Clerc hydroscaph Limited Edition Chronograph "500" pieces

Clerc Hydroscaph Limited Edition Chronograph
This is an unique, massive, all weather wearing Watch from Clerc, a tiny Swiss small company that could produce such a fine watch. It weighs about 150gram which gives me a feeling of Invincible, Solid and Sturdy. The whole case is solid hi carbon steel and is black DLC coated to give you a satin smooth surface and I believe with just a whip of your hand, the water will be gone and dry after diving.

The Small window at back does allow you to peep the fine polishing quality and those Blue screws, a sense of Hi end Movement. The rotor is smooth noiseless which is important to tell the precision of the bearing assembly. This is Numbered “2” out of the limited 500 pieces…

“Two” means “Easy” in Chinese,… That is why I see the watch owner can be so Easy to manage his income and his Collection of Watches. Believe no one would like to sell this watch with “2”. Wish him all the best… with this "Easy" Watch!

Retail Price HKD$90,000.00

HK Snob

Rolex Day Date Ref 18238 White Dial with Bubble Diamond

An Rolex Day Date with White Epoxy Dial and bubble Diamond.

Ref 18238 is very rare to have bubble Diamond!!

How do you like it!? Beside is the one I am wearing Today, Ref 19018.
Ref 18238 is double quick set DD, POA.
HK Snob

Some Killer Rolex Day Date

                                   Rolex Ref 18039 White Gold DD with Special Circular Hour Index
                                                                    (owner is in HK)

                                                 Rolex DD with Lapis Azuli (Owner in Begium)

                                                     Ref 18038 YG DD  (Owner in HK)

                                             Ref 19018 YG OysterQuartz Oak Dial (Owner in hk)

                                         Ref 1803 Black Roman Numerals Dial, Classic! (Owner in HK
)

Killer Rolex 1804  WG and YG with alot of Sugar Cubes

Ref 1804 DD

Courtesy picture of http://www.10pastten.com/inventory/details.php?item_id=TA457

More and more Rolex DD, more and more beautiful dials and a lot of shinning stone embedded on it.

What is your choice? My choice is still the Blue Lapis ...and the green!

HK Snob

What's Wrong with a Quartz Watch?

 

Top: Rolex Daytona stainless stell Ref 116520

Bottom: Rolex OysterQuartz Day Date Ref 19018 Yellow Gold

What is wrong with a Quartz Watch?

When I was working on a merchant vessels in 1980-1983; time keeping was solely done by a manual Winding maritime clock, Nardin, Zenith, Seiko and PateK Philippe. The second or Third officer had to take record on the watch every day on a log book to track the time. The Watch has 7 days power reserve and there is a big wing-nut key to do the winding.

I have noticed that it was within the range of +6 to – 4 seconds every day. Do not forget the watch does not have tourbillon and had to experience cold and hot weather. It was -25 degrees in Dalian and +36 degrees at Bangkok. That is a real chronometer.

The time is important to be used to check the position of the Ship through Sextant through some logarithm table. Of course the ship has been equipped with some other positional finding system Like Loran C, Omega, and the latest Satellite navigator system after 1986. Still there must equip a Chronometer and I can see all the Chronometers was Quartz driven after 90s.

The beauty of Quartz is accuracy that no mechanical watch can beat them, as it carry a 32,000 Hz (Cycle per second) Vibration frequency Quartz whereas mechanical watch movements used by Rolex, Breitling, and Omega, the movement calibers that obtain most of the COSC certificates are the Rolex 3135 (since 1988) (and variants 3155, 3175, 3185, 4130) and 2235, the ETA 2892A2 (and variants) and Valjoux 7750, each of which operates at 28,800 beats per hour.

Grand Seiko and Zenith El Primero has a higher frequency of 36,000 beats per hour. Even though, comparing with the Rolex OysterQuartz is 32,000x3,600/36,000=115,200 times Higher in beats per second.,

A Rolex OysterQuartz has a 115,200 times better in time keeping than ordinary mechanical Watch.

look at the COSC standard here, mechanical watch which is built to certify the Standard of COSC has an accuracy of +6 and -4 degrees every day, whereas a OysterQuartz watch is in the range of an average 0.07 second a day.

