing the history of Lange in the Zeitwerk, to advertise, they chose 7:52

the choice for the 33 seconds is likely just to match the power reserve hand

[hasty plank]

will it work

https://www.instagram.com/p/CiDeJScD7Ve/

swatch

Instagram

nope.

oh yes it did!

[twin crescent]

I need new pants

[normal cave]

I’ve seen this movement being made! it’s incredible

I talked to the people who worked on the chronographs at Lange, and the absolute care they take to place all of those pieces perfectly and all the testing each watch goes through… insane

[hasty plank]

if prog music has an equivalent in watches, is it that?

[normal cave]

because remember, the pictures Lange take make these parts look way bigger than they are

they’re actually really small in real life

[normal cave]

hm, I’d equate Lange to the romantic era of classical music

progressive… probably F. P. Journe

[twin crescent]

I think prog could be stuff like fp journe, chaykin and dufour

[wanton whale]

79k for a Seiko

Tf

[normal cave]

no no, 79k for a Grand Seiko

[wanton whale]

Oh, so there’ll only be 10 manufacturing defects per Watch

Seiko pls learn how to align bezels pls

[twin crescent]

79k rookie numbers

@wanton whale https://www.grand-seiko.com/us-en/collections/slgt003g

USD 350,000

[obtuse grove]

350k for a constant force tourbillion with the insane levels of finish of Grand Seiko

I mean I'd still get a 992 turbo s instead with some spare cash to mess about with but still it's not that bad is it

[twin crescent]

Looked bigger in the pictures 😄

But that’s a dress watch sorted for me

[normal cave]

looks great!

[twin crescent]

the most annoying thing about 2 hand watches is that you have to wait a bit to see if it works at all 😄

the best thing is that unless someone uses their x-man vision to zoom into the quartz subtitle under seiko, no one can tell that it's a quartz

[midnight cloak]

Congrats @twin crescent, you're now on lap 45

[twin crescent]

well apart from it being paper thin lol

[runic spruce]

Oh wow

Seems like it would snap if you pick it up to fast

[twin crescent]

when your new watch is thinner than just your old one's bezel

[twin crescent]

should i?

[hasty plank]

yes buy it

[twin crescent]

@normal cave here's some music for when you repair watches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsSJ1B98zfI

[normal cave]

hahaha thank you

I’ll use this

[twin crescent]

Move over Ulysse Nardin

The new grail is here

[obtuse grove]

the fuck is that

💀

[drifting brook]

breh

did you guys know invicta has a fucking ocean cruise every year and it's quite possibly more cringy than any watch they have ever made

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hncGs1Fvxo

virgin rolex fanboys vs. chad invicta aficionados

[twin crescent]

virgin rolex fanboys

you know who's not virgin? their gfs 😛

[grand cargo]

So....... What type is this Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch is this?

[vernal dragon]

why he be looking like a

[grand cargo]

Don't know

[drifting brook]

me on the way to the invicta boutique

[hasty plank]

oh btw, another reason why John Mayer is great is he's a watch fan.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/fashion/mens-style/john-mayer-watches.html

[runic spruce]

“John Mayer’s Wrist Is a Wonderland”
Sounds like an affair story

[hasty plank]

https://open.spotify.com/track/7vFv0yFGMJW3qVXbAd9BK9?si=56a6aa6df14c4bab

[drifting brook]

can never get tired of this one ❤️

even if I become a multimillionaire buying Lange & Journes, I know this one’s still gonna be somewhere in my regular rotation

[twin crescent]

are watches popular in India?

I imagine the big celebrities want to flex their 'lexes

I also am aware of the 'mumbai special' meme in ebay lol

but is there a watch community among the youth there?

[obtuse grove]

it's slowly rising

I've only seen one other guy who likes watches, my cosuin

he got a Seiko

Ye

[obtuse grove]

idk which one tho

yeee

💀

[obtuse grove]

Tissot is the go to brand

you are 100% right

me too

[drifting brook]

i'm the wrong person to ask tbh, since i mostly reside in the US/UK and am rarely in India. but as far as i can tell it's still pretty niche among Indian people globally

most people's buying habits are either completely utilitarian or out-and-out flex purchases. so for them there is no difference between a regular fashion watch and seiko, because seiko doesn't get that extra social approval.

I spoke to my dad the other day and he flat out was like, if you're buying a luxury watch, why would you buy anything except a gold one? buying stainless steel is a waste of a purchase cause it just looks the same as any steel watch. gold looks more "expensive"

i was like 💀

i've never seen anyone wearing anything but Rolexes, Omegas and the very rare Pateks in India. it's more about the status of the watch, less about the horological aspect of it.

[drifting brook]

this is really good to hear though

i have 2 missions in life. turn people into watch enthusiasts or cat enthusiasts

3 people have adopted cats because i slowly turned them into cat people lol

but no luck with the watches

[obtuse grove]

yeah it's really cool

[drifting brook]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXTkcuujxI4&ab_channel=TickBackTime

embed fail

definitely gonna try this method of removing straps. i always buy quick release straps myself, but no new watch i've ever bought came with one, so if this works, it should be pretty handy.

