What is the upper limit of an Overseized watch!?

When did the watchmaking world accept the mantra of “The Larger is better”?

I’m a big fan of vintage watches, and find that a slim Audemars Piguet of 34 mm, I don’t mine the Royal Oak Jumbo 39 mm,  a Jaeger Le-Coultre Reverso of middle size, Rolex Day Date of 36 mm, Vacheron Constantin Overseas in 36 mm diameter looks perfectly for me.

Back to 80’s started as a fashion from Italy, men wore lady watch, I like the Boy Size Rolex too at that time...

No one know exactly when? May be 1995 and onward, some of the watch makers  tended to make watches of big size, massive, with thick metal, big Crown, complex Crown Guard lock up mechanism, wider strap of thicker material like your leather belt on your trousers!

Oh! it is a watch….It does hurt the feeling some of the fine Swiss watch makers used to make thinner and smaller watch movement?

I always appreciate thin manual winding watch that is below 5 mm, or an Automatic watch that is below 7 mm thick… they all look great! I believe many watch collectors agree what I am trying to say…

My point is,  say technically the bigger the watch, the easier it is made! The Higher the Profit margin only.

Nowadays, the watch goes crazy  with OVERSIZED diameter of 42 mm, 45 mm, 47 mm, 50 mm even 60 mm!? Is there a limit? 80 mm? or even 100 mm?

Is that a watch anymore? Who can use them? I believe you have to mount it on top of your sleeve. How can you INSERT that monster under the sleeve, particularly how when peeking from under a dress shirt cuff.  

I understand that sometimes it is hard to go against the current on what the trend of the majority of populace is. Like the width of the tie, the width of the collars, the diameter of your trousers bottom, type of glasses, hair style unless you want to stand out at the crowd as WEIRD, ABSURD, a DIFFERENT Look! But for an Oversized Watch, yes ,it would get someone’s response of “ WOW!!”

Sometimes it is needed for bigger watch as it can display more functions on it. It is easier for the older person to read.

Every time I go into a watch store to look at their wares, seems the watch grows bigger every year and next year’s flagship model will be the size of a coffee mug, or Wall Clock. There may be some complications that require such size and depth, but for the vast majority of populace that can’t afford or doesn’t want a Richard Mille, do we really need to carry an Anchor of harbor tug boat on our wrist to be considered a member of the horological caste?  

Well, since 2 years ago, it is nice to see some of the GOING SMALLER watch trend for lady…

WATCH is a reflection of your taste and Character… if you like is , no one would not disagree!

What if Rolex make facelifting design on Daytona with a Size of 46 mm, will you consider it a Future Classic!?

Yes, many people will buy if there is such a watch, but Rolex is very conservative to launch a big step changes on size.

For every 5 Day Date sold, only one Day Date II was bought by Asian, DD II may look matched for 6 footer.

Rolex biggest watch is yacht Master II of 44 mm, which is only 5 mm larger than the AP Royal Oak Jumbo 39 mm created 42 years ago!

My favourite Rolex size is 36 mm for me, and I think 31 mm is best for lady. Simply the Divine Proportions tell us....

HK Snob
HK Watch Fever

Older people tends to go for Day Date? Why!?

我亦明白好多人接受唔到18KT金錶個種 "金橙橙" 的金色，尤其是勞力土的色和AP 不大一樣。


當我年纪越大，對金色又會產生一種有些少想尋找過去 "金碧輝煌" 的日子。有時手痕要戴黄金十八K的勞力士。

但有時又想平淡，低調，那白金或袋中有多餘的零錢買隻鉑金的 Ice blue, which 連狗牙圈都欠奉的呢!

以下是另一個有錢人鐘情Day Date 的看法。

http://hkm.appledaily.com/detail.php?issue=20140521&guid=52495915&category_guid=10829392&category=instant

HK Watch Fever
香港港燦勞故

Rolex OysterQuartz Ref 19019 Day Date Watch

Rolex OysterQuartz Ref 19019 18 KT White Gold Blue Dial. 

金撈呀！勞力士（Rolex）肯定係香港最家傳户繞的名牌手錶。以前阿燦叫 " 五枝火柴頭 "

今日有人話勞力士不在十大名錶系列之中 ，我覺得你是用什麼尺度去看勞力士喇。

如果我話年產量，防水能力，耐用度，拍賣會暴光率，保值能力，肯定係瑞士四大之一。

幾十年前的香港，送贈名錶當禮物比表叔，甚麼好?「牌子不知，總之是“五枝火柴頭”」就一定掂!
中環的女白領麗人，售貨員，酒樓女部長知客，商人，老細，银行經理，小巴司機，商界鉅子、工程師，地盤管工、「出來行」的古惑仔，大佬，都喜歡戴勞力士。「金撈」者，「襟撈」也。


勞力士一定可以賺到戴
勞力士不能另你賺錢，可以話保值，
其抗通脹能力較皆。如果話話勞力士可以升值，那丁皇，的生，方向錶店，周大叔，周先生D大哥大姐重會賣比你咩?

