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Bishop posted:There's so many combos of bands and watch face colors, plus any really classy guy owns a few true automatics. gently caress Rolex give me a Patek or an iwc. My iwc Portuguese automatic is my most pro watch rolex is a bit tricky, on one hand they make utter disgusting pig poo poo trash with gold and whatnot that only a brain damaged russian kleptocrat would want, the cyclops they put on a lot of their offerings is also poo poo and gay, but then they makes nice stuff like the milgauss, the explorer I, the no date sub, the air king does your iwc have the 3-9 subdial layout or the 6-12, im not sure im a fan of how it eats into the numbers on the 6-12, but all in all a great looking watch iwc is turning to poo poo before out very eyes though, vintage will be the way to go
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Dave Concepcion posted:rolex is a bit tricky, on one hand they make utter disgusting pig poo poo trash with gold and whatnot that only a brain damaged russian kleptocrat would want, the cyclops they put on a lot of their offerings is also poo poo and gay, but then they makes nice stuff like the milgauss, the explorer I, the no date sub, the air king same
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Feb 21, 2015 10:55
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wwatch my balls op!
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Feb 21, 2015 11:06
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cthulusnewzulubbq posted:my tiny, womanly wrists prevent me from using most men's watch faces it's a real serious problem yeah I'm really disliking the current trend that the face of the watch needs to be as big as your face.
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Feb 21, 2015 11:37
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Volume posted:yeah I'm really disliking the current trend that the face of the watch needs to be as big as your face. gooooooooo viiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnntaaaaaaaaageeeeeeeeee
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Feb 21, 2015 11:38
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I wear nice watches because I'm not pulling out my Obamaphone to check the time like a ghetto reprobate.
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Feb 21, 2015 12:23
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expensive watches can also tell you at a glance if someone is a trashy retard you can safely ignore (hint: diamonds, gold bracelet, two-tone, anything made by hublot or panerai)
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Feb 21, 2015 12:30
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i couldnt justify getting a nice watch because my swinging ape-like arms mean i end up scuffing my watch on walls semi-frequently
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Feb 21, 2015 12:46
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XMNN posted:i couldnt justify getting a nice watch because my swinging ape-like arms mean i end up scuffing my watch on walls semi-frequently that just adds character
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Feb 21, 2015 12:47
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watches are stupid and for gays. well thats my opinion on watches thanks for skipping over thise post
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Feb 21, 2015 13:49
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i didnt skip over it i read the entire thing
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My dad has a rolex. It is very old, looks like all the other classic old watches. Itcost 500€ and is now worth 5 times that. Myself i have bought a watch for 2.99 at a discounter and it looks pretty much like all classic watches. Nobody would ever notice unless they are into watches. Ofc i don't wear it, i have a mobilphone. But if some turd is showing me their stupid watch and telling me how good it is i tell em i bought a watch for 2.99 at a discounter. That makes all the dudes fuckoff, well worth 2.99. I never had to pretend yet, i even enjoyed telling that stupid rolex dude i know for ages now (he has 3 real rolex watches costing 3x 200k+ with all diamonds on the display etc) that i own a 2.99 watch. I still do business with him. What i am saying is, if you feel the need for a real good watch then you should get old used ones in top quality. They need a tiny bit of maintenance but increase in value and are totally affordable. FunkyFlashman fucked around with this message at 14:54 on Feb 21, 2015 |
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Feb 21, 2015 14:18
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Business Gorillas posted:lmao if you think pulling out your smartphone is more convenient than moving your wrist My phone is almost always in my bag or jacket when I'm at work, and it takes me exactly 1 second to look at my wrist and figure out what time it is on my beater Timex, and as someone said: if you look at your phone people assume you're just checking out your facebook or texts and you look like an rear end in a top hat. Adults wear watches, you can get Seikos for less than $125 and modded Seikos that are homages to expensive brands for $200
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Feb 21, 2015 14:19
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Bishop posted:There's so many combos of bands and watch face colors, plus any really classy guy owns a few true automatics. gently caress Rolex give me a Patek or an iwc. My iwc Portuguese automatic is my most pro watch I've only ever bought watches which cost at the most $100-$200 range (some pretty good watches), but I'm thinking of buying a fancy watch mainly so that if I get robbed while travelling, I can pawn it for a nice sum to get a few nights in a hotel/a few days living expenses and call money to friends/family to arrange bailing me out. (I'd unpawn it after money came through, obviously.) I'll be looking I think in the $5,000-$10,000 range. Haven't started looking seriously yet. I'd thought 'gold Rolex', I have to say only because the great Hunter S. Thompson (R.I.P, {sigh}) wore one. I'm curious as to why you say 'gently caress Rolex', Bishop, why, are they overpriced for what you get? And do they make excellent watches or not?
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Feb 21, 2015 14:20
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i have a watch but i dont wear it b/c i always forget to put it back on after a shower an then it just sits on my bedside table for a few weeks
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BigBadSteve posted:
they're probably quality watches but IMO they're just butt ugly. hunter gets a pass b/c his thing was basically to look as ridiculous as possible
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BigBadSteve posted:I'm curious as to why you say 'gently caress Rolex', Bishop, why, are they overpriced for what you get? And do they make excellent watches or not? Standard watches at a premium. I don't even think they have in-house-movements. Grande Seikos cost roughly the same cost, but in their case you get what you're paying for (50 jewels looks way better than you'd think it would over Rolex's 42).
