i heard some people having no problem buying from online overseas sellers and have no problem so far. maybe buying items that are not too expensive should be ok?

Any watch fans here have experince buying from overseas online sellers? can share info?

thanks for your fast response.

care to share with me the links of those sellers you like?

for Omega 007, maybe it's good to take a look at Orient Mako first, esp the blue mako... this only cost ~rm 450.

oic, i'm sorry, i have no idea on omega's prices.

for the sake of others, just like to share this link:

www.malaysiawatchforum.com/index.php?topic=4195.0

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f71/help-me-d...ako-768854.html

you mean u bought Mako from Orient's own site? can let me know at what price?

I have seen Mako in Sg. Wang, price is rm650 but at 30% off become 455. The Mines also has a shop selling orient.

yeah u r right, it'd be a good gift.

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Added on November 7, 2012, 5:16 pmthanks. i'll give this seller a more attention.

guys, this is my current dream model, only usd300 from creation watches:



This post has been edited by chopin: Nov 7 2012, 05:16 PM

interesting comparison:

http://www.orientalwatchsite.com/cant-affo...he-orient-mako/

hehe, of course, at that price. Omega is still a very reputable brand, but orient and seiko (and citizen too) are just simply unbelievable! i've just bought a black Mako, and within the first 24 hour, the accuracy is +/- 0 second, if this is not amazing i don't know what else is.

also, mako is so versatile:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/347027...bde1bdd76_b.jpg

http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f...ub-makowrsm.jpg

http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f...b-makowrpam.jpg

http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f...lub-makoiw3.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p18/zip...rientmako-1.jpg

all images courtesy of http://forums.watchuseek.com/f71/official-...lub-568233.html

stunning with that strap!

btw, how accurate is yours? have a feeling that orient is more accurate that the other jap movements.

This post has been edited by chopin: Nov 7 2012, 05:54 PM

lucky you, both are so accurate. did you regulate them (or a watch shop did it for you)?

oh, yeah, u r right, it's 600m and with date...

what's HEV?

pls refer back to pages 5 to 7, we did talk about this. Sg. Wang and The Mines, at least these 2 places got. I'm sure there are more shops in KL and Penang etc. that sell orient. price range ~rm455 for malaysia, online would be cheaper but by not much for this low cost babe.

This post has been edited by chopin: Nov 7 2012, 08:15 PM

i'm a litle unfortunate, my seiko 5 (7s26) is never accurate, more like +20 sec / day! i'm giving up on it and now orient mako is my main.

thx for the info.

well, if $$$ is not a problem for you, take any swiss big names like omega seamaster or rolex sub, it won't be wrong, they are legends, some of them can even dive to 600m! but for everyday folks like us, orient mako is THE thing, and how often would you dive to below 200M?

i think for ppl who have no experience with diver watches, Mako is a very good starting point-afterall, it's only about rm380-480. Mako has also another advantage - its design can make you wear it for diving, and also smart enough as a dress watch. i have read from the net that many overseas (i.e. mat salleh) ppl who have worn rolexes and omegas switch and make orients (and seikos) to be their everyday watch, due to their excellent value, smartness, and accuracy (within +/- 10 seconds per day, something even many swiss can't achieve). i also own 2 Oris. for these past 2 days, mako's accuracy is clearly higher than them.

relax, mate, why resort to such? in which line did i belittle the big names? i even praised them as legends, which they really are...

in this context, i think what i was trying to convey is this:

if you have all the resources in abundance, then of course you can get anything you like. the real challenge is when you have very limited, and yet you can get things that are almost(!) as useful, now it is an achievement. in the case of the Mako, I'm still amazed by the poeple in Orient that they can produce a product at that accuracy and beauty, yet at less than 5% of the cost of the big boys, now that's a terrific achievement - at least to me that is.

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Added on November 8, 2012, 9:51 pmnow this is something new to me, i didn't really think along that line-good points.

This post has been edited by chopin: Nov 8 2012, 09:51 PM

huh, where u got it? care to post photos?

hmm, this seiko 5 looked quite nice for the price, and quite modern not apek style at all. 199 is quite cheap la, i thought a couple of years ago they have increased all seiko 5's prices to over rm270? where is the shop? do they sell other brands also at lower prices?

This post has been edited by chopin: Nov 12 2012, 07:05 PM

i'm not interested in quartz, only automatic watches. i own one seiko 5 , a bit similar to the model above but the accuracy is bad even after regulated by a watch shop. gave up on it now, and bought Oreint Mako (black) at about RM400 - way above my expectation: in 7 days it is only -10 seconds

attached some photos of mine, sorry for poor image quality (using handphone camera).


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