You are a Timex Watch in a Digital World!

Die hard 4 live free or Die (2007)

When someone hacks into the computers at the FBI’s Cyber Crime Division; one of the cops they ask is John McClane who is tasked with bringing a hacker named Farrell to the FBI. But as soon as he gets there someone starts shooting at them… this is the beginning of this terrific movie

Thomas Gabriel described John McClane: “You are a Timex watch in a digital world!”

I really need to take sometimes to understand this, whether Thomas was trying to say John was a stubborn old chap?! Or he is a tough Timex Iron Man who isn't fit enough to live in this digital world?  

Anyway that carry a negative tone about John, and I feel that Thomas was vilifying Timex watch.

What do you think!?

HK Snob

PS

By then there was no Apple iPhone, iPhone 2G 4MB or 8MB iPhone was launched in 28 June 2007. Farrell was using Nokia phone, obvious Nokia was still the world No. 1 top seller Hand Phone in the world.

Linde Werderlin Oktopus Titanium Red

Linde Werderlin Oktopus Titanium Red

I came across on this watch on an international watch magazine, immediate felt that this is really a special bold design not just the colour, but also shape, and well using straight lines, corners to create shades to form the watch outline!  Black, grey and red is the colour formation, a silicone Rubber strap in red is so eye catching and vibrant. You can use it on many occasison. I do see Titanum Blue too!

This  titanium red has a skeleton dial implemented to heighten the finishing and enhance the contrast between the red details and the black ceramic bezel while conceiving further depth. The 2-layered dial is laser-cut into an octopus pattern on top with circular Côtes de Genève finish to resemble water ripples at the layer below.

Limited to 88 individually numbered pieces worldwide.

Specification

Case

5 part case-construction / 2.5 mm sapphire crystal antireflective on one side / Screw in back case with engraved octopus drawing / Screw in crown with engraved octopus symbol

Dimensions

44mm (w) by 46mm (l) by 15.25mm (h)

Movement

LW customized Dubois Dépraz caliber 14580 / automatic / double date at 12 o’clock / 40 to 44 hour power reserve / 26 jewels / 28,800 bph (4 Hz)

Dial

2 layer dial / upper layer laser-cut in stencil technique / lower dial circular Côtes de Genève / date dial at 12 o’clock / date wheel laser-cut layer / hands in stainless steel with satin finish with superluminova

Water Resistance

300m

Strap

Bespoke rubber strap, interchangeable within Linde Werdelin’s proprietary strap system.

A range of straps are designed to fit all Linde Werdelin watches, so you can change the looks with different straps to suit different occasions as you please. The streamlined interlinking of the strap fits perfectly into the watch case and is finished with unique hexagonal decorative screws.

Price CHF 10,200

I am asking the watch principal see if we can get the dealer in HK!

Website

http://www.lindewerdelin.com/shop/oktopus/oktopus-titanium-red

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Rolex DeepSea D-Blue. Ref 116660 arriving Singapore, Manila and now Hong Kong

On first of September, this new DeepSea has unveiled itself in Rolex watches AD of Singapore.

Last Friday, this (818) appeared in Manila AD.
sold at Peso 650,000 (HK$114,000). Philippines country code is "818".

How about Hong Kong?  Yes, we see some in AD limited quantity to be sold to VIP...
Price is HK$90,500 (list price) without discount!

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Watch Fever

如果可以慢半拍就好喇!

Landmark Central.

Autoway between HK and Central Station 

由中環站去荃灣，有捷徑由中環轉行去香港站。昨天我到Landmark hi tea後回程中，我觀察到，大約98%行人在自動行人輸送帶上路上都仍然在步行，而且不只是漫步，是急行! 只有我和小女靜止地站在行人輸送帶上，靜靜觀察倉促來住的人羣!
我反而覺得我兩父女站在行人輸送帶上是被其它人視我地係"怪物"。

黄霑七八年在他的不文集內講過:"大多數人的習慣就係我地社會的道德標!"

今日電台女DJ聲色俱厲地講:[吊兒郎當]，[Le hea ]，已無人投訴這是粗口了。

昨天是星期日，休息日，人仍然是冲沖忙忙。何解?
有趣的，是香港型男索女們佢地會選擇行輸送帶以外既行人道展現佢地既衣著品味同迷人既身段!

還有大熱天時包著汵冒穿"利是褲" 在中問玩滑板的半唐蕃，香港實在係趣味之都之首!

