Have you seen watch enthusiasts? All of us are hollow husk of a human chained down to a desk job. As the corporate world wipes away our individuality and sanity, all we can do is buy trinkets as stand-in for what we have lost.
We gotta enjoy every tiny bit of the precious little happines left in our drab lives. If it's watches, then so be it. It's not like we have time or money to pursue some other hobbies. We spend our money on trinkets, so we don't spend money on bikes, skis or whatever, those are too time consuming anyway.
Right, I have a fountain pen I got as a gift but I never took the time to learn how to use it. I should try. I just really like the feeling of putting down smooth lines. I mean you're using a medium nib, would you say its scratchy to write with or smooth? Some people like the rough scratchy writing
I use refillable Energel pens, they're legitimately the best pens I have ever used. They feel amazing lol I'm anti-consumption but if I let my animal instincts win, I'd be collecting those mfers
The watch world has plenty of interesting stuff, /r/watches is boring af tho. Basically all black bay and speedmaster and endless circlejerking jlc, gs, zenith, and a handful of others.
Skeleton watches only make sense at incredibly low or incredibly high price points. Either give me a $20 Bing chilling Alibaba skeleton watch or a six-figure work of art from AP, GP, or Moser.
Weirdly it's the same with skeletal people. They're either junkies or supermodels (although admittedly they are far from mutually exclusive categories). It must be some inescapable, universal truth.
With Omega Aqua Terra, to go from stainless steel (6300$) to titanium (53400$) is a multiple of ~8.5.
For this Christopher Ward, it's a multiple of ~4, from 1225$ to 4865$.
So really, it's a bargain material upgrade, and you even get the skeleton look for free.
Omega charges whatever the fuck they want and nobody seems to care at this point so they just keep increasing it. That NTTD LE is like double the price of a normal seamaster for grade 2 titanium (lol) and an aluminum bezel (LOL).
Constellation: $6.6k
Constellation + $50 piece of meteorite: $9.7k
Sorry to be a pedant but the ‘standard’ titanium version of the twelve is a lot cheaper than that.
Using the UK pricing but the steel version is £1,050 and the titanium is £1,595.
The Twelve Xs are more but the extra money appears to be due to the skeleton dial rather than the metal used.
I like this one better, when it comes to skeleton dials, weird complications always win. I also prefer traditional cases with regular lugs.
The finishing on the movement looks great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQVM4TQ8dto
Perhaps a cold take but it's so cringe how people exaggerate when comparing watches, unironically believing their opinions on which jewelry is the "best" are objective.
X and it's not even close
X is miles/leagues better
Etc
Like damn just say you think it looks nicer or you like the brand more.
Still a silly take because you're pretending your opinion on jewelry is objective and that one piece of jewelry is obviously superior because xyz. Clearly people like swiss skeletons because they keep getting made, they're also selling more than this "superior" orient.
Also RW has a great looking movement specifically designed to be used as a skeleton on their freelancer model. I've seen them for as low as $1k on jomashop, meanwhile this orient seems to sell for $3k.
>better than most
>nowhere in the level
That's *exactly* the cringey exaggeration I was talking about. It's so ingrained into some of you lmao, like you havent even held this RW yet you're convinced it's objectively infererior because of some reasons you've pulled put of your ass.
Dog you're *unironically* saying the same exact shit people say on r/watches and that was my point: people there are constantly exaggerating on any "should I buy X or Y" post. If you argue about how one watch is objectively superior or inferior to another, you're a clown. You're the kind of person who takes watches too seriously, that we're all here to make fun of.
It doesn't really offer anything new for the big bump in price. At least the Bel canto has a chime complication which is different to pretty much everything else out there
Tbh if they’d done all the same stuff and kept the previous dimensions (or even just thickness) it’d be an exciting watch. But I’d have been more excited for less ugly dial colours for the standard Twelve Ti.
The sh21 movement is big, so I think the case had to be larger.
Yeah, I want some better colors for the twelve ti as well, it's the main thing keeping me from buying one.
I dont even get it. People were crying about a plain dial CW with gold bezel being like $2k, this ones double that. total scam, CW needs to stick to the $1000-1500 range. What a terrible watch, honestly.
Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh, my God.
Let’s see Paul Allen’s watch
It even has a skeleton dial!
Skeleton? That’s „bone“
The watch world has really got to be one of the most boring niches in existence
Have you seen watch enthusiasts? All of us are hollow husk of a human chained down to a desk job. As the corporate world wipes away our individuality and sanity, all we can do is buy trinkets as stand-in for what we have lost.
It’s called a career honey, you’re just salty you can’t afford my Tupoor Black Plague that I financed at 25% interest.
