Do you think that Wearing Rolex is a Materialized YOU!?

Do you think that Wearing Rolex is a Materialized YOU!?

Do You have a BWM 328?

No, I am not talking about the 1940 BMW 328 Kamm Coupé, named after the German aerodynamics pioneer Wunibald Kamm, disappeared without trace back in 1953. But now - 70 years after BMW's famous Mille Miglia victory - BMW Classic has recreated this legendary racing car, once again illuminating an important milestone in both motor sport history and the development of vehicle aerodynamics. "We are very proud to be able to bring this car back into the public spotlight," said Karl Baumer, Director of BMW Group Classic.

 "We've come up against some major technical challenges, had many discussions and racked up countless hours of research, but when you see the car for the first time you can sense the passion and expertise invested in the project by everyone involved - all those years ago and today."

What if I like bicycle!?

Try Fendi Abici Amante Donna Bicycle

Abici builds an unique, purely handcrafted running machine power by no gas, no battery, but by pure human. Model Amante, equipped with GSP leather case, Italian cow hide for the double sided bag, hot water flask holder, leather handle, a nice Bicycle that would not be losing face when you meet someone who is ready to put gas on his Porsche 911 Carrera at the Red light.

How about 118 Wally Power? Blot at Sea!?

Launched in 2002 by Monaco-based Wally Yachts, the WallyPower 118 is a high performance luxury superyacht combining high-end technology with a striking design. The sleek yacht lets you cruise swiftly from one destination to another at a speed of 65 knots in both the flat seas and rough waters. The yacht enjoys all the spacious comforts of a mega yacht together with the nautical characteristics of a Coast Guard boat.

I just need 6 hours to leave HK to Manila! WOW, How much? US$18.2M!

  

Sleep with Marilyn Monroe, forever

An American widow is selling her husband's burial spot directly above film legend Marilyn Monroe so she can pay off her $1.6 million (U.S.) mortgage. If Elsie Poncher's eBay sale is successful (bidding was up to $2.5 million), If you had this Money, you can actually Sleep on top of Marilyn Monroe forever!! How about that!? But all that only you have to do after your leave this World!?

                                     Do you want to sleep on top of Marilyn Monroe!?

What if I had US$25,000 

$25,000 is just a trivial portion of Money of for the portions of the above!?

I would have no hesitation to buy a Rolex, as it would be going with me all time! If you do not mind, wear it to comfort room, cinema, even sleeping, it would have any problem as it is strong and sturdy.  Buying a Rolex Day Date such as Ref 1803, 18038, 18049, 19018, 19019 or even Ref 18346 would cause you all the money.  Still have some money for you and your beloved one to sleep in this fantastic room under water. 

                                          Rolex Submariner "Hulk" Ref 116610LV

In the under water hotel room Conrad Maldives Rangali Island , but in that case I believe you will wear a Submariner Hulk. Ref 11660LV! It matches perfectly for that environment

Anyway

Wearing Rolex isn’t materialized, spending 2.5 Million to sleep with Some beauty is!?

Buying a Superyacht that my poor friend would not come to enjoy with me is really a showoff rather than to enjoy life. Give it to me? Well, I believe it burns 3,500 litre of fuel that costs HKD$55,000 an
hour I can’t afford too!

Well, of course, even I don’t spend a dime, my 100 years salary isn't enough for that!?

I had better be myself a poor HK Snob

HK Snob

Noodles, Copper Wires, Clock and Watch

Noodles, Wire, Clock and Watch…

Noodle and Spaghetti
When Chinese met Italian: Noodle and Spaghetti, which was supposed to be invented earlier!?

Over the years, there has been a lot of argument of who invented the Spaghetti, someone said Marco Polo went to China saw how Chinese made the noodles and he brought this into Italy create 

Spaghetti.

Well, China has noodle some 4,000 years ago as we used to eat nozzle*1 and rice, more noodle for Chinese in the North and more rice I S, And there is a Italian Cuisine expert came out to say let's stop the argument, let's assume Both Chinese and Italian invented the Noodle and Spaghetti at same time.