[twin crescent]

James sporting a nice Milgauss there 👀

[twin crescent]

hammond, fittingly, with a polar explorer ii

[twin crescent]

not gonna let this chat die

here's a grand seiko https://www.grand-seiko.com/us-en/collections/sbgw258j

[twin crescent]

meanwhile in /r/rolex

https://old.reddit.com/r/rolex/comments/xxcu0t/my_uncle_has_alzheimers_and_is_often_forgetful_of/

[obtuse grove]

Jesus Christ 💀

what the hell

bro the replies💀💀

[hasty plank]

"Wtf? Unless you are the British Museum, the answer is no."

[obtuse grove]

Saw that

[twin crescent]

Girard-Perregaux's competitor against Invicta spotted 👀

[obtuse grove]

another royal oak homage

¿

[twin crescent]

seems to be https://www.girard-perregaux.com/usa_en/laureato-collection

[drifting brook]

rolex is finding new ways to cement themselves as my most hated watch company

[twin crescent]

Casio destroying Rolex once again

||Unfortunately, Edifice no longer sponsors Alpha Tauri but i hope the joke still works||

[drifting brook]

your joke is under investigation by the we will let you know in 5 to 7 business days

[twin crescent]

speaking of Casio destroying Rolex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FewIgO9ZjJQ

Disagree with AL&S but nice to see him getting off the Rolex cock

His reasons for AL&S are pretty sound - best finishing and movements in the industry, but pretty boring designs and "didn't make him hard"

however then I see AP above it and he talks about how he wants the Music edition royal oak... lol

why, because they colored some squares on the dial?

also regarding GS - he's more fair now towards them than previously (shite -> meh), but gotta agree - for every nice GS there's monstrosity like this

[twin crescent]

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/h-moser-swiss-icons-watch-introducing

[normal cave]

wacky, but I dig it

[obtuse grove]

not a fan but based

[twin crescent]

the official motto of H. Moser & Cie.

H. Moser & Cie. - Not a fan but based

[twin crescent]

meanwhile

rolex skydweller

[obtuse grove]

ah yes

the skydweller

[obtuse grove]

does this have a waiting list too? o-O

[twin crescent]

Yeah 2 months overseas shipping

[obtuse grove]

Lmfao

Classic ali express

tbh 2 months is quite optimistic

[twin crescent]

That’s why I love Ali express

You order something, forget about it, and many months later you are like “A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one”

[runic spruce]

Uhh

They aren’t

Watch hater checklist:
Reference phones telling the time:
Reference uncomfortable:
Say waste of money: ❎

I’m not even that invested into watches

I just like the feeling of having them

90% of the time I don’t even use it to tell the time

Ik, I was only joking around

Once I started wearing watches I was iffy about them

But it’s just second nature to me now

This was my first not digital watch

Diving watches are very cool

IMO

Idk what that diverse thing was

My autocorrect weird

They just look so good

[normal cave]

not the point

your McLaren serves no purpose if you get stuck in traffic

your iPhone serves no purpose if it does the same thing as a Nokia

it’s about the engineering behind the mechanical watch which makes it special

it’s so incredibly complex, even at the most basic level, to do something as simple as tell the time

and then, you’ve got to fit that within a small 40mm case

and that watch should be accurate, look good, be stylish, and be comfortable all day, all the time

even then, it’s not just about a mechanical watch telling time, it’s about what went in to the watch to tell the time

it’s also about the status symbol, let’s be honest. yeah, having an expensive watch is a flex the same way having an expensive car or an expensive house or expensive phone is a flex

“watches are just so uncomfortable and ridiculous to me”
“they serve no purpose”

pretty tough to not think of you as a hater

[twin crescent]

They make you feel good and that’s all that matters

Walk into the office with a nice watch on your hand and you already feel like a CEO

Go to the opera with a nice dress watch and you feel like James Bond on a special mission

[hasty plank]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CjkzlZvjaZa/

[obtuse grove]

true

[twin crescent]

Best part is that the right one (black Casio) costs 50$

You don’t have to spend tens of thousands to get something cool

[hasty plank]

he wasn’t?

[normal cave]

I’m not butthurt lol, but it seemed like you came in with some agenda of being a hater

evidently I’m not the only one, since Cat thought that too

[normal cave]

it’s no issue

at the end of the day, if you enjoy having a watch on your wrist, have one

if you don’t, don’t

[twin crescent]

Watches will not get you girls

But it will get you me who will bore you for 2 hours with facts about the quartz crisis

[normal cave]

no matter what the big brands make you think

[twin crescent]

Fashion brands outsource their watches to companies like fossil

Or worse, China

Basically I recommend buying watches from companies that make only watches

[normal cave]

speaking of Quartz, I’m just going to drop in an obligatory “quartz is overhated” here

[twin crescent]

Or at least watches + synthesisers + calculators

Complete the trifecta

[normal cave]

to me, it’s Lange

[twin crescent]

Join us https://www.amazon.com/Casio-MDV106-1AV-Black-Watch-MDV106-1A/dp/B09S4VHC1B

[normal cave]

that’s part German bias and part truth

honestly, there’s many incredible luxury watch brands out there

[twin crescent]

Astronomical tier : A Lange & Söhne, FP Journe

[normal cave]

if the tier below this does not contain JLC I swear

[twin crescent]

