Best Four Rolex that You Can't Miss this Year, even you don't want to Buy, you have to see it!

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Status of New 2014 Rolex Watches in HK

GMT Master II Black Blue Bezel Ref 116710BLNR List price $65,300- Very Few to zero stock at Three Rolex AD.

SeaDweller 4000 Ref 116600 comes in June, List price $78,800 -  Limited stock at 2 of the Three AD.

Milgauss 116400 GV Blue Dial Arrived two weeks ago list price $59,600 – Known to me only One AD has stock, long waiting list.

DeepSea D-Dial 116660 will arrive Mid September to HK, List price $90,500 – let’s wait for Mid September.

Which should be a MUST buy item?

Obviously they want to use this Black Blue GMT to uplift the image of GMT master as really I cannot see any piece of stock at these Ads.

SeaDweller 4000 price is position quite high and there is not much surprises and we can see the demand is not as expected, that is why I can get some discount and stock is also available.

Milgauss Blue dial is very beautify and it is a unisex wearing time instrument, the Manager of the shop is controlling whom to sell, VIP first, then you , then me….no discount of course!

DeepSea D-Dial with a “ Green” DeepSea logo…is a new face lifted and yet to see the response, but I am trying to say this is a daring awesome design of dial, will be one of the collective in the future…. A Must Buy item!

PS
Three AD are Mr. O., Mr. D. and Mr. E.
Of course every the other days, new stock arrive.
The stock status would be changed anytime tomorrow.


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HK Sex Kung Fu Master (2nd lower Class houror)

Shall we go for a James Bond's Life style!?

Many people like to Buy a Luxury Bag, German and Italian Cars, as every brand carries ome Brand value.

One day, my daughter comes to me and said: I want MK Bag, another daughter said, I like Miu Miu ( the Cat!?_ so I thought what MK is? Mong Kok!? She said No, Michael Kors, Later I found that they are some of the most famous Luxury brands for bag…

As What we have learnt the brand name of certain product can take up 90% of the total value of the Company, Just the name, as they have been working for years to build that Integrity, a name of Quality, Commitment and that could give customer 100% total Satisfaction.

The owner of the Pagani was a subcontractor for Ferrari’s chassis. And the owner had made a proposal to top management to Ferrari to use their body design, but of course, Ferrari did not take his idea and kicked him out of the door. This Argentinean then started to build his own company. This Small company of 40 people, as their idea was proven right by utilizing the carbon fibre composite frame work of the car, it can have a better horse power per Litre of combustion… and a stronger chassis to “grab” every inch of the road ahead!

Many successful brands have it own story… here is some of them.

Linn Sondek has been making LP-12 Turn table since 1973, still one of the top 3 every years for the Audiophiles, there has been having a lot of issues on set-up, but that is part of the fun for the Audiophile, there are numerous upgrade on the main system: power Supply, bearing, Spring…the upgrade seems never ending, but each component provide you some improvement, that is what the Audio Maniacs want.

Koetsu MC cartridge

Every time I visit Audiophile shops, half-expecting to see a selection of Koetsu cartridges among the chronographs and the fountain pens. Why not? Some Koetsus are crafted from precious materials such as Jade, Onyx —and all of them can claim to being both high-tech and handmade. More to the point, some hobbyists say that these handmade Japanese pickups are the best you can buy.

Koetsu cartridges are made in small quantities by Fumihiko Sugano—the son of Koetsu's founder, the late Yoshiaki Sugano. The elder Sugano, who came and went with the 20th century, created the basic Koetsu cartridge design, pioneering the use of high-purity metals in particular, and naming the company after his ancestor and role model, the 16th-century artisan Honami Koetsu.

Nowadays, most of sought after was those cartridge made in 1980’s hand crafted by Yoshiaki Sugano. Some of them are asking for US$6,000 and more after using for a few years! Amazing!

