夜間的冒險家, DLC Jean Richard's January 2014 release of the latest Elegant watches for HK's City Runners

夜間的冒險家

探知、旅遊、尋找新天地 – JEANRICHARD為探索者提供每日的時間，以盡展生命所有，活出人生的極致。冒險的旅程並不會因日落而終結，反之，JEANRICHARD隆重介紹三個新的1681和Terrascope版本，以時尚和穩重感伴隨晚間探索者。這三枚時尚、動感與優雅並重的腕錶為JEANRICHARD生活哲學的最佳演繹。

換上黑色DLC塗層錶殼的1681：夜黑城市的最佳伴侶

這個系列的腕錶向製錶大師Daniel Jeanrichard於17世紀末所研製的第一枚腕錶致敬。1681以現代的設計，將經典的手錶演繹出黑夜的原始韻味。於充滿節奏、細意與時尚的夜幕街道上，無論是在明燈的映照下，抑或是於暗角的小巷內，這校腕錶皆是動感的都市人士的理想伴侶。精鋼的腕錶上綴以黑色DLC塗層，配以噴沙處理，充滿啞緻與磨沙的質感。錶盤上的幼葉型時針和分針上，塗上了米色的發光塗層，與漆黑的錶盤形成強烈的對比。腕錶配以原廠制造JR1000自動上弦機芯，於透明玻璃底蓋內，可看到這枚獨有的黑色擺輪，隱約滲透出優雅的型格味道。

 

配上黑色DLC錶殼的Terrascope：奔向夜間開放的土壤與空氣

於繁星滿佈的沙漠上、月缺的高速公路上、了無人知的領域上，JEANRICHARD的旗艦腕錶系列—Terrascope，以全新的黑色DLC塗層外型，與探索者共渡最美麗的夜間。腕錶保留了系列的原有味道，錶殼上的直線緞面打磨及錶圈斜面上的細緻打磨、穩固的構造、以及枕型錶殼與圓型玻璃。時標及指針於啞黑的錶盤上顯得分明，浮凸的處理技術配以及塗上白色的發光物料，讓讀時來得更容易。黑色膠錶帶和精鋼摺扣為腕錶加添了運動的元素。而自動上弦的機械機芯，則為每日24小時提供可靠與準確的時間。

黑面雙色Terrascope：時尚運動型人的黑夜

於精鋼的錶殼的兩旁，玫瑰金的直線錶殼及黑色錶盤為腕錶的一大亮點。這枚全新的雙色Terrascope 替黑夜賦上動感而優雅的意義。這枚腕錶充份體現出格調與悠閒、高尚而真確的完美並存。多層結構的直線緞面錶殼及打磨細緻的斜面，耀眼奪目。啞黑色的錶背，配以浮凸鍍玫瑰金的時標和指針，再塗上發光物料，層次分明，感覺整潔俐落。最後，腕錶配上黑色鱷魚皮帶和精鋼摺扣，為腕錶的終章化上完美的調。自動上弦的機械機芯確保日與夜的時間之精確。所有JEANRICHARD腕錶皆標誌着配戴者的獨特而堅定的個性。

  

技術規格

                                         

1) 換上黑色DLC塗層錶殼的1681：

噴沙黑色DLC塗層精鋼錶殼

44毫米

厚度：11.27毫米

防反光藍寶石水晶錶鏡

旋入式錶底、鎸刻品牌標誌

防水100米

原廠制造JR1000機芯

自動上弦，黑色擺輪

機芯尺寸：11 ½ 法分

振頻：每小時28,800次（4赫茲）

寶石數：27

動力儲存：不低於48小時

功能：小時、分鐘、秒鐘、日期

啞黑色錶盤

黑色拋光時標與數字

塗上米白色發光物料的黑色拋光指針

黑色Barenia®牛皮帶

黑色PVD精鋼摺扣

2) 配上黑色DLC錶殼的Terrascope：

拋光及直綫鍛面黑色DLC塗層精鋼錶殼

44毫米

厚度：12.60毫米

防反光藍寶石水晶錶鏡

黑色旋入式錶底、鎸刻品牌標誌

防水100米

JR60機芯

自動上弦

機芯尺寸：11 ½ 法分

振頻：每小時28,800次（4赫茲）

寶石數：26

動力儲存：不低於38小時

功能：小時、分鐘、秒鐘、日期

啞黑色錶盤

夜光噴沙時標

塗上發光物料的鍍銠噴沙指針

黑色膠帶

黑色PVD精鋼摺扣

 

3) 黑面雙色Terrascope：

拋光及直綫鍛面黑色DLC塗層精鋼及玫瑰金錶殼

44毫米

厚度：12.60毫米

防反光藍寶石水晶錶鏡

旋入式錶底、鎸刻品牌標誌

防水100米

JR60機芯

自動上弦

機芯尺寸：11 ½ 法分

振頻：每小時28,800次（4赫茲）

寶石數：26

動力儲存：不低於38小時

功能：小時、分鐘、秒鐘、日期

啞黑色錶盤

浮凸鍍玫瑰金時標

塗上發光物料的鍍玫瑰金指針

黑色鱷魚皮錶帶

精鋼摺扣

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Price Comparison and Trend of Major Rolex Models between 1970's to 2000's

Price listed here is US Dollars



The Pricing scheme of the product is an important factor to determine the position of it.

