http://www.passions.com.sg/v2/watch/omega-...nometer-steel-1

anyone can comment if this pricing is good? anyone deals with Passions before? the web state that they do give 3% discount if pay by cash.  Can the price advertised on the web be negotiated?

hey guys, can someone recommend me any swiss made one below rm1k?
prefer leather strap one...thx in advance!
links provided are much appreciated~   

http://www.passions.com.sg/v2/watch/omega-...nometer-steel-1

anyone can comment if this pricing is good? anyone deals with Passions before? the web state that they do give 3% discount if pay by cash.  Can the price advertised on the web be negotiated?

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Added on January 18, 2010, 12:02 pmHey, anyone here familiar with the watch brand called Steinhart? Is it reliable...a good watch? Does anyone know where to get one in Malaysia?? Or better still in Penang??

by the way, is it ok to purchase a watch online? There are so many nice watches i saw online that I really like....but i have never bought one online before...so I'm a little worried if it'll get lost in the mail...or if there is any kind of tax imposed?

As nice as it looks, do consider the weight of these watches.  I've heard of people who put them back on sale after discovering that its too heavy for them to wear daily @ long hours...

isn't always the problem with big watches? esp those big diver watch.
the above watch is 4.2oz or 112gm.
Graham watches are all above 120gm
some bell and ross weight > 150gm. eg Bell & Ross Space 2 weight 170gm.

what i meant was sometimes people see photos and the time piece looks macho/big...and by time they buy and start wearing it, they cant get used to it...

swiss made and mechanical? choices very limited, what to do I am a mechanical guy..
FYI: raw 6497 movement cost over US$100. Skeleton version 6497 usually cost over US$240. swiss quartz usually US$10-60.

- Choisi (online order only all swiss made) maybe the best deal since this brand is clearing stock, focusing on producing movement.
http://www.ocean7watchco.com/cs1/index.php...&category_id=17
- Hamilton lowest end if U can find (most likely manual winding)
http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Watches/H...ci_sku=12349171
- Tissot (if U can get extremely good discount thru AD),
===> models to look at are PRS516, PRC200
- swiss army (only thru gray market but its hard these days)
- Bernhardt watch (swiss movement, US made)
http://www.bernhardtwatch.com/officerswatch.html
- Ollech & Wajs, US brand swiss made
http://gnomonwatches.com/Ollech&Wajs.htm
-Aristo, geramn watch with swiss movement
http://gnomonwatches.com/AristoHP7.html

if U are looking for quartz the selection is a little wider.
- Zodiac
- Certina
- Tissot

thank you so much for the brands & the links.
i'm not good in watches, will google out mechanical,movement & quartz

sorry, what is AD means?

sorry, what is AD means?

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Added on January 20, 2010, 12:11 pmkinda like this one

TISSOT PRC200 T17.1.526.52

As nice as it looks, do consider the weight of these watches.  I've heard of people who put them back on sale after discovering that its too heavy for them to wear daily @ long hours...

Anyone heard of Cyma here? Any stories behind it?

I think its a pretty decent watch.

Currently endorse by Paul Scholes

   

Anyone's using swiss army brand? 

finally u review what u like. its hard to give suggestion without any idea of what one is looking for.

Ad = authorize dealer (these shops discount are controlled strictly by watch brands, if they are found out to give U more than allowed watch brands can take away their dealership and these shops can no longer get the watches direct from the manufacturer.)

can see a trend here... young men all love their chrono and sub dials!

that model is a quartz. retails US$425 (I think), getting thru AD discount maybe 25%.
if U shop on sites like amazon they are not AD.
http://www.amazon.com/Tissot-PRC200-Mens-W...2/dp/B000KKO894

guess U are going for a quartz chrono under $1K budget.

guys, I want to buy a pair of watches.. what is the cheapest swiss made watch?

this one is good ar? GC watch.
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/inde...ategoryID=29211

Anyone heard of Cyma here? Any stories behind it?

I think its a pretty decent watch.

Currently endorse by Paul Scholes

Ryan Giggs, the most decorated player in the Premier League, has signed a lucrative endorsement deal with Swiss luxury watch brand CYMA.

Giggs, who has played for Manchester United for his whole professional career and won a string of honours - including 11 Premier League titles, two Uefa Champions League medals, four FA Cups and the Fifa Club World Cup - was named PFA Player of the Year last season at the age of 35. He will endorse CYMA watches across its key Asian markets into 2010. The deal covers the territories of Greater China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand - four areas in which United have millions of fans - and is believed to be worth around US$300,000 to the player.

Giggs has scored seven goals so far in the current Premier League season as well as a goal against German Champion Wolfsburg in the Uefa Champions League and has recently been short-listed for the European Player of the Year Award.
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"Ryan Giggs provides a perfect match for CYMA Watches. With his role model attitude towards loyalty, fair play and discipline as well as excellent match play he showcases CYMA's brand values built upon a passion for impeccable craftsmanship and dedication to Swiss watchmaking tradition," said James Law, general manager of City Chain Company Ltd. "It is amazing to see that at the age of 35 Giggs is amongst the best BPL (Barclays Premier League) players."

James White, of the Total Sports Asia agency which arranged the deal, added:  "We are proud to work with the best in the market – with CYMA, one of the leading manufacturers of luxury watches as well as Ryan Giggs, one of the best midfielders English league football has seen to date. This deal shows that TSA's relationships and knowledge of the market can be integral to brands across Asia."

hey, bro. but any brands other than Tissot have the similar design?