Saturday, May 10, 2014

The World's highest Number of Rolex Authorized Dealer Shop Per Square Kilometer Is In Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong!



There is a Summary of All the 16 Authorized Shop in HK as an Extract from Rolex Official Website HK Today.

There are total 66 Rolex AD (Authorized Shops) in HK, an Estimation of 40,000 Rolex watches in display.
Estimated Dollars value of HKD$240,000,000 assuming average price of HKD$6,000.

Tsim Sha Tsui being the leader in Number of Shop 15, following up with Causeway Bay of 10 and Mong kok of 8 shops.

In terms of Shop No1. And No.2 is Chow Tak Fook and Chow Seng Seng both has 17 Shops.

No.3 is Emperor ten shops

No. 4 Is Oriental 9 Shops, as La Suisse is also under Oriental Watch Company, also, Oriental Watch Company has 5 more shops in HK does not sell Rolex, that is why is not listed here. (Oriental Watch company has total 14 shops)

No. 5 is Dickson Watch and jewellery has 4 shops including the Iconic shop at HKIA (HK International Airport opened in Aug 22 2013 with 5,000 square feet shopping space).

Please Note that amongst all these top 5 shop, Only Oriental Watch Company is doing Watch Business Only, other are having certain percentage of Jewellery business.

So Where Should I go Shopping- When you have Just 4 hours?
I would Suggest to Go Tsim Sha Tsui to see all the variety of watch, I think you just take 60 minutes would able to see 80% of the Rolexes in the world, going Oriental, Emperor, and Dickson starting from
Holiday In Golden Mile (Oriental), Moving cross the road to Peninsular hotel (Dickson) take a Hi tea at The Peninsular Hotel Coffee Shop and walk Emperor at Canton Road…

Start from South to North if you have half day
Walk from Tsim Sha Tsui to Yau Mai Tei, then Mongkok, it might be opening your eyes in searching for 15,000 Rolex!

Before you leave HK at HKIA….
Before you leave HK stop by at the HKIA Rolex Shop for your luck especially Tuesday and Friday Afternoon where they replenish with the new stocks.
HK Watch Fever

Friday, May 9, 2014

半價競投Rolex網bid淘金夢碎!

橋吾怕舊,最緊要受

用戶萬元開戶食白果擬報警 -
涉事的網購公司聲稱母公司為美國上市公司 . 會員過萬,客人若以美金1,388元開戶,便可以低至半價網上競投勞力士(Rolex)手錶、iPhone及平板電腦等貨品。

....「廿秒內無他人出價即可投得貨品」,若介紹朋友入會更有獎金,據悉公司已累積向數百參加者收取了以千萬元計投資。但有會員投訴入會三個月以來,連一件心儀貨品都競投不到,懷疑有詐,多名受害人日前上門要求退款無果,正考慮報警求助。

計我話,這又一單找吾到當事人,找吾到負責人,有可能也找吾到公司註冊人,又一單騙案

有人那一方又拿了這班受騙人的錢,正在快快樂樂地拿現金去買金撈喇

光棍佬教仔,邊有禁大隻蛤蟆隨街跳?... 便宜莫貪。
光棍佬教女,千其吾好蝕底..."西米露" !

買撈都係找家商譽好的店舖買囉,勞力士邊到有得平呵,就算平都有個譜架,半價 ?
代理來貨都吾得呀!

香港港燦勞奴

勞力士霸的一點一劃,兩點,三點有何代表意義?


"肥殻,2 HALLMARK,波膠,兩點霸的, 大裝" What the hells are these terms? 

A Question from one of the reader Yan on 1 May. 一位香港師父問肥殼,2 HALLMARK, 波膠, 兩點霸的,大裝是甚麼意思,小弟繼一解答。

霸的上的點:

市面上較常見的勞力士把頭標誌有:短橫線、一個圓點、兩個圓點、及三個原點標誌,可讀出手錶材質及功能。

短橫線:最為常見,鋼錶或金鋼錶,及有雙重防水功能。
  一個圓點:手錶由鉑金製成;
  兩個圓點: 18K白金或黃金錶;
  三個原點(一樣大):40mm以上錶盤
      (多為運動款),三重防水,鋼錶或金鋼錶;
  三個原點(中間原點大):40mm以上錶盤,
        三重防水,鉑金錶;
  三個原點(兩邊原點大):40mm以上錶盤,
        三重防水,18K白金或黃金錶。

香港勞奴。


Sunday, May 4, 2014

Another Fake Rolex Bought on Internet


There are 90% of so called "Replica Rolex" are sold on internet everyday.  It means, when One genuine Rolex was sold, nine other Replicas are also sold at same time.