Pricing set-up of a Product is very important as it determines the target profit margin, Marketing value, market acceptance, Images, should be also consider the Competitors pricing!

Imagine if one day you can buy the Rolex at a discount of 10% in one Rolex Authorized Dealer, and next day the other Rolex AD opposite the Nathan Road can offer less 15%. We all know the result and consequence; no one will be interested in this product anymore!

Over the year, Day Date was position as the Flag Ship of Rolex, I believe that Rolex was not able to tell what will be their ultimate Flagship model at the beginning, not until one day, the model would be accepted my majority of customers as the Ultimate buy, ideal Watch of Rolex! And of course, Rolex had to develop a showcase model to differentiate with other watches, Day Date is the one with the more complicated movement, so as the Daytona.

Rolex started itself from a diver’s Iconic watch since 1926 when their watch was proven to be able to survive through the English Channel, that was a very important motive for Rolex to decide what direction they should go.

By 1956, The Day Date was invented with challenge on the watch movement as it has to drive both the “Day” and “Date” wheels at almost the same time. It adds on extra Loading to the watch power chain, and it had to maintain a 36 hours power reserve at same time. Rolex had to develop new movement that Patek and AP had no such technology by that time.

I selected prices of these three years selected as for some comparison, 1973, 1984, 2004, it is interesting to see….

Day Date Ref 1803

It was selling at $1,850 in 1973, and was increased 5.1 times to $9,450 in 1984!

From my other sources, early DD (Bubble Back) was selling at about $350 in 1956 and was increased to $1,850, I guess that there was no oil-crisis in 1973, the DD price would not be so low in 1973!

Overall pricing of 2004 over 1973 is ten times for DD.

Daytona Steel, interesting to see that the watch price of Daytona of 1984 is just two times of 1973, I think that the Daytona was not a popular model in 80s’ But it was becoming very popular model after 80s.

The Submariner Date gold and Day Date has similar price trend over the years.

Daytona watch as the fastest price growth,; the price 1984 is six times comparing with 1973 and twelve times of 2004 comparing with 1973.

Over the year, Day Date is maintained the Flag Ship model as price of a Day Date is equivalent to 3 Date just Two Tone and 5 Date Just Stainless Steel.

The Day Date Ref 1803

Nowadays, a presentable Ref 1803 is roughly 1.3 price of a new Stainless Steel Date Just!

Who do you think? It is under-value, it is the Chateau Mouton 1945 of Bordeaux, it is the Jumbo 747-400 of Boeing, the best-selling model of Boeing.

It is the Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost, It is just like the DB5 of Aston Martin. It is the best of this kind for the Rolex.
When we spotted a good beautiful Rolex DD, don't let it go.

As DD is "cheap", it is having more fun and choice for us to buy. A Datograph is almost the price of 6 pieces of Ref 1803!

I could wear 5 different Rolex Day Date to work, but I can only wear the Same Datograph from Monday to Friday.

of course, one has unlimited budget to buy watches does not have this concern. Or someone has a Lambor, he could use that amount of money buy 10 Datograph and 50 Rolex Ref 1803.... !! :) 

HK Snob

Watch Sale in December 2013

Xmas Day in 1881 TST, where these luxury watch boutiques are there.

Cartier, Tiffany, IWC, Vacheron Constantin,A Lange, Roger Dubuis, Rolex, Jaeger LeCoutle, Blancpain.

Taken by Samsung Note II LTE

Rolex sale

Due to the controlled spending on Chinese, This year’s watches sale has declined 80% as comparing with the Same time in 2012.

I have at least helped 20 of our watch fans to buy Rolex in December 2012. Well, up to now, there has been still a lot of enquires, but I believe only a few of them finally try not to spend their money coming to HK to buy Rolex, rather stay in their country.

One example of Singapore, which used to be 10% more expensive than HK, there has been a lot of promotional items on Rolex, many Singaporean stays in their Country for Rolex purchases.