勞力士的石英錶
人言: 草根戴石英，富貴走機械。

唔一定。有好多闊太大商家都中意石英錶，重係十幾萬元以上的。因為方便同見得人。所以愛彼和菲麗都生產石英錶的。那勞力士呢，2003年已吾出了。我重比人講我隻勞力分力士原來是石英的，，，，，一定是溜嘢!
錯呀，玩錶最無瘾是同人撞錶! 你去波, 位位都係帶D大路貨!

一隻白金的勞力士19019或19018石榴花面唔恨死格離條友至怪。事關兩者生產加理少於四百隻。

勞力士花了好多錢研究石錶惢，可能是七十年代十大名錶的總和! 當時一隻勞力士石英錶的訂價大約是一隻機械錶的2.5倍，以當時計，可以在旺角買到一個單位了。

今日來看，足四兩重，實心金，有份量及質感，線條爽朗明快，超時代設計，AP 重話要告勞力士抄佢嘅Royal Oak 錶形設計喎!

你問我，怎樣形容佢·····
一個字:型!
两個字:靚仔!
三個字:粗口唔出得街呀！


重有，隻錶好準!每次見到同電台對錶，一齊同步跳，好鬼有滿足感!

HK Watch Fever
香港港燦勞奴

PS
Price Reference for OysterQuartz on year 2001
Ref 17000 Date Just US$3,025
Ref 17013 Date Just TT Yellow Gold and Steel US$5,050
Ref 17014 Date Just SST Case with 18KT White Gold Bezel
US$3,575
Ref 19018 Day-Date 18KT yellow gold, champange Gold dial
US$16,500
Ref 19019 Day-Date 18KT white Gold, grey, of white or Black Dial US$18,200

港燦週日發噏風

A Bottle of 50 years Mao Tai !

大多數人的習慣是一定對的嗎?


盛夏 , 三十七度高温 ，車內温度足可以另你透不過氣 ，有人竟然把空調放在纸擋 ，開車者是汵血的人 ，我就熱到頭量 ，頭頂慶一慶，頭赤赤 。自己一習慣熱也要考慮人家怕熱呀 !


有人喜歡混酱 ，吃日本魚生時 ，大多數都習慣用大量的醬油去稀釋日本芥辣 ，我覺得太咸就己經揚搶去拖羅的貞操 : " 鮮味 " !
有人話吃寿司耍在下面放芥辣而上面放兩三滴醬油，這樣才面發揮口中味覺的最高配搭喎 !

有同時車內講電話聲太大 ，足有102分貝。
要知道所有手機通訊設備頻帶很窄的，粗略估計只有700 hz to 1,300 hz.  為所要節省電源消耗和使容許更多 ，即言使聲嘶力竭你用一百一十分貝去叫 ，人家都可能接收到八十五分上限。(粗略估計) 。但後來發現他平時講話都係禁大聲 。試想日本地鐵內很少乘客講電話 ，就算喺他們也很細聲斯文得多 。


原地摟軚
菲人，泰人，中國人，印尼人大多都原地摟軚 ，只有某數數量的香港人 ，星加波人只會在方車時才摟軚 ，因為原車摟軚會加速對油泵和車月台的損耗 。你駕駛過無風油軚的車門明白 。

去洗手間小解應該 :
A 洗手 ，小解，洗手 。
B 小解 ，洗手。
C 洗手 ，小解。

A 是完美主義者 。
B 是大多數人多習慣 。
C 是精神病病患者 。

開香檳是一定要嚮 "卜 " 一聲嗎 ?
菲律賓有一些餐廳侍應連紅酒都吾放過 。
拉到 " 卜 " 一聲才過癮 。隨手付上冰桶放那瓶紅酒 。紅酒汵飲是南洋好多人的習慣 。
那為何白酒一定要同冰座桶呢?

每天習慣大便一次是正常 ?
其實每天少過三次己算是輕度便秘了。

多人有喜歡戴勞力士的習慣 ，也未嘗不可呵 !
有人用港幣四十萬開一瓶五十年的茅台酒 ，但偏偏同勞力士計較得吾到九折 ，好有宗旨!

阿Paul話佢近日得了個精神病，D女少了好多，所以他精神好好多喎!


香港港燦勞奴

Christian Bale Wears Rolex Day Date Ref 1803 in "American Hustle 2013"

Christian Wears Only One Watch; it is A Rolex in the Movie.

This is the best posture of Amy Adams...   :)

 Jennifer Lawrence acts as wfe of Christian in the movie!

She is beautiful!

This is my best Shot for the Watch Christian Wears, is it a Rolex Day Date Ref 1803?

Another View of Christian Bale's Rolex Day Date

A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.

HK Watch Fever

HK Snob

Best Of The Bunch for May, Rolex Date Day 1807, Date Just 16018 With Onyx Dial, and Date Just Wide Boy as Mother's Day Special Sale

Rolex Date Just Ref 16018 Solid 18 KT gold with Onyx Dial

A Rare Unisex watch for both you or your beloved lady, Daughter, including your Mother...

