The Early Rolex Promotion slip and Rolex AD in Hong Kong

This is an actual Rolex Slip for Rolex promotion in the 60s’ friend of mine gave us yesterday.

In the list you can see there were not too many Rolex Authorized dealers at that time, now we have over 100 shops under Rolex AD in HK.

Note the slogan " Men who guide the destines of the world wear Rolex Watches!"

HK and China itself consumes over 60% of Watches export from Rolex and HK is still the most important market of Rolex. With the new Xi Administration of China who cut extravagant spending on entertainment and at same time slow down of China GDP has an impact to the Rolex Watches market in HK. Nevertheless, the Watch Business is still a billion dollar business in HK.

These are the old Rolex shop but now they either closed or no longer selling Rolex.

- LAM YUEN FONG WATCH COMPANY AND LAND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

林源豐錶行地產發展有限公司Established 8 Aug 1973, and dissolved 30 June 1995.

- Precision Watch Company

Level 2 , Harvey Nichols ,Pacific Place , 88 Queensway,  HK


- China Emporium Queen’s Road

大華國貨, I think the shop has been close in early 90s that is where the Oriental Watch company now .

- Budson Watch and jewelry Company 弼臣鐘表珠寶有限公司

Established on 1962 Dec 6 and close in 1998 after running for 36 years!


These are the list of HK Rolex AD outlets, Correct me if I am wrong!

Artland
Chow Sang Sang
Chow Tai Fook
Dickson
Eldorado
Emperor
Europe
Fung Leung Kee
King Fook
La Suisse Watch
Oriental
Precision
Right Watch
Solomon
Tai Hing
Times City
Times Watch
Wah Hing
Zurich

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HK Snob

1952 Rolex Advertisement on Newsweek as the first and the 2013 final Copy

Men who guide the destinies of the world wear Rolex Watches.
Never before had the great men of the age been so well known to their contemporaries as
Today. News of almost their words and actions is flashed around the world in seconds.

Their faces and voices are made daily familiar to us in newspaper photographs, on the Radio, in files and on television. We are intensely aware not only of their important but also of their personalities. Their Impact Is enormous on us as well as on the world event.

If would not be fitting to name them here, for they include royalty, the heads of states, great statesmen, and service chiefs.

But there is one unusual thing we invite you to look at when you next to see them or their pictures- the watch in their wrists. That watch will most likely bear the name of Rolex of Geneva.


Accustomed through they are to be very best, these eminent men are nevertheless amazed at the accuracy and reliability of their Rolex watches.

Rolex are proud, if unsurprised, that they quickly take these qualities for granted.



The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Just, one of the most accurate watches in the world. It's accuracy has been objectively tested by a Swiss government testing stations, which is awarded the watch an " official timing certificate with the coveted distinction "Especially good result" and the right tot be called "Official certified chronometer".


Its movement is permanent protected by harmful elements by the 100% waterproof Rolex Oyster case. The Date Just is self-winding, powered by the new Rolex “Perpetual “rotor” this keeps a constant tension on the mainspring, making for still greater accuracy.


And the date is shown on the dial, changing automatically each night at midnight, and magnified by a “Cyclops” lens for easy reading.

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This is quite interesting that Rolex has started advertisement with a lot of illustration on the people, the watch and the relationship between important people and good watch.

After 61 years the same philosophy applies on Rolex Advertisement, emphases on some important celebricity and important people wearing Rolex.

Over the years this helps to bring the names of Rolex to everyone who could appreciate good quality watches. Since 1952 to 2013, Rolex hs been posting ad on Newsweek. but this is the last printed issue! Times chages, sooner later, there will be no more Hard copy Magazine. However a Rolex still remains one of the best accurate watches in the World!

The First Ad on Newsweek was a Rolex Date Just and the last is a Rolex Day Date Platinum.

HK Snob

Hong Kong is a Paradise for Shopping Rolex Watches

                                Rolex AD Chow Tai Fook taken at Nathan Road (Nokia N97 mini)

                              Rolex AD Oriental Watch Co. at Central near H &M (Nokia N97 mini)

Rolex AD Chow Tai Fook  at Nathan Road (Noika N97 mini)

                               Rolex AD Oriental Watch Co. at Holiday Inn Tsim Sha Tsui (NoKia N97 Mini)

Rolex AD La Suisse Watch Company At Mong Kok ( Samsug Galaxy Note II )

Pre-owned Watch Shop Luen Shing at Sham Shui Po

with Rolex as majority of their goods ( Nokia N97 Mini)

http://lungshingcentre.com/

Hong Kong Is a Special Administration Region of China; it was a British Colony before 1997. Hong Kong is a free trade port; there is no import or export duty.

There is no GST, VAT or any kind of consumption tax. There are a lot of tourists coming Hong Kong to buy luxury goods including Rolex and other Swiss watches.

Since 2003, Hong Kong has replaced Japan as the largest Luxury watch export of Switzerland, and Rolex Ships 60% of their watch to Hong Kong, and China.

In Hong Kong you can find a variety of rare colour, dial, material and some special model that no other places in the World has…

Rolex AD usually offer less 5% discount to walk-in customers. You can use most of the Credit card (Visa, Master Charge, AMEX and China card but not Diners) for Rolex without any additional of surcharge..

Even Swiss come to Hong Kong to buy their dream watch in Hong Kong. If you are a Watcher, Watch Fan, Watch collector or someone who wants to buy your first Rolex, you should come to Hong Kong as the World’s largest Watch Paradise for Rolex.

Attached the List of Rolex Authorized Dealer in HK.
These are the authorized Dealer of Rolex in Hong Kong.