It is OK for Italian but may not be agreed by Chinese… anyway…

                                         China first Found Noodles 4,000 years ago

Copper wire and Wireless

When a Chinese Monk visit Rome some 700 years ago, he met a Roman, who had told him Italian has underground copper wire which is used to transmit electricity from Florence to Rome, the Monk said quite humbly that “ I am sorry that we  do not have this technology in China, we have only Wireless!”*2

The Roman was desperately not happy with the Chinese’s Reply, and he asked, we used to have mechanical Clock century ago while you Chinese still looking at Sun rise sunset for time.

The Chinese Monk then said, Yi Xing, a Buddhist monk, made the first model of a mechanical clock in 725 AD. This clock operated by dripping water that powered a wheel which made one full revolution in 24 hours. An iron and bronze system of wheels and gears made the clock turn. This system caused the chiming of a bell on the hour. It was two more centuries before the first mechanical clock was developed in Europe.

The Roman was speechless!

                           First Mechanical Clock invented by Chinese.

Remark*1

October 12, 2005—A 4,000-year-old bowl of noodles unearthed in China is the earliest example ever found of one of the world's most popular foods, scientists reported today. It also suggests an Asian—not Italian—origin for the staple dish.

The beautifully preserved, long, thin yellow noodles were found inside an overturned sealed bowl at the Lajia archaeological site in northwestern China. The bowl was buried under ten feet (three meters) of sediment.

"This is the earliest empirical evidence of noodles ever found," Houyuan Lu of Beijing's Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The scientists determined the noodles were made from two kinds of millet, a grain indigenous to China and widely cultivated there 7,000 years ago. Modern North American and European noodles are usually made with wheat.  

Remarks *2

Back in 4,000 years ago we used fire to tell distant area on the mountain to send message. Is that Classified as “Wireless?

HK and Italy Snob

PS

This is just a joke created by me, not to hurt the Chinese or Italian Relationship and we had been having very long and good relationship with Italian, we eat good noodle in Spaghetti House nowadays and Italian eat big yummy Wanton Noodles anywhere in the world running by Hong Kong Chef.

We Like to wear Panerai Watch and Italian come to Lo Wo Commercial City to buy all kind of world best branded Watch made in China!! We are at Draw!

What watch Jay Leno wear!?

                          Jay Leno and his garage                       

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno born April 28, 1950 is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, producer and television host. Leno owns approximately 190 vehicles, about 90 of which are motorcycles. He also has a website called "Jay Leno's Garage."

(http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/...tml?vid=244892) 

It contains video clips and photos of his automobiles in detail. Among his collection are two Doble steam cars, a sedan and a roadster that was owned by Howard Hughes.

Guess what watch does he wear?

Sodiac? Citizen?  It is a Seiko SLQ009, SPORTURA!!

Movement: SEIKO Kinetic Rechargeable Quartz Analog. SEIKO Cal. 9T82 Japanese Quartz Analog. 38 jewels.

Movement Features: Cotes de Geneve hand burnished plates. Rhodium color movement plates.

Functions: 12 hr, 60 min, 60 sec, 1/10 sec. chronograph. Date calendar, window display.

Case: Pure Titanium.

Crown: Water Resistant style.

Crystal: Sapphire. Flat profile. Anti-Glare treated.

Dial: Black color.

Hands: White varnished.

Case Back: Screw-down style ( threaded ). Observation crystal.

Band: Pure Titanium.

Clasp: Tri-fold, Sport style, with spring release.

Water Resistance: 100m/330ft /10atm.

Case Size: 49mm X 41.5mm X 13mm.

Advantage

Hussle free, accurate, if you like the watch design, it would be nice to have and that is a big watch too!

Disadvantage

FS -- Seiko Sportura TITANIUM Kinetic Chronograph SLQ009 (cal. 9T82 movement)

The Seiko Sportura Titanium Kinetic Chronograph (model SLQ009) is a very rare watch...TITANIUM, professional looking, a chronograph, and a spectacular 38 jewel kinetic movement (the cal. 9T82 is still the top of the line Seiko movement).