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Dave Concepcion posted:does your iwc have the 3-9 subdial layout or the 6-12, im not sure im a fan of how it eats into the numbers on the 6-12, but all in all a great looking watch BigBadSteve posted:I'm curious as to why you say 'gently caress Rolex', Bishop, why, are they overpriced for what you get? And do they make excellent watches or not? Bishop fucked around with this message at 14:50 on Feb 21, 2015 |
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BigBadSteve posted:I've only ever bought watches which cost at the most $100-$200 range (some pretty good watches), but I'm thinking of buying a fancy watch mainly so that if I get robbed while travelling, I can pawn it for a nice sum to get a few nights in a hotel/a few days living expenses and call money to friends/family to arrange bailing me out. (I'd unpawn it after money came through, obviously.) firstly Hunter S Thompson wore a GMT master II, if you want that in gold you'll have to pony up $30k, secondly that's a loving robbery beacon so it wouldn't exactly work as well in that scenario, thirdly gold watches are gaudy as all gently caress (exception for subtle dress watches on leather straps) Professor Shark posted:Standard watches at a premium. I don't even think they have in-house-movements. Grande Seikos cost roughly the same cost, but in their case you get what you're paying for (50 jewels looks way better than you'd think it would over Rolex's 42). they have in house movements and they don't make display back models so you'll never see the difference between number of jewels (which in any case isn't what makes a movement beautiful) I agree that GS is overall a much better deal, though
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Dyna Soar posted:they're probably quality watches but IMO they're just butt ugly. hunter gets a pass b/c his thing was basically to look as ridiculous as possible they make a lot of different models, a lot look like absolute poo poo, but how is it possible to call this ugly? 
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Bishop posted:i have the subdials at 3 and 9 and I love it. I was eying a Portuguese for about 6 years before I sprang for one. The finish on it is so nice random people I talk with that aren't even into watches will comment on it and ask me to take it off so they can get a closer look at it alright, that's one beautiful watch black or brown leather?
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Feb 21, 2015 14:58
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This is my wrist-pal I love it For some reason I'm right handed but I wear it on my right wrist. Im also told I write like I'm left handed but in my right hand. Someone help
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Feb 21, 2015 15:00
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Its interesting to see how the good posters wear watches whereas the poo poo loser posters don't. I don't currently own a watch but want one and I will get one asap so I can jump the posting ravine.
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Feb 21, 2015 15:03
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I have the coolest watch is your watch a marine chronometer? oh too bad, mine is, I'll just be over here astronavigating while you cry 
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Feb 21, 2015 15:04
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i have tiny hands that are only good for pumping mens buttholes
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Feb 21, 2015 15:06
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Zzulu posted:i have tiny hands that are only good for pumping mens buttholes the giant watch thing is a dumb dying fad, the world of vintage awaits you with all kinds of awesome in smaller sizes
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Feb 21, 2015 15:08
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I do. Have a few g shocks, a pulsar, a couple invictas, probably another one or two i am forgetting
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I wear a cheap Timex ironman because I tend to run into things a lot and beat up watches. The face is kinda screwed up from when I sprayed Off bug repellant on it.
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Feb 21, 2015 15:44
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Dave Concepcion posted:the giant watch thing is a dumb dying fad, the world of vintage awaits you with all kinds of awesome in smaller sizes Thank Ghod the giant watch fad is dying. When I bought a watch a year or two ago the rather large department store timepiece dept didn't have any decent-looking man's watch in the $100-$200 range with hands that wasn't ridiculously large. I bought the best of the bunch, but it was still so big the winder kept abrading against the back of my wrist when I was physically active, causing bleeding. This watch ended up getting stolen in the Philippines last month after I left it next to a hotel pool. I was glad of this (and it'll probably feed a developing world family for a month) since I managed to buy a less large and fairly decent watch there for a lower price:  I love the cage over the face, as I'm chronic at banging the watch glass against doorframes etc. while rushing past them, and yay, it's a small enough size to not cause me injury. Negatives: Not fully waterproof, glow-in-the-dark hands poorly designed with more phosphorescent paint on the second hand than on the hour hand, no 'light-up-the-dial' button like the stolen Timex had (it was great for use in cinemas when the movie was boring). You get what you pay for I guess, I think this one was around $100. Changed the sweaty plastic band for a woven black nylon one at the first opportunity, I can't wear metal either 'cause it slips when I sweat and I don't buy leather, being a vegetarian.
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Feb 21, 2015 16:11
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lol @ people who wear watches
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Feb 21, 2015 16:42
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what a worthless diagram without mid level swiss
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Feb 21, 2015 17:08
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does that retard lump g-shock in with "modern quartz digital" loving astronauts and poo poo wear g-shock
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and rappers
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it has the faggy smell of le reddit all over it
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Dave Concepcion posted:they make a lot of different models, a lot look like absolute poo poo, but how is it possible to call this ugly? well that is a really basic but good looking watch. not the rolex ppl think when they think rolex, tho?
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I used to be apprenticed under a watchmaker but I don't wear a watch. In theory it's nice to be able to know what time it is at a glance but in practice I'd rather claw out my own eyes than be noticed by and sucked into a conversation w one of those serious watch guys. Like Christ no I dont wanna talk about your omega I'm at the fuckin grocery store on my day off, drat. Quitting that job was good. Watch people are like the rich version of train autists.
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Sweet Tea posted:why the gently caress would i wear a watch when i have a smartphone. lol
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brotato posted:I used to be apprenticed under a watchmaker but I don't wear a watch. In theory it's nice to be able to know what time it is at a glance but in practice I'd rather claw out my own eyes than be noticed by and sucked into a conversation w one of those serious watch guys. pot reciting train tables to kettle
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I used to wear a watch but I took it off 'cuz it was a gift from a girl that I needed to get over (didn't work, it's been years and I'd still do anything to see her again). My phone is a 10$ flip phone that I rarely have on my person so I don't usually get the time from that either. There are many clocks on the wall at my job, and there's a clock display in my car. Those are the only places I really care what time it is, when I'm in literally any other place I don't much care what time it is beyond what I can tell from looking out the window.
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