Showing posts with label Rolex talks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rolex talks. Show all posts

Monday, September 15, 2014

如果可以慢半拍就好喇!

Landmark Central.

Autoway between HK and Central Station 


由中環站去荃灣,有捷徑由中環轉行去香港站。昨天我到Landmark hi tea後回程中,我觀察到,大約98%行人在自動行人輸送帶上路上都仍然在步行,而且不只是漫步,是急行! 只有我和小女靜止地站在行人輸送帶上,靜靜觀察倉促來住的人羣!
我反而覺得我兩父女站在行人輸送帶上是被其它人視我地係"怪物"。

黄霑七八年在他的不文集內講過:"大多數人的習慣就係我地社會的道德標!"

今日電台女DJ聲色俱厲地講:[吊兒郎當],[Le hea ],已無人投訴這是粗口了。

昨天是星期日,休息日,人仍然是冲沖忙忙。何解?
有趣的,是香港型男索女們佢地會選擇行輸送帶以外既行人道展現佢地既衣著品味同迷人既身段!

還有大熱天時包著汵冒穿"利是褲" 在中問玩滑板的半唐蕃,香港實在係趣味之都之首!

今天八時半上班,準備出閘地鐵,仍仍然有三步便出閘,竟然有一位妙齡女子及两位先生好吾客氣在我想行前一步前打尖出閘,我頓時覺得我真係行得太慢,一或人羣眼先只見閘口便沖。

日本公司同事剛來香港公司上班他也是V5.0了,他說香港人行路的節奏已追過東京了!是嗎?

我想問為了什麼要這樣的倉促的跑,尤其是星期日。
跑快一些可以節省一些時間嗎?

我記吾得,似係我地人類要用8倍光速的速度圍繞地球跑百年才可以賺二十分鐘時間。*1

時間實在好難被我地操控,所以把握每一秒每一分鐘是無錯的。

我的人生多面睇:-
應快得快;
平日上班和工作,要博的。

應慢得慢;
假日的慢半拍hea hea 地的生活節拍。

應準得準
ROLEX COSC, Breget Tourbillon....

應買得買
Good watch buying today for tomorrow

*1 我有可能記錯,如果你可以更正最好喇!
HK Snob
HK Watch Fever
HK Kong Tsaan

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

I always have a Dream!



Do you have a Dream?
I do, no matter what sometimes I wish I could had my dreams come true.

When I was young I planned to be a See Fu of Kung Fu, I was amazed with Bruce lee’s kicks that come and go…in fraction of a Second faster than any camera could catch.

I remember he made a demonstration he kicked the iconic lamp on top of his head where he stood!

I tried to follow, practice, and I could kick at a height of 7', I was 5’ 3” only, Well, I made it., but that is not the real kung Fu… the Kung Fu dream lives on…

Back to 1985, when I met my first beloved wife who was to pretty and kind…. I married her after 7 days we met and I stayed with her for two years in Thailand…. Doing nothing, just Kung Fu practice… I was criticized as “Tsee Sinn” Crazy by my friend who knew me…

Well, up to this moment, that two years could  ikely the best time in my life…

After a whilst I was “Tsee Sinn” on Watches… this is not just Crazy, but it is like ghost that possesses me sincce 80s’;  and  I always thought That it could be a great happiness If I could have a Rolex Day Date ( or any Rolex in Gold! I got it From Kiu Tai Yu, that was a Bubble back Date Just 14K watch, I paid with HKD$5,000 in 1986. And later on my next dream of watch is AP, what if I could buy one… I got it later on…

But when I get older, those watches to me is not too meaningful after I own a few piece of watch , a Rolex… as Rolex was my first  Ghost came into my heart!

Well, I have owned a few pieces of Rolex once in a whilst, I upgraded it by selling and buying… somehow it was great fun was I EARNED some money after I sold it… Somehow this kind of dream made me get into real crazy….

One the other hand, I miss a few good occasions to get some of the POTENTIAL watches, but due to my limited RESOUCES (money), I had REGRET,.. many people know me I missed at least two of the GOOD Watches… one of them is the Submariner 16613 with Lapis Azuli Dial, at HKD$120,000 . I was sold at auction 6 months later at HKD$730,000..... " &*$^$&#)#&$&:)L"

Now I always tell to my friend, or someone who knows me if you want to buy good watch, these are some of the guide line (my own opinion only)

1.Buy no ME-TOO watches
2.Buy Ugly Watch nowadays ( it may be tomorrow’s beauty, not always, but quite often)
3.Condition, Condition, always go for the best condition
4.Always get the first ONE, the first lot, the first Release…
5.Complete set, unless you are going to use it every day.
6.If you have question, ask your friend, if still there is question; let the fish goes!
7.Wait and Smile!

