West End Watch

One of this is tri-colour. looks like the National Flag colour combination of India., a Matching colour of leather strap for this automatic watch. Interesting for Inidan I think.

Another manual winding one is Arabic Figure on Dial, Which is quite rare but the watch is not as big as the average size of the Watch Today.

HK Snob

Longines Conquest Auto Vintage Retro

Longines has created this beautiful Watch in 1950, and I used to have a Yellow Gold plated Conquest which does have 5 star at top of 6 o'clock position, and I sold it to our second officer on board. Now this is a re-issue of the Longines Great Classic watch.

Automatic, and note the solid gold enamel seal at the bottom side of the watch.

HK Snob

Seiko Kinetic Watch Perpetual

Seiko Invented Kinetic which has both Auto watch rotor for winding up and accurate of Quartz Watch. The Kinetic Power was used to charge up a power capacity (Battery Cell) and the Battery cell is then drive up the quartz watch module.

However by right after 5-7 years we have to replace the Rechargeable Battery Cell.

One drsaw back is that the battery is expensive... It is about HKD$200.00 a piece, if you go through Seiko AD, it is more.. So Kinetic quartz is no more popular ...My Guess only!

HK Snob

TISSOT T-TOUCH TREKKING Watch

-TISSOT T-TOUCH TREKKING T001.520.44.061.00
WATCH STYLE NAME: TISSOT - T TOUCH TREKKING
OFFICIAL TISSOT MODEL #: T001.520.44.061.00

Price About: $6,200. For each function there are different movements of the hands (see: Meteo and Compass function) and various settings on the LCD display (see: Alarm, Thermo, Chrono, Meteo and Altimeter functions).
WATCH SPECIFICATIONS with
MOVEMENT:QUARTZ (TACTILE) CASE :Titanium
CASE SIZE : 42.mm. CASE THICKNESS :12MMDIAL COOR : CX green, Wife was able to entitlered BLue Us
ANTHRACITE
BRACELET : Titanium
CLASP : Titanium safety clasp
CRYSTAL: TACTILE SAPPHIRE

WATER RESISTANCE: 30 meters

I like this model as this Looks Like Transformer!

HK Snob

HK Watch market in the 60s'

This is a picture taken at Causeway Bay Tramway Terminus in 1962, note the Ad of Rolex and Longines

What is the Major bellowed brand of Watch in HK in 1960.
I my experience, these are the watch from Switzerland to be popular in HK. Note that Omega earned a better fame than Rolex in 1950 and 1960 because of the Success of Constellation series, and After 1960’s Rolex gained a lot of market share from the Success of Submariner, Explorer and Day Date Series.
This is my categorized watch ranking in 1960s’
Super Hi Class Patek Philippe, Audemas Piguet and Vacheron Constantin
Hi End Omega, Rolex,
Middle class Longines, Rado, Mido
Lower class E. Borel, Titus, Titoni, Tugaris
HK Snob

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Tradionnelle World Time Watch

This is a Beautiful Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle World Time Watch Pink Sold gold, beautiful hand craft globe printing, displaying 37 cities for those Travelers walking through the SQ, CX, First Class cabinet, every time the stewardess asks your seat number, you just say “ 1A… 12C…. or Upper deck… Wow, you should equip this watch to show your world Traveler business man status…
But one thing I do not like… It does not display City “Hong Kong”! WHY?
Hong Kong is Under Beijing now!? Oh man, that is why those Northern Old Chaps say Yes, our Donald Dumb will say yes… Those Old Chap say “No” then Donald Dumb would dare not to say “Yes…” indeed he is a good Order follower… HK needs you… But Hong Kong People do not need you… the next Executive Office would be even worse… so as Chinese say “The new crab will be inferior than the previous one” HK Snob

The McIntosh Mantle Clock

A Simple Patek Quartz Clock disguised a Supper Hi End Audio Equipment.
I did not make mistake to put Hi Fi Amplifier on my Watch Blog!The Master Clock System from Patek Philippe the would-be love child of the venerable Swiss watchmaker and super high-end audio make McIntosh. It looks like McIntosh has answered our calls and actually made a clock of their own, without the help of Patek or anyone else. It is constructed with the same beautiful Lake Warm Blue panel and glass in the same dimensions of a McIntosh Power Amplifier. Price!? USD$2,000.00 Cheap as you know how much McIntosh build their Chassis? Or you can use this new McIntosh plinth to put your 1969 MC2100 Power Amplifier in.. Awesome!

HK Snob

Sheffield Cuff Link Watch

This is a Sheffield Cuff link Watch made in 1950. It was sold in New York. I have the original Warranty card. 17 jewels Swiss movement. One of them is a photo frame.

New York Snob

Roger Dubuis Will Be Tomorrow's Classic for your Hand Today.

Founded in 1995, ROGER DUBUIS did indeed receive the Poinçon de Genève for all watches. Its founding philosophy based on traditional culture and the most advanced technology. It soon occupies an original, exclusive position in the prestigious watch manufactures. It’s new Pacific Place show room is just renovated recently and I went to see last Sunday. Well the most attractive watches are display in the front window Double tourbillon Excalibur Watch.
The Reason why I like Roger Dubuis is their Super Bold design that is an Avant-garde and latest Manufacturing Technology with Swiss Watch tradition. It is quite different with Patek Philippe and Audemar Piguet, I would Rate Roger Dubuis the Tomorrow's Classic, that is right for your hand Today...if you could afford it!
Show Room:
Peninsula Hotel Gorund Floor , Tsim Sha Tsui,
Pacific Place 330, L3 Admiralty. Hong Kong
HK Snob

Wind power Watch

French Designer Julien Moise made this Eco Watch with power from a Puff of air that rotate the turbine for generation of Electricity to power the watch for Visual Display.
But I doubt that it should contain a tiny battery cell to keep the quartz timer to be in operative. If you can get rid of the battery, that will be great.

HK Snob