Be yourself

“Life is a trivial comedies made of important tragedies!!”

It is not about fear or tragedies, it is about self-encouragement.

What if we were to die tomorrow, what we actually have maximized our living?

Did we look after ourselves and our loved one enough in the proper way!?

Anybody negatively judges us on your hobby, endeavors, then we just have to learn to say ”don’t care what they think!”  As In fact we don’t worry about how others perceive us.

“Giving is a blessing’ we just cannot take from others without giving, that is a selfishness.

One who lost his spouse who not live long as Humans are naturally communal animals. People groups and supports each other in a community, loneliness is the cause of premature death of people.

It is always a good way to share what you have found, sharing with others, get feedback from other with appreciation, helping people to shop better goods at an enticing price, sharing an interesting novel with friends. Or even to sing song to some of the unknown listeners in a gathering.

Character drives for Life Style, Life style drives for Action. That is why I started blogging, to share news on watches.

There are many ways to help people it, it could be via our job, through volunteering, by simply being a compassionate and empathetic person, or all of the above.

At a fundamental level, it’s simply a mindset and a behavioral template to go with other people, a nice tune of “Hi, Good Morning!” when you meet people in a convenient store. “You look great with this Watch!”  to a friend of yours at dinner time!

Westerner seems has a better sense of humour, as for Local Chinese HKer, you might be an offend if you try to talk to them in a way you think it is humor, it will have to get some time for you to build up that relaxed mode before she can take it as humour, worse case it becomes a sexual harassment!

Also sense of humor does not come via birth, it is related to experience, education and characters.

Is it really possible to find the humor in everything?  Of course it is. Well, why would we do that anyway? Because as they say; laughter is the best medicine.  Chinese philosopher Zhong Chi is a typical example as he sang and danced in his father ‘s funeral  as he believed Laughter is going to be his default response to both the good and bad things that happen in life.

Medical research has proven the act of laughter is a form of meditation. It heals pains and sorrow. And it is an antioxidant for age… laughter can be best thing to deal with anxiety, stress and anger.

So next time when your watch bezel is broken, don't cry, should go to laugh whilst you can go for get a replacement, or trade it with another new model.

Be my more genuine self, same as your genuine Watch.

People would come by and criticizes you why wearing Clarks instead of Prada, well Clarks is known to me be the best Comfortable shoes, why not?, I wear Clarks for protection on my foot, make sure it will walk like a camel without taking a rest, I don't means Prada is not comfortable, but its selling points and style and fashion gadget. For comfort, Clarks is definitely does better.

One chap has criticized me why don't I wear one of the best names in Watch … Well, I told him that is why there is many types of watches made by Swiss. That is the styles watches carry , not just the  brand name, or the Auction value it may translate.

I like watches does not mean I like expensive watch. To be honesty, I like but my financial situation does not allow me to buy the expensive one on the shelf, I am not a VP nor

CEO nor any Big business man, I am just no one…

Keeping a few good durable watches that I can use every day is good enough …

So sometimes. I should do as be myself… I like Rolex, everyone knows … 

HK Snob
HK Watch Fever

Rolex Date Just Model for Sale

These are Rolex Date Just Brand New in Box Full Sets
Less 20% to less 28% off the HK Rolex AD Retail Price.
Cash Deal only

HK Snob

Likely this is First Sold Rolex GMT Master II on 1st of July with 5 years Rolex International Warranty

This is likely the very first Rolex Sold today to friend of mine coming from USA, we bought the Rolex right after the AD opened.

The watch is replaced with new Warranty booket with 5 years Warranty and COSC seal in Green.

HK Snob

撥慢一秒

香港天文台今日提醒巿民，協調世界時將在香港時間二零一五年七月一日上午七時五十九分五十九秒和八時零分零秒之間加上一閏秒。由於香港標準時間為協調世界時加八小時，因此香港標準時間亦會同時撥慢一秒。

天文台建議資訊科技、電訊、運輸、金融業界等持份者及操作者審視其所管理的系統能否正確處理閏秒，並在有需要時考慮測試及調整系統，以確保在加入閏秒期間及之後仍能正常運作。

協調世界時是以原子鐘內的原子振動頻率為依據的時間標準，是十分穩定而且均勻的時標，亦是現時國際所採用的民用時間標準。

根據地球自轉而釐定的天文時標是另一常用時標。由於大氣運動及其他的地球物理現象，地球的自轉速度並不平均，並逐漸減慢，現時以天文時標定義的一秒比標準的原子鐘時間的一秒稍長，因此每隔數年便有需要引進閏秒，使天文時標和協調世界時之間的差距保持少於0.9秒。

市民可參考以下網址，以獲取更多有關閏秒的資料：
http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/basicterms-leapsecondc.htm

正正此時此刻香港特區在灣仔七一回歸纪念日升旗儀式
進行中……希望香港更加繁榮、少一些政治爭抝。人人有樓住，有民主，有工開，有錢花，有尊嚴，有撈戴……



香港港燦
1 July 0759:59

Rolex Deepsea D blue Ref 116660 HK official on sale

Hong Kong Official watch "888" HK$92,000 CASH BNIB FULL SET.