Don't forget we are talking about Chronometers that has been built with jewel bearings and precision parts to achieve that accuracy, most of the non COSC watch may have an accuracy of +15 -12 seconds a day. That can be 5 minutes a month!

COSC aka C.O.S.C. is Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres, the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute, which is the institute responsible for certifying the accuracy and precision of wristwatches in Switzerland. There are about 1,000,000 watches submitted for certification each year, large portion is from Rolex,, Omega, Breitling, Tag Huer and Panerai.

These are about 3% of the total watches Swiss made a year.

COSC not just serve mechanical Watch, but also Quartz Watch, refer to the following table.

 

Considering the fact that mechanical watches are almost never used for real timekeeping and navigation anymore, and that practically any quartz watch is vastly better in accuracy, certification may be considered a historic relic by some, but it verifies the accuracy and quality of a mechanical movement.
Though quartz is almost always more accurate, mechanical movements are preferred by some watch collectors and enthusiasts.

To me, sometimes it is easier to wear a watch that is very accurate and very reliable, besides, the Watch MUST be very beautiful!

The Choice is Rolex OysterQuartz Day Date Ref 19018 and Ref 19019.

But the Ref 19019 is very hard to get nowaday, and it very expensive, it is in the range of HKD$80,000 to HKD$100,000 depending on condition and type of dial.

As for Yellow Gold, it is more friendly in pirce, it is in the Range of HKD$65,000 to HKD$85,000 depending on condition and type of dial.

Of course, if that is a Tiger Eye, or Lapis Azuli dial, it will be very very Expensive no matter yellow gold or white gold, as the dial itself is already a piece of art!

Did Rolex ever made some QysterQuartz Day Date with these gemstones?
HK Snob

Rolex DD Ref 18038 on Sale

An next mint Rolex Day Date Ref 18038 Black Dial. Already replaced with Chinese Day date display, had been serviced for case cleaning at RSC HK. Have Rolex Service record. 
Black is beauty!
POA

HK Snob

My Dream Rolex Day Date Lapis Azuli Dial

                                         Courtesy picture from http://rlxdd.wordpress.com/

                                     Courtesy picture from http://rlxdd.wordpress.com/

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/66182-waterman-patrician/

This is a watch I always looking for and I believe One day I may have a chance to have one.

I still I recalled I missed one yellow gold Submariner with Lapis Azuli Dial.
This Smooth bezel Yellow gold Day Date is simple, clean and all eyes focus will be on the Blue dial that has gold dust, what kind of beauty it is!

The same shape, style and  fame as Pen Collector' dream Pen: Waterman Patrician Turquoise.

HK Snob

Killer Rolex OysterQuartz Day Date Ref 19018

                                                            An Hummer H3 Orange

                              Rolex OysterQuartz Day Date Ref 19018 and My Nunchaku

                                           Rolex OysterQuartz Day Date with Birch Dial

OysterQuartz Day Date and Hermes Lizard Skin Fountain Pen Case

This is another one with oak Dial and Box

Killer Rolex OysterQuartz Day Date Watch Ref 19018

For 25 years Rolex produced the Oysterquartz in Datejust models (17000 stainless steel, 17013 steel/YG, 17014 steel/WG), and Day-Date models in all gold (19018 YG, 19019 WG). Special models of the Oysterquartz were also produced with jeweled dials, bezels, and bracelets. It has been estimated that in all less than 25,000 Oysterquartz watches were ever produced by Rolex.

Who kills the Electric car? The Oil company or GM?

Who Kill the Rolex OysterQuartz? No one knows, probably the new 90’s Swiss Manufacturing of Hi end watch gone too far away from some of the Electronics technology including Quartz. Again, time piece is used to keep time as the basic need, what's has wrong with a Quartz watch? Probably to blame low value image as there are Quartz watch selling HKD$20 a piece at Ap Liu Street!? Don’t forget that there are also HKD$60 for a mechanical Watch!