Luxury tier: Rolex (but hate the fan base) Omega, Grand Seiko, Jaeger LeCoultre, Cartier

[normal cave]

opposite for me

I hate exposed-gear watches

well, hate’s a strong word. I just dislike them

[twin crescent]

Omega has awesome watches - I want to own Speedmaster Professional one day, I also like their Seamaster diver more than Rolex Submariner

[normal cave]

Omega watches are great

EJ, Omega Seamaster or a Grand Seiko

[twin crescent]

GS

[normal cave]

subdials

[twin crescent]

I’m not a diver person but if I chose a diver it would be Seamaster

[normal cave]

dials within the dial

usually for a chronometer or perpetual calendar

[twin crescent]

https://tenor.com/view/inception-deeper-go-deeper-we-need-to-go-deeper-leonardo-di-caprio-gif-16756828

[normal cave]

waiting for someone to make a sub-subdial

[twin crescent]

Measures seconds, like racing laps

And with a button you can reset the position

Hard to explain - look how Speedmaster Pro works on YouTube

[normal cave]

any apparatus within a watch which is independently stoppable and resettable of the mechanism, and provides measurement of a specific duration of time

no

[twin crescent]

I’m buying a new keyboard next month from Amazon so might as well add a Casio Duro to the shipment lol

No enthusiasts love casios

[normal cave]

Casios are incredible

[twin crescent]

F91w, good enough for Bin Laden, good enough for me

Obama too

Casio watches were profiled by TSA because they were used as timer mechanisms in bombs

[normal cave]

F91w: cheap, reliable, durable. it’s the perfect German watch, made by the Japanese

[twin crescent]

It’s Toyota Hilux in watch form

Nah it’s gshock

F91w is Corolla

No

[normal cave]

no

[twin crescent]

They’re actually used by soldiers

[normal cave]

gshocks are probably one of the only watches that are properly rated

for good reason

they’re incredible value for money for what they give you

[twin crescent]

G-shock is peerless in its function - easily readable, durable, reliable and in some variants also solar-powered and GPS-synced time

every video from ukraine front lines, I see soldiers wearing g-shocks

[normal cave]

g-shocks are absolute workhorses

[twin crescent]

some also sync with your phone clock via bloetooth

[hasty plank]

40y ago yes

[twin crescent]

https://www.casio.com/intl/watches/gshock/product.GA-B2100-1A/

i so want this one

[normal cave]

ah, clean

[twin crescent]

solar powered, bluetooth synched, sleek design,

and best of all, will match my thinkpad

[normal cave]

this thread reminds me that I need to actually finish making my watch

[twin crescent]

the old one without bluetooth and solar costs 100 buckaronis

the new one around 140

[normal cave]

dial printing, damn you

[twin crescent]

but solar is so worth it

okay @vocal garnet welcome to the club

[normal cave]

ah it’s just a small project I’ve been working on for the last year-ish

I have the movement ready, I just need the dials and the hands

[twin crescent]

Want to make sure your kid doesn't do drugs? Get them hooked to watches - they won't be able to afford drugs

[normal cave]

the hands; fine, I can buy them aftermarket

[twin crescent]

just like rolex l0l

[normal cave]

but the dial, I need that printed

[normal cave]

l0l

and I know someone in Glashütte who can do it, I just need to go to Glashütte

basic, white metal dial with one small seconds subdial

Arabic-style numbers

the basic stuff you know

oh yeah, and “J. V. Dittersdorf” printed on it

[twin crescent]

you now what, this always confuses me. i know that officially 123456789 are arabic

[normal cave]

yes watch parts aren’t too tough to buy

[twin crescent]

but then you see shit like this

[normal cave]

yeah don’t know what that is

[twin crescent]

'arabic'

as in ancient arabic

american numbers

:>

but yeah

i believe in indices supremacy

[hasty plank]

isn’t that actual arabic numbers

[normal cave]

Wikipedia said they came from Hindu -> Eastern Arabic (the numbers on that dial you posted) -> europeanised Arabic numerals

[normal cave]

I don’t recognise this “IV”

IIII is the German way of representing it

[twin crescent]

it's a watchmaking tradition to mark it as IIII

aesthetic thing

something about symmetry or something

[normal cave]

many old German church clocks had IIII as well as other European clocks

[normal cave]

also legibility

it’s far easier to read IIII than IV when it’s tilted to fit the rotation of a dial

it’s officially IV

[twin crescent]

Indices > roman > arabic > blank

fite me

[normal cave]

in watchmaking however, it just looks better to present it as IIII

[twin crescent]

Kim Jong-un's favourite watch

[normal cave]

my list is
Arabic = Indices > Roman >>> blank

[twin crescent]

no wonder his missiles can't hit shit - he can't time them correctly

@vocal garnet but yeah back to the original point

at this point i feel uncomfortable if i don't have something on my left wrist

like i'm leaving the house naked

it's like driving without fastening your seatbelt

something's missing

back when smartwatches weren't a thing a classmate of mine strapped ipod nano (touch one) to his wrist and had cheat sheets there during the exam

2012 was a different time

i imagine when apple ar glasses come out it will be used for cheating until teachers catch up

if it was made by any other company than google, it might have survived

iron out the issues and it might have been something

but google creates products and then pulls the plug for no reason

nothing beats the feeling i got when my dad's mexican colleague brought 1st gen iphone and let me use it in 2007

i had used htc and other smartphones before then but that was... magical

like you press an icon and instantly the app flies into the screen

dont have to tap 3 times with the stylus and wait for 2 million years

[normal cave]

the first time I got a touchscreen, that was magical

[twin crescent]

nokia 5800? n97?

