Kansai Airport Rolex AD

I just reached the Rolex AD just right after immigration at Kansai Airport,
again i saw only three Daytona Two Tone plus one YM II TT pink gold!

No other Rolex hot model at all.

So as i can see, don't know if that is a standard practice to hide the hot model or reserved for VIP.

Three Rolex AD, Isetan, Daimaru and Airport AD, NO
Submariner, Explorer II, GMT Master II, steel Daytona.

My question is, "Where Are they?"
Tell me if you know.

HK Snob

Dealer's Offer of various Watches, AP, A LANGE, BREGUET, CARTIER...,

Various Luxury Watch Offer Direct from Dealer to the supporter of Watch Fever.
All watches are brand new full set.

Audemars Piguet
A Lange & Sohne
Breguet
Cartier
Hublot
IWC
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Longines
Omega
Paneri
Roger Dubuis
Vercheron Constantin

Price from HKD $20,500 up to 
HKD$1,926,000

Whatsapp me for more details

HK SNOB

Watch shopping in Shinsaibashiruji of Osaka大阪心齋橋筋錶之旅

Landmark of Shinsaibashiruji : Glico LED billboard

Rolex AD at 4th floor of Daimaru main shop, there were only 4 Rolex Sport watches :

Daytona TT Yellow gold X2,
Daytona Yellow gold with Diamond Dial X1,
Rolex Milgauss Green Glass X1
Price of Daytona TT no diamond is Yen 162,200 + Tax,
Price of Daytona TT wiht diamond dial is Yen 181,100 + Tax

They have about 250 Rolex, mostly is Date Just Model and a few Day Date.

In the Watch section, they have a lot of Grand Seiko, FM, VC, RG, PP, Hublot, Bvgalri and Cartier.

I saw a PP Calatrava yellow gold price with Yen 280,000 + tax. That is about HKD$184,800. In HK, the price is HKD$153,100, after 10% discount at AD, that is about HKD$138,000!

Time Zone, having both new and used watches:

AP, PP, IWC, Rolex, FM, VC, Hulblot, and many Panerai.



Giogia is another one along the mall, Hulblot and Rolex, new watches only.

There are two shops here selling Rolexes and Panerai, Omega etc, mostly are used watches.

Another Daikokuya, they have used watches Rolex, VC, PP, AP, RG, Longines and Omega.

Price is so so only

Brand Off, a famous line for selling used Watches Rolex, FM, Cartier and Omega, same as shops in HK.

Rolex, Cartier, VC, FM and Omega, mostly used watch, they speak Mandarin also.

Softbank is a high end watch shop, they have a lot of Hi end stuff, price wise is not as seen as Cheap at all.

There are at least two Daikokuya in the mall, mainly selling Rolex, and The used watch price of Rolex is almost the same as in HK, and Some are cheaper by 3% and some are quite expensive, as a Black Daytona Ref 116520 is about HKD$82,000 after conversion by today Exrate 0.06475.

This is a Barkery Shop the name is "Dalloyau" pronounces as " 大籮友 " in Cantonese!

Standing in front is my new wife

This is a Good restaurant that serve one of the best Wagyu , and the price is quite reasonable. Though I could not buy any Rolex, al least I could enjoy such a kind of good Japanese Beef.

Summary

I had been working in Japan in 1987-1989, and my last time went there was a few years ago! Well, I see Japan quite differently today as comparing with 25 years ago.

The people is not seen to be so Happy or Rich as It was 25 years ago. From the way they dress and they way they spend money. Of course, I judge from the luxary goods they are selling and many shops selling used Luxury goods: bag, jewellery, watches ...etc.

The Mall is old it is almost no change in the past 25 years.

There was only People speaking Japanese, now I went to a Yakiniku restaurant Today, 3 out of 4 staff can speak Mandarin!

In the mall, 35% of people is Chinese and many of the rest 65% seems to be also Chinese!

Watch price is no longer attractive at all since last price increase of 4 to 10% in January 2015. 


