I once bought a NATO strap off that site, but that's about it.
Eddie is a nice guy to deal with.

Folks, I know the Pam looks delicious, but would appreciate it if y'all could spoiler the quoted pics. Thanks

I got a Bergeon one from a watch shop near Petaling St. I think Passions in Bangsar Village 2 might sell spring bar tools too. Might be worth giving them a call.

Just spent the past 10 minutes jabbing water droplets on to my various watches (2 sapphires, 1 hesalite [glamorous plastic], 1 swatch [regular plastic]); they all seem to bead up the same. I must be doing something wrong

I'm sorry but were there supposed to be pictures accompanying your post? It would be interesting to see a Speedy (since you said "like the moonwatch", I'm gonna assume it's a Speedmaster) without a chrono. Not quite SPEEDmaster anymore without the tachymetre to measure speed is it?

Boutiques should be getting it sometime late this month or early-Oct maybe (that was what the salesgirl told me when I was there some many weeks ago). You can be damn hell sure that it won't be cheap though

I'm guessing mid to late teens.

As a reference, here are the Aussie prices (should be cheaper in KL):-

I thought boutique in Pavilion was giving 15%? That was what I was told when I enquired about the Mark XVI and Portuguese Chrono last month.

Nice Visodate bro. One of my favourite Tissots



No general rule. I'd always suggest for you to go try on the watch first and see how it looks on your wrist. This is because the way watch widths are calculated may vary (some measure the diameter of the case, some include the crown etc) and also because the caseback and lugs have their own profiles which may or may not fit your wrist.

Although at 14cm, I think you're gonna have a fairly hard time with Swiss brands. A lot of them are sized to fit kuailou wrists heh.

I got mine (unbranded IIRC) from Hang Thai Watch in SS2 (they have a branch in Bangsar Village as well). It's a simple looking 10-watch box, well priced (can't remember how much exactly, but not exorbitant for sure), and I like it most because of the soft cushions.

My wrist is pretty small so my straps and bracelets are sized accordingly. I've tried one from Mitch & Marc but it wouldn't fit because the cushions are fairly stiff and I found it pretty hard to compress it sufficiently to fit my watches.

This post has been edited by Chinoz: Sep 26 2011, 12:13 PM

Just something I wanted to share regarding the new Omega prices.
I was in the boutique last week and while they don't have the new models in yet (now they're expecting to get it sometime in November), they said the price range will be in between RM20-35k. Ouch...

Sure I'll try to get some pics if it doesn't slip my mind when I get home


Referring to the new POs sorry. The one with the ceramic bezel and new movement (and also those funky looking chronographs ).


Not even near pre-owned bro. The 116610LN and LV Subs, even selling at a premium, goes for less than RM30k new!

This post has been edited by Chinoz: Sep 27 2011, 09:53 AM

Hypebeast123,

Here are some pictures of my watch box. Apologies in advance for the poor quality.

IIRC 25k un-discounted in IWC boutique. After 15% discount, about 21-22k?
This is for the stainless steel one.

I think the Explorer would be the cheapest, but not sure if it'll suit your wife or not.
Stainless steel with jubilee bracelet and white gold bezel should be very close to RM20k (it was 18k some months back, not sure if they hiked the prices anymore in between). I suppose the Oyster bracelet counterpart should be cheaper.

I suppose you can send it back to the shop to ask if they're able to polish or not.
Or independent watchmakers/repair shops may be able to do it for you.
Should be doable if the scratch isn't too deep.

Do check out Time Pacific in BSC. IIRC Cathay Time in Ampang Park might have one too.
But I think both shops only have non-COSC ones.

Need another unit... meaning you already have one? Why not go for a vintage sub?

hanz, I used to prefer the non-COSC myself too, but after looking at the COSC one for the past few months, it's really starting to grow on me
And yes, pre-owned market for now is still flushed with 14060Ms (at fairly good prices too I might say). Unless you absolutely must have it new la.

As for monetary returns on the 14060, I think until it gets discontinued or Rolex totally ruins it in the next revision, I can't think of a reason for it to appreciate in the next 5 years.
A 5513/1680 maybe, but not the 14060 IMO.

Anyway, a mugshot of me and my 2221.80 on a recent dive trip

That looks like the new PO? Not surprised if it is in the 20k region.
Not sure if it's in stores yet or not - do call up the AD to find out.

Once the shops stock it, I don't think it'll be hard to get your hands on one...

Boutique will give you low discount, but you get to try on the entire range of watches there.

AD will tell you that their prices/discounts are controlled by Omega, but if you talk nicely to them, they might be willing to give you a bit more laa

Anyway, don't be too fixated on the discount %. Be mindful of the actual final price also.
Last time when I was getting my Bond, boutique was lower discount but lower retail price. Hourglass gave higher discount but higher retail price also.
At the end of the day, final selling price about the same for both.

Was in Pavilion's Omega AD earlier today, they have some of the new POs in stock already.

Black 42mm non-chrono going for ~18k.
Black 45mm chrono going for ~24k.

Blue ones not in yet, but expecting 24k/32k ouchhh.