Tag: other people will recognise and be `impressed'.  Watch kakis will not, because its a quartz

Oris: watch kaki will prefer because its mechanical.  But if you meet the more `advanced' watch kakis..they will say save more and get a better brand.

MIDO: low profile, nothing to shout about.  Doesnt really bring a `wow' to people.

My point is this...buy what you like.  for 4k, I will go for auto, rather than a quartz... 
Also, much of what you pay for the Tag will be for advertising......

There was a recent online LVMH sale....but deliver only to US..the Chronograph F1 was sold at USD 599...plus tax, plus courier to Malaysia, etc, etc..its less than RM2500....
Some F1 models (non Chrono) were for sale at USD399...
Mido has some nice models i think.  Hamilton too.  Ball too.....Fortis has its own group of followers and some of their lines are nice...
some of the Maurice Lacroix maybe better...check out collectorstime.com  slightly above your budget but definitely better than what you suggested...IMHO

In my opinion, Ball is best entry level Swiss watch among the rest.

Human Nature, why don't you consider Ball?
Meet your budget, tougher build with H3 gas tube which glow for 25 years!

Piaget starts 30K+ and up
JLC starts 20k+ and up

hohoho! my new baby is here! 

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not to mention stop watch function, shock resistant, alarm, timer, dual time, chick magnet!
Enjoy 

I have been quite disappointed w/Panerai lately.

This is the second time in the past two years I have had to service this watch.  Why?  The first time the COSC certified chronometer had to visit the service center because it would not keep elapsed time past 6.5 hours.  It was repaired but not long after the minute counter on the chronometer stopped functioning (the hand would "tick" but return back to 0 immediately after each minute had elapsed).  In fact, embarassingly enough, I was at the JLC store performing an inspection on my JLC watch when the technician said he would look at my Panerai as well.  He is the one that noticed the problem w/my Panerai.  He was kind of enough to say "It's a beautiful watch, but this is considered a serious problem and you should get this fix immediately."  Very true - a timepiece with a chronograph should function accurately as a chronograph, at any price.

When I received my watch, there was a large and noticeable scratch on the side.  I didn't notice until I returned home, but the Panerai store manager said they would polish it out at no charge.  Ok good enough.

But I am starting to think that the infallible Valjoux 7753 is not quite as reliable and robust as it made out to be.  Maybe I got a defective unit from Panerai?  I have a similar feeling of when I had my Audi A6.  It was always in the repair shop for something, and although it was such a beautiful car to own and drive, those moment where it was with the mechanic for service made me wonder if such ownership was worth it.  I don't think I should be feeling this way about a watch that costs RM ~25k

Still, when it's functioning properly, I feel great about it and IMO it's one of the best looking watches out there. 

what should a professional financial planner that wants to look good in formal clothes with tie and shows a sense of professionalism and well elegant taste watch with a budget of hm, lets say 5k

haha, i hope i made sense

thanks ck77!!! how much would that cost me anyway? been monitoring this thread for sometime now... right after i bought my tissot couturier... kind of regretted now... since there are so many nice watches out there i haven't explore.

really?

What's the difference between this 1853 and the coutourier?

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Added on November 13, 2011, 11:58 amIs the ball fair in midvalley still on?