If you are pen collector, I am sure you would like to buy some of the pens, as I always use Fountain pen to write, to drawing and to make note during a sales meeting…

These Montblanc 1929 big Red, Parker 1920 snake pen, Watermans Patrician 1929 , and the Dunhill Namiki , who had made some of the most daunting hand crafted pen in the 30s’ they are all collectible items. Well, if you do not write with Fountain pen, you might not know how good the pen could possibly write… it is a piece of art.

Technology could not be copied, like B&W Nautilus, many similar designs have been copied like the enclosed non-symmetric spiral hollow tube for absorbing the reflection, and the use of titanium or diamond coated diaphragm on the super tweeter.

You cannot easily (In fact I should say very difficult) copy the same sweet musical reproduction B&W make. As there is a lot of tuning know-how inside each of the manufacturing process of the loudspeaker and the choice of right material.

Rolex is not the typical example, they product some of the best reliable, everything design since 1956, Amongst all models: Submariner, Explorer, Yacht master, GMT Master, Daytona, Air King, the Day Date being the flag ship line of Rolex is no question one of the most beautiful functional time piece business man or watch collector like to get…

Though you have money, yet you may not able to buy some of the watches, like Daytona Rainbow., now Rolex AD accepts to have full payment first, then asking client to wait for 3 months. If Rolex could deliver you  that watch, you are the lucky one… there are 80% they will refund you as they does not able to find good enough of Rainbow gems on the bezel…

If you have Daytona Rainbow, please take good care of it…

Ian Fleming created the Character “James Bond” who wears Rolex, drives Aston Martin, always have  a lot of sexy women naked in his bed, who does not have a dream to be : James bond!? I used to dream to be an Asian James Bond of 4’ 14”… No way, I don't have any DNA of What Ian had described a James Bond should be…

Nowadays if you have money you can buy all these but there still take a bit wisdom on how to make the choice on what, when how to buy, that is the process of making yourself a HAPPY man.

As always we envy a man who has time, money, and passion to find the watches he likes, the Telefunken ECC803 tubes in Sham Shui Po, of the Western Electric WE300B tubes from e-bay…. Some of the best LPs from Au Yau at Sino Centre or AH Paul of Sham Shui Po? Or some of the 60S Rolex Submariner from Kuen Kee and Lung Shing!?

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New DeepSea 116660 D-Blue Dial Will Come HK Mid September 2014

Euro 10,500 for a DeepSea 116660 at Switzerland

The New D-Blue DeepSea will arrive Hong Kong Mid September as planned according to one of the Top Three Rolex AD Shop managers said...

List price $90,500! 

HKD$8,000 more expensive that the Black DeepSea!

Dont expect to have any discount in the first phase.

The pictures shown here is the Rolex AD in Switzerland what carries a price of Euro 10,500, Which is much higher than we get it in HK.

Let's see how is the reaction of the market.Rolex can sell a stainless steel watch at such a Price... I can buy Two Soild Gold 1803!, but Colour is the Magic, and a good marketing Strategy, who does not want to be the first holder of this Watch!?

HK Snob!

The Rolex D-Blue Dial DeepSea is Arriving!

After I checked Rolex Website, we found that this DeepSea finally been unveiled...

Commemorating James Cameron’s historic solo dive. From brilliant blue to bottomless black, its two-colour gradient dial celebrates one man’s journey to the deepest place on earth: the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

That clear some of the uncertainties of my friends that who suspected that the dial colour could change itself!

Whether or not the dial design is beautiful is subjective, I like the Green DEEPSEA words. Who Wonder if Rolex will issue aother newer version with other Colour of DEEPSEA?

Let's see but chances is low.

I have talked to Rolex AD Managers, they said the watch will arrive HK about September, Price is more expensive than HKD$82,500.