Probably the development cost of an accurate, durable Quartz watch is not as CHEAP as mechanical watch arena?! As Rolex OysterQuartz is one of the best Quart watches in the WORLD. Besides, the unique “tick” for every second it runs!? The mechanical Structure is sturdy, the watch case is so sleek and pretty and seem it is timeless.

It carries with the similar base plate design of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, with a weight of 148 grams on your wrist give you a sense of massive Watch like driving the

legendary Hummer H3X with a 5.3L V8 Engine!

It runs of battery cells that could last for 2.5 years. Most of all, the battery Replacement is free at Rolex Service Centre.

The number of Yellow and White Gold Rolex OysterQuartz Day Date is estimated to be less than 5,000.

To a Collector point of view, this is good as they are Little in number of Production, it is pretty, It works perfectly with proven record on Mt, Everest.

And Most of all, the price is VERY CHEAP as of Today’ Gold watch. Average Selling price is About HKD$55,000-HKD$90,000 depending on material, condition, dial material and Colour.

As I can imagine, one day the Car running on Road will be 40% Battery powered by 2020, and at that time who knows those Rolex and Patek Philippe would be mostly Quartz? Who know that Obama would be the president of the USS in 2008?

When we see good dial, Day Date OysterQuartz, Buy it…

QuartzOysteregret- new word I use myself, it means if you do not buy Oyster Ouartz now, you will be Regret soon!

HK Snob

A great Web site for us to see more Rolex DD

The Picture was obtained from this Great Web site

A Great Website for More RlxDD

http://rlxdd.wordpress.com/

Go and see, I am glad that Friend of mine shows me this great site, that is a collection of the important and Killer Rolex DD!
Those colour kept me awakening all night long!

HK Snob

Ask for Rolex DD with Awesome Colourful dial

We have a few maniacs of Rolex Day Date, and We would like to see if you would like to offer your Day Date with Colourful Dial and we will like to buy if price if Right. or share pictures with us so as we can publish and share with more Rolex DD Collectors.
Colour We are looking for
Lapis Lazuli
Green
Stella Red
Bloodstone
Marble
Birch
Oak
Purple
Orange
yellow
Torquise

HK Snob

Panerai PAM0023a T-dial

PAM 23A T- dial


Awesome 23A Panerai Luminor GMT.

Watch is simply stunning with a beautiful Tritium dial turning colors naturally and markers a nice cream color.

Watch has automatic movement, date function, originals straps. Original two screw buckle, all papers and boxes (see picture), 44mm diameter.

Price HKD$65,000

HK Snob

Rolex Submariner Two Pieces on Sales to Rolex Fans

There is a Collector willing to let go his Two Rolex Submariners.

Ref 116610LV Submariner Stainless steel with green bezel and Green Dial.
Completed with Box and Waranty, HK goods No.888 bought from Chow Tai Fook.
First owner Slightly used in excellent condition asking for HKD$65,000 cash
New watch list price HKD$66,100 no discount in Rolex AD, and There is less than 2 pieces a month at Rolex AD Shop. A Rare item for you and me.

Ref 116610LN Submariner stainless steel Black Dial.
Completed with everything box and warranty, brand new, never been used. HK goods bought from King Fook on 20 May 2013.
New Watch List price is HKD$62,100 Now HKD$54,000. that is less 13%!

FCFS

HK Snob

Ref 116610LV sold on 11 June
Ref 116610LN sold on 19 June

Rolex Date-Just and Day-Date of All kinds of my Favourite Dials

This is some of the Captured Rolex examples of various Dial Made in 1978-1985. From Friends in US, Singapore, HK, Holland and from Internet

The Ref 16018 Date Just Green Malachite Dial Selling at HKD$96,000  (Singapore)
Remarks, Dial has a tiny hairline crack!