But it has the same hiccup of other Kenetic watch as once you had problem on the capacitor, it had to returned to factory to change; it may cost a few hundred to thousand dollars!

This watch was having an estimated price of HKD$15,000 in 2000

I am searching if he has any Rolex...let you know. 

HK Snob

Only Rolex Can Survive in this kind of Situation!! Manila Flood 19 August 2013

Filipinos get a free ride on a government truck through a flooded main road in Manila

No fare Today for this Pedicab driver

                                                         Deliver a spirit of hand-in-hand!

 This family appears to be enjoying the novelty as they wade through the floods with a makeshift raft in Las Pinas City

                                       They should do the best best for keeping their belongings dry!

              Two boys are struggling through floodwater in the street of Manila

Torrential rains have brought flooding and devastation to the Philippines, leaving areas of Manila waist-high in water while thousands of people across coastal and mountainous northern regions fled to emergency shelters.
Ninoy Government had announced no work as on Today.

Tomorrow I will fly there, guess what shall I wear!?
Timberland as it could be dried after the water, not Gamo,

Short sleeve shirt!

Mandarina Duck as my note book and iPad bag because it has a extra yellow cover for rainproof, How about my Watch!?

Patek Philippe Calatrava? No!, water not proof!
Audmars piguet? No! 
Piaget, Worst as mine are dress watches!
Cartier? Santos!? No!
Breget?
Seiko? No!
G-Shock? No!

Well, Of course, you know the answer: I dont feel Fuddy-Duddy wearing the Rolex Day Date Oyster Quartz as it give me supreme comfort and confident, coz it would not wet!

And most of all the birch dial matches colour of the Bag and the Shoes!

Manila Snob

PS
Philippines has about 26 Typhoons a year. many of them are made for Exporting to HK, China and Taiwan!

What if I had US$1m, what Shall I do...?

Rolex Fantasy

What is I had US$1M?

What Shall I do with this money!?

Immediately, I would in no time go to buy a Rolex Day Date Platinum Dream watch with Lapis Lazuli Dial, I need a bit more fancy to have Diamond bezel.

Well, A do not mine to get a Ref 1803 Stella Brunswick green dial and some sands at the Hour index!

I would go to buy with some of the money for a Lamborghini Countach 1977 Yellow or Purple!

I will buy a Koetsu Jade MC cartridge, and likely a nice house that I can put JBL 4350 loudspeaker!

Take a ticket to St. Petersburg to listen to the Tchaikovsky No. 6 Symphony with one of the Russian Blonde….

Go to listen Ma Yo Yo live on his Cello show and discuss with him about his Philosophy on wearing Rolex at back stage. US$1M is barely can do the about things as home in HK is expensive! and If I had somemore money...

Hi Paul, wake up! Day dreaming!

It is time to write your weekly report or you will lose your job!!

HK Snob

Sheep Skin to Clean or Wipe Your Expensive Watches

Sheep Skin has a very fine and smooth surface texture!

Watch Cleaning Cloth Or Sheep Shin?

How should clean your precious watches, by using your cuff, your silk tie? Your handkerchief!? Tissues paper!? Worse is Tissue paper can could scratch your watch! Don't do that!

How about Eye glass cleaning cloth made with polyester!? Or simply a piece of sheep skin!?

Anything would not be soft enough as the sheep skin, and it does not create abrasion that result with scratches on your watch, It cleans and will not leave a trace of oil like film on the crystal!

The Sheep skin is having some super soft tissue and it does not hold tiny metal debris, sand, whatever that would leave the polished surface of your Rolex a permanent mark.

The sheep skin can be washed with light detergent and dry for next usage, each piece could be used for 5-10 years! Patek philippe, Audemars Piaget, Rolex Shop are using this to wipe the watches.

Price is about HKD$240 a piece.   Each piece could be cut into four portions of small size for your watch cleaning!

We can use this to wrap your expensive watch for storage!