HK Snob

Audemars Piguet 15170OR.OO.A809CR.01 Auto Rose Gold Full Set on Sale

There are many people who loves AP Royal Oak and there are a also a lot of people who likes the Classic Dress watch of AP!

This is one of them.

Rose gold, 39mm, Automatic movement with 9 mm thickness carry a Calibre 3120 movement.

There is nothing more except a Date and a second indicator, of course there is the most important information it carried " Audemars Piguet" made this a Gold Classic watch for you.

Transparent bottom to show you he AP master watchsmith hand crafted on the 22 KT rotor and those beautiful finishing.

Now it is on sale asBrand new unused Full Set for just SGD$18,000!

The watch is in Singapore, if you are in Singapore would be best as the seller will be glad to show you this watch.

Fore more information, go for the detail Specication here:-

Specifications

Case

Glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback

Dial

Pink gold applied hour-markers, pink gold hands

Bracelet

Hand-stitched "large square scale" alligator strap with 18-carat gold pin buckle or 18-carat pink gold bracelet with AP folding clasp

Reference

15170OR.OO.A809CR.01

Functions

hours, minutes, center seconds, date

Movement thickness with module

4.26 mm

Total diameter

26.6 mm

Total diameter

11¾ lignes

Type of balance

With Variable inertia blocks

Frequency of balance wheel

3,00 (=21'600 alternances/hour) Hz

Type of balance-spring stud-holder

Screwed mobile stud

Balance-spring type

Flat

Direction of automatic winding

Bidirectional

Type of oscillating weight

Monobloc in 22-carat gold

Number of jewels

40

Power reserve

60 h

Number of parts

280

specificities

• Stop balance when setting time
• Oscillating weight with ceramic ball bearings
• Bevels of the bridges are diamond graved
• Inverted snailing on bridges

Calibre

Selfwinding Manufacture Calibre 3120

Front

Back

 

You Can WhatsAPP me to get the Seller's Contact Via +639989811111

 

HK Snob

Rolex Service Centre Makati, Philippines.

This is Rolex Service Centre in the Philippines.

Pictures were taken by my MI6 007 special agent Jacky Kong, sorry I cannot disclose his real identiy or the

RVC security guard will track him. As it is "Bawal" to take Pictures at Rolex Service Centre even you are sitting at the waiting area~~!

Even in the Rolex AD, you are not supposed to take picture on the Rolex on your wrist.

However Jacky found that he was receiving good courtesy service there.

He bought his watch with scratched bezel there for repair.

Even it is still under warranty, Rolex may have to charge him as Rolex can provide warrany on the movement but not scratches or damages on casing due to accident....beware

Rolex Service Centre in Philippines

G/F Corinthian Plaza
121 Paseo de Roxas
Makati City
Metro Manila
Philippines

Tel: +632 811 3029

Fax: +632 811 3030

Mon-Fri: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Sat: 9:00am - 12:00pm

By Special MI6 Agent Jacky Kong

HK Snob

HK Watch Fever


PS I am starting to talk about every RVC in the major cites, who can support us as a Special MI6 agent?

Hong Kong Watch Fair at Holiday Inn Hotel 27 June 2015

This is a HK Watch fair held in holiday Inn Every month

I think there are roughly 100 counters including many overseas buyers, many people know each other. Estimated about each counter may have 50 watches, roughly there are watches worth 200 Million dollars today.

Majority is Rolex, AP, PP VC, Cartier, RM, IWC, JLC, Panerai, there are about 10 Money counting machine,

One thing I like it is there are really good people who open their watch to show you whether you buy it or not.

Somewhat negotiation I could see, 5% to 8% off or even more.

If you are fond of treasure hunting, it should be a good place.

Rolex Submariner no date 14060M HK$27,500

Rolex OQ Ref 19018 Champagne gold $53,000

Rolex OQ Ref Two Tone in Excellent Condition HKD$17,500

A AP 18 KT White gold Pocket watch in excellent condition HKD$5,000

Omega Steel Constellation with 18KT gold bezel HKD$3,000.

There is a lot of new Rolex watches too, but I really Could not find even one DeepSea D-blue.

There are a lot of watches more expensive than HK$500,000 still.

Next Show is 31 July. Don't miss it, free entrance.

HK Snob 

Rolex new Warranty of 5 years

Information supplied by Special Dutch Watch Snob Shing Hey on this latest update on Rolex Warranty.

Note that it has been written down 5 years Warrany as I mentioned last week.

The AD will extend the warrnaty of watch if bought before 1 July 2015 by replacing a GREEN tag as part of the warranty extension.

Retroactive for all watches sold between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2015, the Rolex International Warranty is extended for an additional warranty of one Year to a 3-year warranty


Dealer have been given this new tag and Warranty card since Wednesday 24 June.

FYR

HK Snob
HK Watch Fever

Jacob & Co Astronomia Tourbillon on Baguette

This is about the price of :-

One unit of 800 Square Foot Flat in HK

Two Lamborghini

Three Ferrari

Four Maserati

Five BMW 7 Series

But what you can see is some Watch Wonders of the 2014.