N900?

i am a vintage nokia aficionado

Seems to be the suspect

There’s also a budget version 5230 which was white

Nokia 5800

Nokias answer to the iPhone

It wasn’t as smooth as iPhone but it had more features, cheaper and more storage for media

Sold heaps

But didn’t save Nokia

Brother had this one

Symbian was jury-rigged to support touch while iOS was built ground up to be a touch os

And iPhone had a capacitive screen which is more accurate for fingers, this one had resistive which instead of electric current used just pressure

Which is why it supports stylus but is less accurate for fingers

That’s a good question

They had a few “iPhone killers” but they didn’t become a major contender until Galaxy S with Android

The right one

2010

Yeah I collect a lot of old junk

Had a pic on my phone

Ot | vintage-tech when

Shit I can create my own

[twin crescent]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BypfmxdsD88

[twin crescent]

as i said =]

[hasty plank]

show pic of one pls

[normal cave]

how much do they cost for you, converted

they don’t seem horrendous for 80

[twin crescent]

For that price better go with the ol reliable

Mdv106

Or 107 if not available in your region

Oh

Then it’s a regional price bump

It’s 50usd on American Amazon

Where are you located?

[obtuse grove]

New Nautilus???

it looks the same tho

[drifting brook]

i would personally go for something in the edifice line, they generally tend to be better finished watches in general and have more personality to them than regular analog casios imo

i didn't look too much but i found these on amazon.in that are within your price range. they're the same model, but have different dials and indices. got a little aqua terra vibe going on as well.

https://www.amazon.in/Casio-Analog-Green-Dial-Watch-EFV-140D-3AVUDF/dp/B09TP8NGPX/

https://www.amazon.in/Casio-Analog-Black-Dial-Watch-EFV-140L-1AVUDF/dp/B09TP6VMF2

https://www.amazon.in/Casio-Analog-Black-Dial-Watch-EFV-140D-1AVUDF/dp/B09TP6SBWX

[twin crescent]

Yeah but white gold tho

And a new bracelet clasp!!!!

Ww

[obtuse grove]

innovative af

[twin crescent]

I need this in my life

They somehow made grey of all colours sexy

Grand seiko is famous for their intricate dials

They are ‘inspired by nature’ - check out “Snowflake” and “Lake Suwa”

[drifting brook]

Anytime! don’t forget to post your watch here once you decide which one, would love to see it 🙌

[twin crescent]

Someone take away my credit card please before I do anything stupid again

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1003685105895747636/1032738582122745916/unknown.png

Aww fuck too late

[obtuse grove]

[drifting brook]

oh the jubilee strap is gonna look nice on that casio

good looks on that one

[drifting brook]

speaking of straps

I wanna get a new leather strap for my Edifice, but i don't want to go for a standard black/brown. wanna get something more colorful like a royal blue or forest green kinda thing. any suggestions?

[twin crescent]

Dyed leather looks bad imo

If colour, I prefer canvas or rubber

But check out Barton if shipping is ok

[drifting brook]

that’s a fair point. plus I’m not gonna buy some expensive ass band so it’s probably gonna look bad sooner too 🤔

[drifting brook]

canvas is actually a pretty solid idea

any colors in mind for a canvas strap that would go with this one?

it’s a white/silver dial with a relatively subtle sunburst effect going on, plus dark grey subdials

[twin crescent]

Anything really

I’d love orange

Or pink

But that’s me ya know lol

[twin crescent]

Didn’t know it was a competition lol

But this YouTuber in particular is such a click bait whore

Subbed only because of his Grand Seiko giveaway, if it’s even real

[obtuse grove]

lmfao💀

[drifting brook]

pink is lit. one of my favorite colors.

your watch looks great on the pink strap.

is yours a nato strap, or regular canvas?

[twin crescent]

nato

[drifting brook]

apparently he does a watch giveaway every 1000 subscribers. that's the only reason i'm subscribed to him

he does use a random comment picker with no cuts in the video to pick out winners from the comments, so it seem genuine but you can never really tell tbh

[twin crescent]

has he given away the grand seiko?

[drifting brook]

he said he'll give it away in january

[twin crescent]

he does an annoying yet effective thing that he announces the results in the video, and it's up to you to contact him

[drifting brook]

yeah at least it's out in the open. there's so many massive youtubers with millions of subs who allegedly do all their giveaways but you never find out who won lol

[twin crescent]

yeah but it's an obvious way to pad engagement

the announcement in videos thing

[drifting brook]

oh for sure lmao. his entire audience is less attentive to his content than if they were all actually bots

they are all there for the giveaways

that's why he does them for every 1000 subs

it's the perfect step-by-step inflation strategy

[twin crescent]

yeah in digital marketing it's taught as one big risk for giveaways

do too many and you'll have non-converting audience there just for free shit

[drifting brook]

he'll have to get real crafty to divert them to his other videos too. his whole channel is basically just alibaba watches, sprinkled with some seiko, bulova, etc.