This is a Rare species from Rolex as Onyx is brittle and tedious to make with such selected fine texture, look like a Black Mirror, beautifully handcrafted onto the Solid Gold case.   I had one for my beloved Lady and that was one of her favourite watch… whatever occasion, it would lose the Subtle and solemn statement of Rolex’s best demonstration of “MINIMALIST!”  

The Watch has been replaced with a Brand new sapphire with Rolex Corona laser marked underneath. Full length with 24 sections of Jubilee Bracelet.

It has been fully overhauled by Rolex professional with care.  

Price local deal for HKD$73,000

Watch was sold Noon 13 May Today, leaving Bracelet HKD$28,000.



Next Watch is a Rolex Day Date Ref 1807 Bark President Watch

An awesome example of What Rolex’s Could make to debate himself in position of middle of the Road between Popularity and Collectibility.

Functional wise, perfect for your daily uses as It carries Day and Date display.

Perpetual Rolex Winding automatically.

Style, nothing regular as this is bark bezel, stands up a bit of “DIFFERENT” with others.

Price: HKD$32,000


PS
This watch was sold this Afternoon 13 May 2014



Third One is Rolex Ref 1601 Wide Boy

This beautiful nice Rolex SS 1601 Wide Boy Date Just with the original THICK index dial and the original THICK index hands set, which looks stunning and elegant.

The 36mm SS case with original acrylic crystal is in excellent condition.

This kind of nice special dial 1601 is very collectible and interesting for serious Rolex enthusiast now.

A very nice example it is!! Guarantee 1OO% authentic & original SS Rolex 1601 DateJust.

Price HKD$9,900 Only

Whatsapp me if you want to get more information of the watches.

PS.
Watch sold to one HK buyer, as of today 17 May 2014.



HK Watch Fever

HK Snob

PS Stanley of HK and Derek of Singapore,

I did my job to find this sought after Date Just with Onyx for you!  My job is accomplished!

香港三大勞力士代理

英皇

一九四二年，集團創辦人楊成先生於上海街成安記錶行開幕日燃點炮仗，為英皇集團的歷史揭開序幕。上海街成安記錶行于一九四九年擴充營業。

一九七二年，天文台錶行獲勞力士及歐米茄錶委任為零售代理，楊受成博士 (右一) 榮邀瑞士駐港總領事薛蘇達先生 (右三)、勞力士錶總經理潘納先生 (右二) 及亞洲影后李菁小姐 (左二) 為錶行擴充營業剪綵。

尖沙咀1881 英皇錶行

廸生鐘錶

潘迪生CBE ，SBS（1956年6月19日－），籍貫廣東潮州，香港商人，旗下業務包括鐘錶、百貨公司與著名品牌時裝零售。

潘廸生，楊紫瓊，邵逸夫

半島酒酒店廸生錶行

潘迪生是鐘錶商人潘錦溪之子，他在香港就讀聖若瑟小學，後前往英國就讀中學，大學則在美國就讀，主修哲學及經濟。1978年大學畢業後返回香港，在其父的鐘錶行擔任售貨員，並曾到瑞士日內瓦鐘錶商 Chopard 擔任學徒18個月。

東方錶行第一間錶行，位於中環德輔道中金龍大夏

 尖沙咀金域假日酒店東方錶行

東方錶行東方表行集團成立於一九六一年，

自主席楊明標博士與一班股東於一九六一年在香港中環德輔道中開設的首間東方表行開始 , 一九七三年收購瑞士表行，公司取得多個國際知名品牌的代理權。一九九三年集團成功於香港聯合交易所上市，成為香港第一間上市的鐘錶零售集團。東方錶行是首間於香港聯合交易所上市的鐘錶零售商﹝編號398﹞，為業內之翹楚；現時旗下分店網絡覆蓋中、港、澳、台，為區內最具信譽及規模的鐘錶零售商之一。東方表行代理近百個世界頂級鐘錶品牌，當中尤以勞力士、帝舵、伯爵、江詩丹頓、愛彼表、萬國表、積家表、芝柏、浪琴及歐米茄等享譽世界的瑞士優質名表品牌為主。

集團在香港及澳門共有十一間東方表行、兩間瑞士表行及兩間勞力士及帝舵專賣店，全部座落於市中心的黃金地段。二零零八年，集團於中環皇后大道中100號開設旗艦店，面積超過二萬平方呎，分上下兩層，是現時全港最大的鐘錶店。


從二零零四年起，東方表行亦在中國不斷拓展業務，先後在中國內地多個省市開設超過四十間零售店，版圖覆蓋上海、北京、深圳、廣州、南京、鄭州、南昌、長沙、瀋陽、貴陽、常州、太原、吉林、無錫、杭州、天津、呼和浩特、南寧、蘇州、江陰、福州、株洲等二十多個城市。近年，集團業務更發展至台灣。

香港港燦勞奴

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

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" 呵 !

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

http://s.nextmedia.com/apple/a.php?i=20140509&sec_id=4104&s=0&a=18714251

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。

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

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

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