This is my dream… and I hope one day I can catch a beautiful fish!

Today’s airport I “met” Charlize Theron… I grasped my Note III on an Impulse and make this Picture..
It is also my dream to meet her!

HK Snob
Watch Fever
Kung Fu Mister (not master)

Monday, August 25, 2014

貴買平用

市面上大約有一萬款面膜,內含蛋白,蜜糖,㛔皇素,蛇胆,青瓜,黃瓜,薏米,蘆薈,靈芝,燕窩的,人參,冬蟲草,蝸牛,田七,保濕厠因子,玻尿酸,尿囊素,水解膠原蛋白,小解尿酸,無良尿素....一堆大家都吾識的名稱加上一些维他命A~Z,無奇不有,再玩落去的有可能會有孔雀屎,或處男尿...。

有試問有多少隻真的對皮膚有效。我吾知,因為無錢買!

有幾款用24KT金做,收你幾百元一片,比錢的開心,收錢者大喜悅,結果呢,客户心情大好,面容改善幾多心中有數,但已值得。無所謂,這些都是上流闊太期待的!
最緊要有地方花大錢! 有得威! 
心情靚而顏面都自然會靚D喇!


試問有多少隻面膜真的使你皮膚改矍變得更滑,更有彈性?  我的確吾知,但你真的看看面膜內包含什麼東西,有何能是强力的防腐劑! 
好似木仍衣的保你持吾變三千年!
或有可能我的"美麗逸記"可能明天變成我的"毁容日記"!



不明白女人買衫,天天買,每星期買,買得好過癮,不错,你上去旺角中心看看,再去PP (Pacific Place) 看看,大有體會。旺角中心T-shirt二十九元,牛仔褲四十五元,PP一件T-shirt 要200至1500元,牛仔褲600到3000元。結果呢,去旺角買衫的人每年平均花費可能比去PP的多。因為平。你會多買; .......平害死人!


勞力士
你一年買幾多隻?平均一年0.1隻。其它人買較平價的錶(1000~3000元)一年可能四隻。十年後的結果。買"勞力士"的手上仍然戴住隻九成五新閃閃零的Rolex!

另外那人,手上仍然戴住一隻幾千元的錶。
因為好多其它的已可能吾行得,吾記得換電漏電瓜左。或者壞左?

這就是"貴買平用"之意。

錢花得值吾值得都是重要的課題!

港璨勞奴

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

五支火柴





五六十年代中國內地資訊並未發達,一般人事手有多手錶大都是內地產品,吉林,中山,南京,上海,杭州是國內有些名氣的,牌子是以當時國營錶廠命名,當時一隻上海十七石上鍊手錶是大約四十圓,那是一個月的普通工人一每月的工資。偶爾看見一些北上的港澳人仕手上地的勞力士,有一普遍稱謂"五支火柴"。

七十年代當時一隻Date Just 1601 大約是一千二百港元。


上面的勞力士商標是一隻1970, 1803勞力士Day Date 保証書

HK Snob

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Too Many Choice Is No Choice!





It is always bad to have too many Choice unless you have one target only or that becomes no choice at all.
When I was working on the ship, whilst the ship was steaming 30 days from Rostock/East Germany to Siracha (An island near Pattaya)  Those Sailors, oilers and Junior officers fetched whenever the first came into sight in the bars or pubs at the first night after anchorage... After a couple of days, they started to become choosy, either too fat, too short, too old, would not be their choice anymore….that is human being… We can’t blame them… as Hunger makes your less choosy!
Same when you are hungry, you won’t mind a MacDonal Big Mac or an overnight sandwich!