[twin crescent]

yeah i'm sick of videos about aliexpress shit

like we get that pagani design and san martin aren't as shite as the price would suggest

but like it or not, people buy watches for the brands as well

I say - I have seiko, and everyone knows what that means, have heard of it or at least seen sponsorships and ads

casio - everybody knows casio

tissot - ooh swiss

try telling to some guy in a pub -well actually this pagani design a pretty good value watch and it's powered by seiko mechaquartz movement, and it looks like a rolex because it's a 'homage' not a fake

[drifting brook]

i've never had any interesting conversations with anyone about watches except you guys and only one single friend of mine who's a little bit into them

but yeah you're right

[twin crescent]

i've initiated many in pubs

when i see someone wearing something not apple watch

[drifting brook]

i've initiated a few times enthusiastically, thinking i've found a fellow watch nerd. turns out the person doesn't know shit about watches and just bought it because it was expensive/looks expensive.

that was so awkward for me i just stopped initiating

[twin crescent]

lol i remember that a couple weeks ago i started talking about watches with someone who was wearing something cool, he said he had a collection of them

someone else overheard and said damn i wish i had a cool watch, any recommendations?

the first guy said i'm actually selling some of my collection so wanna buy something?

he actually made the sale in the pub lol

went to his home to bring the watch in question and quickly returned

granted it was a diesel but it wasn't bad actually and was for a good price

from fashion watches i actually respect diesel because they do wacky shit instead of rebranding rolex replicas

[drifting brook]

damn that's smooth lol. yeah honestly, that's the only reason i will never actually knock fashion watches that are ok quality

i've had a few fashion watches here and there until i really started educating myself

[twin crescent]

it had a cool pearlescent crystal that changed colours depending on the angle

[drifting brook]

i'll never give a pass to the fashion watches pretending to be affordable luxury though. aka DW, MVMT, etc.

[drifting brook]

oh that's neat

those sorts of bells & whistles are perfect to get novices hooked before they explore more themselves

i would never consider that a feature worth buying now, but back when i didn't know shit i would've definitely loved that

[twin crescent]

wouldn't catch me dead wearing this but it's cool actually

[drifting brook]

damn how big was this thing, like 45

[twin crescent]

yeah it was a chongus

[drifting brook]

invicta territory lol

[twin crescent]

50mm

[drifting brook]

jeeeez

[twin crescent]

well some people want astronauts of the ISS to notice their watches

[drifting brook]

they want the moon phase to have an actual moon inside the watch

[twin crescent]

did you just leak new invicta complication

[drifting brook]

just an exclusive for my watch gang here

an invicta watch that has an entire lange watch inside it as a complication

[twin crescent]

👀

chronograph that has 3 removable watches of their own

[drifting brook]

reminds me of one of the biggest cash grabs in the watch world i have ever seen

ofc i'm talking about jacob and co

[hasty plank]

yuck

[twin crescent]

but

[drifting brook]

this has 5 of the cheapest off the shelf quartz movements money can buy, surrounded by diamonds

[twin crescent]

are you ready for this

[drifting brook]

https://tenor.com/view/dizzy-shaky-woozy-gif-10273177

[twin crescent]

Diesel Big Daddy

that's the name

[drifting brook]

oh come on

that makes my tummy hurt

y'all fucking with the Invicta 52mm Bolt Zeus Magnum Anatomic Quartz Chronograph with a Dual Movement

it's quite a dainty little timepiece

also the second movement is in this tiny fucking hole down here for some reason

[twin crescent]

it looks like a prop in a steampunk cosplay

[drifting brook]

how dare you insult steampunk cosplay like that

i really want to have a gander inside the mind of the people who unironically buy a watch like this and think it looks good

[obtuse grove]

no fucking way that's it's actual name

Then again even looking at it definitely sounds like it's an Invicta 52mm Bolt Zeus Magnum Anatomic Quartz Chronograph with a Dual Movement

It looks like a

idk

I could kill someone with that thing

[twin crescent]

@normal cave opened up the latest episode of spyxfamily anime and the first shot triggered me

anyone apart from Johann hazard a guess what's wrong here?

[runic spruce]

||The numbers are upside down||

[twin crescent]

||you're on the right track with the numbers but that depends on the watchmaker - upside down is okay||

[twin crescent]

like this

[runic spruce]

||Oh that’s cool, but yeah then I got nothing||

||Wait… is it the hands being wrong? They don’t look right for the time, maybe it’s just the angle tho ||

[twin crescent]

||should i give you a hiiiint?||

[runic spruce]

||Wait 4 is iiii? I thought it was iv ||

||I’m so confused ||

[twin crescent]

||https://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/watches-and-culture/encyclopaedia/glossary-of-watchmaking/s/roman-numeral-iiii-on-dials-1/ ||

[runic spruce]

||Oh I never thought of that, idk I kind of prefer IV to IIII||

[obtuse grove]

||tbh i never knew this was a thing||

[normal cave]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[normal cave]

in watchmaking, yes

it’s for better legibility and symmetry across the dial

it’s much more legible when you’ve got IIII on the dial instead of a semi-inverted IV. this was a feature mainly on church clocks which were meant to be seen from far away, and sometimes you just cannot tell the difference between a V and a IV from a distance.

symmetry is another factor. the number directly across from it is VIII, which has more numbers spread out and so having IIII allows for more balance. the number directly opposite to it is X, which can be nicely proportioned to be the same width as the first and last lines of IIII. it also allows for the centerpoint of the X to be directly in line with the centerpoint of IIII. you might think it doesn’t make a difference, but it does

here’s a quick diagram on why it works symmetrically

[twin crescent]

decided to put it on my cream leather strap, i think it looks better

[normal cave]

tomorrow… a new watch joins the Lange family

[twin crescent]

TOURBILLION FLIEGER?