There are few types of Submariner namely:

116610LN stainless steel black List Price HKD$62,100
116610LV HULK green dial Green Bezel List price HKD$66,100
116600 SeaDweller 4000 List Pirce HKD$78,800
116613LN Black or 116613LB Blue dial Two Tone List price HKD$94,700
116618LB Yellow Gold Blue Dial list Price  HKD$242,500
116619LB White Gold Blue dial List price HKD$263,600

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Kuen Kee is Under Renovation since 23 June, Now has been resumed normal operations!

Friends, Beofre you go Kuen Kee, go check at their Website first, as they said they have been renovating their shop st

SSP since 23 June.

It opned again running since 1 Aug 2014 (Sat)!

http://www.kkwatch.com/

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A Rolex Submariner 16613 sold.

This is The FIRST Amazon Fire Phone appeared in Hong Kong as the owner is the Designer of the major component (Camera ) on this Phone came to Visit me in HK today 2 Aug 2014

This Phone has 6 Cameras with 4 at corners to detect the head movement to re-generate the

3D motion Picture and Video! A Ingenious Awesome Design!

This Gentleman is so humble and decent, a technology Guru, holds a few Semicon assembly patents and he is one of the designers of the new Amazon Fire Phone coming in USA market now.

However he bought this Rolex 16613 Today at a very Decent price from a Friend of mine at Peninsular Hotel Lobby Afternoon tea. The whole process took just 10 minutes, as the watch has been serviced by Rolex, like new. That 16613 is a Superb watch for daily wearing. He has no way to resist the watch for his price… Guess how much!?

A man of this calibre has a great taste in Watch and he is also a car maniac of has three Porsche boxer ( different colour!) I always say this is weird, also  GTR, A8, Mercedes S600, BMW…

PS

J.P. Morgan elite Palladium Visa Signature card itself is made of a rare silver metal that resembles platinum and 23 karat gold with laser engraved cardholders information which alone gives the card a value of $1,000.  The card holds an annual fee of only $600!  There is of course no preset spending limit.

Some of the perks included are unlimited complimentary access to over 600 airport lounges worldwide, Marquis Jet 1-hour bonus flight time, top-tier concierge service and various other travel and purchase benefits.  In fact it might actually be harder than getting the Visa Black Card or Ampex Centurion Card.

The Palladium card is only offered to private banking clients of J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Investment Bank, Treasury Services or Commercial Bank where the average client has $30 million in an account!

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HK Watch Fever Rolex Quiz

 

Quiz 1

Which is the most Expensive Rolex here?

Quiz 2
Which is the oldest Rolex Watch here!?

Answer is 1628

If you guess it Right, You will be having a Rolex GMT Master II Blue Black Ref 116710BLNR!

Please go to the nearby Rolex AD Shop to Buy! LOL

HK Watch Fever

Geneva Bucherer Watch Price, cheaper than Hong Kong!?

  Picture was taken by HK Watch Fever Special agent Ken in 30 July 2014

The price of Rolex in Switzerland is More Expensive than that in Hong Kong.

This is the Bucherer In Geneva

Unit is Swiss France CHF, I am using Ex-Rate 8.55 for HK Dollars

These are prices in Bucherer:

Explorer II M216570 CHF7,700  ( HKD $65,635)

HK Rolex AD List Price HK$60,500*

Submariner Stainless steel no date M114060 CHF7,100 (equivalent HKD$60,705)

HK Rolex AD List Price HK$58,000*

Submariner Date Two Tone M116613LB CHF12,800 (equivalent HKD$109,400)

HK Rolex AD List Price HK$94,700*

Submariner Stainless Steel Black M116610LN CHF8,100 (equivalent HKD$69,255)

HK Rolex AD List Price HK$62,100*

Milgauss Green glass grey dial M116400GV CHF7,800  (equivalent HKD$66,690)
HK Rolex AD List Price HK$59,600*

Milgauss Blue dial (2014 New) M16400GV Blue Dial CHF7,300 (equivalent HKD$62,415)

HK Rolex AD List Price $59,600  NO Discount

GMT master II TT M116713LN CHF12,400  (equivalent HKD$106,020)