Artland

Chow Sang Sang

Chow Tai Fook

Dickson

Eldorado

Emperor

Europe

Fung Leung Kee

King Fook

La Suisse Watch

Oriental

Precision

Right Watch

Solomon

Tai Hing

Times City

Times Watch

Wah Hing

Zurich

As some of the Shops have a few branches, there are about 80 shops in Hong Kong selling Rolex Watch, the watch are guaranteed genuine watches from Rolex.

Remarks Lung Shing Watch and Jewellery

http://lungshingcentre.com/




HK Snob

Oriental Watch Company

First Oriental Watch Shop in Kam Lung Building in 1961

But seems to me that this picture was taken in the year between 1940- 1948

Oriental Watch Company, Taken on Xmas Day 25 Dec 2011

One of the Biggest and longest History for Watch Retails in Hong Kong, Oriental Watch company was established by Dr. Yeung Ming Biu and three other share holder in 1961. Started the first Shop in Des Voeux Road Central, with progressive gain in the profit, in 1973, they aquired Swiss Watch Company, ontained a bunches of Swiss Renowned watch as the Authorized agent in Hong Kong. In 1993, they got IPO in HK Exchange
In 2008,100 Queen’s Road Central, the opened the Flagship shop. With floor space of 20,000 sq. ft.
Oriental Watch Company represented their principles of major watch making Empire in Switzerland for those Rolex, Tudor, Piaget, Vacheron Constanin, Audemars Piguet, IWC, Jaeger-LeCouture, Girad Perregaux, longines and Omega.
If you buy Rolex, this is one of the best Choice as Orietal Business is Watches and nothing more, So they have professional Sales Consultnat offering you the suggestion and they have Watch smith in shop for serving you and your watch.
Des Veoux Road Central Snob

Rolex AD Chow Tai Fook Mong Kok Main Branch

This is one of the Rolex AD at Mong Kok MTR exit. One of the Major Rolex Outlets!

One was taken at night yesterday.

Mong Kong Snob

The Rolex Hot item at Singapore Chang Yi AirPort Rolex Shop

Chang Yi Airport Rolex shop has the rare item that HK People is looking for such as The Rolex Explorer II orange Hand white Dial, they are selling at SGD$12,000.00. Price has been deduced the GST 7% already, where as the list price is supposed to be SGD$10300. They have no stock for Black dial which I think is Better than White as the Orange Hands inner portion is black, so the yellow arrow hands looks apparently to be “ floating arrow"!! When I look at it, I feel that it is large, but a bit large than it is needed. I think it is not as attractive as I was thinking of. So I thin I will switch from Black Dial, which I have to see and start to tell how does it looks. May be it is not as beautiful as I am thinking. Anyway, I did not buy the white dial Explorer II Orange hand!
Other rare item is Submariner , they have limited supply of it. There also they have Milgauss orange hand white dial. So why should Singaporean come to HK for shopping for the Rolex!?

Singapore Snob

Where to buy your Rolex Watch, AD or Shop for Pre-owned Rolex?

Tricks in Selling Pre-owned Watch in HK.
There are too many smart business men doing watch Business sin HK…
Mainly they have a way to make their money…
If you are not Local HK, people, if you are not Watch Expert, if you do not know the shops well, well, I will not suggest you buy pre-owned watch... as
We know some times. The Pre-owned watch is selling more expensive than New watch
Sometime they also sell new watch in the shops but the watch is actually not new. They have been special handled and treated with some minor punishment. Say a 95% new watch can easily been Make Up to be a NEW watch, selling the price of a new watch.
Some time they may have some watches that has not been completed installed with 100% genuine parts, such as the Strap, they might put local made strap, some good shop will tell you that is local strap, but some do not. Some of the Crystal is not real Rolex Crystal, that may cause you problem in watch resistance.
Also, how can you tell the accuracy of your Rolex is still within +/-5 seconds a day in such kind of shop!?
So, it might be some secure for you going to Rolex AD to buy your New Rolex..
So what is the value of the pre-owned watch shops. Well, Antique or vintage watch, this is one of the source we can buy the pre-owned watch…. Also some of the limited version you might miss in the past, you can only find it again in the pre-owned watch market…
If you are going to buy your first Rolex, no question about it… go to Rolex AD shop in HK.
HK Snob

Where to Buy New Rolex Watch in Hong Kong?

A Singaporean Friend asked me where he should go for buying his Rolex in HK,,
This has been a hot topics for foreigner who do not understand too much about the shops selling Rolex in HK. I hereby put them here as to tell what are the difference between this and that shops.
These are the authorized Dealer of Rolex in Hong Kong.
Artland
Chow Sang Sang
Chow Tai Fook
Dickson
Eldorado
Emperor
Europe
Fung Leung Kee
King Fook
La Suisse Watch
Oriental
Precision
Right Watch
Solomon
Tai Hing
Times City
Times Watch
Wah Hing
Zurich
As some of the Shops have a few branches, there are totally 74 shops in Hong Kong selling Rolex Watch, the watch are guaranteed genuine watches from Rolex.
As for the price, all goes with the SAME list price and almost they offer the same Discount of 4-5% depending on what model you are looking for. If the Hot item like Explorer II Orange, e now they do not offer discount at all.
The difference between those Jewelry shop like Chow Tai Fook, Chow Sang Sang and Pure Watch Shop like Oriental and Emperor is that the former one do not carry a Rolex service man stationing in the shop, but the later one has a station Watch smith to take care your Rolex. When you buy, you may request to have the watch health check for accuracy before you conclude your order. They usually offer some service for simple health Check for your watch, or even some repair.
That is the Difference between the shops.
Also in those Chow Tai Fook they are usually packed with Chinese People buying gold and jewelry. Where you those Oriental and Emperor, you may enjoy a quiet and decent environment for you to Choose the Rolex you want.
Nathand Road Snob