My Watch

Daytona, Rolex Date Day, and a first generation AP Royal Oak.

Rolex is low cost to run as ususally they are general purpose practical watch your entire days for work, swimming and Hiking. Assuming you use if for 20 years, and assuming the watch is USD$20,000.00 means that you pay for $2.739 a day only. Can a decent PP, Frank Muller or Cartier be used like this everyday!? No! then their running cost is too high for a Poor Snob to afford!

Another good example would be Panerai, they are being used by Celebrity for party, work, office, fishing, Hiking and swimming... so that is why the best Second hand value watch in average general is Rolex, and Panerai. Those Big four PP, AP, VC, Jaeger is likely stars in the Auctions and toys on the wrists of those Multi-Millionaires...definitely not me...

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Kiki Picasso Swatch

This is a Kiki Picasso 1985
It is a Swatch, not a ordinary Swatch, It was designed by French Artist Kiki Picasso (Christian Chapiron’s pseudonym).
All models produced have different dial and hand colours. The dial has done three little windows, making it possible to see the inner disks that usually carry the date and day information. The two inner disks of the Kiki Picasso have the same design and colours as the dial has. The inners disk rotates clockwise and needs 14 days for one revolution, the outer disk rotates counter clockwise and needs 31 days for one revolution. Therefore the face design changes everyday and lines up perfectly every 435th day.
Variation with four colours on dial, black and white day/date disc, without "Swatch Swiss" logo on dial, complete signature of the artist on the bracelet.
Kiki Picasso was produced of very low numbers with official declared production of 140 pieces. The Collector value of Kiki Picasso is almost impossible to estimate. Very few private sales are known, auction prices vary between USD$20,000.00 to USD$30,000.00.
I have owned a few Hundred of Swatches in the years 1990-1993, I like Globe, 1991 Christmas Special Hocus Pocus, 1987 Special Bergstruessli, jelly fish, 1991 Golden Jelly, 1992 Special Sam Francis, 1992 Specials Collection Swatch No.1 Lot of dots, 1992 Chronos SCB108 Award and JFK, 1988 Signal Corps GB408 Needles, 1986 Coat of Arms GB111 Sir Swatch,
That was a great fun to collect Swatch… the moral of Swatch is : marketing can be the decisive to the success of a product.

PS, if you had not collected any Swatch, seems that you might have missed a lot of collector's pleasure...
 
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Concord

Concord was Founded in 1908 in Biel Switzerland the brand was created to design watches with the American market in mind. Concord has had a few innovations such as the first company to make a wristwatch made of coins. In 1979 they had a major breakthrough with the invention of the Delirium Watch which was the thinnest watch ever made at the time at 1.98 mm thick. They subsequently released a delirium 2 which was even thinner at 1.5 mm. I had once adored Concord as I saw such thin watch like the blade of a razor! Now the new Concord is not lonely at all. It is a outlook mixed with Hubort and AP... See this one! I think the older one looks more classic and beautiful.

Which one is more elegant!? I think the Delirium!

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Omega

Omega was once had a better reputation than Rolex in Hong Kong in the 60's. As they had a very good quality in their Seamaster Constellation series. Not soon later, Rolex came up with a good promotion programme such that it was being recognized as branded watch than Omega. Later on those pawnshop had a high acceptance value on all Rolex. Since the 70's Rolex had overtaken what Omega had. Nowadays, watch collectors are still lookinng for those Constellations of Omega, the Gold one would be a good collectible items.
The new Omega is still able to maintained a very good quality, I doubt as I had two Omega Seamaster limited edition, both had problem in running without any stoppage. So I decided to give it to freinds.

See t he attached Omega, I did not expect that they do not have good surface polishing on the chamfer. Why? This is a watch for more than HKD500,000.00!

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Bvlgari Chronometer

Bvlgari is one of the good watch design beside their line of jewelery products. Like Cartier and Tiffany. However Bvlgari is more sleek and modern, whereas Cartier and Tiffany is a bit classic in their outlook.
Attached is a swimmer's watch, official certified chronmeter engine. Macthing colour rubber strap.


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Rolex Stainless steel Oyster Perpetual chronometer

This is an old watch that belonges to the 60's.  Note the glass is a recent added.
As the orginal Rolex in 60's comes with hardened plastic Crystal.                   

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Rolex Logo Cuff Links

I bought from good friend of England, I will try to go heavy plating it to match with the Daytona or Day Date.

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Cartier Tank Lady Watch

Except the leather strap that I am looking for in the market, this was has been restored with plating the case and the double clasp, changed a new battery and cleaned the movement. Does it look like new Cartier Watch!? HK Snob

Cartier Pasha Lady (Unlimited production unit)

This is Black version, unlimited production Pasha, Since the dial is black tripe dial, it creates bigger contrast with the white bling shinning diamonds...


HKD$32,000.00

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Pilot Watch from IWC

An IWC Chronograph for Pilot, sturdy and solid, ETA calibre. Approx. HKD37,000.00 in Hong Kong.

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Rolex Vintage RollGold Oyster Perpetual Watch

This is a 1958 Rolex Oyster Perpetal Roll gold case Watch!

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Cartier Limited Japanese Version Pasha

A Beautiful Cartier Limited Man's Pasha, grey Dial extravagangtly decorated with a lot of Double C marks on the mechanical part on the Calibre!
Brand New !!
The owner did not want to sell Or I will Buy it...

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A Limited Cartier Pasha Lady

Well, this is a rare colour "Deep Purple"! Woman are the lucky creature that can have this kind of beautiful watch...and passionate colour.

Auto, durable, all day wearing, won't feel disgrace for such a watch... nice design with the right size!!! Not too exaggerating! A reflection of sportive, outgoing characters, best for a tall and slim woman...

I am trying to find one for my She4th....

Hmmm, poor Snob....! Don't think so as I am a broke!


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The Magic and Charisma of Daytona

If you ask me once more, if I had money to buy just one watch for my life, no question, I would prefer Daytona... As it is durable, accurate, solid build, functional and beautiful, Massive if that is made of Gold. One drawback of Daytona is not having any Day display!

I may not like stainless steel as there are 57% of this watch in Hong Kong are fake... Gold one, if you can make fake one, I think the only choice is o for Gold plating say 20 microns.... that is a high cost for them to back off..... So 97.3% of the gold Rolex in this City is genuine! Why Not? Also I do not like Ceramic, Titanium, Alumina, and mica mixed with ceramic as the basic watch material, well, that is something cheapo abundant on earth....Only Precious metal is my favourite preference as Patinuum, Pink Gold, White Gold, yellow gold, Stainless steel.

This is a watch I just bought 2 hours ago! It is accuracte, running at +2 seconds per day on my auto winding machine... We will see how it goes on my wrist!

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Cartier Lady Watch

There is another watch from my colleagues. That is requiquired immediate restoration. She must be a lady wristler who used it for two years only, but badly worn off!
Cartier watch has its own style and fans, Especially lady's watch. This is one of my watches I like for woman,
I had a smaller one with Solid 18 KT gold....  Quartz operating.

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Gold Daytona

This is another Daytona that has been shown to me from friend of mine. has been restored in Tokyo Rolex Service centre in 2003.

Asking HKD$118,000.00

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