^ So my retrograde orient is not entry level then...

u talking about this? which is on poljot 3133 which is base off Valjoux 7734. a good work horse. ppl say it is cheaper to maintain, I think if you can do it yourself. pay someone is same as swiss.


grey not original is not grey but replica! LOL..
grey vs AD... most case no factory 2yr warranty but can get huge discount. thats the trade off

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Added on December 28, 2011, 12:51 pmhave u seen this? orient 3 star is their entry level range much like seiko 5. their Orient Royal is like Seiko GS.
http://www.orient-watch.jp/product/

This post has been edited by patryn33: Dec 28 2011, 12:51 PM

Hi all,

Belated Merry Christmas to all and hope all is well.

Back from Melbourne for a short period and am planning to buy a dinner watch (e.g. Frederique Constant Classics or Persuasion line, Hamilton Jazzmaster, Tissot Le Locle, Mido Baroncelli, Louis Erard) and am not sure which shop have an extensive range to look.

I have searched and these are the only good shops worth looking:
1. After Hours Sdn. Bhd at Lot No. GF-98, Queensbay Mall
2. Tatt Ming Watch Company at Penang Road
3. Bright Watch & Optical Trading Co at Komtar
4. Tong Eng Watch at Komtar
5. Watchshoppe at Gurney

Could anybody else recommend me where else to go to shop? Very interested in checking out the Frederique Constant and Louis Erard range of watches.

Thanks!

Justin

This post has been edited by Xtrivia: Dec 28 2011, 01:35 PM

The retail price is RM5100, Heading to KL to scout for the best price. Hope I am not being too optimistic to target 35% discount

Thanks ck77 and patryn33 for confirmation. 77 and 33, concidence lol

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Added on December 28, 2011, 1:49 pmuh-oh, is SW200 good and reliable?

This post has been edited by Human Nature: Dec 28 2011, 01:49 PM

Mine's Orient Star...neither royal nor orient 3 star... Just found out that my orient star has anti-reflective coating according to the link you posted....

This post has been edited by spicediablo: Dec 28 2011, 02:02 PM

SW 200 is a clone of ETA 2824 with a tiny mod.
SW 200 are priced lower.

there are plenty of threads in various watch forums comparing them.
ie
http://www.watchtalkforums.info/forums/ori...-forum/3019.htm
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f25/sellita-s...ead-358081.html
http://xtrememeantime.forumotion.com/t1068...s-sellita-sw200
http://watchfreeks.com/view_topic.php?id=1...um_id=42&page=2

Alright finally figured out why I couldn't upload these photos... Here are the pictures of my Black Mako:






This post has been edited by Guenhwyvar: Dec 28 2011, 10:05 PM

[quote=patryn33,Dec 28 2011, 12:48 PM]
u talking about this? which is on poljot 3133 which is base off Valjoux 7734. a good work horse. ppl say it is cheaper to maintain, I think if you can do it yourself. pay someone is same as swiss.


grey not original is not grey but replica! LOL..
grey vs AD... most case no factory 2yr warranty but can get huge discount. thats the trade off

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Added on December 28, 2011, 12:51 pm

yes that is the piece i wana get
know anywhere that i can get a good discount
was wondering if i should save up more to get the baume and mercier which has a similar design
but price different is big
mind giving an advice?
or any other watch which has similar spec and design?
thanks

CW preview sale is on. Quite a few models going for 30% off.

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/sale/preview.html

BM Capeland Flyback Chronograph? its at us$7.5l retail. its on La Joux-Perret calibre 8147-2, not a cheap movement.



must it be white dial? dark dail can try
http://www.stowa.de/nocache/Chronograph/in...09610022808.htm
http://guinand-watch.com/index.php?option=...=150&Itemid=387

This post has been edited by patryn33: Dec 29 2011, 02:17 AM

why that two model instead of the zeppelin?
price i see almost the same
guess i will settle the zeppelin
is it a good buy?

Any orient star retrograde owners here? My buckle is very difficult to fix. Not sure if it's my watch problem or it is common among this model....

Guys, is it true that we shouldn't adjusted our automatic watches at between the time of 9pm - 4am? Kinda worried that I may damage my watch cause I adjusted my watch last night.

This post has been edited by Guenhwyvar: Dec 29 2011, 08:10 PM

base cost of poljot 3133 maybe ~us$100 and up, prices going up. Russia stopping production of movement. if U need parts many yrs down the road maybe hard to find. but its many yrs. U can find a basic 3133 watch for ~US$200. a gold plated one like Zeppelin had done maybe 2X the cost
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f10/poljot-31...ses-616427.html

a STRELA3133 only cost ~US$475



base cost of a Valjoux 7750 is us$400 and up

guinand and stowa are rhodium plated 7750 (cost of rhodium is ~us$1450 per ounce vs gold at ~us$1200 per ounce)
and for guinand U can get them to make certain customization without additional cost!

a pic of gold plated Guinand
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f7/guinand-40...3-a-198944.html


rhodium plate Guinand
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f8/guinand-fl...ics-593000.html

if the entire watch is about the same price what is a better buy?

This post has been edited by patryn33: Dec 29 2011, 10:32 PM

If i am not mistaken, you can adjust the time but not the date or day around 9pm to 3am.

haha u r right!

^How will it damage the mechanical watch if we adjust between that time? Sorry noob here..

As the date mechanism is at work during that time period, it is best to let it do it's thing by itself instead of manually adjusting the date.

You can do it if the time is 12 noon, but as there's usually no way of telling whether the time is 12AM or PM on an analog watch, best to play it safe and just avoid tinkering with the date mechanism during this period.

If you must, forward the time past this time window (I normally go past 4) and then adjust the date.

^ So basically, I have to change the time to 4 then change the date then change it back to correct time...

That's one way of putting it. I will normally put the date to 1 day before, then adjust the time forward to the correct date. That way, there'll be no AM/PM confusion.
Of course these days, I don't bother with the date complication anymore...