I would say that in terms of buying a watch, the looks always comes first, it must appeal to you right? After looks I would think about the history of the brand, why is this piece so sought after and the heritage and story that comes with the watch. and after considering all that if you're buying an expensive piece definitely a bonus if comes with in house movement.

Generally my criteria for choosing a watch goes in this order:
Aesthetics, movement, brand, price, any heritage/history behind would be a bonus. Some people may consider resale value but not me.

Of course, once in a while emotion trumps all the above

With a budget of around RM 2k, should i go for Seiko Premier or other brand ?

2k budget can get u tissot too

2k you can consider laco pilot watch too~! =)

Hi, can I know is there any places where I can get good bargain for pre-owned Maurice Lacroix watches ?

Thank you

Guys, I'm been going to many watch shops to look for my leather strap replacement but I couldn't find. Cause mine the end of the strap is "curve" and a lot of the shops I asked do not have it. Any idea where I can look for the curve leather strap??

Thanks

I'll add in another 3:
The price.
The durability.
The aftersales service and support.

When buying watches I ask myself:
What do I get for my money?
Taking all the above factors into consideration, I usually end up gravitating towards Seiko. It's good enough for a HK billionaire, and I consider it as an additional bonus point.
I have a very strong brand loyalty and I can't easily overcome that.

Do I really need it?
I collect other stuff too and I'm suffering from my other wants as well. Anyway, I always try to be content and count my blessings.
Realistically, I do not need more than one, and my phone is a reliable timekeeper. I made a resolution to buy 1 wristwatch every year when I was a teenager. I'm not in a rush and will slowly add more into my collection of watches.

Hirsch Leonardo straps with curved ends if you can find them in shops. Alternatively there are many online stores selling these e.g. Fredawatchstraps or Watchobsession.

which shop here have u seen that leonardo strap?
im looking for some, and red army watches here dont have stock of that hirsch strap.

Ya, in KL where can I look for it? @@ cause i scare if i buy from online i im not sure how to assemble it

TBH I have not seen Leonardos in the flesh, not sure whether they are common in Malaysia. Where I am the official Hirsch distributor does not even supply this line currently.

There's plenty of tutorials online.



Alternatively, you can go to any watch store and have it installed. Some do it for free while others charge a small fee if not bought from their store.

where do you guys buy the watch strap tools? how much does it cost? tq.

where are u btw?
i dont think i've ever seen any curved end straps from anyone here.
most stores here seem to assume that curved end straps have very limited market as they think it can only fit certain watches.

China, and you'd think for a market like this they would carry the full range.

How about online store where I can get that curve watch strap? @@ its getting more frustrated as my watch strap is deteriorating badly and i need a replacement and no store seems to sell it >_<

try googling Hircsh Straps..they do ship to malaysia

seiko premier not bad.
around that range can look at orient star also.
then plenty of swiss ones using eta2824...from epos / tissot / glycine / dunno what else.

With that 2k budget, in terms of movement, which 1 is better? OrientStar or the Swiss ETA2824? I'm eyeing on the OrientStar classic wz0251el