DIGITAL LANGE????

SAXONIA SMART WATCH?

[normal cave]

all I know is that it’s a new watch to an existing family

it might be a Richard Lange

[twin crescent]

Btw found out that by buying the seiko tank I accidentally bought a birth year watch lol

[obtuse grove]

Ayoooo

'96?

[normal cave]

new in: the 2nd Generation Lange Zeitwerk. an upgrade on the original.

today, A. Lange & Söhne reveals the 2nd generation of their iconic, modernist watch—the Zeitwerk. the avant-grade design of jumping time; the small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock, and the dial diameter of 41.9mm remain the same, as they were on the original Zeitwerk.

what’s changed is everything else. the new Zeitwerk is a hint slimmer than its predecessor, coming in at a thickness of 12.2mm. arguably the biggest change however, is in its movement. the old Zeitwerk’s biggest weakness was the measly 36 hour power reserve, which this year, has been doubled to a much more respectable 72. Lange’s new in-house movement for the Zeitwerk changed, now incorporating their patented barrel design with 2 mainsprings instead of one. the 2nd Generation Zeitwerk also gets a constant force mechanism in the form of a remontoir.

new also, is the addition of the inverted style pusher and the new simplified hours-switching mechanism. this allows for ease of setting the time during trips where time zones change.

the 2nd Generation of the Zeitwerk will be produced in a platinum case and a black dial, or in a pink gold case with a silver dial.

[runic spruce]

What does that 52 mean

[hasty plank]

how many weeks in a year

iirc

[twin crescent]

I GUESSED CORRECTLY

@normal cave is that the official press release?

what's with the lowercase at the start of each sentence?

old Zeitwer’s biggest weakness
new also, is the addition
i hope it's a machine translation, otherwise i can offer them copywriting services =]

[twin crescent]

It’s my pleasure to announce that I’m the owner of a new watch

[normal cave]

nope, just what I typed

it is machine translated but it’s not what they’ve put out

[normal cave]

the Zeitwerk specifically shows 7:52 on the advertisements as a special reference to the clock at the Semperoper. the opera starts at 8, so you take your seats at 7:52

[twin crescent]

The original strap didn’t even last 4 minutes lol

[normal cave]

which was the function of the clock that F. A. Lange built for it in the first place

[twin crescent]

But waiting for the metal bracelet to come from aliexpress

[normal cave]

(the Zeitwerk paying homage to that very first clock)

[normal cave]

looks great!

[twin crescent]

you know what, I bought pepsi because black was sold out

but I actually really like it

also it looks classier without the fish

[normal cave]

bepis is a pretty good colour scheme on watches

[twin crescent]

yeah but doesn't do a lot on a diver

it's obviously a homage of gmt

where it shows daytime/nighttime

seiko has pepsi bezels where one color marks 15 sec/min - basically a quarter

[twin crescent]

Feels hefty too + seconds hit the markers pretty well

Watches are a DISEASE

[hasty plank]

neat

[twin crescent]

hopefully some respect

[drifting brook]

let's fucking gooooo

not that i can buy this watch even if i sell everything i have, but still

god i fucking love the zeitwerk

[drifting brook]

it's arrived

[drifting brook]

You don't own a Rolex. You merely look after it until you realise you should sell it to a hypebeast dummy and buy 2 JLCs instead.

[drifting brook]

i admire the range of bands. that cream brown strap on the gold seiko is absolutely gorgeous

[normal cave]

it’s easily one of the most innovative watches in the modern era

the movement’s been made even better now with the double mainspring

[twin crescent]

Why are California dials even a thing

Who thinks they look good

[runic spruce]

But honestly those 24 hr Soviet watches look p cool

[drifting brook]

at the risk of sounding pedantic, i'd almost call it the first real post-modern watch

in an age of crazy gyrotourbillons and all kinds of bells & whistles, the zeitwerk is insanely hyper-engineered & unnecessarily boundary-pushing....just to function like a digital watch 💀

i fucking love that. it's like the ultimate representation of barebones function-over-form. nothing more, nothing less. yet in what it is, it is absolutely and undeniably perfect

it's a blunt but elegant middle finger to the rest of the watch industry which overcomplicates shit so much sometimes

I know it's a relatively well-known watch among watch nerds, but in terms of what it philosophically represents to me in horology, i feel like most people don't actually realize how significant of a watch it really is.

[normal cave]

indeed what Lange stands to do. elegance over flexing

even when they flex, they flex in a way that makes you feel good about their flexing

[normal cave]

the jumping time mechanism is so hard to get right and look effortless like it does in the Zeitwerk. discs need to be quickly accelerated and stopped, which means that it draws a huge amount of power from the mainspring to do that (actually the biggest reason why the 1st generation Zeitwerk was so low on power reserve)

[twin crescent]

HAAS?