That would not make you mad as they are Replica, and there are a lot of customers buying that.

Well, if there is one saying "Rolex" being bought and later found to be a Fake one and even the basic Timing function was "20 mins a day" gain....would pathetically driving you crazy!
The below line is the original link for more detail.
Link

http://royaldutchshellplc.com/2014/05/03/time-gems-timeandgems-com-watch-empire-llc-internet-fake-rolex-scam-artists/

Next time going to spend money for a guinine Rolex, go to Rolex AD or some reliable shops with good reputation for your Rolex.

HK Snob

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Voice for the Mainland Chinese...



I did see those rich people really toss their unduly request for more… there was furious guy on my left asked the Chief Purser to adjust the air con colder. She did but failed to meet his COOL requirement…He worn an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak stainless steel 44mm Chronometer.

The one on my right was a Gweilo Business man did the same to hang his legs up the partition in front of him, well, if he has Hong Kong Foot, definitely the stinky foot would spoil my appetite. He worn a Seiko 5 Auto stainless steel watch with a Silicone watch band…
 
Mainland Chinese has been labeled as rude, impolite, and
arrogant in recent years by many HK people.


To be fair to them, those are just the minority happened to be found in HK, remember 70% HK's visitors is from China.

Here we can see not only Chinese Tao Hu was reported having this bad habit, it is not uncommon to see Gweilo, Phlippino, HKer, Indian, American, Singaporean, whoever would likely behave this way. 

And I think that we should always bear in mind to be considerate and have certain etiquette no matter when, and where…

I am glad that we have the aircraft to be a non-smoking zone everywhere...

I am afraid one day we will be allowed to talk on mobilephone…then we will never be able to take a rest in the aircraft anymore!

HK Watch Fever
HK Snob

Watch Shopping at Dundas Street Mongkok,

Dundas Street Pre-owned Watch Shop:
There are at least 7 Pre-owned Watch Shops at Dundas Street.
Most of the situated in Yan On Building opposite Kwong Wah Hospital.

             Dundas Street is situated between Yau Ma Tei and Mongkok across Nathan Road


Location of Yan On Building shown at "A"


Kwan Yan is located at the Junction of Dundas Street and Nathan Road, beside City Chain Watch




Watch Shop inside Yan On Building


Another Shop in side Yan On Building other than Kwan Yan, Vintage Concept

HK Snob

Friday, May 2, 2014

2014 Rolex Sea Dweller 4000 is Now Available in HK.




BaselWorld 2014 Rolex Sea Dweller is available in Hong Kong at HKIA Rolex.
Price is HKD$78,800 nett.
There is only two pieces.

HK Snob

Tudor BlackShield arrives HK Rolex AD with small quantity




Limited Supply, Selling at List price
HK Snob

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Pre-View: Rolex Submariner Ref 16613 with Onyx Dia and Rolex Date Just Ref 16018 in Onyx Dial soon be arrival.

For those who wants to own something rare and something special... this is the right time

Two Rolex with Onyx Dial is soon coming to you if you are interested in.
And there is also another beautiful one with Onyx Dial on Submariner


Rolex Submariner Fine and Rare Onyx Dial Ref. 16613,  “Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000ft/ 330m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified”,. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and a stainless steel and 18K yellow gold "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet.

It was had that the owner had already sold the Ref 16613 yesterday right after I posted it.. :(  隨缘囉!

Well, I think the DJ Onyx is also hot cakes, I am not feeling optimistic to get the watch myself, though I might be the one who is most interested in buying.

HK Snob

"Next", A Nicholas Cage's Film






Las Vegas magician Cris Johnson (Nichola Cage) has a secret which is a gift and a curse which torments him: he can see 2 minutes into the future. When a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, FBI agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.

