Rolex Daytona will continue on the rise?

What is in the hype now?

In 2012-2018 the hype was GMT Master no matter the green pointer 116710LN, the Batman 116710BLNR, the Vintage 1675, Pepsi 126710BLRO and the latest Batgirl 126710BLNR are the hot topics in social media.

In 2018-2020 was SeaDweller 126600 Single Red, we started selling at $98000 up to $114,000.

September 2020, Rolex launched the colour OP (Oyster Perpetual) with 31, 36, 41mm.

Initially there were some stock but no soon later there was no more.

Ref 126000 Tiffany Blue $92,000

Ref 126000 Green $89,000

Ref 126000 Orange $82,000 

Latest price of Rolex at dealers, not Boutique as there is no way for getting a Rolex Model at SRP nowadays without long waiting. 

GMT Master II Pepsi 126710BLRO $150,000

GMT Master II Batgirl 12671lBLNR $142,000

Submariner
126610LN Black $100,000

126610LV Starbucks $148,000

116610LV Hulk (discon.) $142,000

Daytona

However, ever since 2009 up to now, people never stop talking on Daytona. Meaning Daytona s the perpetual talking point. 

Daytona Green gold 116508 was $356000 in 2020 but now $490,000

Daytona ICE blue platinum 116505

$720,000

Ref 116519 Grey was $226,000 in 2019 and now $300,000

Ref 116500 Daytona White dial was $190,000 in 2019

Now new one is $230,000

People asks if one day Daytona steel 116500LN would reach price tag of  $320,000?
I think possible. As whatever price is under Rolex’s hand, if he reduce production 20%, price would be up 30%! Simple. Just if they want to do it or not?

Last but not least, what is best to buy now?

Most of the people had switches focus on Daytona rather than GMT Master or Submariner.

Something that you like and not losing value over time… Daytona 116500LN White or 116508 Daytona Green dial if you like the look which is not my cup of tea.

Price listed here are for reference and are subject to changes daily. And it depends on if that is new old stock or not.

 Price listed here is HKD 

1 USD=7.75 HKD

HK Snob

 

Patek Philippe 3700 Khanjur on sale

 This is a rare piece of Patek 3700/1R, year 1978 unworn full set

Watch is in Hong Kong, price is US$1.9M.

Interested part can contact me for more information.

HK Snob

Albert Wong R.I.P.

 黃牧其實就係古鎮皇，80年代好出名嘅作家，著作有金錢遊戲，投資指南，旅遊雜誌，他收集古董墨水筆，名錶。他一個人就住3000尺嘅studio 屋, 冇結婚, 曾經有一面之緣因為同香港筆王TK 係老友記, 1992, 1993 年在灣仔天地圖書館開左個古董墨水筆筆展我哋去過兩次買咗唔少墨水筆.王牧一年有三季在外國旅遊嘆世界。聽到心情都有唔係好舒服，人生苦短，愛要愛到盡，錢要花凸，見到心頭好而有升值潛力的，買！

大表的潮流

 大表的潮流 

講起Panerai, 1990年代只不過一個意大利一個街邊小店. 根本無人認悉，而那時侯重未興起超過40mm 的大型手表。想當年香港筆王TK Lee擁有自己嘅時裝旺角在Landmark，太古城，太古廣場有十三間店時裝店，Try Me, Momento, Marizo Bonus. TK 自己經常啲去意大利辨時裝.週時經常一家小店同老伯伯打招呼，因為無生意.大有時間吹水。店也吾出名，當時無太多用勇於戴這大型怪獸表。Panerai 屬於冷門表，但係那時侯已經出現了有Panerai 致駕勢的設計，簡約，大隻44mm , 47 mm, Tritium 夜光3，6，9， 12 ，兩針，半圓形霸的guard 直到1996年Richemont 用銀彈政策先至開始托起Panerai 亦都搞得有聲有色，所以你問我Panerai 早期嘅錶1993到1996 年代表作最值得收藏。那時侯是Pre-Vendome 資本運作的，因為規模少所以產量更少。有啲型號甚至只出兩隻。而有最原始的意大利優美設計。1996 史泰龍拍 Daylight 帶住呢隻201/a開始帶出大表潮流，繼而阿諾舒華辛力加同時帶啲Panerai 表就把超大型錶帶入呢個亞洲市場！

後來2003年阿諾舒華辛力加拍Terminator 3用嗰隻錶足足54 mm大就是AP嘅T3 

手表嘅設計就越來越大⋯ 

後記

我上過筆王李半山大宅。屋企內大概有4000支墨水筆！目不暇給真係一時無兩！佢要收埋好多 Patek Philip呀寶璣呀，AP, Rolex 錶!

