now now... be kind....
There is alot more mystique in particular models that the average person would fail to understand...

Hey buddy non offence taken... i enjoy peoples different perceptions of the Rolex brand...a very love or hate thing as everyone has grown up knowing about Rolex New knowledge and differing opinions is exactly they type of thing most ppl are looking for in forums.
When thinking mystique of the Rolex brand the Daytona instantly comes to mind...
Its been documented all over the net...  the old zenith movement.... the paul newman connection... the waiting lists and obscene prices... the asian obsession with the black dial versions...
http://reviews.ebay.com/Rolex-Daytona-Hist...000000011187812

There's always the forgotten understated side of Rolex

RM 12K -RM 13K is what I would call a yuppie trap. What you get at this range are hyped up ETA movement. Really expensive mass produced factory pieces specifically to trap those yuppies who has lots of free cash to spend. You want something good...
up your ante to RM 20K, now you get into the range of JLC or Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece or Pontos range. This is your entry level to real haute horologie.
If not,
think a little outside the box....
Try Nomos Glashutte (Deutche) or look the Japanese way... Royal Orient.

Hey all, may I ask what does it means by 26 jewel swiss automatic movement ?

Does increase in number of jewel shows more quality ?

There is something that will deter me from owning a Seiko GS.

If the Spring-Drive mecha goes "konk".... have to send back to Japan.

Take ages and lots of money spend.

Xuzen

Sadly, it is the same for all JDM models at the moment. I wonder if they will fix 6r15 calibres locally.

Luminox pretty decent. I think yonggoh has one, if i am not mistaken.

Definitely an IWC top gun for me.
The lure of a top gun is too temptingggggggg

Anyone have any experiences with the following methods of regulating an automatic timepiece?

1. To gain a few seconds, lay the watch flat face-up overnight.

2. To lose a few seconds, lay the watch vertically with the crown downwards overnight.

3. To lose a few more seconds, lay the watch vertically with the crown up.

Not true, Zenith EP are also used in Today's Tag Heuer.

Sorry I do not have a link as it was a magazine article I read last year during the launching of the Zenith Christophe Colomb watch.
Zenith CEO Jean Fredric Dufour stated that from then on (2011) Zenith movements will only be reserved for Zenith watches.
Now if there are watches equipped with the Caliber 36, was is an all new model? Eg: Launched in the year 2012 or maybe 2011? I do not know. Could be watches that already been fitted with the existing stock of zenith movements already in Tag's possession.
But whatever it is, I am just repeating what I read.
Sceptics can take it with a pinch of salt.

anyway since he run both companies, he can change his mind anytime. nothing is fix in stone.

Michael Sandler: As part of LVMH, Zenith is now within a family of other watch companies. Is there a lot of collaboration between Zenith and the other LVMH watch companies, or do you remain very independent?

JFD:  We are not independent because we have the same shareholder, but we are 100 percent autonomous. We decide where we want to go. We have to write the business plans, provide the reports, etc.But we can go in any direction as long as we are able to explain where we are going. Basically, we must say what we will do, and we must do what we say we will. But each company within the group has freedom and can behave as an entrepreneur, and this definitely makes a difference.

guys, just to ask, as I have no time to go to AD, how much is a IWC Pilot Mark XVII? Tks....

8-10K RM? go grey possible.
IWC Aquatimer Automatic 2000 is ~rm$15k discount is ~10% I think standard.
IWC Mark XVII ~rm$16K

As long as it is really a watch good. hehe.
this one or tissot? im torn between the two.
looks style. but i dont know where to buy this in kuching

thanks checking
ok2 but seriously i really dont know about watches at all. all this while i tot about the brand only. 

however, i like diver watches. those big watch. and rubber strap. coz my hand kinda big. and i dont like got digital2.

i like

citizen bj2117


and the dive master just now.

Actually I've no idea how long its been in the fridge. My daughter must've put it there. Cool thing was that its ticking like normally when I found it.... so crap the camera and shoot lah.