the watch snob from the next cubicle in the same office space will balk at such a write up!

i like the cleaner dial of black face more


even tho the "wavey" pattern is a signature dial for the sea master is more obvious in the blue

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Nov 5 2012, 12:14 PM

with these

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Added on November 5, 2012, 8:13 pmcause less knowledgeable trendy boys tend to wear it...
yes its a cruel generalization... but im sure there are some good people still opt for TAG...

But yea if ones doesn't care what others think go right ahead...
if one does, then i expect a counter argument to my statement from such fellas.

*runs and hides*


This post has been edited by yonggoh: Nov 5 2012, 08:13 PM

Vesper: Rolex?
Bond: Casio.
Vesper: Beautiful.

Omega got date leh...

Picking a Seiko over a Rolex...
Gotta have rocks in their heads...

oh ok i thought the key word was SWITCH, which would normally suggest choosing something to replace a previous option...

"ppl who have worn rolexes and omegas SWITCH and make orients (and seikos) to be their everyday watch"

Ill attempt to break down some popular category of watches...

One can simply take a valjoux 7750 movement and stick it inside 50,000 mass produced cases...the end result would be a time piece with a reliable work horse beating inside....
Good quality? Sure.
Affordable? In most cases.
Reliable? You bet.
Maintenance? Never a problem.
Desirable? That varies from person to person.
Exclusive? Certainly not.

For luxury brands who sometimes roll out 500-1500 (or sometimes 25-50 even) of a certain piece, the logistics will simply be much higher...(typically AP(29,000 watches 2010), Patek(45,000 watches 2010), Vacheron(18,000 pieces 2010), Piaget (20,000 pieces 2010), A.L & Sohne (5,500 watches in 2010)... When you buy these puppies you can almost be certain that the next guy across of you on the train wont be spotting one of these....It would be very interested to see a price breakdown of their Grande Complication, Perpetual Calender, Minute Repeater or whatever...
Good quality? Impeccable.
Affordable? Ridiculously out of range for the average Joe.
Reliable? In most cases, probably less so than that Valjoux...
Maintenance? Stupid.
Desirable? The pinnacle among the watch aficionados.
Exclusive? Waiting lists for almost any of the signature models. Your watch will higher pangkat than James Bond and the dudes in the Expendables even.


Then you get the guys like Rolex (800,000 pieces in 2010),Omega (700,000 pieces in 2010), Tag (600,000 pieces in 2010). Not high-end, not haute horolgy, but a marketing machine so well oiled to create a genre of "necessary luxury". The large numbers means that the time pieces are machine made...everyone wants one... don't believe me, just check out the number of pax in their boutiques vs that of say brands mentioned previously...Love or hate a Rolex for example one fact remains. People CARE about Rolex(slightly less so Omega and Tag admittedly) and its demand for new and pre-owned are testiment to that. It will not be uncommon to see a guy who earns RM50,000 a month or a guy who earns RM3,000 a month wearing an original time piece from any of these three brands.
Good quality? Sure.
Affordable? Expensive.
Reliable? In most cases yes.
Maintenance? Expensive.
Desirable? The most of all. We were all brainwashed from young and from the posters to believe getting one of these is the sure symbol to show that "we made it"
Exclusive? Certainly not.

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Nov 9 2012, 03:15 PM

I don't dare talk about Panerai!!!

that's a different category altogether!

Yeap im with the evil Snob on this one too...

Ball =

Yacht Master
Date Just
Day Date
Submariner

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Added on November 14, 2012, 8:49 pmGShock and Luminox are my choices for such duties...

hence the nickname "daily beater"


This post has been edited by yonggoh: Nov 14 2012, 08:49 PM

oh my bad...failed to pinpoint your other criteria my apologies

should look great with a Tux!

The best bond movie with the best rollie

It has arrived!!!!!
Finally!!!!



first pic... not even date and time set yet...



This post has been edited by yonggoh: Nov 29 2012, 01:55 PM

hi catnip,

yes I was totally convinced that my watch arrived more than a month ago... but unfortunately I got f***ed in the ass by a seller who deceived me by showing me a photo of a watch that was not mine!

and after voicing discontent he agreed to return my deposit. it was then that I knew I had to move on and find another way... hence I refused to mention anything more in this regard in these forums with a risk of stabbing myself again..

way too much drama for my expected shopping experience but I'm just glad it worked out better for me... even if it did cost me a little bit more in the end...

Thanks all for the kind tahniahs

and like all sick addicts...my phone lock screen is now a wallpaper...of the next dream!

fuyoooh!

two tone 15300?

fellow PAM312 owner reporting in as well!!

One of my fave weekend watches!

The new target identified...

I give myself 2 years to save up for a pre owned!


This post has been edited by yonggoh: Nov 30 2012, 11:55 AM


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