HK Snob

IWC REF 3510 PORSCHE DESIGN VINTAGE

 ACTUAL WATCH Ref 3510

IWC SITE down loaded picture

IWC Porsche Design watch made in 1978.

Model number 3510  

very rare olive drab there are more black than the olive drab in the production of the compass watch. 

It was very expensive when it was offered to the public in 1978 around US$4,000.  

It is very hard to find in this condition! 

Highly collectable

Price USD$5,500

HK Snob

Vintage Rolex Ref 1530

This is a Rare Rolex Time piece for collector, It is not OQ*,
it is Automatic Rolex Steel Watch.


Ref 1530
Year 1974
S/N 6XXXX (Super Luckly Number)
We believe this watch model was made with less than 1,000 pieces.

This is the test verison for the next Big movement of Rolex to launch the OysterQuartz in 1977.

This watch is in Mint Condition , orginal Purchase from tourneau New York.

It is also Called Rolex Halo as due to time, the minute track as developed a patina Halo Ring on the dial.

Price USD$9,100

HK Snob

Remarks
OQ stands for Oyster Quartz, made in 1977 to 2003  with production of 1,000 piece a year.

Total 25,000 pieces made so far, Collectible item.

Hong Kong Watch Market Review



Hong Kong is the major Export market for Swiss Watches  as  it takes up 13.3%  for May 2015 shipment.

How does it behave in the past 12 months?

We could see downturn in volume of watches less than 200 francs , however other segment recorded steeper declines are those more than 3,000 francs.  China has tightened expenses control for all government officials, especially entertainment and “fake entertainment”!

These scenes are not able to occur again:

“Pack these 6 Daytonas, Do you accept Cash!?”

“Give me all different colour of this Ferragamo!”

“Give me that 50 years Mou Tai of RMB500,000!?”

A sharp decline was seen in these few months, some of the high rental Rolex AD shops would be closed down soon.

Steel watch as the majority of all types which Declined 11.9 percent in May amongst all Gold, Two Tone, others.

Patek has reduced 20% of all his watches in 10 Feb, and staring from 1 July they will increase 7 % across all models:

US, UK (price unchanged)

Canada ( Increase, yet to confirm how many percent)

Switzerland (+7%)

EU (+4%)

HK (+7%)

Japan (+6%)

China Market

Imagine that Mitsukoshi and Izetan has Mandarin PA announcement in Japan!?

All major Luxury watches catalogues is printed in Chinese Patek Philippe Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin.

Still we can see some for the China superrich pays HK$5M for a watch, but is uncommon now. They would like to fly to Switzerland shopping there.

Most of the Watch Boutiques  now are inviting local watch collectors to join their event and function. At least they want to get hold of the basic buyers in HK when 80% rich Chinese customers are gone.

Price is key issues as all know that the shopless grey dealer is importing the same watch at less 20 to 30% off whereas we have only limited discount for 5 % to 10% depending on brands model at AD shops.

The recent Patek price adjustment is likely a leverage adjustment to offset the profit loss of last 20% price reduction back in 10 February.

Toyota warranties each new Toyota vehicle sold by Crown Motors Ltd (CML) and registered in Hong Kong for the first 36 months or 100,000 km (whichever comes first).

Rolex will launch a 5 years (60 months) warranty program on your watch purchase!

This is a big game to those other luxury watch as they have to consider the long term support capability including coverage, service skill, handling capacity.

Some of the Service of luxury brand had already been suffering with insufficient local locally in the repair and maintenance. Have you heard of an Overhaul of a Perpetual Calendar take 1 year!?

Next Time when you visit Europe, check the price and may be you can get a good deal.

Or Buy from Trustable Local Dealer for the model you like

Buy low is the policy, it is the time.

HK Snob

Hong Kong Watch Guild Show Coming this Saturday!

As many people asked about the Watch Show, actually it is more appropriate to be as the Watch dealer show..

It is coming soon, make sure you have get ready your CASH!

No hesitation, no negotiation, snap the watch, drop the Cash and run for next target.

I should say this is Kaleidoscope of HK Watches Business!

HK Snob



Rolex Purchases on 1 July 2015 will have 5 years Full International Warranty

Beginning of 1 July 2015, the Rolex International Warranty will be changed from 2 years into 5 years from the date of Purchase.

Retroactive for all watches sold between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2015, the Rolex International Warranty is extended for an additional warranty of one Year to a 3-year warranty


Rolex has an extensive network of authorized retailers and service centre in over 100 countries around the world.

Do you feel more comfortable to buy because of this new strategy?

Well, you feel better at least.

I think Rolex will not be affected as their watches are designed to last for decades.

HK Snob

BNIB ROLEX GMT MASTER II BLUE BLACK REF 116710BLNR on Sale

This is a Brand new in box Rolex GMT MASTER II Ref 116710BLNR, Full set Dated Jan 2015

Price Cash HKD$64,000

HK Snob