HK Rolex AD List Price HK$91,500*

GMT Master Blue Black M116710 BLNR  CHF8,500 (equivalent HKD$72,675)

HK Rolex AD List Price HK$65,300 (No Discount to less 5% Discount depending on which AD)

SeaDweller 4000 M116600 CHF9,900 (equivalent HKD$84,645)

HK Rolex AD List Price HK$78,800  (less 5%)

DeepSea 116660 CHF11,500 (equivalent HKD$89,325)

HK Rolex AD List Price HK$82,500  (less 5%)*

Discount at Rolex AD like Geneva Bucherer is 5% with cash and 3% with VISA card!

There is 8% tax , but could be waived if you are foreigner. unless you get big or the price of this is more expensive than that in Hong Kong.

This is a Case of my colleague who went to buy in another Rolex AD on Geneva

Daytona 116520 White final Price HKD$92,000

GMT Master 116710BLNR how much? HKD$68,000

Date Just 177200-70160 HKD$38,000

As They charge 2% on card, plus 2% Ex-rate, that is 4% more.

So I confirm the price of the watch bought in Switzerland is more expensive than in Hong Kong.

Remarks * We gets additional 5% (10%) discount in Rolex AD.

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Grand Seiko Spring Drive Titanium Watch

This is a Seiko Chronometer using Seiko invention Spring Drive mechanism.

It can maintain an accurate +/- 1 Second a day
It is sweeping smooth motion on second hand...
72 hours power reserve with Indicator
Beautiful Dial with corrugated surface
Titanium case and bracelet.



This Youtube clip shows how Spring Drive works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8siXmlwPzI

Price HKD$42,000

For those who appreciate Japanese superb Quality built watch for your everyday uses!

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BaselWorld 2014 Rolex Milgauss BLUE dial arrives HK!

Rolex Milgauss Blue Finally arrives HK's Dickson Watch... You cannot miss to see it before you leave HK. You can go to Rolex AD at HK International Airport terminal 1 Departure Concourse to find this watch under limited Supply.

Ref 116400GV as it carries a Green Sapphire also
List Price HKD$59,600
Selling price HKD$59,600 (No discount Now)

I remember whne the first 116400 Green Glass arrived HK, the prices was brought up to HKD$130,000! after two week it droped to HKD$70,000

That was because there was only one in HK!

This is another BLUE dial Rolex with Green Glass.... How Many do we have in HK? I really dont know, but it is not supplied in large Number as Rolex's Usual practice!

Ref 116400 Black Dial will be discontinued, that will be an Collectible item if you are fans of Milgauss, go get one if stock exists in Rolex AD with some discount!

Go and look for it...

HK Snob

Does It Take One Year to make a Rolex Watch!?

Does it take a year to make a Rolex?

Many people says that one is really too long, but Rolex could say that, they must have the mathematical data to support what they have said.

Rolex produces nearly 1,00,000 watches per year with 5,500 employees..  800,000 of those watches are recorded by the COSC.  Rolex also produces pieces that are not certified by the COSC.

That is about 5,000 watches a day as they work about 200 days a year in Switzerland.

I am working for Semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and normal lead time for a Precision Die bonder (USD$230,000) is 8 weeks, it really needs eight weeks to make such an equipment.. as you cannot do anything if there is no application design or drawing released to production to do it., now the semiconductor demand is hot due to the 4K TV, XiaoMei, new IPhone6, Samsung S5 and NOTE IV.. plus numerous gadget of electronics, Automotive and LEDs… The new equipment delivery time is 6 months for a die bonder…!!

Remember the day when European Sweden or German Shipping builders used to put the steel plate at the ship yards for 20 years so as to let the steel plate to release the internal stress, whereas the Japanese ship builder took may be just 2 years to do the same job, that is why a Japanese ship is not as strong and as long lasting than the German ship. Of course the cost of a German Ship say ten thousand tons is 1.8 times expensive that the Japanese ship in the 80s.