HK Snob

Rolex Day Date Ref 18238 comes with Lapis Lazuli Dial

A Belgian Jewelry and watch Dealer is intending to sell this piece of brand new Rolex Ref 18238 to the watch connoisseur.
Price is Euro 55,000!
Interested Party can contact me.
HK Snob

A Really kick Ass Rolex for Crazy Rolex Collector and blogger Watch Fever Ref 18346

How to tell by cosmetic difference on Rolex Platinum and White Gold Day-Date?

Chemical Properties

The symbol of platinum is Pt and its atomic number is 78. It's a naturally occurring metal and has a very high density of 21.4 g/cubic cm. It is Grey white originally with a specific gravity of 21.4. It is a very rarely found metal and may cause some allergic reactions in some people. It has a boiling point of 3800º C and a melting point of 1772º C. Its atomic mass is 195.078 amu.

The chemical symbol of gold is Au and atomic number is 79. White gold has to be synthesized from natural gold by mixing various combination of 75% of natural gold with 25% of platinum or palladium and another combination can be 75% of natural gold with 10% of palladium, 10% of nickel and 5% of zinc. 

That is another reason that a White Gold Day Date is usually more expensive than a Yellow gold Day Date by HKD$22,000.

Natural gold's density is 19.3 g/cubic cm. It has a specific gravity of 19.32. Its melting point is 1064.43º C and boiling point is 2807º C. Its atomic mass is 196.96657 amu. This element rarely causes any allergic reactions.

Physical Properties

Platinum is a whitish silvery metal and more lustrous than white gold.

When white gold is coated with rhodium, it becomes as shiny as platinum.

A white gold ornament has to be periodically polished with rhodium to maintain its luster.

Platinum being naturally lustrous does not need any coating at any point of time.

Platinum is heavier and harder than white gold.

Tooling Concern

That is why one set of Rolex Tooling can make ten White Gold Day Date cases but just three for Platinum Day Date Cases for  the same set of tooling. That is another reason why Rolex Platinum is more expensive than White gold, approximately 1.5 times.

Collector’s Item: Platinum

So as for Collectors, Platinum Day Date case is a practically non-destructive it would wear for years and hard to be wear off. It is Sturdy, and lustrous that is why all Ultimate Collector’s item are highest in price for Platinum.

So From Outlook we can tell that a grey Silvery colour is Platinum

A White shinny outlook is White gold, even Whiter than Stainless steel 960L

Another cosmetic inspection to tell which is Rolex Platinum or White Gold Day-Date

By looking at the length of the rectangular Diamond at 6 O’clock and 9 o’clock position.

Platinum Day Date has a LONGER diamond whereas White gold is shorter

Refer to the attached pictures.

This is a really Kick Ass Rolex Platinum Ref 18346 Vintage Rolex Day Date, very very fine watch for collector, with Diamond Bezel, Diamond Dial, A Work horse for work, for Kung Fu practice with Ip Chun, or Swimming, or Going Himalaya, or to conduct a Product Presentation in front of Customer...

I think if we have money, Don;t miss the chance to buy it. It is like Diamond of Rolex!

Again, I have too many rich man's hobbies and I have only a few dollars in my pockets! Well, if you had a lot of money, that would not be so much fun as you can buy everything.

The Process to saving up money and buy what so called a Dream Watch is real fun too.  Of course this is Chinese Ah Q spirit... sorry only thing a poor snob can say!

Paul, Buy it if the price is below HKD$170,000!... I support you!!!!

HK Snob

What Matters Most is Material of Dial and The Case for the True Value of A Day Date

What Really Matter for Vintage Rolex is Colour of the Dial and Material for the Watch!

That is to our experience that the Colour of the dial, material of the dial and material of the Watch would determine the price of the Watch.

It is hard to point out the price of the watch and the material of the watch would draft a rough price level of it.

Platinum, very little of production, very high price!

White gold, much lesser than Yellow gold, but more than Platinum, middle price level

Yellow gold, a lot. Lower price

Dial, Lapis Blue with good gold dust distribution, highest price,

Then we can have African Mahogany, Birch, Oak, Stella Red, green blue…etc

Attached is Rolex Ref 18238 Yellow Gold with Aventurine dial, in mint condition, price HKD$130,000.