今天八時半上班，準備出閘地鐵，仍仍然有三步便出閘，竟然有一位妙齡女子及两位先生好吾客氣在我想行前一步前打尖出閘，我頓時覺得我真係行得太慢，一或人羣眼先只見閘口便沖。

日本公司同事剛來香港公司上班他也是V5.0了，他說香港人行路的節奏已追過東京了!是嗎?

我想問為了什麼要這樣的倉促的跑，尤其是星期日。
跑快一些可以節省一些時間嗎?

我記吾得，似係我地人類要用8倍光速的速度圍繞地球跑百年才可以賺二十分鐘時間。*1

時間實在好難被我地操控，所以把握每一秒每一分鐘是無錯的。

我的人生多面睇:-
應快得快;
平日上班和工作，要博的。

應慢得慢;
假日的慢半拍hea hea 地的生活節拍。

應準得準
ROLEX COSC, Breget Tourbillon....

應買得買
Good watch buying today for tomorrow。

*1 我有可能記錯，如果你可以更正最好喇!
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Zenith Glam'Rock/Star El Primero Chrongraph on Sale

This is a lady 37.5mm Zenith Model 03.1230.4002/21.R527, 99% new in box full set except paper.
Now only HKD$16,800  (Original list price USD12,500)

Watch was Sold on 16 Sept. 2014
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Project X and Rolex Watches at Lane Crawford, IFC , Central HK

These are Vintage Rolex watches

Project X Submariner Two Tone in DLC Black

Project X Daytona is HKD$198,900 each, leather strap is HKD$3,270

Many blogger friends had asked me about these Rolex wearing different “Jacket!”

Project X, where you can find these colour and DLC cases and bracelet of Rolex Submariner, Daytona, Milguass etc at Lane Crawford of IFC, Central.

These are all they have at a small corner, beside an ice-cream kiosk where you can be offered FREE ice cream, no place else you can have such kind of quality Ice cream Free in all HK shopping mall!

Colour is Fantastic, Black, Green, Red Daytona Dial, Black Submarine case bracelet that no Rolex can offer.

Price is about 2 to 2.4X of original Rolex!

Interested party, please go and see, wait! There is no discount at Lane Crawford I believe,

If there is also crazy sales in Dec on Project X watch, I will let you know by then!

HK Snob

Watch Fever
HK Kong Tsaan

WIS and RPR

Learnt from Suzanne Wong of Revolution Asia Magazine the terms WIS (Watch idiot Savant)

Yes, I am a Watch idiot but not a watch savant! There are a lot of watch savants in the world.

However, I think "WIS" is a nice term to describe those people who love watches...

Friend of mine talked to me his friend has a lot of Rolex, probbaly 30 Piecs of White Gold 1803 of different colour, I think he can join this RPR, Rolex Passion Report club!

http://rolexpassionreport.com/15749/rolex-passion-meeting-2014-yet-blast-thank-guys/

You may feel the same as me to open my eyes to see so many good stuff they have!

Hey, does not matter, there is always a higher mountain, there is always a Richer people, there is always having people who has 5,000 Rolexes...It is odorous to compare!

Sometimes it is a pleasure to see how many good stuff someone has. From there the more I learn, the more I feel I know nothing. More watch one has, more humble he behaves as he knows there is a lot of big mountains in this world.

Have Fun on what you have!

HK Snob

Watch Fever

HK Kong Tsaan

Creamy Dial of Rolexes

Tabacco Patina Dial

Couresy Picture of http://www.nbtimes.co



Snow White transition dial

Couresy Picture of http://www.nbtimes.co



Date Just or Daytona? Black or White?

Recently I was addicted some of the Dutch, Japanese Danish egg, they are all labeled organic farm egg I don't their Chemical construction, but the colour of the yolk is different.

Reddish orange is the Danish whilst the other ordinary egg is yellow. The taste is also different, the egg white seems chewable, the yolk tasted stronger and the the favour of the yolk is complicated as those 30 years Po Er tea or the Chateau Angelus 1989!

As for Rolex Dial, there is always a tendency of change of colour over the years, say after 20-40 years.

When the so called “White” would becoming creamy beige!

A creamy dial is a few times more expensive than the white one, Well, there might be reason why the colour has changed from white to Creamy? The formula of the creamy luminous paint of Submariner , the aging effect of the ultra violet and heat over the year, it changes colour of the dial, from snow white transition, creamy, yellow patina, tobacco patina… more even more intense of the colour, Likely to be more expensive!

Because of the value of it, more and more fake patina colour dial in the market by some of the genius who applies colouring,  accelerated aging method under some chemical and ultra violet light. This kind of watch dial may not last as the original Rolex Dial.