Hottest Item GMT Master II Black Blue

Rolex GMT Master II Ref 116710BLRN is still the hottest item, from what I have learnt, still many people is eager to buy such a watch, but there are a lot of people who bought it at HKD$65,300 list price without discount.

Rolex Daytona

Well, surprising, due to the down turn of Rolex Sale, we can get Daytona Stainless steel much easier than ever in HK.  We can get Ref116520 Daytona Black and One White by December. However, people’s buying power is low to response to that

2014 World Economy

I believe 2014 is a good year for World’ Economy and definitely Rolex price will increase by 2014

Rolex price

I am afraid Rolex will keep the same price as it is now for at least first Quarter of 2014 as who will buy if the price will be increased another 5%!? The Rolex watch price is an International index for how good or how well the sale of Rolex for all countries as 60% of Rolex will be imported to HK every year.

HK Watch Fever 

The Good and Bad of 2013

2013’s good and bad

It seems just a few blinks of eyes since Xmas 2012, 2013 has been coming to the end, there have been a lot of excitement, joy and some despair in the whole year. After our Christmas party which was help in the office due to budget concern instead of a 4-start hotel ball room in 2012. Xmas has finally arrives, as usual, after a short while, New year would come, thence Chinese new year…time flies!

There are some of the memorial people who did a good job in the year.

The 26-year-old Rex Tso won three big fights this year, and defended his WBC Asia super flyweight title, we were filled with pride.

Lee Wai Sze ( 李慧詩) also known as Sarah Lee, is a Hong Kong professional racing cyclist. She specializes in track cycling especially as a sprinter.

HKAPA graduates

On a ceremonious day in June, HKAPA graduates decided to mark their receipt of their diplomas by showing their own type of respect to CY Leung, who was present on stage. Rather than bowing to our HK Chief Executive- the year’s most significant symbol of Hong Kong’s recently politically active youth.

Lee Shau Kee and Chou Yun Fat

It’s not every day that a tycoon donates like Lee Shau Kee a 100,000 sq ft of land worth $107 million to build a nursing home.

In Nov, our “Mark Gor” Chow Yun Fat said in an interview that he would donate 99 percent of his wealth to charity after he passes away.  It’s certainly a gesture I should salute.  

Our Government

It’s not often we’re applauding our government. But this year, plunged into the middle of the world’s highest profile security issue and amid US demands for extradition, the Hong Kong government declined to give Edward Snowden up. Thumb’s Up! J

For those who has been moved in Hong Kong less than 7 years, well, you are entitled to have the right applying social walfare now. This is HK's people and the Tax payers' 
generosity.

TVB

May Fung and her TV movie Guests, featured frequent outbursts of irritating laughter and numbingly incessant promotion of Swanson’s chicken broth in her cooking show on TVB, I am not pleased to hear that kind of laughter whilst someone’s stomach is not moving at all.

May Fung became an unintentional symbol for HKer’s despair following the spectacular rejection of HKTV’s free-to-air license.

23 Dec before X’mas, the astonishing saying of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un : Eating meat to solve problem of Starvation  (金正恩:吃肉可解決缺糧)

I have been trying to search, ask see what watches he wears seem this is the watch frequently been shown in Website. What watch is Kim Jong Un wearing?! Is that the watch he bought when he studied in Switzerland!?  Who can advise me!?

HK Watch Fever
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Rolex Ref 1803 on Sale

Ref 1803, three hallmarks at watch bottom, never been polished, Owner is asking for HKD$33,500.

HK Snob

Porsche Design Flat Six P’6310 yellow version is now available in Ocean Centre for sale.

Ocean Centre Porsche Design Boutique taken by Samsung Note II LTE 24 Dec 2013

Porsche Design Flat Six P’6310 with yellow facelift version is now available in Ocean Centre for sale.

Porsche Design’s design approach is simplicity, beauty, and product is highly functionable. Porsche Design watch is the few pioneer to use Titanium to make watch back to 80’s.

This Porsche Design Flat Six P'6310 is a fantastic watch. I have seen the new Flat Six with Yellow strap and dial!

It is available in Ocean Centre Porsche Design Boutique at TST. 44mm ETA2292 Automatic movement.

HK Snob

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Rolex Day Date Ref 1803 Yellow Gold

This is an early Ref1803, never been polished, has been fully overhauled.

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Rare White Gold Rolex Day Date Ref 1803



Rolex 1803 White Gold Day Date
This is a rare White Gold Day Date, has just been overhauled with replacement of new Crystal, Crown, this watch using substitute stainless steel buckle by RSC.  Excellent condition Now owner is asking $46,500!

White Gold is more preferred due to scarcity and is more low profile to wear, more able to be not recognized by Non-Rolex chap, but it is more to be appreciate by Rolex-Fans!

Highly collectible!

HK Snob