Jessica Biel, his girl friend wears a “Genva Watch” and Cris wear a “Carrera”

Nichol Cage wear a Tag Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 Automatic Chronograph 41mm




Jessica Bieil's watch in the film



Geneva Watch
Founded in 1974, Geneva Watch Group is a global leader in the design, manufacturing and the distribution of digital and analog watches and clocks. The company creates timepieces under license for fashion and lifestyle brands such as Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Moschino, Tommy Bahama, Speedo, Ted Baker London and Zoo York.
Nicholas Cage's Carrera in the Film



Carrera
Originally designed by Jack Heuer as a tribute to the legendary Carrera Panamericana race in Mexico in 1964.
 Reinvented and reinterpreted many times, the elegant TAG Heuer Carrera chronograph remains a contemporary legend.

Tag Heuer's Legendary Carrera Watch

Calibre 16
CV2010.BA0794
- Carrera 40th Anniversary Legend Watch
- Black Dial
- Chronograph Feature
- Self Winding Automatic Movement
- 100 Meters / 330 Feet Water Resistant
- 41mm = 1 1/2" Case, 7" Adjustable Bracelet
- Deployment Buckle
- Luminescent Hands & Markers
- Screw Down Caseback
- Free Bracelet Sizing

Price est. US$3,000
PS. I am a fan of Nicholas Cage!
HK Snob
Watch Fever

Everything goes Rental!

For almost everything , you can get rental in HK
Houses, VCD/DVC/Blue Ray/ , Hotel, Office, Chinese Wedding dress, Dragon Pheonix, double happiness 24kt gold bracelet ( I am not sur eif this is the proper name!) 
Rolls Royce wedding limo with driver, Luxaury Yacht, jet plane, Woman body as for some rich family’s daughter in law rental, but she must get a son or much lesser reward with offspring for a daughter…old Chinese thinking… son instead of daughter as the next heritage of the family’s wealth.

Old people teaches us don't rent as eventually you will get nothing. But somehow if current real estate price of HK remains high at this level.
I bet most of the current newly married couple has difficulties to buy a Love-Nest. Only remaining choice is to rent, at same time save up enough money for the down payment of their own home later…after several years…

Now a new category has joined the rental-rich trend: luxury watches.

A startup company called Eleven James has launched a timepiece timeshare that allows customers to get a new luxury watch every couple of months for an annual fee. The watches range in value from $7,000 to $50,000  or more, and include top names like Rolex, Audemars Piguets, Cartier and Patek Philippe.

Well, do you think you could possibly go into this RENT-A-WATCH!?

What if the watch was ripped off at corner of somewhere, or damaged accidentally, or spoiled inside a Sauna room? Will there is any argument of fraud cheating on the Expensive timepiece?

Well, there is an estimated 40% unhappy HK people borrow money from Bank for overseas tours, and more and more people will tend to spend their saving for some short term enjoyment!? Look at those hundred squadron of sex soldiers running to North after Friday evening for a paid one night stand at KTV…Sauna Clubs.. that could be an estimated expenditure of HKD$50M!

Watch is not like home, car that you can USE it. Watch is one of your personal belonging, I would not rent a watch for 3 Months even it is 10% of the original selling price… It is too Expensive!
HK Snob

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Wherever you are, this is the ONLY watch adjusted to the time Zone on the Earth Automatically… Seiko GPS Solar Astron


The smooth Bezel is made of dark blue Ceramic material








Watch has taken a series of technological breakthrough, namely…

The introduction of the quartz watch in 1969  In place of a balance wheel which oscillated at 5 beats per second, it used a quartz crystal resonator which vibrated at 8,192 Hz, driven by a battery powered oscillator circuit.

1970 Bulova Accutron Tuning Fork watch.

In 1990, Junghans offered the first radio-controlled wristwatch, the MEGA 1. In this type, the watch's quartz oscillator is set to the correct time daily by coded radio time signals broadcast by government-operated time stations such as WWVH, received by a radio receiver in the watch. This allows the watch to have the same long-term accuracy as the atomic clocks which control the time signals. Recent models are capable of receiving synchronization signals from various time stations worldwide.

