APRO Ref 15400 Blue Dial available

This 41mm AP RO is a boutique item which is not having discount.
Now I have one for HK$135,500 Cash
Brand new full set


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HKWF Club gathering 18 Feb 2017

Watch Fever Club member Watch gathering today:

Patek Philippe Enamel Calatrava in white gold

IWC Big Pilot 7 Days

IWC Chronograph

Rolex 18039 Day Date

Cartier Crash in 18 KT Yellow gold

Cartier Crash in 18 KT White gold with diamond

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Rolex Day Date Ref 118238 Brand New Full Set Available at Rolex AD shop today,

Need only a bit money to buy such a great stuff from Rolex

It is a Rare Brand New In Box Full Set Day Date with Onyx Dial.

With 5 year warranty.

It has been arrived Hong Kong after we order from Rolex Swiss.

This is the second one we order after the first one with Coral Dial (Sold in the next day)

yes, Onyx, it is not black paint, not Stella, it is Onyx...

Onyx is mentioned in the Bible many times.

Onyx was not only used as protection from evil witchcraft and enchantments, it could also control undesirable thoughts and bad tempers. It was thought the stone allowed wounds to heal and assisted in childbirth. This is an old Pagan belief adopted by the Christian Church. The Abbey Church of St Alban holds a healing onyx engraved with the image of Aesculapius, the Roman god of medicine. Black onyx was once highly prized for rosary beads, which may be why it is considered good for stress and the banishment of grief.


A lot of luxury brand like Piaget, VC, Rolex, PP, had been actively using Onyx on their watches especially in the year 70-80s especially on dress watch...




Nowadays, almost less than 0.001% watches are made with Onyx by Rolex  a year as due to the trend of going sporty, and it is very expensive to made comparing with the ordinary dial mad of bronze or even white gold, Platinum whatever.


Anyway, if you want to stand up in a different format with your wrist.


This may be the choice....




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Meeting Philippine Watch Collector Jesse

Rolex 18039 met PP 5906P

Met Jesse Today on his arrival to one of the 5 star Hotel at Canton Road TST.

In three hours time he had already Purchased a few watches valued US$120,000 after the landing.

He also bought one of my near mint Rolex Daytona Ref 116520LN White dial today for his son.

Well, wish him a Happy Watch Shopping in Hong Kong.

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Rec P51-03 Watch made from 1960 Salvaged Ford Mustang



The P510 Automatic watch collection is made by recycling authentic Classic 1966 Ford Mustang,

The Collection takes into its name after executive stylist John Naijar, who was a fan of the WW II P51 Mustang Flight plane, is credited by Ford to have suggested the name,

it is Modern, stylish, personalized especially when your arms are steering a 1966 Mustang.,

It is big enough to tell the detail and smaller enough to give comfortable wearing.

a Miyota movement is housed inside the massive rugged case.

Matched with this blue jean strap.

Price $1,450 limited to 800 pcs.

I heard that next concept will be a Porsche

Actually I will wait  for the next I hope a Lamborghini Countach. MUST Buy!

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Brand new In Box Full set 5 years warranty Rolex Day Date in Onyx Ref 118238 on sale

Onyx (縞瑪瑙, 黑玛瑙) has a long history of use for hardstone carving and jewelry, where it is usually cut as a cabochon or into beads. It has also been used for intaglio and hardstone cameo engraved gems, where the bands make the image contrast with the ground. Some onyx is natural but much of the material in commerce is produced by the staining of agate.

Onyx was used in Egypt as early as the Second Dynasty to make bowls and other pottery items. Use of sardonyx appears in the art of Minoan Crete, notably from the archaeological recoveries at Knossos.

The ancient Romans entered battle carrying amulets of sardonyx engraved with Mars, the god of war. This was believed to bestow courage in battle. In Renaissance Europe, wearing sardonyx was believed to bestow eloquence. A traditional Persian belief is that it helped with epilepsy.

Onyx is mentioned in the Bible many times.

