Bro, what model is this Oris and how much in Malaysia now? I now turn to moon watches nowadays.

Straight away go cordovan

Kinda missed living out of a suitcase.

As I recall.. date changes after cinderella time no? 12 midnight.

having deployant of cos prolongs the life of the strap a little, plus makes it easier taking it on or off without worrying the watch is going to slip off ur wrist and go crashing to the floor

Strap on LLD is cordovan? In that case, I just search for that only ler. Quite like how it feels, and being waterproof is a huge plus. @sniper, when I was living out of a suitcase in US/EU ok la... now I am living out of a suitcase up north in Malaysia. Penang is still ok, but Prai area is a lot slower paced than what I'm used to

Bro @Everydying, I've never dropped a watch to the floor, ever *touches wood* Generally quite careful with things of value. Generally la... iPon dropped once. Hehe.

i got drop watch to floor before...but my footballing skills saved the watch from a much higher fall a couple times
now i try as much as possible to have my watches all on bracelet.

No.. cordovan as in horse ass leather not the LLD type. Check gnomonwatches under rios waterproof strap. I think got something similar to the lld strap.

Coincidently that happened to my sportsmatic last week sans football skillz = masuk bengkel

Thanks @sniper!

Btw, I also have no footie skills, so I have to be very careful. For example, I never have curried anything for meals, unless I am wearing a dark shirt

someone looking for emperor tuna?
http://swx.com.sg/forum/showthread.php?571...&highlight=tuna

dont regret later once its gone

still no sign of any pre-owned shogun on swx ever since feb this yr...
heard now can get from japan for usd800...gotta search more.

Actually, I did see a pre-owned for sale. I think it was MYF or WUS... can't remember which.

And dammit... gnomon straps all for 20mm and above

18mm?

OK... Good luck.

Bump

Ergh... need to find time for a trip down to Singapore if I want to pick that up... Tempting though...

Anyone can recommend a good shop to get a Tag in Klang valley? I've heard shops can give up to 30% discount, how true is that?

Just do it

On another note... went to try it on but just cannot pull the trigger

^What was the deal breaker?

I like the dial, but not the way the lugs taper away from the case. And what's that protruding part between the crowns? A bit unnecessary if you ask me.

The deal's just delayed to cool down, not broken.

Some very anal observations/nitpicking:

- The shop quoted ~USD600 which is in the ball park of the expected price but not exceptional deal. Being USD600, its also out of the impulse buy zone.

- I like the dial and overall finishing of the watch. The lugs works better in real life especially from a different angle. I like the play between brush and polish. Didn't like the screwed on crown guard though.

- Main point is that my enthusiasm slowly dampens upon holding it. It feels a lot less substantial than its looks suggest.

- Its not really a "true GMT" like the Rollie. Works more like an unmodified ETA 2893. Can't independently adjust the 12 hour hand which OK to monitor another timezone buts not much use when actually travelling/hopping between them.

- The movement felt "loose" for the lack of a better word. Rotor noise is audible and the motion of the rotor is easily felt akin (though slightly better) a Seiko 5.

- There's also some lateral play in the crown (itself feels light too) and the 24 hour hand's 1/2 hour jumps with an insecure wobble.

- The fitting of the bracelet's end link is not flush. The clasp is a little underwhelming. While its the milled type, I feel Orient should have used a thicker metal. Its also a little "loose" as if its been worn for a while.

- In short, I'm conflicted because its EXCELLENT value for a GMT watch only its not one in the pure sense. As a USD600 watch, I think its just in the middle ground.

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Oct 18 2013, 02:53 PM

early rolex GMT also worked similar to the Orient Star right?

the rotor noise can definitely be heard / felt, minor issue anyway...though it does feel like it generates more torque.

the clasp, while i like it that its milled, i actually prefer it to be designed nicer / not as thick, since it actually sits higher than it should.

Yeah, similar to the original GMT with quickset date.

What I mean is that the red circled part in the pic is not perfectly finished but ya... just being anal and none of them are deal breakers.

Tomorrow going to another shop to see if its particular to that unit.