HAAS F1 SPONSORSHIP CONFIRMED?

actually started looking closer and haas is sponsored by these guys https://cyrus-watches.ch/

ugliest logo ever

and i don't see anything of interest there

[normal cave]

Anthony de Haas, yep. I’ve met him before. he’s the head of product development at Lange & Söhne

[twin crescent]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDdIJ7cE_gg

Omega Minute Repeater

I like the dial, i'm such a slut for space dials

I think the minute repeaters woulda looked better on the bottom of the dial, for symmetry reasons

[normal cave]

ok genuinely, has Omega ever made a watch without a Tachymeter

[twin crescent]

it's kinda the signature dish of the speedmaster series

[normal cave]

I love the watch, I love the design

[twin crescent]

which, did you know, went to the mooon?

it's the first watch worn on the moon

[normal cave]

but every omega I’ve seen has a tachymeter

[twin crescent]

one might even call it a MoonWatch

[normal cave]

I believe that’s why they call it a moonwatch

[twin crescent]

also it looks like it chimes chrono time not the actual time

but the video shows two pushers in action

so i wonder if one is for chrono readout and the other for time

[obtuse grove]

I JUST SAW THAT SPEEDMASTEE

WTF

HOW

how do you even chrono chime

I'm pretty sure this is not the first watch to do it but

ggs

it's a pretty watch too

[normal cave]

it isn’t, Omega has done it before in 1932

this watch is actually modelled after the 1932 Olympic Games watch. everything is the same as it was on that piece. the 5Hz coaxial escapement is just the same too

chronometer chime works similarly to to a regular minute repeater, by using cams to lower racks which correspond to specific time duration (that depends if you’re using a decimal or quarter minute repeater system)

instead of doing it with the entire watch (which they’ve also done!) they did it with the chronometer mechanism, measuring elapsed time by using cams to designate each time to a specific tone

[normal cave]

so as the cams spin with the movement itself, each cam will be at a different position which allows the rack to be in a different position according to the gradation of the watch

the hours cam has 12 indentations (so if the repeater chimes 5 for the hours, that means there’s 5 racks on the hours cam) and the minutes is generally divided into the quarter cam and the decimal cam. the quarter cam has 4 indentations (so if it’s 5:15, you’ll hear 5 chimes for the hour and 1 chime for the quarter)

the minutes is the most complicated, having 4 groups of 14 indentations (because you do have times when you don’t need the minutes to be called out; 5:15 or 5:30 for example)

what I think Omega has done is use a similar quarter-and-decimal system for the chronometer chime

(minus the hour cam of course)

it’s very cool because you essentially need two minute repeaters (which means two governors, two winding springs, two regulations for each time)

[twin crescent]

wtf amazon

[hasty plank]

make up ur mind

[wanton whale]

Found my Seiko knockoff

[obtuse grove]

hmmm yes

[twin crescent]

tempting

[obtuse grove]

t h i c c boi

[drifting brook]

you could crack someone's skull with that thing

[wanton whale]

Oh shit Lange noooooo

[normal cave]

STOP

[twin crescent]

i wouldn't be surprised to see AP x Supreme Royal Oak tho

that's deffo something these sluts would do

[normal cave]

I agree

[twin crescent]

after black panther RO, we can expect anything from the Royal Oak Company

even Patek CEO gave shade to them l0l

[normal cave]

as he should

[twin crescent]

meanwhile what do you think about my poorly done photoshop job https://old.reddit.com/r/WatchesCirclejerk/comments/ygq5bc/watches_if_brands_didnt_put_an_entire_essay_on/

[twin crescent]

I'm surprised by the vicious reaction I got from some

like one guy calling me "self-absorbed" lol for doing a quick photoshop job for fun

@potent frigate will love this 😄

[potent frigate]

Hahaha excellent

[median stirrup]

@twin crescentCasio Edifice 2018 Toro Rosso Edition

[twin crescent]

that's an amazing watch

Casio Edifice produces some of the best value for money

[median stirrup]

I bought it for 200€

i got the very last one of the shop

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lucky

[median stirrup]

demonstration model, this was the only one left

[twin crescent]

I wanted Alpha Tauri edition but it's not sold anywhere near me

[median stirrup]

sad

[twin crescent]

pics pls

[median stirrup]

it's night here but ok

@twin crescent

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love it

[median stirrup]

@potent frigate will recognise what is in the background xD

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it's got sapphire crystal which is something you don't see often in the price range

[median stirrup]

It is not at the right hour

We changed of hour this night

Didn't change the hour on my watch yet

[twin crescent]

same

I had to change the hour on all my watches, which is a bit annoying on my digitals since they go only forward lol

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.

[median stirrup]

I only have one

But it's fine

[twin crescent]

never got the urge to buy... more? :>

[median stirrup]

Not rly the kind of watches I like. But everyone has its own tastes!