I think 95% of the Rolex hot models like Submariner Ref 116610LN, Ref 116610LV, Explorer II, GMT Master Ref 116610LN and Ref 116710BLNR, Deepsea, Daytona Steel and Sea Dweller were snapped off by the foreign Chinese or Hong Kongers...

I went to Kyoto Isetan, Osaka Daimaru, I cannot find even one peice of the above watch.

And I had not purchased any watches at all, as I obviously can get easier and cheaper in HK for those models I mention here.

But It is a good chance to see a lot of watches there and to understand the trend of the major brands in the Japanese market.

The worst is I went with a girl who stopped me buying anything... this and that, she could buy herself but i could not...

Sometimes, I had intention to exercise my Wing Chun Kuen on her...but she is the talented master of Er Mei!
So I had better keep quiet :(

HK Snob

AP Royal Oak Jumbo Auto steel watch with Blue dial

There is one Audemars Piguet Ref 15202ST00 1240ST.01 Stainless steel watch available
at one dealer for you.

The watch is BNIB full Set, with RP HKD$178,000
now we offer less 20% in cash.

HK snob

Rolex Watch Buy in Kyoto Isetan

Kyoto Tower

Isetan at Kyoto station

Rolex AD at 9/F of Isetan

Today, I went to this Rolex AD, I am about to look for any Rolex Sport Model, well, amongst the five trays fully loaded with Rolex, Only two Rolex Sport model I could find, they are:-

Daytona TT with diamond dial Ref 116523 List price Yen 195,000
Another one is Yacht Master II TT Pink gold Ref 116681 Yen 259,000

Base on Today Rate of Yen to HKD, the price in Japan is Higher than those We get from Rolex AD with 5% discount in Hong Kong.

The Choice is Poor, 50% is Lady Date just model and rest is Men models of all kind, I saw only one Yellow Gold Day Date, and some steel Date Just II.

After the price increase in January, you don't see the price is cheap anymore, and those hot models are all GONE!

I moved to Seiko to see the Rolls Royce of Japanese Watch Grand Seiko and Credor line.
I think price is astonishing high!

A 18Kt white gold quartz watch with two hand and leather with Date is Yen 200,000
A GS Diver Watch with a Black bezel, the price is Yen 600,000  ( a Price of a 18KT yellow gold Day Date with Diamond bezel)!

Of course, nothing worth buying there. 

HK Snob

Rolex Australia has increased 7% of their Rolex Watch as on The MSRP on 1 March 2015

Rolex has increased 7% of their watches on 1 March 2015.
If you have more on the breakdown price, please let me know such that we can share with our freinds.

HK Snob

Watch Fever Club Hi Tea

Daytona, Roger Dubuis, Oyster Quartz Pyramid, Tiffany Bamboo 14KT Pen, Yacht Master II WHITE GOLD 116689, SeaDweller Ref 116600. Tudor on Top.

Thanks for All watch Collectors to share.
See you week after next as i will go Osaka for
Rolex window shopping next week.

HK Snob

Four Items

Same for your watch which would stay with you everyday, make yourself a better watch.


HK Snob

The Rolex Magazine

This is the Third release of Rolex magazine

The first one is "Daytona'
The second one was "Date Just"

So this is the current release of " Sky Dweller"
141 pages, heavy pound paper, beautifully printed!
Go to get it at your nearby Rolex AD

HK Snob

Shopping Rolex is always fun in Hong Kong

Imagine someone could fly from Dubai arriving 0600 and
do some shopping in HK and fly back tomorrow afternoon.

Definitely Rolex is one of the major item on the shopping list as Rolex is more expensive in Dubai than in HK.


It is Still Good place to buy Rolex in HK as especially the price is still unchanged, whereas other two other territories are suspected to increas Price tomorrow.



HK Snob

Corum 1950 Dress watch in solid 18KT yellow Gold

Today, I met an old Friend , he used to be a Collector of watches and fountain pens, the purpose of the meeting was to ask him selling his Chilton Fountain Pen set in Red Celluloid to me... however the nib is a bit hard for Calligraphy.
My eye had spotted his watch, a small but beautiful Rectangular watch of the 50s. I took it away by paying him a few thousand dollars.

