Monday, February 23, 2015

Rolex Sales





GMT Master II Blue Black Ref 116710BLNR $65,500
Deep Sea D-blue Ref 116660 $91,000
Daytona White Ref 116520 $86,000
Submariner Hulk Ref 116610LV $65,500

Etc...etc....

All brand new comes with Warranty, Full set with Box , Cash deal.

  HK Snob

Rolex for sale in the new year of Goat 勞力士羊年酬賓週!




These are two gold watches for your consideration:

1. Rolex Day-Date OysterQuartz Ref 19028
    had been authenticated in RVC last month,
    never been polished, super rare asking only $73,000

2  Rolex Date-Just Ref 15238 34mm special Osyter Rivet bracelet $68,000

HK Snob

The Oyster Quartz was sold 24 Feb.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Rolex Date Just Ref 15238 18KT on sale





Rolex Date Just Ref 15238 comes with extra white dial, RVC service paper.
18 KT yellow gold with original rivet Oyster bracelet.

34mm unisex size
Asking HK$68,000.

HK Snob

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Rolex 118209 White Gold Day-Date 100% Brand new un-dated full Set Special offer




New Stock Rolex Ref 118209 Day Date 18KT White Gold,
Ice Blue Wave Dial, 888 Hong Kong Official Rolex Watch.
Full set with box.

List price HKD$230,500
Now Only HKD$138,300 Cash only

HK Snob
HK Watch Fever

PS Watch Sold on 17 Feb 2015

A Patek Rolex, Rolex OysterQuartz

Rolex OysterQuartz Ref 17013



A Patek Rolex?
What is a Patek Rolex?
I am not talking about a FrankenWatch! That is not Double name Rolex or Double name Patek Philippe!

As all we know Rolex’s service charges is one of the most reasonable amongst those Swiss Luxury  brands PP, AP, VC, Cartier and Piaget...etc

Somehow some part of the world has changed as friend of mine had has recently crushed on Rolex Oyster Quartz.
He had had a Day Date OysterQuartz ref 19018, and he has purchased a  two tone Oyster Quartz Ref 17013 with HKD$18,000.

This is his habit to restore his watch to tip-top condition for all the purchases.

Like us, after the watch is serviced to best condition we can, then we start to search all the accessories such as original box,  manual, tag, calendar, warranty card holder under the same years the watch was sold to make a full set.

So as usual, for every watch he buys, he used to send to RVC to make a complete service.

After waiting three weeks anxiously like ants on the wok, this is the quotation he got from RVC.
Case and Crown $9,750 (steel)
Bracelet $27,000 (Two Tone)
Bezel $7,500 (18KT gold)
Case back $760 (steel)
Sapphire Crystal $970 
Service  charge $8,270  (cleaning and lubrication on the Movement, battery Changes , may be they give you Maxwell battery Cell known to be the best Quality!)

The above is recommendation from Rolex for his watch to be upgraded with the new parts.
The total charges is $54,250!

The about price is for replacement while your orginal parts will be confiscated.

Total Cost of such a NEW OysterQuartz  becomes $72,250  so that is why I call this Patek Rolex!
I am thinking if I send my Day Date Ref 19018 Birch dial to service, I may receive a quotation of $200,000!

May be you don't know, the price of Rolex OysterQuarzt part is astonishing, one section of the 18KT yellow gold bracelet link is HKD$7,500, a full length has 23 Pcs, that is a total price of HKD$172,500!


That is price of a NEW OysterQuartz Yellow Gold bracelet…
Now you know what Patek-Rolex I am talking about!! 





Rolex Day Date 18KT Solid gold Ref 19028 Pyramid

Can we see how beautiful the condition of this watch is?


Full Length Bracelet



Attached is a excellent Plus Ref 19028 Pyramid in 18KT gold, super rare OysterQuartz.

Asking HKD$77,000 in original OysterQuartz Wooden box.

HK Snob

Monday, February 16, 2015

Chinese New Year Wishes 送你招財進寶限量版金撈發隻


May all your wishes come true, wish you all the best for a  whole year through!

送上招財進寶金撈限量版每人發隻。

祝羊羊得意,
身體健康!