The Ref 16018 Date Just Tiger Eye dial selling HKD$85,000  (Internet)

The Ref 16018 Date Just Onyx Dial Selling HKD$46,000  (Paul, Hong Kong)

The Ref 18238 Day Date Crossulaire dial asking for HKD$160,000 (Singapore)

The Ref 18238 Day Date Malachite Dial asking for HKD$180,000 (Singapore)

The Ref 18238 Day Date Lapis Lazuli Dial POA.  (Holland)
Estimated HKD$220,000
Which one do you like!?
I like Day Date Lapis Lazuli most, then Tiger Eye, malachite and Onyx

Legend

Onyx
Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color (save some shades, such as purple or blue). Commonly, specimens of onyx contain bands of black and/or white.

Tiger Eye

Tiger's eye (also called Tigers eye or Tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock that is a golden to red-brown color, with a silky luster. Resembles eye of a tiger!

Malachite green is an organic compound that is used as a dyestuff and has emerged as a controversial agent in aquaculture. Malachite green is traditionally used as a dye for materials such as silk, leather, and paper. Although called malachite green, the compound is not related to the mineral malachite — the name just comes from the similarity of color. The Rolex malachite dial is made by mineral malachite.

HK Snob

Cartier Pasha Cloisonne Enamel Dial Limited edition of 10 Pcs

A Rare and Prominently Beautiful Cartier Pasha of Limited edition 18K Solid Gold Automatic Wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and Cloisonne Enamel Dial.

Signed No. 05/10

HK Snob

Rolex Ref 118209 Havana Dial Rolex Day Date

Rolex Ref 118209 Havana Dial Day Date, the low profile gentleman of Day Date.


This Model is no longer been produced, set-up with oyster Strap which is usually designed for

Sport watch with all stainless steel.

But this Ref 118290 is all with all White Gold.

So I think this is the Gentleman of all Day Dates.

HK Snob

Rolex Day Date is getting more and more popular now

Ref 18038 Yellow Gold, Ref 18039 and Ref 1803 on the Right

Rolex’s Flag Ship Modell Day Date price is getting Higher and Higher…

Why!?

1.  As there are a Lot of colourful Dials, 

2. There are so much fun for collecting Rolex Day Date for his past 50 years of productions

There are so many luxurious dial had been made Black, Champagne gold, White, Blue, Purple, Red, yellow orange, green, Lapis Lazuli, grey…etc

3. It is Only made in Gold, that no common Fake is available in the market.

4. There is a new introductory in BeselWorld of Day Date for the young people’s market, it come with various fantastic colour, the entry price is lower. More people could Afford to buy one.

My target of collection will focus on Ref 1803 White and Yellow gold and Ref 18038 and 18039. White gold is scarce. White Gold with Diamond dial even less. I like The OysterQuartz Day Date too, but it is even harder to find as I believe Have produced about 1,5oo White Gold Oysterquartz and 5,500 Yellow gold Dad Date since 1977 to 2003!

Set a new target to collect would be fun! And Most of All, Solid Gold Rolex Day Date can be treated as Money! I value will hardly be depreciated over the years.

With HKD$35,000 can you buy a Solid 18KT Gold watch with Day and Date display? With an automatic movement in the new or pre-owned market.

With the new emerging potential young collector from China, I am sure the price will would shoot up faster than I could expect.

HK Snob

Paul's Rolex Collection Gathering

Every Saturday Afternoon, we used to have a wonderful fun chat, drinks and BS on all Kinds of Watch Talks! And we of course cannot skip the session of Watch Display.

Today, at Chui Wah Eatery, We had a bunch of 5 Rolexes, one PP Moonphase and One AP Royal Oak 1972.…

I sold my Ref 18038 Yellow Gold Purple dial with diamonds to one of new known Friend.

See you all next week!
PS, The one dressed in Zebra-Skin in disguise is HK Snob

If you like to join our Every Saturday's Rolex Watch Gathering at Chui Wah Eatery, pls let me know... Membership fee is a Cup of Coffee for us.

HK Snob