The one on right is my daily work horse now as my Ref 19049 Was sold already, OK as I made some profit after using for four years. See! What a good investment by buying Vintage Rolex Day Date!?

HK Snob

Titanic Last Supper Menu Auction for RMB200,000, What if there was a found Rolex On board?

                                      RMS Titanic taken right after the maiden Voyage

Last Supper Menu, Auctioned for RMB 200,000

Margaux 1900 on the Right, RP 100 points Wine

After 100 years of sunk Titanic, in 2012, R.M.S. Titanic 100 years of fact & fiction at Bonhams auction.

Items were Virgin voyage ticket, SOS telegram, and Supper Menu, from the salvage of the ship.

This last supper has 40 dishes, that includes fillet of Duckling, Sirlion of Beef, Surrey Capon and Ox Tongue… it was printed the Say the ship was sunk. April 12. 1912.

There has been still a lot of goods to be found for auction item, I was still imagine that if Rolex had invented the Waterproof case some 30 years ago, I believe there will be many as hundreds of Titanic Rolex to be auctioned. There should have been a lot of Patek philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet on board, but those are damages in the salt water even for days after the accident.

On the other hand, there might have some undamaged Champagne by Don Perignon that is still drinkable if we could found, as I think that there is chances some of the bottle are still remained in good conditioned after the shop was sunken into the cold water of Atlantic Ocean.

I am sure that it may carry some 1900 Margaux which is still Young by 2020, and it is still not yet ready to be opened for drinking. Margaux 1900 is First Growth. Premier Grand Cru Classe in 1855.

Margaux 1900 was told have just 5 Bottles kept in one Cellar. I believe if this is taken from the sunken Titanic, it would be a sky high auction price. HKD$8,000,000!

What is the estimated price for an Auction items of Titanic Rolex, I think it easily reach HKD$1,000,000!

HK Snob

Breget Ring Watch that has Alarm Function with diameter of 2.3 cm

A very unique Yellow Gold Watch in a form of a ring, with Diameter of 2.3 cm.
The Right crown is used for manual winding and alarm reset. The crown on the left set the alarm time.
The alarm is quiet actually as it will energize a small protruding notch to stimulate your finger to alert you as the alarm. is that a genius design!?
It was sold to Prince Alexandre Demidoff on 18 Oct 1836.
HK Snob

Tudor Watch that would not produce any more, a last chance to buy these at Rolex ADs in Hong Kong

This is the last production lot of Tudor watch, an unique young design for those who would like to put this as part of the clothe assessories.
Would you consider?, this is available in one of the Rolex AD in Kowloon.
Don't worry , this is not those watches being snapped away Friday moring in one Rolex AD at TST!
Price is from HKD$55,000 to HKD$65,000
We may be able to get less 10%!
Don't miss the chance.
These are going to be discontinued.
HK Snob

Rolex Gift Pen as Souvenir, no more available nowadays

This is Rolex Gift Pen, silvery chased body with touch of gold design at top some what like Cartier Pasha pen.
A gift from Rolex.
HK Snob

Tsim Sha Tsui Rolex AD lost 240 Tudor Watches in 180-seconds Raid by three masked Chinese suspects

In a smash-and-grab that took three thieves just 180 seconds, A luxury watch Rolex AD in a Tsim Sha Tsui Holiday Inn hotel lost 240 Tudor valued HKD$6.5M.

Surveillance video shows the three men in masks, caps and gloves entering the arcade by a rear entrance at about 6.20am. 16 Aug 2013.

They then used large hammers to shatter the glass door of the shop before smashing open three display cabinets and scooping up the watches.

The burglars fled along Mody Road, got into a grey van at the junction with Bristol Avenue and drove off in the direction of Chatham Road South. Police said they were Chinese aged about 40 and roughly 1.7 metres tall. Only the Tudor watches were taken, however, as the Rolexes were locked in a vault when the raiders struck.

The West Kowloon crime unit is asking any witnesses to the latest raid to call them on 2761 2227.

If you were asked to buy some unidentified Tudor, Pls beware that there might be coming from the the thief!! All watchas has record on the serial numbers that they can be traced!

Tsim Sha Tsui Snob