Roamer Watch, a kind of popular watch in the 60s

   Ip man taught "Wing Chun' at roof top of a building at Tai Nam Street appeared at Movie "Ip Man 2"

   Donnie Yeh and Sammo Hung in the movie "Ip Man 2", the fight was a qualification test for allowing Ip man to teach Martial Art in HK.

 a 1958 Roamer Vanguard Gold plated Watch

  Back side of The Roamer Vanguard

Roamer

Fritz Meyer opened a workshop in Solothurn with half a dozen employees producing cylinder escapements in 1888.

There have been numerous classic watch made by Roamer over the years.

2009

The Swiss Watch Group acquires 50% of Roamer. Together with the Chinese distribution partner and part owner Chung Nam Corp, the brand initializes its successful re-positioning on the international watch market.  Sammo Hng was appointed as the Watch ambassador in 2009.

2010 

The nostalgia ad of Roamer Watch was appeared on “ Ip man 2, legend of the grand master” movie” played by Donnie Yeh and Sammo!

in the 60s, Roamer, Milus, Tudor Longines, Tittoni, Ernest Eborel, Rado Sandoz were some of the popular brands for HKers

HK Snob

Watch Fever 

Tag Heuer 1/10 Second Men Chronometer Quartz

Tag Heuer Quartz Chronometer with 1/10 second timing device.

Excellent Plus condition. Selling is now asking for HKD$3,000

Complete with paper and Box.

HK Snob



Tag Heuer Tiger Woods Limited Automatic men's Watch for sale

2008 Special release limited with 5,000 peices.

Tiger Woods Automatic watch with guilloche dial, Watch Resistant to a level of 200 metres.

Comes with Box and warranty card, Asking for HKD$5,000 now

HK Snob

What Watches did Ip Man wear?

Ip Man is a legendary Fung Fu Grandmaster, that is no question about it.

Someone has asked me recently what watch Ip man was wearing when he was in Hong Kong?

I started to find friends of mine and someone who knows Ip Man.

Someone Said Omega Seamaster and someone said Ernest Borel, and from what I see on all his pictures, he seemed did not wear any watches at all.

And From all the recent five Ip man Movies I have seen including the Wong Kar Wai's latest "The Grandmasters" 

There is nothing on his wrist, may be a Real Fung Fu man needs a super tough watch and I believed his speed of straight Punch would damage any watch made at that time…

So if you know about him, or you are the student of Ip Chun, please tell me what watch Ip Man worn when he was in HK!

HK Snob
HK Watch Fever

Fantasy Rolex Watch Picture By Maxcarper

Photography Courtesy Picture of Fantasy Rolex Watch by Maxcarper.

This is a Rolex Day Date, with Logo of Rolex located at the 6 O'clock position as the early Audemars Piguet that The " AP " is situated at 6 O'clock position.

Rolex Has never made and drop Logo design so far, will it happen one day!? Who knows.

HK Snob

How Much Gold Rolex uses up a year!?

HK Snob's Collection of Gold and Silver Tie Clip, bracelet, Cuff Links...

This is the world longest word which is non chemical, non  technical word: Antidisestablishmentarianism.

I cannot understand this word, only after I look up from the dictionary.

Then do you know how many kilo of gold Rolex uses a year?

Base on the estimation, 200,000 watches is solid gold, and about 200,000 Two tone watches.

One Standard 36mm Day Date weighs about 145 gram in weight with 110 gram the weight of gold. Rolex Produces DD II 42mm, and various size of Two Tone carries 18 KT Gold...

With an estimation:  ..36,000 Kilogram of 24K solid gold. That is HKD$350 Million of gold.

HK Snob

Rolex Explorer I Ref 14270 and Ref 214270

Matt Damon and his Explorer I Ref 14270

Two Generations of Explorer I. Which one you prefer?

Explorer I Ref 14270  (36mm)

When I travelled to Singapore, I went to People’s park oriental Watch Shop buying Four Explorer I

Ref 14270 with Each HKD$14,900. At That time, that was a hot item and not so many stock available, something like the GMT Master II Blue in HK now.

I sold One of them at Cost to one of my colleague, and three of them sold with some profit of HKD$3,000 each.