This is a nice dress watch with 17 Rubies, INCABLOC, likely this is a 1950 design, 25mm x20mm, well that is the right size fo the 50s; but not as big as my oversized Roger Dubuis, of course!

I may wear this Corum on my right wrist whilst the Roger Dubuis on the left. 

HK Snob

Rolex Sales

GMT Master II Blue Black Ref 116710BLNR $65,500
Deep Sea D-blue Ref 116660 $91,000
Daytona White Ref 116520 $86,000
Submariner Hulk Ref 116610LV $65,500

Etc...etc....

All brand new comes with Warranty, Full set with Box , Cash deal.

  HK Snob

Rolex for sale in the new year of Goat 勞力士羊年酬賓週!

These are two gold watches for your consideration:

1. Rolex Day-Date OysterQuartz Ref 19028
    had been authenticated in RVC last month,
    never been polished, super rare asking only $73,000

2  Rolex Date-Just Ref 15238 34mm special Osyter Rivet bracelet $68,000

HK Snob

The Oyster Quartz was sold 24 Feb.

Rolex Date Just Ref 15238 18KT on sale

Rolex Date Just Ref 15238 comes with extra white dial, RVC service paper.
18 KT yellow gold with original rivet Oyster bracelet.

34mm unisex size
Asking HK$68,000.

HK Snob

Rolex 118209 White Gold Day-Date 100% Brand new un-dated full Set Special offer

New Stock Rolex Ref 118209 Day Date 18KT White Gold,

Ice Blue Wave Dial, 888 Hong Kong Official Rolex Watch.

Full set with box.

List price HKD$230,500

Now Only HKD$138,300 Cash only

HK Snob

HK Watch Fever

PS Watch Sold on 17 Feb 2015

A Patek Rolex, Rolex OysterQuartz

Rolex OysterQuartz Ref 17013



A Patek Rolex?

What is a Patek Rolex?

I am not talking about a FrankenWatch! That is not Double name Rolex or Double name Patek Philippe!

As all we know Rolex’s service charges is one of the most reasonable amongst those Swiss Luxury  brands PP, AP, VC, Cartier and Piaget...etc

Somehow some part of the world has changed as friend of mine had has recently crushed on Rolex Oyster Quartz.

He had had a Day Date OysterQuartz ref 19018, and he has purchased a  two tone Oyster Quartz Ref 17013 with HKD$18,000.

This is his habit to restore his watch to tip-top condition for all the purchases.

Like us, after the watch is serviced to best condition we can, then we start to search all the accessories such as original box,  manual, tag, calendar, warranty card holder under the same years the watch was sold to make a full set.

So as usual, for every watch he buys, he used to send to RVC to make a complete service.

After waiting three weeks anxiously like ants on the wok, this is the quotation he got from RVC.

Case and Crown $9,750 (steel)

Bracelet $27,000 (Two Tone)

Bezel $7,500 (18KT gold)

Case back $760 (steel)

Sapphire Crystal $970 

Service  charge $8,270  (cleaning and lubrication on the Movement, battery Changes , may be they give you Maxwell battery Cell known to be the best Quality!)

The above is recommendation from Rolex for his watch to be upgraded with the new parts.

The total charges is $54,250!

The about price is for replacement while your orginal parts will be confiscated.

Total Cost of such a NEW OysterQuartz  becomes $72,250  so that is why I call this Patek Rolex!

I am thinking if I send my Day Date Ref 19018 Birch dial to service, I may receive a quotation of $200,000!

May be you don't know, the price of Rolex OysterQuarzt part is astonishing, one section of the 18KT yellow gold bracelet link is HKD$7,500, a full length has 23 Pcs, that is a total price of HKD$172,500!

That is price of a NEW OysterQuartz Yellow Gold bracelet…

Now you know what Patek-Rolex I am talking about!! 

Rolex Day Date 18KT Solid gold Ref 19028 Pyramid

Can we see how beautiful the condition of this watch is?

Full Length Bracelet

Attached is a excellent Plus Ref 19028 Pyramid in 18KT gold, super rare OysterQuartz.

Asking HKD$77,000 in original OysterQuartz Wooden box.

HK Snob