Saturday, March 14, 2015

Robber Guned down a Sale assistant in a Tsim Sha Tsui Watch shop for 9 pieces $5.5M Patek Philippe watches




A panicked armed robber gunned down 收藏家 shop assistant age 57 in a HK$5.5 million heist of nine Patek Phillipe watches at Tsim Sha Tsui.

These are the Watch model and Serial No., Please do not to take the advantage to buy it even at low price or sooner you will be caught if you go for proper services or Auction…!

Aftermath,
I am thinking that we might consider some precautions:-

1.    Not selling watch to one who wears N95 Mask, or ask him to come back again after he recovers from Avian Flu!


2.    Don't think that all Mandarin Chinese speaker must be Big Spenders. They may be "新省港旗兵"


3.    Be alert that someone is coming to buy more than one piece of Patek Philippe at one shot.  Buy one by one, ask his credit card first! That would immediate verify his real Identity!


4.    Any better way to prevent such thing happened again?


HK Snob

Watch Fever Watch Gathering 14 March 2015

Vintage 1956 Oyster Pepertual full set

Cartier Santos 100 in Pink


Grand Seiko 1970s in Grand Condition



Grand Seiko with Original buckle

 


Technomarine Chronograph in Ti with 7750 movement, near Mint with Warranty Card






The Cigar is Montblanc 149 in 925 Sterling Silver full set with box undate 1995


Dear HKWF friends,
Thanks for the sharing of the watches...

I love them all, just my financial situation does not permit me to take all, I took the Cigar, and I I have another 8.5K, I will take the Seiko, and if I had another 40 grands, I take the Rolex Oyster Pepertual Full Set 1956, and if....

See you all next week!

HK Snob


Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Apple Watch Edition in 18KT solid Gold



It is a time that more more people who can show off buying this watch, a watch of a Class that is a solid gold case of 30gf I estimated plus some 30 dollars electronics stuff, but selling USD$17,000

That is a watch of status signifier, for those who used to fly first class, for those who earns USD$800 a hour, for those who does not care its value depreciation after ten years, for those who is simply Rich.

It is not the watch for those who is a horologist, not a Watch Lover like I, as I will simply use the money to get a Breguet, or a Rolex Yacht Master II in Steel Ref 116680 who will serve many years without any Software Upgrade.

I am quite sure that there will be a China fake replica case who is really a real gold case to offer in the market at a lower cost, and there will be a lot of additonal Decor with Diamond in the After Market like those Rolex Date Just fitted with Local Made Diamond bezel.

Let's Watch Out!
HK Snob

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Vintage 1956 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Full Set offer for serious collectors, You!













Collector's item has to have certain requirement for good value today and future.

1. Authenticity
2. Scarcity
3. Condition
4. Year of production
5. Brand, name

This is one I am going to say it meets the above requirement.

Full set, 13 links of the rivet oyster bracelet.
Original untouched dial. Patina cream colour dial aged naturally. .
Automatic movement.
If you want were borne in 1956 to 1957, well, consider as your birthyear gift.

POA.

HK Snob

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Kansai Airport Rolex AD




I just reached the Rolex AD just right after immigration at Kansai Airport,
again i saw only three Daytona Two Tone plus one YM II TT pink gold!

No other Rolex hot model at all.

So as i can see, don't know if that is a standard practice to hide the hot model or reserved for VIP.

Three Rolex AD, Isetan, Daimaru and Airport AD, NO
Submariner, Explorer II, GMT Master II, steel Daytona.

My question is, "Where Are they?"
Tell me if you know.

HK Snob

Friday, March 6, 2015

Dealer's Offer of various Watches, AP, A LANGE, BREGUET, CARTIER...,

Various Luxury Watch Offer Direct from Dealer to the supporter of Watch Fever.
All watches are brand new full set.

Audemars Piguet
A Lange & Sohne
Breguet
Cartier
Hublot
IWC
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Longines
Omega
Paneri
Roger Dubuis
Vercheron Constantin

Price from HKD $20,500 up to 
HKD$1,926,000

Whatsapp me for more details

HK SNOB

Watch shopping in Shinsaibashiruji of Osaka大阪心齋橋筋錶之旅

Landmark of Shinsaibashiruji : Glico LED billboard


Rolex AD at 4th floor of Daimaru main shop, there were only 4 Rolex Sport watches :

Daytona TT Yellow gold X2,
Daytona Yellow gold with Diamond Dial X1,
Rolex Milgauss Green Glass X1
Price of Daytona TT no diamond is Yen 162,200 + Tax,
Price of Daytona TT wiht diamond dial is Yen 181,100 + Tax

They have about 250 Rolex, mostly is Date Just Model and a few Day Date.

In the Watch section, they have a lot of Grand Seiko, FM, VC, RG, PP, Hublot, Bvgalri and Cartier.

I saw a PP Calatrava yellow gold price with Yen 280,000 + tax. That is about HKD$184,800. In HK, the price is HKD$153,100, after 10% discount at AD, that is about HKD$138,000!



Time Zone, having both new and used watches:
AP, PP, IWC, Rolex, FM, VC, Hulblot, and many Panerai.