Ref 214270

Now The new face listed Explorer I Ref 214270 (39mm) is selling HKD$48,200, assuming less 10% discount, that is HKD$43,380.

Major Difference other than size of the “Explorer “ is printed at O’clock position on Ref 214270.

Both watch strap is of size 20mm, Which I think it is best matching with size of the watch on Ref 14270.

Whereas the same strap is a bit smaller on Ref 214270.

Which One do you prefer!?

1. If you are looking for long term value Ref 14270 as the market value is HKD$29,000 to HKD$34,000 whereas Ref 214270 is selling HKD$28,000-30,000 in Pre-owned Watch market.

2. Rolex Ref 14270 fits for middle size man and women.

3. Seems Ref 14270 is more classic than Ref 214270.

Find the best one that suit you, both of them is good watch.

I think Woman wears the Older version of Ref 14270 looks very charming!

HK Snob
Watch Fever

Bo Derek and Jenny Derek, Rolex Ref 1805 and Ref 118206

 Bo Derek

Rolex Day Date Ref 1805 Platinum

Rolex Ref 1805 Vs Ref 118206, Bo Derek Vs Jenny Derek

When I was young, Bo Derek was one of the girls that often appeared in dreams.

When I was young Ref 1805 was not the watch that I could afford, it was selling at least HKD$18,000 in 1967.

Nowadays, when my capability in earning improved a lot, yet still could not afford to buy the Latest Rolex Day Date Ref 118206 HKD$430,000. They are the beauty of two era, Bo Derek in the 70’s and Jenny Derek, daughter of Bo is the super beauty of nowadays…

Jenny Derek

Rolex Ref 118206 Day Date in Platinum

When we try to co-related these two beauties, Bo and Jenny, I think of Rolex Day Date Ref 1805 and

Ref 118206  As they have the same gene, a Rolex Tradition of watch making, an illustration of Sport excellence, and class of Platinum expression!

HK Snob

Paradox of Life!?

Wishes From one of our best staff... thanks!

Can you see this picture, do you see something that is Moving!?- no, that is visual paradox.

Can you tell what is this? Money or Wallet? This is a Wallet made by bank note design washable cotton, not money.

Can you see this watch?, is that Rolex? Can you tell what is the dial display what month? What Date is that!? No, that is not Rolex!

Well, "Oct 3^rd" is the display….Well, that is not paradox, that is the Birthday of HK Snob!

And Most of all, Thanks You for those who sent me wishes on my birthday.

I found myself wiser by one more year and closer one year to the end of life...and I always say One happy Today worth two unknown Tomorrow.

Anyway, thanks for the one who pass the message to me, I truely would remember that...

HKSnob


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Thanks for the Birthday greeting (Comment) from one of Watch Fever friends. I had accidentally removed the comment on my Samsung handphone...!!! Very Sorry...

Rolex Submariner Ref 116610LV and Explorer I Ref 14270 on Sales

Rolex Explorer I Ref 14270

A  Human Psychological decision to take it or leave it!?

Have you ever been invited by a young and pretty lady who you know in 5 minutes in a bar to go to her house?

I bet you would not go with her!? In fact there are really many of this came into happy endings. There are 10/90 people Blood test would tell; “HIV +” the next week after.

When we get older, we are trained by our experience to alert ourselves always” Don’t go for it!”

Yes, there is no freebie in Hong Kong, but guess who that is a diamond bachelor that has good enough income to spend on these luxury items, When he got an upgrade, seem he want to let go it for cash.

When we go to buy something, when we could see too many available choice for you!

When there are too many choices, that is virtually no choice!

When we are offered good offer, people will suspect why the price is so good, why the offering price is so low!?

It happens real life…

People sell the Rolex Explorer I Ref 14270 at Price HKD$14,800? Mint with Box, certificate bought in Geneva! Do you want to take it!? That is the same price that I bought Explorer I in Singapore People's Park  1996! I bought Four one time. At that time, HKers liked that watch so much!
(Sold to Ringo on 1000, 4 Oct 2013)

Another one sells me his Ref 116610LV at HKD$64,000 but he used for four times.  Do you want to take it!?