Seiko has been leader in Electronic watch using Solar, Kinetic as Hybrid catch, Shows the latest Solar GPS launched Sept 2013.

Unlike radio control watches, which work only in a small part of the world's land mass, Astron recognizes all the currently recognized time zones on earth.

Wherever you are on the earth, on Tai Mo Shan or Victoria Peak, of Mt. Everest,  with only the push of a button operation, Astron pinpoints its location and identifies your exact time by receiving GPS signals from 4 or more GPS satellites.

Astron never stops unless it receives all the power it needs from light absorbed through the dial and it has a power reserve indicator to show the amount of energy stored. It does not need a battery.

Whenever the dial is exposed to bright light, the watch automatically receives GPS signals.

It is light comparing with the size of it, as the sample I had today is made of Titanium, the bezel is a ceramic, very smooth and cold, It should be ceramic… it is very comfortable to wear!

The watch case material is a bit HARDER than the Titanium bracelet as I have seen scratches on the bracelet but not on the watch case… to my wonder, what material of the watch case made!?
Price: this watch is belonged to my colleague who bought it with HKD$22,000
Well, he may not get any discount, so it is the list price…

For that money, you are buying the World leading technology and look at the workmanship, it is Excellent Quality, … Same watch made in Swiss, I believe that could be 4X more expensive. Whether you need this accuracy is purely another matter!
HK Snob

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Watch Shops in Mongkok


You Won't miss this shop with their Smell
Taken by Samsung Note III 26 Apr 2014



There are at least 20 shops for Selling Rolex in Mongkok District and Yau Ma Tei Area.
These are the major one….
Kwan Yan,
Wing Kwong- Sino Centre
My Watch天時–Sino Centre
Chat Sum澤森– Sino Centre
Chow Tai Fook- Rolex AD
Chow Seng Seng- Rolex AD
Oriental Watch- Rolex AD
Vintage Concept,
Wah Hing-Rolex AD
Ken’s  Watch - Moved away already.
La  Sussie Watch Co- Rolex AD
Don’t Miss Mongkok if you go shopping, There is almost everything you need for your Big Shopping Day.
Clothes, Toys, Hi Fi, Food, Watches, Shoes… Bet you would not feel bad about all these shops except the one who sells stinky Dou Fu that contaminate the whole street with that terrible stringent awful smell!
HK Watch Fever 



Something you don't want as you are the important valuable Clients…你遇過這情況嗎?






Shall I wrap up that watch for you now!?
Mr. that watch has been reserved by some VIP, you may choose other model!
Mr. I can give you less 5% only, that is the Company Policy for discount!
Mr. what can I do for you!?
The Model you want is discontinued, you can try this new model!
Mr. that is a Platinum watch…!
We have no stock on Green Pointer, GMT Black Blue, DeepSea, can you consider other model!? 
HK Snob
Watch Fever

你遇過這情況嗎?
我同你包起佢先! 你再揀其它錶款喇!
先生,這個己有人客留起左,你再揀過其它錶款喇!
先生,我最多可以比九五折你,無辨法喇,錶行規矩呵!
先生,我有mud 嘢可以幫你?
你這個型号己無出,試下這新款喇?
先生,果隻係鉑金錶嚟架。
綠针,GMT藍黑圈,深潛暫時無貨呀,你揀選別的喇!
香港港燦勞奴

Does it Worth? A Rolex Gold Daytona?



Rolex Daytona Yellow Gold Ref 116568 BRIL -78598 HKD$716,500
This Pre-owned Watch now asking HKD$375,000



New Rolex Daytona Ref 116576TBR BaselWorld release soon to Arrive HK, Are you Interested in!?


有朋友問: 手錶一隻,花那麼多錢值得嗎?
我這樣看錶,是!

女人可以花錢在手袋,皮鞋,手飾,手錶,鑽石,衣服,化裝品,.她們花錢在可以花得上的籍口上!