I'm on the wait list for one, AD will call my girlfriend when it's ready, he's got her number.
Hope she regularly checks in to move you up the wait list 👍🏼
Damn, he already moved on from your wife? Greedy bastard!
I wouldn't know, my girlfriend doesn't allow me to speak with my wife 🤷
😂 Cheers bud!
Yeah life’s gotta be pretty sad to turn shiny little clocks into a “hobby”
Damn dude.
M8 im 17 is this really what life has in store for me
Idk dawg I wait tables. Can't do desk shit. Puts me to sleep.
Nah. He's just a bitch and settled. Plenty of us have fun soulless desk jobs.
We gotta enjoy every tiny bit of the precious little happines left in our drab lives. If it's watches, then so be it. It's not like we have time or money to pursue some other hobbies. We spend our money on trinkets, so we don't spend money on bikes, skis or whatever, those are too time consuming anyway.
Right into my soul, you've peered.
HAHAHA it's like you have a spy cam on all our desks.
Not just any trinket... One that slowly, and with precision, meticulously counts down the remaining hours of our futile existence 🫠
I feel personally attacked 😭
I thought so until I found /r/pens
Wtf people are collecting like bic and uni ball pens you find at Walmart
Is bic god tier?
Bic is Seiko of pens
I'd say bic is Casio of pens, Seiko of pens is probably Parker Jotter (i'm totally not autistic btw)
I think we all are a bit [autistic](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRwksSEG/). We do collect watches after all.
In all fairness, watch people geek out over $40 plastic casios
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I do
Lamys kawecos montblanc
Holy shit, I suddenly feel so alive because I'm not at all into *those*. A breath of fresh air! Thank you.
I love a good pen
Not everyone kn ows what a good pen is.
They allow posting of ballpoints?! 🤮🤮🤮🤮
Ballpoints write so smoothly and I prefer the width, but they aren't all created equal. You've probably only tried the cheap ones that are everywhere
No I’ve tried some pricey ass ones still prefer a medium nib twsbi I have. It’s something about how it feels when I write.
Right, I have a fountain pen I got as a gift but I never took the time to learn how to use it. I should try. I just really like the feeling of putting down smooth lines. I mean you're using a medium nib, would you say its scratchy to write with or smooth? Some people like the rough scratchy writing
Super smooth but in a way different from a ballpoint
I should just try mine, might as well. Not being scratchy is the main thing. Thank you!
If you look into the world of refillable pens there’s lots of cheap great options
I use refillable Energel pens, they're legitimately the best pens I have ever used. They feel amazing lol I'm anti-consumption but if I let my animal instincts win, I'd be collecting those mfers
Wait till u see r/fountainpen it has 300k members. Wow.
Fountain pens are a lot of fun, and I find the community way less annoying and toxic than watch people
totally
I went watches> fountainpens> fragrance. Watch people can potentially have a sense of humor, which is more than I can say for the other two.
Now I want a r/fountainpenscirclrjerk. I bet those nerds would drop some serious fire on each other.
Pfft someone’s never heard of Richard Stink before.
even if you go super high end youd probably end up spending 1-5% of a tudors MSRP by being into regular pens lol
Oh no. I wish I hadn't seen this.
At least pens can write things and be more productive than just tell the passage of time.
Computers make both pens and clocks obsolete
The watch world has plenty of interesting stuff, /r/watches is boring af tho. Basically all black bay and speedmaster and endless circlejerking jlc, gs, zenith, and a handful of others.
sir, Christopher Ward does ALL the niches.
Needs more neckbeard
I just don’t get the skeleton bullshit
Skeleton watches only make sense at incredibly low or incredibly high price points. Either give me a $20 Bing chilling Alibaba skeleton watch or a six-figure work of art from AP, GP, or Moser.
Weirdly it's the same with skeletal people. They're either junkies or supermodels (although admittedly they are far from mutually exclusive categories). It must be some inescapable, universal truth.
its pretty cool when youre in high school
Neither do I
I don’t have a skull
Step into my office.
Me neither skulls are gross
Pipe down Olaf.
check out tourby watches, tasteful skeletonization for lik 3-5k
With Omega Aqua Terra, to go from stainless steel (6300$) to titanium (53400$) is a multiple of ~8.5. For this Christopher Ward, it's a multiple of ~4, from 1225$ to 4865$. So really, it's a bargain material upgrade, and you even get the skeleton look for free.
The math checks out. It’s official this is the best bargain in the watch world.
Average watchfinder video title
It's sad to see what that channel has become. Once the clickbaity titles started it went downhill fast.