HK Watch Fever

Four Reasons why I love Rolex






Four reasons why I love Rolex

Some vintage watch collectors love Patek Philippe, Jaeger Le Coultre, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet,  some love Panerai, some love IWC, some love Grand Seiko, some love Cartier, A Lange, Richard Mille, some don't care… they wear anything they can pick up for the pure function of a “Watch”.

I was about to mesmerize Rolex when I listened to the sailors talking about it when I was on board merchant vessel working as Radio officer.. .. They mentioned how much they could earn by “smuggling” legally Seiko 5 into the Africa in the 70s. And Saved up money to buy a authentic Rolex.

I saw Patek Philippe or Nardin Maritime Chronometer in the chart room behind the Bridge… but that is the ship’s basic instrument that work with Sextant to get position of the ship.

Even the Satellite, Omega and Loran is operational (these are the major Navigational aids in the 80s). Of course, Patek and Nardin Chronometers are the dream item for Maritime collector.

I met the sailors, Oiler, Carpenter, chief engineer, Second officers, Quarter masters, Chief Steward, Radio Officer, Captain… in my three ships I worked. They worn Rolex. When I asked what is your preferred watch you would like to buy most? They all seems go to one Watch : Rolex.

But Why!?

Tool Watch
The Sport Rolexes were created for rugged use and waterproof, that is so important to have a perfect water proof watch to be used on board to avoid to be corroded by Sea water.

Their movement is so strong and reliable, imagine a carpenter has been using his Date Just every day for 15 years. No watch could survive that way!

We all call Rolex as “Tool Watch”

Purpose-built
Vintage Rolex collectors love the romantic notion that so many of the classic models were created for specific, functional purposes —The Rolex GMT-Master was originally designed for PAM AM trans-continental pilots.
Milgauss (literally, ‘thousand gauss’) for engineer working in strong Magnetic field Power Plant or engineering lab.
Submariner for divers, etc….
People love wearing them as they are built for tough environment, not simply as jewellery or decoration like others.

Details
Early release “Flat 4” bezel of Submariner green bezel Ref 16610LV, ‘Underline’ Dial, Bart Simpson’ dial, Double Red, Green and Chicken Blood dial of the Day Date 1803, 2, 3 or 4 hallmarks on the watch case, plus so many other combination of dial, case, crown and Rolex logo...
There are so much fun for people to collect these watches as they carry not just a watch but the details that makes you obsessed, and the development story on WHY they were designed like that!
There are so many other interesting details that may you find from watch collector, book, Google that you can explore the reason behind, that is the funniest part of watch collection. I don’t think other watches has so much details as Rolex does.

Value
A Mint Condition of a Submariner, GMT Master, Day Date would carry a Vintage Value. Rolex collectors get excited to own a wearable investment, rather than those Stamps that has to be stored in the Safe Box at certain temperature with controlled R.H., or a Ching Dynasty Vase that people can only appreciate in your living room or museum, and you had better don't touch it!

A Real vintage Rolex has turned into a Walking Museum on your Wrist!
No Matter Submariner, Daytona, Explorer and Milgauss. Those are models that continue to grow in value faster and steadier than most other existing classic watches. I told Anthony to keep his first released Deep Sea Ref 116660 D-Blue un-used, as after a period to time, the watch may contribute certain portion of your retirement Fund.

Like those Telefunken Vacuum tubes ECC803S, ECC802S, as its value grow year by year because they will not be made again. And the company is not able to repeat the same quality if they were re-make again as compared with those they were manufactured as in the German Factory 50 years ago. A NOS in box is now value 900 times you bought in the 60s.

Nowadays
No one would not disagree that Rolex is among the world’s most recognizable luxury brands of watch.

So Do I…

HK Snob 


Rolex sale


Rolex :

Ref 116660 Deep Sea D blue Official $91,000 cash.
Ref 116660 Deep Sea Black $73,000
Ref 116610LN Submariner Date $55,000
Ref 116610LV Submariner Hulk $65,500
Ref 116713 Submariner Two Tone $75,000
Ref 116710 BLNR GMT Master II Blue Black $65,000

All in Cash HKD


HK snob