It takes a lot of experience to tell if that is original natural aging or not, I am not good at this, but I am trying to learn from some of the expert, but for certain uncertain dial, I rather stay away from it…

Side Track

Most of the people like to go Daytona Black rather than White, well, because of the very small number of Black released from Rolex.

The price of Rolex Daytona Ref 116520 Black is HKD$98,000 and White is HKD$90,000.

If I were asked to buy Daytona Stainless steel again, I would rather take the white one for reasons:

1. Cheaper

2. Availablility in Rolex AD

3. Clearer to read the time, ( I use it)

4. More Chance to have the White Dial to change to creamy (really) after 20 years,

Someone said no as the new Rolex dial painting technology has been improved,

Well, Who know what will happen after 20 years.

HK Snob

Watch Fever

HK Snob

Brand New in Box GMT Master 116710BLNR (888) and GMT Master 116710LN (888) have stock

This GMT Master II Ref 116710BLNR (888)  HKD$66,500 Cash only

This GMT Master II Ref 116710LN (888) Green Pointer

Cash Only HKD$55,500!

Limited stock two pieces each model.

Whatsapp me!

Watches were sold out on 16 Sept. 2014
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Collector's personal Sale on his Rolex watches

116505, 1803, Tudor, 18038, 118238, 16220



Some of the friends private Collection are on sale. 

I like that Rolex 16220 creamy dial Date Just as the evenly faded dial colour is rare!

The 1962 Tudor is having a a great Classical outlook, brass movement with 3, 6, 9 and 12 on each quadrant of the dial, well balance deisgn added with a smart Red Second hand.

The Ref 1803 is having cloth vein Pattern dial, never been polished.

HK Snob

PS
Watches shown above all sold out 16 Sept 2014

Rolex 1803 Yellow Gold Cloth Vein Line pattern Dial on Sale (Sold)

Legendary Rolex Day Date Model Ref 1803 with Cloth vein line pattern dial, never been polished, pull to stop.

Come with a Replacement Buckle.

HK Snob

Watch Fever

Kung Fu Mister 

I always have a Dream!

Do you have a Dream?

I do, no matter what sometimes I wish I could had my dreams come true.

When I was young I planned to be a See Fu of Kung Fu, I was amazed with Bruce lee’s kicks that come and go…in fraction of a Second faster than any camera could catch.

I remember he made a demonstration he kicked the iconic lamp on top of his head where he stood!

I tried to follow, practice, and I could kick at a height of 7', I was 5’ 3” only, Well, I made it., but that is not the real kung Fu… the Kung Fu dream lives on…

Back to 1985, when I met my first beloved wife who was to pretty and kind…. I married her after 7 days we met and I stayed with her for two years in Thailand…. Doing nothing, just Kung Fu practice… I was criticized as “Tsee Sinn” Crazy by my friend who knew me…

Well, up to this moment, that two years could  ikely the best time in my life…

After a whilst I was “Tsee Sinn” on Watches… this is not just Crazy, but it is like ghost that possesses me sincce 80s’;  and  I always thought That it could be a great happiness If I could have a Rolex Day Date ( or any Rolex in Gold! I got it From Kiu Tai Yu, that was a Bubble back Date Just 14K watch, I paid with HKD$5,000 in 1986. And later on my next dream of watch is AP, what if I could buy one… I got it later on…

But when I get older, those watches to me is not too meaningful after I own a few piece of watch , a Rolex… as Rolex was my first  Ghost came into my heart!

Well, I have owned a few pieces of Rolex once in a whilst, I upgraded it by selling and buying… somehow it was great fun was I EARNED some money after I sold it… Somehow this kind of dream made me get into real crazy….

One the other hand, I miss a few good occasions to get some of the POTENTIAL watches, but due to my limited RESOUCES (money), I had REGRET,.. many people know me I missed at least two of the GOOD Watches… one of them is the Submariner 16613 with Lapis Azuli Dial, at HKD$120,000 . I was sold at auction 6 months later at HKD$730,000..... " &*$^$&#)#&$&:)L"

Now I always tell to my friend, or someone who knows me if you want to buy good watch, these are some of the guide line (my own opinion only)

1.Buy no ME-TOO watches

2.Buy Ugly Watch nowadays ( it may be tomorrow’s beauty, not always, but quite often)

3.Condition, Condition, always go for the best condition

4.Always get the first ONE, the first lot, the first Release…

5.Complete set, unless you are going to use it every day.