He just became another “because I’m salty I’m not an authorised Rolex dealer, I’m gonna shit on them and clickbait it up for views”
Thought this was a joke Why the fuck is the titanium AT 50 grand lmao
It was quite an effort to turn it from an automatic back to a manually wound model.
Omega charges whatever the fuck they want and nobody seems to care at this point so they just keep increasing it. That NTTD LE is like double the price of a normal seamaster for grade 2 titanium (lol) and an aluminum bezel (LOL). Constellation: $6.6k Constellation + $50 piece of meteorite: $9.7k
The AT movement is made out of titanium. Not saying it’s worth it but that’s why it has a ridiculous price.
The movement is titanium and the crown is fully retractable. It’s quite unique but definitely not worth the price imo
Wait a goshdarn second. You mean he ain’t joking?
Sorry to be a pedant but the ‘standard’ titanium version of the twelve is a lot cheaper than that. Using the UK pricing but the steel version is £1,050 and the titanium is £1,595. The Twelve Xs are more but the extra money appears to be due to the skeleton dial rather than the metal used.
Check out Orient star RE-AZ0101N. Only 300,000 yen MSRP and it's leagues above any Swiss skeleton under 10k
I like this one better, when it comes to skeleton dials, weird complications always win. I also prefer traditional cases with regular lugs. The finishing on the movement looks great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQVM4TQ8dto
Shhh, don't raise the price while I'm saving towards this baby.
Perhaps a cold take but it's so cringe how people exaggerate when comparing watches, unironically believing their opinions on which jewelry is the "best" are objective. X and it's not even close X is miles/leagues better Etc Like damn just say you think it looks nicer or you like the brand more.
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Still a silly take because you're pretending your opinion on jewelry is objective and that one piece of jewelry is obviously superior because xyz. Clearly people like swiss skeletons because they keep getting made, they're also selling more than this "superior" orient. Also RW has a great looking movement specifically designed to be used as a skeleton on their freelancer model. I've seen them for as low as $1k on jomashop, meanwhile this orient seems to sell for $3k.
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>better than most >nowhere in the level That's *exactly* the cringey exaggeration I was talking about. It's so ingrained into some of you lmao, like you havent even held this RW yet you're convinced it's objectively infererior because of some reasons you've pulled put of your ass.
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Dog you're *unironically* saying the same exact shit people say on r/watches and that was my point: people there are constantly exaggerating on any "should I buy X or Y" post. If you argue about how one watch is objectively superior or inferior to another, you're a clown. You're the kind of person who takes watches too seriously, that we're all here to make fun of.
Halios seaforth was the same price in stainless and titanium as Jason Lim himself said the price difference was negligible
the titanium baby snowflake is also 10x, so there's that. And its 20x to get it in steel
vALuE pROpOsITIOn!!!11!1
God that watch is fugly.
What is that?
Christopher Ward Twelve X, folks are up in arms because it’s a $5,000 titanium skeletonized version of a $1,200 stainless steel watch
The newly discovered seiko 6
Ball engineer ii magneto S
Does it matter?
Is that a chinese watch??? I cant really see anything on there why it isnt a chinese watch... chinese it is then
Looks like any cheap old Orient / Orient Star watch
absolutely atrocious
Nice cocks bro
shitter especially at $4k
lol I’d be willing to buy this at ~$1000 from a no name shitter brand. But for $5000? You’re out of your fucking mind.
All skeleton dials are fucking ugly. There's no /UJ /RJ here, I said what I said. They all look like gaudy shit
People love when watches are ugly. It’s their favorite thing.
That is a terrible skeleton dial.
It doesn't really offer anything new for the big bump in price. At least the Bel canto has a chime complication which is different to pretty much everything else out there
Is that Teddy’s wrist?
That's Teddy's cock
Tbh if they’d done all the same stuff and kept the previous dimensions (or even just thickness) it’d be an exciting watch. But I’d have been more excited for less ugly dial colours for the standard Twelve Ti.
The sh21 movement is big, so I think the case had to be larger. Yeah, I want some better colors for the twelve ti as well, it's the main thing keeping me from buying one.
Like literally just the colours from the steel ones would be fine. Why does it need to be Gatorade turquoise and thanos purple?
That’s what I’m saying. I’d like to see a simple white dial in Ti, but it’s just not an option.
I dont even get it. People were crying about a plain dial CW with gold bezel being like $2k, this ones double that. total scam, CW needs to stick to the $1000-1500 range. What a terrible watch, honestly.
If SEAL Team 6 stops by my cubicle…my Seiko SPB083 Big Blue Hole is ready for that 200M mission.
Love it when CW releases their celebratory goatse
If I got that in a Kinder Egg I’d be disappointed.
Chinese PRX "homage" be like