HK Snob

Carla Bruni and Nicolas Zarkozy

Nicolas and his Patek Philippe watch

 Nicolas and his Girrad Paragaux Annual Calendar Equation of time. He Said, " I like Something Big!"

Carla Bruni and Nacolas Zarkozy

Carla Bruni who's to many of us nothing more than an average celebrity with unsuccessful musical career and enough Italian Genes to attract the French president Nacolas Zarkozy.  

Nicolas Sarkozy's wedding to Carla Bruni was held in 2008. The first lady had had enough with the way Nicolas wearing, a Rolex Daytona, which she thought that is not classy enough for the most powerful man in France, She bought him a Patek Philipe Calatrava.

In fact Nicolas Sarkozy is quite partial to a Rolex,  Sarkozy likes chunky Daytonas and has also sported a Breitling Navitimer, as well as Breguet, Girard Perregaux,  Cartier and Pequignet watches.

HK Snob
Watch Fever

Beautiful Watch Picture.

Photography Cortesy of http://www.chronollection.com/gold-watches.htm

I once had worked on a vessel and I had written something on paper slips and inserted in sealed bottle and threw into the Pacific Ocean....

Insofar, no one seems receive them...

Well, someoe said, One Today is Better than Two Tomorrow!

I will be turning in 56 in another two hours... If I could keep time in a bottle, I will put the bottle in a Safe, and only open to see it once a year...

HK Snob

Rolex GMT Master II Ref 1167O1 BLNR Blue for Pilot and you

   Cockpit inside an Airbus A320-211, Photography Courtesy of Ismael Jorda, Airliner.net

Who should wear such a Watch: GMT Master II  BLNR?

By right is Pilot, Captain, Frequent Traveler, but now anyone who would like to wear it as it is super eye catching. With the new ceramic Blue Dial and Blue Pointer. People goes to Rolex AD would likely turn frenetic as no one could give a date when this watch would arrive his hand.

Some of the Rolex AD required to prepay 100% first, then wait for next week’s provision to arrive. This is at least able to allow you to have a chance to get the watch, not a bad idea.

No one could imagine that a commercial product could be so successful, iPhone 5S 16G Gold colour is now selling HKD$9,500. And this Rolex is selling HKD$65,300. These are the hardcore Products that no one could wait to buy nowadays.

Today the Samsung Note III and the SmartWatch has launched HK, I am afraid those electronic freak would have no time to sleep after they bought this new toy!

HK Snob

Fan Bing Bing and Rolex have one common Point; The beauty that meets the Divine Proportion!

 Fan Bing Bing

The Number 666

The number 666 is not Satan, this  Biblical number 666 may also have a relationship to the divine proportion. The number 666 is related to Phi

Revelations 13:18, speaking of the Anti-Christ, says the following:

Man in a circle illustrating proportion by Leonardo Da Vinci 1485-90 

"This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is a man's number, his number is 666"

The beast, the Antichrist, is thus related to the number 666, one of the greatest mysteries of the Bible.

Curiously enough, if you take the sine of 666°, you get 0.80901699, which is one half of negative phi, or perhaps what one might call the "anti-phi"

The sine 666° is one-half negative of 1.618. It is opposite of balance and harmony or chaos and disharmony.

Golden Rule or Divine Proportion

Face proportion so called divine Proportion was not my idea, as over many centuries, a lot of study had debine the Golden Rule of Balance.

Everything in the universe is based on the proportion: 1 to 1.618 so called Divine Proportion, as the width of the face is 1. Then the height of the head should be 1.618.

Fan Bing Bing

Elegancy is not borne to have it, as far as beauty like Fan Bing Bing, she was born as natural beauty, no plastic surgery, she is a natural creation by her parents with genes of beauty. "Bing" means Ice, and I think she is not cold as Icem but hot as Red hot charcoal... that could burn me to death!

Look at her, she has all the divine proportion!

So What kind of watch that I think best for this Chinese Beauty, Rolex …

What? Again Rolex? Yes… Because I found that the Rolex Also carry the Divine of Proportion!? Can you Find it!?