男仕就有相對少得多溝道花钱,但如果你富有而又喜歡花錢,也有很多渠道,汽車,飛機,遊艇,衣篩,,但是一隻手錶是是你每天好用得著的東西。手錶變成你品味,你的取向,讓別人知道你的銷費能力。

我有一同學,平時吾多說話,時不時拿往本聖經,讀書OK個隻,在麾托羅拉做了十多年。收入吾錯喇。自己搬開住邨屋,做關人忍仕,有一個星期二,重未見人上班。公司的同事,可能是死黨,電話找不到他,好奇心俱使下,去家中找他,眼見家中燈火通明,枱面放了煮好飯餸。他自己一個人,無老婆無子女,可能未拍個拖因為上帝是他致好的朋友。他己倒在地上,失去知覺.....大約三天了!

隨後的三個星期,我有去醫院見佢,他全身無反應,就這樣走左喇,他只有四十三歲。

有好多人好努力的揾錢,也更用力的花錢。
有好多人好努力的揾錢,也更用力的儲錢。
有很多人好努力的揾錢,更努力的吾花一毛錢。

一位月入七位數字的他…。他亦未必會去買隻Submariner Emerald or Daytona Rainbow. 並不是他设有這銷費能力,他未必鐘情或發繞手錶,有人年薪二千萬,手戴三千元的Tissot 石英表.

這往往是很複雜的心理因素。
有人月入廿萬,可以住半山,開馬沙拉蒂,生日開1989Petrvs...手帶大石圈的Daytona。佢有本事囉,佢話人生好講吾埋好化學。隨時蒙主龐召。有得吃就吃,有得玩就玩,有得睡就睡,有得笑就笑得大聲一些,買錶要買嚇得人。要好多好大的長方石。係都係愛戴勞力士之人。

用力的去花錢, 經濟才有轉變,大家都吾花錢,香港經濟點會好呢?
任何揾錢,花錢,储錢,也好,你開心就得喇。
不過我如果有多一些的錢,我會買這東西!
一隻你花得起而你又喜歡的手錶就變得有價值的東西喇!


HK Snob
Watch Fever

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

人生的下半埸

一天,有朋友問起,我五十七歲,再做過三年六十退休。
對,我亦不寄望六十再做下去了。而公司亦大都會找別人接上去!

理所當然,找年輕一些接班人,化算多呵!
人工低D,有衝勁D,大胆D,撞板多D算上課,我地這些"三個五"無多用了。

三個五者即年薪五十萬元薪水,五十幾歲.了。五慢,手脚,眼,耳,口都慢過人。佢地想法都是一樣的。你有見過他請四十六歲的新入行工程師嗎?你同我講有人夠胆請嗎?


有人五十歲,辭去做了廿多年的政府官去讀書並且娶了一個老婆。你會嗎? 這是與非局外人很難作此決定。

我覺得五十來歲,還算年青。人生的經驗很難錢去量的。一些错誤的決定住住另公司輸掉年薪十倍的錢。無法子,人人都是先為已,再為人。請用年青人,短期表面數字靚嗎,長遠喎,下一位主管的問題了。一為偉大的領導者,真難遇見呵!

部門主管辭職走了,就請一些空降傘兵囉,他知道這。但面子尤關,本公司有制度,無邊一個都得的,真的嗎?新人是很難一時間對公司作出大的供貢獻喎? 當然很多公司都是這樣吊盬水發莓下去。

蕷果的喬布斯死去,蘋果擁躉講蘋果有的是錢,可以再請十個有喬布斯能力的人幫助發展蘋果。
我和他吵得熱,當時我話未必,喬是天才,加上天時地利人吾和才造成昨天成功的蘋果。喬死了一年多你覺得蘋果還可以前吸毒般的使人著迷嗎?

我覺得人生經歷都很重要,有一些人知己滿天下,有多方面與趣。退休真係不仇寂寞了。

相反,退休後日日在家做清潔,去公園到發白日夢,勉懷過去在公司的呼風唤雨的日子,錢有了,但這日子不是退休而是"退憂"!

我有一班玩撈的老友。真係越玩越過癮!
週六萃華吹水,品評Rolex錶,週日去鴨記看二首錶,尋寶找胆找舊水筆,去權記,聯成,科寶,胆皇,HI FI Shop 找阿軍吹水,上五樓找阿Paul 找唱片,不亦樂乎!

六十歲退休,正正是人生下半場的揭幕禮!

HK Watch Fever