Onyx was not only used as protection from evil witchcraft and enchantments, it could also control undesirable thoughts and bad tempers. It was thought the stone allowed wounds to heal and assisted in childbirth. This is an old Pagan belief adopted by the Christian Church. The Abbey Church of St Alban holds a healing onyx engraved with the image of Aesculapius, the Roman god of medicine. Black onyx was once highly prized for rosary beads, which may be why it is considered good for stress and the banishment of grief.

Rolex used to take Onyx to make their dial on their watch, we have seen a Submariner Ref 16618 using Onyx on his dial, that watch was sold at HK$180,000  to a Private collector in Hong Kong.

I have a Solid gold Rolex Date Just with Onyx dial Ref 16018. That was a awesome pieces but somehow for one reason I sold it to one of the collectors. That is one of my Watchgrets!

Have you seen Day Date white gold Ref 1803 with Onyx dial? I have not…!?

Well, 80% cost of a Rolex goes to the dial, so the choice of the dial as a collectible Rolex is key on its value.

Rolex has stopped making Day Date with Bloodstone, Coral, Lapis Azuli, Malachite, Tiger eye, birch, Oak  African Mahogany, Onyx  as for reason of super high cost on the dial material selection, lapping, drilling, and making the index, it take days to make such a dial. As the yield of making such kind of dial is low, so as the cost is high.

I think you have not found any Rolex boutique has this kind of watch in display, so what if there is a Brand new Rolex Day Date in 18KT gold Brand new shipped from Rolex SA Swiss into your hand as brand new!?

Last year, we have found one Rolex Day Date in Coral, it was sold in the next day, well, here is some of the good news. We have talked to Rolex to ship one Rolex Day Date Ref 118238 in 18K gold with clean neat Onyx dial to HK.

It is Brand new with 5 years Rolex International Warranty.

50% or full Deposit is required for reserve on this watch as this is likely the only one piece in Asia.

Price TBA via Whatsapp. 

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Rolex AD "Fung Leung Kee" in HK

"Fung Leung Kee Watch Company" was established since 1943, and has been operating for over 74 years. Located in a self-owned property at 157 Johnston Road, Central Wanchai,  It is the agent of various brands Rolex, Tudor, Rado, Longines, Tissot, Gucci, Oris and Seiko.

Here we can see the first picture of their shop who was amidst of the 1967 riots and the latest picture I told in Nov 2016.

They have been standing there to witness the changes of HK over the 3 quarters of the century, one thing remains unchanged, they sell Rolex!

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Woo Kwok-hing and his Rolex Day Date in 18KT white Gold

Hong Kong's Retired judge Woo Kwok-hing became the first candidate to declare his campaign for Chief Executive Election on 27 October 2016.

Note what he wears: a Rolex Day Date 18KT white gold.

I can't tell the exact model, but likely that is the same one as I am wearing Ref 18039.

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LNIB Rolex Daytona Stainless Steel Ref 116520LN on sale

This is a 2015 Daytona bought in Switzerland, has been using four times only.

Like new.

Full Set for sale.

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Watch Restoration

Before Polishing

Before Polishing

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After Polishing

 

After Polishing

After Polishing

When your watch has been used for ten, twenty years, it would carry some of your historical MARKS or Activities Records in form of hair line scratches....or even dents.

Well, it could be OK as this is a watch that cannot be perfectly no scratches, but to certain extent, that day comes that you cannot tolerate it ... or you want to put a new clothes on it...

you can consider Polishing it...

No matter Rolex, Tudor, Cartier, IWC, AP, VC, they can be sent to their Dealer Service centre to make a polishing, but we can also offer a fast and special hand polishing service for it.

If there is serious dents or damages that some of the corner sharpness is worn off, gone... we can use Laser wedding to weld then re-polishing it as NEW...

For PWC members, I can take care of it to bring to one of the BEST service centres in Hong Kong, or I should say in Asia to make a special handling for it.

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