Same thing happened for Leica Lens that they let the glass ingot to go for the stress process and they scrutinize if there is tiny bubbles inside the glass, they will scrap it.

Whereas Rolex may be also being an expert in the use of metal, and Rolex has its own metals foundry for steel and gold, they may let the gold or Steel ingot to left for stress release process after machine milling then heating it at another temperature and cool down at a controlled temperature. This is an added process but you know that will improve strength of the metal and the amount of deformation is close to zero.

All manufacturing of Rolex cases, bracelet, mechanical parts are done by automation… somewhat like a Precision Die bonder, all precision part are made by CNC machine, but at the end of the process, all the wiring, module installation, set-up and testing are by hand, like a BMW. Typical time for a BMW is 24 hours to roll off the production line.

As for Rolex, I think it take 5 hours to make a dial, 10 hour to make a case that including the loading and unloading from one stage to another and stress release, probably 1 hours for a bezel, as for the movement parts, if they run in parallel, it may take only 5 hours to make providing there is no queue on the machine including the chrome plating and cleaning processes.

The assembly of the Rolex watch might take up a few persons each takes care of one module.

Total assembly time may be just 3 hours as they need to assemble them, lubricating it, calibrating it. then they have to pass to auto winder for winding test, may be 2 days, and then go to a water pressure checker for water proof test, that may take up 2 hour including transportation.

Then they will be pass to COSC certification, that may takes 3 days excluding waiting time as they are having other Swiss Big Chronometer makers like Tag Heuer and Breitling to be inspected.. then return to Rolex for final QC check and packing. So the manufacturing time if about 1 month min.

It depends on how you describe the manufacturing process, if everything goes serial, it may take a year or more to make a watch. If that applies to Patek Phillippe, it may take 10 years to make one triple Complication Repeater Watch.

“It takes a year to make one Rolex!”  is more or less an advertisement for Rolex. That make you feel better for every dollars you spend on your Rolex!

PS

I have not been invited for a plant tour Rolex production line, the data I stated about is based on my studies on various web sites and my understanding through friends, there may be difference with the actual data.

If you have a more accurate data, please update me, I am glad to learn.

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There is another bad trade of Rolex Purchase in HK.

Recently there is a foreigner coming to HK to Buy a Pre-owned Rolex SeaDweller 16600.

It comes with Original paper.

That must be done in a hurry as obviously to me, we could tell that was something wrong at site!

Later this friend talked to me that what he bought was a Franken Watch. The Watch itself is Sea Dweller 16600 and the S/N is matching with the Warranty paper, but the Stainless steel bracelet is 93250 is not the right 93160.

Since this is a new found cases and I cannot comment too much when there are still talking on the internet.

Sometimes when we buy watch, does not matter to check carefully, and if you are hurry, please don’t buy as there may be a chance you still can buy a Franken watch in HK.

Nevertheless, there is a lot to learn, and of course, we can always buys a SeaDweller bracelet, but it might be cheap too, and it hurts the feeling of the one paid that amount of money for the complete Set of genuine Rolex Watch.

That is WHY I always talk to Friends to buy in some Shop that it CLAIMs, “ Full return if you find the goods is not genuine!” !!  if that Invoice does not state that quote, and they have no practice to full refund to you at all.

Let's see how we can help this friend.

HK Snob

HK Watch Fever

A Terrorist Attack on MH17

Getty Picture of Buk Missiles and Launcher

MH17

Another SHOCKING news to me from CNN, morning on 18 July, Pity about those innocent people n board, what a kind of world now… Somehow the Buk Missile was likely the killer. But who was the one to trigger it.

Buk is 16’ weight 1,500 pounds, carrying a 154 pounds war head, with a Speed of 2,684 MPH, that is 4 times of Boeing 777, that is no one can see the coming missiles before they are hit!

MH Airline Will go Bankruptcy

0n 17 July, another air borne strategy happened in 4 months. That is an Impact to MH airlines… Malaysian PM said today soon Malaysian Airlines Will go Bankruptcy!