Today I passed by Guang Dong restaurant who is good at these roasted goose, Cha Siu and Crispy Pork..
When I am Hungry , I think anything could be Ok for me., but when I have time, I would choose the best roasted Goose left leg first, Cha Siu, then Roasted Pork and Chicken , this is my priority in choosing the dishes.
How about watches?….  even more headache in making the right choice!!
My consideration is:
1.Do I have the budget?
2. What is purpose buying that watch?
3. Condition of the watch?
4. Do I need to buy that Watch?
5. Is it an upgrade?
6.What is Market value Today and 5 to 10       years later?
7. Will you use it or will you make this as investment only?
I will buy that watch only if it meets all the following factors.
1. Rare Species!
2. Fall into my target of Watch Collection!
3. It will be an Upgrade!
4. Good Value in Long terms
5. Only I have the budget
6. Under-valued item.


Cartier 18KT Gold Pasha 38mm for Men,


Now I have a few watches, from left to right

1. Panerai PAM00121
2. Rolex Day Date OysterQuartz in Birch Dial- My watch I am using in these months.
3. Cartier Pasha 18 KT white Gold with Full Section of bracelet, 98% new with paper and box.
Original Selling price is HKD$275,900, now the owner wants to let go with less 70% discount! (for sale)
4. Rolex Date Just stainless steel with cream dial 16014 (for sale at $17,400) Good beautiful rare dial.
5. Rolex Date Just 16013 Two Tone 14KT with Champagne gold with Black Roman Numeral Dial. (for Sale at $19,400).

HK Snob
Watch Fever
Hong Kong Kong Tsaan 香港港燦勞奴

PS Cartier and Rolex 16013 Sold

Friday, April 18, 2014

簡約主義 Minimalist



Rolex Day Date 18 kt Yellow Gold Onyx Dial


Rolex Date Just 18 Kt Yellow Gold Onyx Dial


Rolex Oyster Perpetual No Date, Ref 116000

簡約主,低調智慧的恒山派,以柔克剛,以無形勝有形,詠春戰柔道,好佬勝爛佬!

簡約主之表表者,愛因斯坦,一九二一年他受邀到荷蘭萊頓大學執教,大學的高規格待遇他一一不要,對他來說,他所要的只是牛奶,水果,餅乾,一張床,一張寫字枱,一支燈,一張椅子,和一把小提琴。

德國女建築師伊娃·瑪利亞·斯特德爾在東柏林的赫赫爾曼雙子塔大厦里面,只是一閒普通的卧室。陽光從落地窗照射進來,房内只有一張白色床铺,一盞黃色落地燈,除此之外,再無他物。

人的生活事實亦可以好簡單,吃半飽,睡眠要有質素,工作八小時,每天十二小時或以上的工作羣不屬於我的。這都是一起無腦的老闆級人的專利。有腦就吾會這樣,阿你爸爸老闆馬雲是一好例子。

簡約人生可以好隨和的,好簡單的,,,
一份好工作,每天六小時工作。
日薪一萬,不用比老闆囉囉嗦嗦,
每日三餐一""
無牌牛仔褲加一道白裇衫,
一瓶致愛的"4711"
車,有,要好的,無就坐天天吾同司機的士地鐵囉,
要套低音準,中言甜,高音清爽的300B胆機。

手錶呢?
Well, 簡約的示範表表者,勞力士的以下幾款,
而其中Date Just 18 kt 黑縞瑪瑙 (onyx) 36mm.
Day Date 18 kt 黑縞瑪瑙 (onyx) 36mm.
Oyster Perpetual Ref116000

你覺得帶上的手錶,加無牌牛仔褲,白裇衫,穿上一對懶佬鞋(loafer),或帆船鞋(topsider),夠吾夠简約呵?

有人問我吾戴手錶咪重簡约?
無錯?但吾戴手我咪就無嘢寫囉?!

那你可以穿牛仔褲吾著底褲嗎?

你試下喇!有個危機:你的小弟有三份一機會被牛仔褲拉鍊夾到!

簡約,吾係零約!
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Copyright Un-reserved


HK Snob
Watch Fever
HK Kong Tsaan 


Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Time has changed, but my watch hasn’t

Technology brings us to a world to advanced communications.

In 80s, if you need to call Hong Kong from Dalian or Shanghai, you have to go to the China local Friendship Store, or Telecommunication office inside a Post office.
You have to book the number through the operator, once the call was established, you have to talk as fast as we can, as they charged about FEC * 15 Yuan a minute!
And …the whole process of calling for 3 minutes took me approximately two hours. As we needed to take a taxi to the Friendship store, booking, waiting and calls.  At that time not so many hotel was equipped with IDD calling services….