HK Snob

A few watches on sale

These are watches located in Manila, to be traded in Manila. The Daytona 16528 Floating line inverted 6 R series with Rolex Service paper and Box. Submariner 16618 purple dial L series, Patek 5134J Calatrava year 2002.

GMT Root beer 16753 6-series.

HK Snob 

Buying Hi Fi equipment or Rolex watches First?

“What’s Hi Fi” had selected these few pieces of all time favourite or memorisable pieces of legendary audio equipment. No matter you have once used them or still using them now, they represent the best examples of good engineering and special designed masterpieces! Though there is arguable why not Rogers LS3/5A Loudspeakers is not included or not. Let’s not talk about your own favourite pieces first. Do we agree that these are some of the legendary Audiophile 

Equipment in the past 60 years ?

 

Have you notice that the Maclntosh MC275 was sold at US$444 in 1965 worth how much now ?

Well if a super nice condition with original component in is about $7,000!

 

Can you image if one used the US$444 to buy three Rolex GMT master 1675 and keep until

Now in super good condition worth how much now? In case of a 1960 GMT Master is kept till now probably worth US$134,615 which is 20 times more in value. 

 

The moral of this story is keep your Rolex and sell them to buy audio equipment! As most of the audio equipment will depreciate rather than appreciate over time 

 

 Maclntosh MC275

Audio Note Japan Ongaku amplifier (1991)

 

Audio Research SP10/SP-10PS pre/power (1982)

 

Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus speakers (1993

 

Burmester 808 Mk 5 preamp (1980)

 

Krell KSA50 power amp (1985)

 

Linn LP12 turntable (1973)

 

Mark Levinson No.30/No.31 CD player (1991)

 

McIntosh MC275 power amp (1961)

 

Nagra PL-P preamp (1998)

 

Naim NAP250 power amp (1975)

 

Nakamichi Dragon (1982)

Oracle Delphi Mk1 turntable (1979)

 

Quad ESL 57 (1957)

 

Tannoy Westminster (1982)

 

HK Snob 

New Group set up for Watch discussion and sales

A story started with mentorship to a young student who came to me after finding me at my Blog.

He learnt from me on buying and selling watches two years.

Now he has his own office in Tsim Sha Tsui and making ten of thousand of US dollar a month.

Readers of my fb knows about this story and started to ask for more and how about a setup in a group such as to share the technique and knowledge in making watch selling fun.

We are encouraged to set up a new chat group in form of facebook, WhatsApp group or other media for the following purposes:

1.To share watch trace secret

2. How to make a successful deal

3. What we should buy and when we should sell?

4. How to tell the fake watches from the real stuff?

5.....

Many people would like to join as we had talked about the name of the group.

name come up like; Watchohic, WTF,  Watch mentorship club, Watch fever Club, watchout,

Rolexian, Watch Snobs, and many other...

We are thinking on how to proceed and ideas is never to much, please support and we can make fun and fund from it,.

Keep you posted

HK Snob

Latest Hong Kong's Rolex Price

Price of Rolex has not been affected by this COVID-19 and bad economy locally in Hong Kong.

The price of Rolex was estimated to lower by most  of the speculators and watch dealers a few months ago but

that is not the case.

Take a few examples:-

Let’s compare the price of today with 6 months ago

 

Daytona 116500 White today price $200,000  ($185,000)

Daytona Gold green dial 116508 Today price $420,000 ($365,000)

GMT Pepsi 126710BLRO today price $139,000 ($136,000)

GMT Batgirl 1266710BLNR today price is $120,000 ( $118000)

Sea dweller 126600 Single Red $111,000 ($106,000)

Submariner 116610LN 40mm discontinued since Sept 2020 , NOS still available about estimated $98,000

Submariner 126610LN 41mm now is $115,000

These are not SPR at AD, because only a few person could get Rolex sport model with SPR in Hong Kong, needless to be discussed here.

The price here is the trading price of watch dealers in Hong Kong.

Let’s observe one more month.

 

HK Snob

Rare Rolex Day Date Coral 18208

This is Rolex Day Date coral.

No matter you like it or not, I was able to persuade Rolex Swiss to assemble one last Coral dial on to a 118238 and we bought it three years ago at AD and sold it to a HK collector at HK$2XXXXX ! 

That watch is probably worth with almost $700,000 or more now!

Now Antiquorum is carrying a 1996 ref 18208 with coral dial.

