Am seriously thinking of buying this from one of the Japanese online dealers.



But it's kinda expensive at RM1.4-1.5k. I'm also afraid they might be out of stock. Do Seiko models get discontinued quickly or do they have a long run? This model has been out since 2008.

bingo

You people have all heard of the great Walt Odets, no?

No?

http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium0036

Rolex used to be a very affordable watch. Was popular with British WW2 soldiers. Even normal Malaysians back in the 70s could afford one.

But with each year, the price becomes more and more grotesque.

what are those knives for?

This post has been edited by kotmj: Jul 28 2011, 06:48 PM

Watches used to be a hobby of mine but I have found better. With bespoke clothes I get to be more involved and work with craftsmen.

I totally understand your reservations about Rolex. A Seiko Spirit would be better made. But! It's quite impossible to beat the visceral effect a Rolex has. Instant recognizability. Pure status symbol. No other brand accomplishes with such ease and immediacy and infalliability what people buy Rolexes to do: project the image of success. Notice how difficult it is to get any recognition when you wear a Blancpain Fifty Fanthoms.

The watch I really love are vintage handwind Longines from the mid 50's to early 60's. 14-18K solid gold, secondary seconds dial, acrylic crytal. But they are badly sealed, fragile watches. Such watches are very, very quaint today and is almost the equivalent of driving a vintage car instead of something more modern and utilitarian.

I don't just like good knives. I like good anything. Just bought a 14" diameter 3" thick solid end grain tembusu chopping board over the weekend. It is really terrible what people use to cut on. I don't know why people abandoned end grain wooden boards and went with white polystyrene instead. It is such a downgrade. I've used a wooden board for years and it never cracked or anything. It is such a pleasure cutting on it. (To work, it must be end grain.)

I like cast iron Cantonese woks, I like iron Lyonaise skillets, I love copper sauteuse evasees, I love my Japanese hand-forged gyuto, I like olive wood turners, I like my solid oak dining table, my solid beech desk, etc.

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Added on July 30, 2011, 3:12 amCan someone count the rings on that chopping board and report back, TQ.

This post has been edited by kotmj: Jul 30 2011, 03:12 AM

I put in a bid for this, not sure if I'll win. Mint, 36mm, solid 18K, Valjoux movement, from the 80's. There are better pictures, but that would make me easily identifiable on the streets so I hope you'll excuse me.

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Added on August 4, 2011, 8:59 pmMost of you will never have heard of the brand, it was defunct for a long time then as is so common nowadays some entrepreneur bought the brand and revived it as a boutique brand. It used to be a mass market brand back in the 60s. No prestige whatsoever. I just like the size, the classic good looks, the solid gold, and the lack of a brand premium on the price.

This post has been edited by kotmj: Aug 4 2011, 08:59 PM

That's a very nice submariner. How much did you pay for it?

too big for me

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Added on August 5, 2011, 7:35 pmi'm (very) partial to the dornblueths (also too big for me) but also the the longines 23z. the latter is something i have taken apart and serviced myself.

dornblueth


longines 23z


This post has been edited by kotmj: Aug 5 2011, 07:35 PM

wow, big moolah. no bargains to be found in rolexes i guess.

I was but I am always aiming for aspirational stuff before ending up buying down to earth stuff.

BTW Rolex projects success, not luxury. Rolex is a tool watch. Luxury would be stuff like VC, PP, etc.

Wow, 5 bids in the last 5 seconds of the auction. I lost.

breguet, of course

Yes, very nice Milgauss.

Chris, how much did you pay?

derivative and uninspriring

Is USD 2850 for new or pre-owned?

tulip craze

This is Malaysia not China, no bribes involved.

Very nice Seamaster, but 45.5mm? That's like wearing an alarm clock on the wrist!