6.If you have question, ask your friend, if still there is question; let the fish goes!

7.Wait and Smile!

This is my dream… and I hope one day I can catch a beautiful fish!

Today’s airport I “met” Charlize Theron… I grasped my Note III on an Impulse and make this Picture..

It is also my dream to meet her!

HK Snob

Watch Fever

Kung Fu Mister (not master)

The Rolex Seadweller 1665 "Great White" sold in 1983 at David watch Ltd, store in Hong Kong.

Presentation of this awesome Rolex Seadweller 1665 : 

The Rolex Seadweller 1665 "Great White" sold in 1983 at The famous David watch Ltd, store in Hong Kong.

It is one of the last Rolex 1665 With serial number 8.04m, dial Mark IV, in mint condition and full set.

Original box and mooncrater innerbox, Submariner and Oyster booklets, rare Anchor With Green dot 610/2000 feet, vinyl green wallet, green tag, red tag and garantee punched paper with 1665 sticker.

Now, This beautiful watch has got an original Cloth David watch ltd.

Price in 1983, US$995, now in mint condition US$20,000 for this watch.

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Bill Mark (Liam Neeson) wears a Casio World Time in Non-Stop (2014)

An air marshal Bill Marks springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline owner transfers $150 million into an off-shore account which is in fact under Bill’s name. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. With Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery.

If you are having great excitement flicks after Taken and Taken Two, I am afraid you are same as me, sitting in front of the screen watching this movie., you could not figure out who was the one who started this terrible threat to Bill, unless the last 10 minutes.

Bill (Liam Neeson) wears a Casio World Time

Casio is likely the lost popular watch for American average traveler

This is Casio FIRST EDITION: CASIO WAVE CEPTOR WORLD TIME ALARM CHRONOGRAPH REF. WV-58A price is about US$30 nowadays. I believe this watch was produced in 1990.

On the Other hand well, the co pilot Kyle is wearing a Patek Philippe, A Patek Philippe!? Yes, but it looks odd to me as a Pilot to wear a Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar watch on board is very Rare as that is not that Kind of Complicated Watch for the Pilot unless he is really a Watch lover, a rich Watch Lover! Patek Philippe should carry a Slogan:

“ Wear Patek Philippe, Don't Leave home without it”

Do see this watch again, does it really having this watch from the Patek Philippine Catalogue!?  Such a functional watch seem to be embedded on such a simple watch case! It carries a funny Circle on the Minute hand!? What is that!?

The sub-counter shows the four year leap-year indicator, currently pointing to the third-year quadrant. The outer ring shows the date –One hand to indicate two function!? No way!

The hand points to Sunday, but also overlaps the 12. Either it is a second time zone or a day – but not both with one hand.

The 24-hour indicator sub-dial shows 2 pm. It is 12 pm on the dial. Looks strange on the dial and pointer arrangement and I donnot understanding PP alows them to put such a watch on movie. As if this is a Product replacement on Movie, Patek Philippe  would like to put a Real stuff seriously instead of this “ Watch”!

Interesting!

HK Watch Fever
HK Snob

PS Wish You all had a terrific Mid-Autumn-Festival Today!

Barney's watches in Expandables 3

Barney wears a few watches, these are two of them, One should be Panerai and the other I know not!?

Do you!??

Thanks for advice from Daffy882007, the other watch is Richard Mille RM032 Automatic Chronograph Dive Watch.

HK Snob

Watch Fever

Kung Fu Master deg. student



Amazing Story at Kuen Kee Watch Company

What do you think if one day you jump into one Pre owned watch shop and ask Prices, discount on one watches... but you did not buy, and then you ask another one, and you did not buy… even use your handphone to take picture of the watch on your wrist!?

What is in your mind that the Maximum Number of Watches that the old man could possibly let you try,  and “ play” like this…

Remember, Hong Kong has fast pace shopping culture, they don't have patience to entertain you like this…..

2 Watches?

3 watches?
5 watches… seems to be the upper limited, right ?

Well, this person has tried to put 15 watches on her hand one by one, took picture using the other hand.

Lili must be very charming, very sweet and most of all very pretty!!

Lili has successfully tested the limit allowing her to asked, tried, and pictured 15 Different watches in Kuen Kee on 3 Sep!

Next time you go Kuen Kee, can you try!?

Normally shops in HK is not likely to allow you take picture on their products especially with price!

Warning : 
Don't follow Lili as you likely would have been kicked out to the street unless you are City celebrity or someone charming like Lili ...LOL!

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