The most collectible colour is Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, onyx... I still Remember someone looked at me saying too expensive as I sold one 18038 Coral with Rolex paper with certain price, half of this price 2 years ago.

Sometimes it is not hunch but knowledge that could predict what is the value of some watches in future!

The rule is how rare it was and how “ ugly” it was! After certain year peoples ’ taste would change and  it becomes how beautiful it is! 😂

HK Snob

Latest Hot Rolex Oyster Perpetual Price update

 Latest Rolex Oyster Perpetual Tiffany Blue Hong Kong market price update

1. 41 mm latest Ref 124300 $92,000- 100,000

2. 36 mm Unisex Ref 126000 $86000- 90,000

3. 31 mm lady 277200 $52,000-57,000

 

36mm Ref 126000 is the hottest as it suits both men and women.

41mm definitely fits for men for its size, but who will wear this Tiffany blue, may be Don Johnson.

It seems this is the price highest to low

1. Tiffany Blue

2. Green

3. Orange

4. Pink

5. Red

6. Shining Blue

7. Black

8. Silver

New Tiffany Blue OP is two times the SRP! 

Some people say, let’s wait and the price will drop, I think the price will be slightly adjusted but will float at +5 -10% of this price within these three months. 

HK Snob

Patek Philippe will increase price on 1 Oct 2020

This is new price book for Patek Philippe, well, no one can have any feeling at all for price increase, as you can not get a Patek with SRP at all, it take a few years before you are given a call for your Nautilus collection.

HK Snob

Hot Rolex OP colourful watch 2020

After 1^st September, there is never short of surprise, first the slightly enlarged 41mm Submariner 126610LN, 126610LV was available in the authorized Dealer (AD), actually each AD should carry one set of new Rolex in Hong Kong, but not Taiwan, Philippines, nor Thailand.

 

Price of Submariner Green bezel is highest hitting $200,000 in the first two days, people will think that price will drop one week or so to a state of $120,000!

 

It is proven wrong, as of today 13 September, the Green Bezel Submariner (it got a nicked name Starbucks) is still selling as an average $165,000.

Submariner Black with date 126610LN is $121,000

How about those OP? An oyster perpetual 36mm ref 124300 with SRP $43,400.

 

This is the known price on media like fb, IG.

 

Turquoise $77,000

Green $65,000

Yellow, Red and Orange yet to be seen and no price

Black and Silver should be around SRP.

 

I guess that orange and Red shall not be cheaper than turquoise and green.

Let’s watch out

 

We don’t have 41mm yet in the market.

If you can see those colour selling at SRP, I think you should buy, if not let me know where if that is in HK.

 

Price indicated here is in Hong Kong Dollar

HK Snob

Scammed Watch Explorer II 216570 White dial....ALERT

There is a recent case a White Dial Explorer II 216570 was sold with a fake cheque, the foreigner had reported to police and when you see this watch coming with a nice offer, please beware The Watch coems with S/N G478550, this is a case under police's investigation, if you buy this you may be also in trouble. You should not hesiate to reprot to police in case you are seeing this watch. HK Snob

Live at Face book "Paul Ip" this week

Dear All HKWF fans

Welcome to visit my face book Live at 1200 HKLT this Saturday 29 August 2020

This week topics is "Daytona"

See you then.

HK Snob

Price of Submariner

Don't believe or not, the dealer trading price for Submariner black 116610LN is HK$92,000.

The Hulk is even insane, HK$133,000!

What a price under this worldwide unstable economy and amidst of COVID-19!

What is reason for such a simple watch to shoot up to this price?

Stop production?

Rolex shipment getting slim?

or more newer collector or users are entering into hype of Rolex sport watch?

I am thinking the big dealer is stocking up Hulk as they speculate the model will soon be discontinued.

So this is the last bet before September that there is some news of new Rolex model roll out from factory?

Just called the Rolex AD, one manager told me Hulk has been stopped to produce, that they have not seen one more than three weeks
HK Snob

Rolex Watches being introduced during live fb page at 1200 15 Aug 2020

We started three rounds to have a weekly live at fb broadcast at 1200 Saturday, this is what we have done last week on GMT Master.

As there is difficulty in browsing the watch in great details, this is what we have shown during the section.

This is open to discuss on these watches. Michael Young and me had been doing this during this COVID-19 pandemic.

I hope you can join and comment on that.  fb page is under my name "Paul Ip".

Michael Young is an expert in Rolex bracelet restoration, he is owner of Classic Watch Repair and CEO of Undone (custom design watch company) 

HK Snob