I could still remember I worn a 14 kt 34mm solid yellow gold Bubble Back Rolex Oyster watch.
It was a nice watch made between 1945-1952, I bought it with HKD$5,000 from HK Famous watch maker Mr. Kiu Tai Yu.
After 30 years, the watch is still a sought after Vintage selection from Rolex and it worth many times more that the amount I spent on it in 80’s.

Now our electronics industry is so advance that just with a “Click’ you can almost practically talk to anyone in the world, leave a message to him or her, send him a picture and or video. With a Click you can watch Movie on your gigantic 7” Smart phone screen!

The Electronics gadget is amazing an that keep us terribly busy, we had no time for cinema, no time for family gathering , no time to sleep, sarcastic part of it is your customers keep chasing you mail asking why you don’t reply… Gad damn it, should I stay hooked on to the computer replying mails all night long mail… what is my private life!? - Sorry no more since you get into this internet world, I had a colleague who went hiking with, he brought his note book computer and replying mail on top of Tai Mo Shan....LOL!!

One Executive sends us mail telling us not to register the
out of office assistant for short trip three days, meaning that he forces us to hooking up with the cold blooded computer connecting with customers ALWAYS... is that the so called
Customer Oriented!? I think that is idiot idea to do like that.

Now, we talk to the hand phone more than talking with another body in the family.  Everyone must carry more than 1 handphone Now… , 90% of the people in the train playing on his phone… Who in the MTR train would read a Reader’s Digest, Newsweek or Time?  It is about 0.001% of those passengers.

We, the Electronics Smartphone is selling $5,000 when new and drops to $2,000 after 6 months…
In 2000, a 42’ Fujitsu or NEC Plasma TV was selling HKD$70,000
And By now a Hisense LCD TV with LED backlit of the same size is selling HK$4,500  (no more plasma TV in production since 2010)
Well, may be Samsung of the same size is still could debate for a price of HKD$9,000 as it has to carry a lot of added feature and Gadgets…  Internet TV, Smart household Control, Harddisk, network TV…etc

If you Keep you Plasma TV till now, if it is still operational, you may sell it at HKD$500 ? No way!
And I guess you have to pay Someone $500 to take it away to the landfills.

Well, imagine you had bought a Rolex Day Date Ref 1804 with Blue dial and diamond bezel of the White Gold with president bracelet... with the HKD$75,000 in year 2000… What happened to it now!?

Now you can sell it at minimum of HKD$280,000!



I still watch my watch closely and observe how the second hand swings and the Date window changes at 00:00! I used to listen and count the heart beats of my watch… I swing my wrist to listen the smooth Rotor bearing sounds.  When I peep through the window of the Rolex Cyclops, I see my history, pain, joy and laughter…… this is the real fun of a Pure mechanical Watch that could bring you…

… as I said time has changed, but the Watch hasn’t

I mean the "Value"… and its "Affection"!

After all, your honest vintage watch still could be your CLOSEST friend most of the time,

I know one guy who wears his shoes and his only Rolex to sleep, do you know why?.... the answer could possibly makes you laugh!


Note *1
FEC is a kind of money for seamen, foreigner or HK Macao people staying in China, it can be used to shop, eat in Friendship store where you can find imported goods such as Cigarette, Perfumes, TV, nylon stocking, and some of the local made goods such as Phoenix bicycle, and medicine like Ophiocordyceps sinensis(冬蟲夏草) . In 1981, a pack of fine quality 250 gram Ophiocordyceps sinensis is about RMB 80.
Now it is about RMB 20,000! What a world now!?
HK Watch Fever
HK Snob 


Friday, April 11, 2014

人生片段


 Vanessa Bryant, and her Daytona Leopard


人生最精采的片段住住是一些你可能無意中領略過的。而有趣的。

1.
我是大汗!
有一天飛法蘭克福出差,睡過龍,飛的去機埸,原來係老遠的六十二號閘口,拖著二十公斤工具就跑,弄得滿頭大汗,例CX機滿坐。因小弟大汗,坐傍邊那三十過來的金髮美人,手帶紅金勞力士Daytona, 頸上掛上Tiffany紅金鎖匙吊咀,親晒色,明媚可人。

但,她用手按實著鼻子,視意我身上的嗅汗攻鼻難頂,,,,她坐立不安,,起飛了,他用英文同空中侍應生投訴我嗅汗她受不了!....
都擾攘左十分鐘,,,,

最後頭等倉經理過來面带著一副笑容。對我講 "HK 先生",你隔離那位外國女仕投訴你嗅汗好難受,我有一建議,我想安排你搬到頭等位1C ,你介吾介意呀?
嘩,我都吾知講什麼好,下意識地點頭說"!"