Rolex DateJust Lady Ref 178279 White Gold with Diamond 

If I were the program manager of Miss Fan, I will have no hesitation to introduce her just two watches, which would cover 70% of her usage.

One is DateJust Lady 31mm Ref 178279, White Gold with diamond bezel, and diamond “6” and “9” which is the most adorable number for Chinese beside “3” . That is also laid with sands…The strap is a President strap that could possible tell the guy on the other side of the street to tell “It is A Rolex!” give everyone a look of “ Flagship” not stainless steel, it is entire made of White Gold.

Rolex DateJust Ref 116199. SANR.L.10DIA.272BRA

Another one is the most sexiest watch for lady , only a few lucky one who could possible afford because you cannot use it every day, it has to be used on Big Day only! Especially when walking on Red carpet. or if you had too much money, buy it for going to street Market eating Fish Balls!


Price
The price of the two watches is Just HKD$1,000,000 after special Discount. It is still Cheaper to buy an Audi A8, and  MB E320. And it does not ask you to turn left always (for Entering gas station)!

Warning

Warning to the HK people who goes for a two weeks Korean Plastic Surgery,  it may destroy the proportion if not managed well, and we see why all beautiful Koreans look the same, as they all employ the same Rule, may be from the hands of the same Surgeon.

By Doing so, it gains beauty and lose the character.  And if you are painter you know that once stroke or one dot could means a lot on a Chinese Painting. So if you want the Surgeon using knife as pen to paint on you face… then I should say” Beware!”

Remarks: Courtesy of Mr. Gary Meisnerhe bible

HK Snob
Watch Fever
Sham Shui Po Snob

Note: the Rolex Dial Diameter and the Width of the bracelet agrees with the Divine Proportion.

Rolex Ref 116506 Platinum Daytona is released, A good perfect watch for collector, may not be an investment item!

Rolex Daytona Ref 116506

Rolex 116506 Platinum Daytona Is now Released in Town on 1 Oct 2013.

A Good perfect watch for Collector, but may not be an investment Item for Speculator

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There is no platinum Rolex has ever gone up in value EVER by all means…

Following typical platinum Rolex watch trends –

The following are examples of new and 1-2 year values of some platinum Rolex watches there are dozens of examples so the trend is quite telling same with the modern gold models.

Rolex Ref 118206

Day Date Platinum Ref 118206 HKD$430,000 ; HKD$283,000 (34% loss)

Rolex Ref 118366

Day Date Platinum Ice Blue Dial with diamond Bezel Ref 118366 HKD$908,100 ; HKD$426,000  (47% loss)

Rolex Ref 218206

Day Date Platinum with smooth Bezel Ice Blue Dial Ref 218206 HKD$487,100 ; HKD$315,000  (33% loss)

Daytona Platinum Ice Blue Dial Released 1 Oct 2013 HK Ref 116506  HKD$589,000, we foresee that the price will drop to HKD$350,000 Approx. in a year or two.

Definition on the prices:

The Original Price is Rolex AD list price, well, everyone can get less 5% discount.

And the price drop to is the selling price in eBay or pre-owned Rolex watch shop, in fact the price you sell to the Shop is even lower than that.

For an example:

Day Date Platinum with smooth Bezel Ice Blue Dial 218206 HKD$487,100  (list Price) you get less 5% discount will be HKD$462,745, after 1-2 years , you could sell at about HKD$267,750, then the shop could possible marked up 15% and sell at price of HKD$315,000.

So you loss is HKD$462,745-HKD$267,750 , that is HKD$194,995

The Shop earns HKD315,000- 267,750, that is HKD$47,250

If you are the second buyer, you could possible save HKD$462,745-315,000, HKD$147,745.  if you buy the pre-owned Day Date.

Why there is such a huge Loss on these model? As these are high end Watch from Rolex, the circulation in the pre-owned market is small,  on the other hand, these is lesser people eager to sell it into the second hand market. Since the price is still quite high to buy such a watch in the market, no one would likely try to consider to buy in second hand market.

Comparing with Daytona Stainless steel watch Ref 116520, the situation is totally different, The Loss is mush lesser, may be just 15% only for Daytona Black!

So in short, as a collection item, go for it

As an investment item, forget it…

HK Snob