Giogia is another one along the mall, Hulblot and Rolex, new watches only.






There are two shops here selling Rolexes and Panerai, Omega etc, mostly are used watches.



Another Daikokuya, they have used watches Rolex, VC, PP, AP, RG, Longines and Omega.

Price is so so only



Brand Off, a famous line for selling used Watches Rolex, FM, Cartier and Omega, same as shops in HK.




Rolex, Cartier, VC, FM and Omega, mostly used watch, they speak Mandarin also.


Softbank is a high end watch shop, they have a lot of Hi end stuff, price wise is not as seen as Cheap at all.






There are at least two Daikokuya in the mall, mainly selling Rolex, and The used watch price of Rolex is almost the same as in HK, and Some are cheaper by 3% and some are quite expensive, as a Black Daytona Ref 116520 is about HKD$82,000 after conversion by today Exrate 0.06475.






This is a Barkery Shop the name is "Dalloyau" pronounces as " 大籮友 " in Cantonese!




Standing in front is my new wife


This is a Good restaurant that serve one of the best Wagyu , and the price is quite reasonable. Though I could not buy any Rolex, al least I could enjoy such a kind of good Japanese Beef.



Summary

I had been working in Japan in 1987-1989, and my last time went there was a few years ago! Well, I see Japan quite differently today as comparing with 25 years ago.


The people is not seen to be so Happy or Rich as It was 25 years ago. From the way they dress and they way they spend money. Of course, I judge from the luxary goods they are selling and many shops selling used Luxury goods: bag, jewellery, watches ...etc.



The Mall is old it is almost no change in the past 25 years.


There was only People speaking Japanese, now I went to a Yakiniku restaurant Today, 3 out of 4 staff can speak Mandarin!

In the mall, 35% of people is Chinese and many of the rest 65% seems to be also Chinese!



Watch price is no longer attractive at all since last price increase of 4 to 10% in January 2015. 


I think 95% of the Rolex hot models like Submariner Ref 116610LN, Ref 116610LV, Explorer II, GMT Master Ref 116610LN and Ref 116710BLNR, Deepsea, Daytona Steel and Sea Dweller were snapped off by the foreign Chinese or Hong Kongers...


I went to Kyoto Isetan, Osaka Daimaru, I cannot find even one peice of the above watch.


And I had not purchased any watches at all, as I obviously can get easier and cheaper in HK for those models I mention here.


But It is a good chance to see a lot of watches there and to understand the trend of the major brands in the Japanese market.


The worst is I went with a girl who stopped me buying anything... this and that, she could buy herself but i could not...

Sometimes, I had intention to exercise my Wing Chun Kuen on her...but she is the talented master of Er Mei!
So I had better keep quiet :(

HK Snob

Thursday, March 5, 2015

AP Royal Oak Jumbo Auto steel watch with Blue dial

There is one Audemars Piguet Ref 15202ST00 1240ST.01 Stainless steel watch available
at one dealer for you.

The watch is BNIB full Set, with RP HKD$178,000
now we offer less 20% in cash.

HK snob

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Rolex Watch Buy in Kyoto Isetan

Kyoto Tower

Isetan at Kyoto station

Rolex AD at 9/F of Isetan

Today, I went to this Rolex AD, I am about to look for any Rolex Sport Model, well, amongst the five trays fully loaded with Rolex, Only two Rolex Sport model I could find, they are:-

Daytona TT with diamond dial Ref 116523 List price Yen 195,000
Another one is Yacht Master II TT Pink gold Ref 116681 Yen 259,000

Base on Today Rate of Yen to HKD, the price in Japan is Higher than those We get from Rolex AD with 5% discount in Hong Kong.

The Choice is Poor, 50% is Lady Date just model and rest is Men models of all kind, I saw only one Yellow Gold Day Date, and some steel Date Just II.

After the price increase in January, you don't see the price is cheap anymore, and those hot models are all GONE!

I moved to Seiko to see the Rolls Royce of Japanese Watch Grand Seiko and Credor line.
I think price is astonishing high!

A 18Kt white gold quartz watch with two hand and leather with Date is Yen 200,000
A GS Diver Watch with a Black bezel, the price is Yen 600,000  ( a Price of a 18KT yellow gold Day Date with Diamond bezel)!

Of course, nothing worth buying there. 

HK Snob

Rolex Australia has increased 7% of their Rolex Watch as on The MSRP on 1 March 2015

Rolex has increased 7% of their watches on 1 March 2015.
If you have more on the breakdown price, please let me know such that we can share with our freinds.

HK Snob

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Watch Fever Club Hi Tea





Daytona, Roger Dubuis, Oyster Quartz Pyramid, Tiffany Bamboo 14KT Pen, Yacht Master II WHITE GOLD 116689, SeaDweller Ref 116600. Tudor on Top.

Thanks for All watch Collectors to share.
See you week after next as i will go Osaka for
Rolex window shopping next week.

HK Snob

Friday, February 27, 2015

Four Items



Same for your watch which would stay with you everyday, make yourself a better watch.


HK Snob