之後空姐同那美麗的女仕講,她已安排這嗅男人坐去別的地方了。…..
頓時我立刻覺得嗅男人原有來都可以免費升級呵!而身光頸靚Daytona 美女無得升級!


2.
偷偷得浮生半粒鐘
炎夏,午後飯氣攻心,老闆出了小差,把電腦關上,躲在茶餐廳內嘆了半杯凍啡,睡著了。

3.
失去過才會珍惜
失了一天你至愛小女送比你的"雪山" *1 墨水筆,過了一整天,周身吾自在,最後都找到了。那種喜悅文字也沒法形容。

4.
花紅
身苦了一年,做了二千萬美元業績,四月一日派花紅當日,發現公司發你的股票數目亦無被减,今天吾減已經等同做加了!
吾好禁X開心住,到今天四月十一號為止,花紅通知書仍未收到!

5.
百佳*2
八月十五月圓夜,溜出"百佳"會佳人,五十有六,竟然雄風不减當年。三小時梅開二度。


6.
賣撈換樓
當年今日天胡穌波帶來一盤勞力士。話比佢老婆迫套現換樓。所有1803八折!
賤物鬥窮人啊!


7.
關係Guangxi
認識了菲律賓一位知名人仕,他是一位统總統辨工室人行政人員亦是演員及導演,我介紹他給我一位人客,好讓他的兒子跟他學習拍電影取經驗。因他的兒子是在美國讀電影的。我因此取得了張訂單!

8.
植入式廣告
Ocean Thirteen
再次在HBO看此電影,片內的超級大盗基本上都是帶ROLEX的,畢比特是帶Two Tone Rolex Date Just....
有幾個大特寫,難免有太著意的感覺!
而昨天看Space Cowboys 內奇連依士活戴勞力士鋼皇,Ref 16234
效果大很多,導演並沒有大特寫。但玩錶多的我就看得出是勞力士一代鋼皇喇
他還带著那錶上外太空。好戲,值得看。

9.
風險管理
Freescale 員工二十名天津IT 部門 員工到吉隆波上堂,他們同一班機回北京,而另外三位取消機位轉飛別班飛機。二十名員工都坐MH370....

10
鼓勵士氣2014
每月第一張單,我就請食飯。
一年內三次得到三次每月第一張單者,年尾我送勞力士手錶一隻。
而全年最大銀嗎的一張單,年尾我亦送勞力士手錶一隻。


11.
空中保安
我建議菲律賓政府使用港產Phantom Vision 2 Gopro Hero 3 black 作高空監察,另一種高科技保安方法。政府已初步考慮中。


*1 Montblanc
*2 百佳是一香港時鐘酒店集團,煩忙時時間星期六下午三時到深夜。只歡迎外賣,不設堂食!

HK Snob, Sham Shui Po Snob, Ap Liu Street Snob, Tsim Sha Tsim Snob, HK Kong Tsaan,
Tsuen Wan Snob, Manila Snob, Tsim Sha Tsim Hong Tsaan, Dundas Street Snob, Yau ma Tei Snob...
Watch Fever

Saturday, April 5, 2014

週六旺角shopping


Watch Shop My Watch at Mong Kok Sino centre ground Floor



週六旺角shopping
地鐵出口華興有G MT MASTER II Ref116710BLNR


信和中心
永光有一隻新Submariner Ref116610 LV,和GMT Master II REF116710BLNR...無標價!

天時有一隻全新的DeepSea Ref116660 $82,500 九折,另外有一隻Ref116610LN $62,100 LESS 7%.

天時隔離店有一隻新Ref116610LV無標價。



回來中見到我至愛的NSX, 九六年層曾經玩過,公司比我的車。現全港大約還有五十台,價格由三十三萬到一百萬。二十多年後,吾覺得有老態,日本國寶,吾係浪得虚名喎!


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