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Casio Edifice was the most affordable sponsor

[median stirrup]

Tbh no

I rly like mine

[twin crescent]

if you want to support Aston Martin, you'll have to buy Girard-Peregaux

[median stirrup]

This is the first real expensive thing I bought myself

[twin crescent]

https://www.girard-perregaux.com/row_en/81020-11-001-11a.html

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and what a thing it is

[median stirrup]

I was 15, 200€ were rly a lot

It's still a lot

But less

[twin crescent]

yeah but you're still wearing it

[median stirrup]

I had like 10€/m

[twin crescent]

if you had bought a 200€ phone or clothes they'd be in the bin by now

[median stirrup]

Nearly everyday

I tried to switch with the Galaxy Watch 4 cause it was free when I bought my phone

But it's useless

And you have to charge it every 2d

[twin crescent]

Yeah that's also why I don't wear smartwatches

Tried a couple but never clicked

[median stirrup]

I charge my Watch 1 time/year. I let it at the sun the whole day during summer and I'm good for 1 year

[twin crescent]

yeah solar watches are awesome

my next one will be solar

[median stirrup]

My dad wants to buy a nice watch when he will retire in 2y

He wants to buy a car and a watch

[twin crescent]

valid

[median stirrup]

He is looking for a nice Tag Heuer

[twin crescent]

Tag Heuer is not my watch of choice

they are a bit too expensive for what they offer but if he likes it he likes it

[median stirrup]

I quite like it tbh, it's more my style

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I like Tag Heuer Monaco

[median stirrup]

I don't see what it is

[median stirrup]

Tbh I don't know watches. I just know mine

Ye definitely not my style

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it's an odd one, but it's iconic

[median stirrup]

I don't like square watches

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it was worn by steve mcqueen in Grand Prix, and Heisenberg in Breaking Bad

[potent frigate]

I don't actually. is it your HRT?

[median stirrup]

ye

Oestrodose

[twin crescent]

Tag Heuer also makes Carrera line

but for that price I'd go Omega

this is my dream watch- Omega Speedmaster "Moonwatch"

[median stirrup]

I prefer that

[median stirrup]

I like that

[twin crescent]

it's called Moonwatch because it, well, went to the moon :>

[median stirrup]

nothing special

[twin crescent]

I also adore Grand Seiko watches

[median stirrup]

and at Hollywood you mean /s

[twin crescent]

they have technology called Spring Drive which makes the second hand smoothly sweep instead of going tick tick tick

super nerdy and super cool stuff

but yeah @median stirrup your edifice is awesome, wear it in good health

bit jealous even lol

[twin crescent]

@normal cave this is my least favourite lange reference tbh

they really dropped the ball on the movement finishing

i just don't understand why fake lange so badly

anyone who knows what AL&S is will start laughing after seeing that

stick to faking rolexes

this though seems interesting

[normal cave]

ah yes the rare, unreleased, Lange 1.5

[obtuse grove]

Johann probably ceased existence for a second there

[drifting brook]

this picture makes me wanna fight someone in a parking lot

[nimble tiger]

I am in Beverly hills

So many watch stores

[twin crescent]

Go into Rolex and say “I want Pepsi GMT Master II, do you have it right now? I have cash”

[nimble tiger]

I also saw a grand Seiko store

[twin crescent]

meanwhile in aliexpress

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003423686371.html read everything, it's worth it

"The wind between the wrists starts//Lives twice as wonderful every second"

it gets even better https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003719462796.html

[normal cave]

QUALITY STRENGTH SCHOOL

CHOICE OF SEX AND PRICE

take notes, watchmakers. this is how you advertise

[twin crescent]

@drifting brook at first moment i thought this thread was made by you lol

https://old.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/yizmea/recommendation_leather_strap_replacement_color/

also rolex just produced the ugliest watch i've ever seen

✅ an entire book on the dial
✅ ORIGINAL GAS ESCAPE VALVE/ RING LOCK SYSTEM
✅ BIG BEZEL, tiny dial

Love the new Rolex x Invicta Shaqdweller

[drifting brook]

that is freaky LMAO. identical watch with identical question wtf

this man did all the hard work for me i'm just gonna steal his recommendations

[drifting brook]

i found out about this from federico talks watches on youtube

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

absolutely tore it to shreds and rightfully so

[obtuse grove]

Ah yes innovative as always

my favourite watch brand

[twin crescent]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoqENxJAJ1c

watching this made me appreciate deepsea challenge more

still think that the inner bezel is fuck ugly, even if functional - no need to print all that shit

[obtuse grove]

mfw a Casio F-91w has less print text on than a Rolex

[twin crescent]

L0L

I didn’t expect it to be so ugly

I kinda don’t believe that it’s a real pic

The ring lock system looked smaller in the renders

[hasty plank]

whats that, a “rolex” you bought on ali express?

[twin crescent]

Yoooo

New edition of the speed timer

I like it even more than the panda - reminds me of IWC Mercedes AMG special edition

[normal cave]

that looks incredible

[normal cave]

actual watch porn

[twin crescent]

now i wish Seiko sponsored some F1 team and had a collab watch

unfortunately Red Bull [Honda] is taken by TAG Heuer, and I don't see any obvious connections with other teams

hmm, alpha tauri is currently not sponsored by Edifice so maybe?

[normal cave]

can you imagine Seiko x AT? that would be sick

[twin crescent]

dunno, ask Emma, she might know

[drifting brook]

god i fuck with seiko so much