Buk Design limitation

So the Buk can pick up the signal of an aircraft. But if it's operating in standalone mode, it can't tell whether that aircraft is a military target, or a jetliner with nearly 300 people onboard. It has to be used together with some other equipment.

Russian Newspaper

MH17 dominates newspaper front pages around world, but not in RussiaState-run Rossiyskaya Gazeta leads with story about Russians' eating habits, relegating plane crash to bottom of page.!

Conspiracy

Russia Today had used a report from the Interfax News Agency saying the Russian President was flying the same path over Ukraine at a similar time on his return from Brazil after the BRICK meeting,

But the website later said the unnamed sources in the report had been contradicted by other news outlets, saying Mr. Putin had not recently flown over Ukraine.

So the Russian Rebels’ real target may be Putin!?

Number “7” related to MH17

According to an aviation official quoted by a New York Times journalist, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a Boeing 777, made its first flight on July 17, 1997, on 17 July 2014 it ended its life just 17 years old.

And on top of that, July is the 7th month of 2014, a year which has numbers adding up to 7.

Hope all the crews and Passenger would rest in peace!

I wonder how can we put the Launcher Commander in bars for 3,000 years!

HK Snob

The 2014 Nomos Tetra Berlin Collection

The Tetra Berlin collection celebrates the diversity of the city of Berlin with the visual representation of iconic landmarks.

The collection comes in 4 colour.

Nachtijall hosts a deep midnight blue lacquer ($2,320)

Goldelse features a rose gold galvanized dial with a brushed finish ($2,390)

Clärchen is the bright green lacquer with gold hands and markings ($2,320)

Kleen is the Mint green has accented with gold hands and markings, as well a power reserve at 12:30 position. ($2,920)

Amongst all I like the Bright green but love to have the power reserve, What I can choose!?

A unisex Case 29.5mm square case and a slim 6.3mm thick with stepped lugs.

The sapphire back showcases the in-house Nomos alpha caliber.

Manually wound caliber with three-quarter plate construction.

43-hour power reserve.

Size is bit too small for men, only valid on women’s wrist with such a Size I guess, I love to see it but can not Buy it with such small watch as it look too feminine.

The Designer might be a lady that does not allow the men to enjoy her beautiful minimalist concept of watch.

These watches are yet to be available in HK?

HK Snob

Omega Constellation

This is one of the beautiful Constellations sport model I like after the famous 168.005, though many people criticize it's a bit feminine.

The upper one is no question a Great Classic Omega!

The lower one is a later design with a slim profile, the gold bezel was carved with Roman Numerals. This makes the watch less congested with hour indexer and words... There is a "Star" at lower portion of the watch at 6' Oclock position.

Final touch up with four curved Claws to hold the bezel Securely onto the watch case, at same time acts as a protection shoulder for the crown. It's it smart!?

Again, the beauiful watch models were a creation of this greatest watch designer, who had created the legendary AP Royal Oak, IWC Ingeniur, Patek Philippe Nautilus and the Vacheron Constantin Overseas, including these Omegas,as I believe they were all designed by the same person, Gerald Genta.

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Why there is NO printing on this Rolex 18038 Matt Dial?

Errors, Freaks or Oddities? Why no Printing on this Rolex Matt Dial?

No, this is Original faded Printing of 18038

Watch Dial can take up 50% of the watch of a Rolex if that is a rare or oddity

This is 18038 with natural fading printing after decades, it might be due to the paints composite was of experimental formula. Or paint was made with new formula or expired date, that would be found to have this after 20 years… Even small bubbles could be found over the matt dial.

The watch is eye-catching and it looks like we can see the Rolex Corona only, but there are all complete printing are there, just the colour is so light only.

Big, Fat, un-polished case, sapphire crystal, auto, an item that is extremely hard to be found.

HKD$42,000

Watch Was sold 23 July 2014

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