The Watch Thread - Part 3

[yattokame]

Anyone has a rough gauge for the price of a Rolex explorer II? Tempted to get the white faced one

here u go......

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II | Collectors Time

yes, they are reliable. and they have been in business for years.

 

[Lippyt]

Ya, the chinatown outlet no more liao, now seagull singapore only at adelphi. Genuine seagull using their best movements and cased in Seagull Tianjin has the best quality IMO. Right now buying a seagull is like a box of chocolates, u never know what you get as there are many sellers with seagulls from different sources, using movements and case from don't know where. This is why i always tell anyone that wish to give chinese watches a chance - Please do not save $$ and buy from ebay and other non-official seagull sellers OR try mushroom brands using chinese movements like Parnis, alpha etc; these brands usually use the lesser grade seagull movements and their QC is never as good as Seagull's. Always buy the big brands in china like Seagull, Beijing, Shanghai etc from official channels and you will be surprised in a good way.

My ST21XX, ST25XX, and ST80Xx movement seagulls all keep better time than my Sinn, Orient and Seiko with non-COSC automatic movements. So far only my Omegas with COSC movements are more accurate.

Small story to share concerning my seagull purchase. My watch runs on the affordable ST16 movement.

Bought it from the ebay seller that everyone agrees gets his stock from tianjin seagull. Manual winding function was stuck after a while and watch was 7 seconds fast daily. Sent it to a neighbourhood repair shop that replaced some parts with the Miyota equivalent and its been working great for half a year since, by some sort of unattributable change, it seems spot on with the time now.

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But this isn't really a relevant part of the story. Main thing was that Seagull Singapore was selling this beauty:
819.368_ST21_AUTOMATIC_SEA-GULL Seagullwatch Singapore

at a mere S$40 more than the cheaper ST16 watch I bought.

 

[kiwitan]

Hi

Can share which eBay seller is selling seagull from tianjin factory?thanks

Ya, the chinatown outlet no more liao, now seagull singapore only at adelphi. Genuine seagull using their best movements and cased in Seagull Tianjin has the best quality IMO. Right now buying a seagull is like a box of chocolates, u never know what you get as there are many sellers with seagulls from different sources, using movements and case from don't know where. This is why i always tell anyone that wish to give chinese watches a chance - Please do not save $$ and buy from ebay and other non-official seagull sellers OR try mushroom brands using chinese movements like Parnis, alpha etc; these brands usually use the lesser grade seagull movements and their QC is never as good as Seagull's. Always buy the big brands in china like Seagull, Beijing, Shanghai etc from official channels and you will be surprised in a good way.

My ST21XX, ST25XX, and ST80Xx movement seagulls all keep better time than my Sinn, Orient and Seiko with non-COSC automatic movements. So far only my Omegas with COSC movements are more accurate.

 

[Mr_spEEd]

my usual haunt for afternoon tea is Marriott @ the ground floor lounge, cuz its big and spacious and its unlimited refill of snacks, cakes and drinks lolx =P

Thanks for the suggestion. That place sound good. Furthermore there is a THG beside and a big Sincere few steps away. Anyone can just go in satisfy the urge after the meetup haha

 

[socketer]

40-mth interest free installment!!

Time to get ur AP with THG!

 

[hwaa]

wah seh wanna commit so long term ah..

 

[balzebub]

Small story to share concerning my seagull purchase. My watch runs on the affordable ST16 movement.

Bought it from the ebay seller that everyone agrees gets his stock from tianjin seagull. Manual winding function was stuck after a while and watch was 7 seconds fast daily. Sent it to a neighbourhood repair shop that replaced some parts with the Miyota equivalent and its been working great for half a year since, by some sort of unattributable change, it seems spot on with the time now.

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But this isn't really a relevant part of the story. Main thing was that Seagull Singapore was selling this beauty:
819.368_ST21_AUTOMATIC_SEA-GULL Seagullwatch Singapore

at a mere S$40 more than the cheaper ST16 watch I bought.

Yup but the prices on seagull sg webpage is USD though.

 

[sky00sky]

40-mth interest free installment!!

Time to get ur AP with THG!

But seriously it is credit card so to have that limit means u earning at least 7 k a month

http://www.seagull.sg/goods.php?id=158
This is tempting

 

[Lippyt]

Yup but the prices on seagull sg webpage is USD though.

Some dude posted the promotional price, iirc it was selling for S$208

 

[balzebub]

Some dude posted the promotional price, iirc it was selling for S$208

Haha ya that dude was probably me. That was 5 months ago during their sale. No such price now though.

 

[balzebub]

But seriously it is credit card so to have that limit means u earning at least 7 k a month

M182SKc_ST16_AUTOMATIC_SEA-GULL Seagullwatch Singapore
This is tempting

The most bang for the buck skeleton watch IMO. Good very entry level skeleton.

 

[noobzpro]

Guys just now went AD look at rollie...looking to upgrade to a TT..now in dilemma....cant decide which blue dial to get for the submariner....flat blue or sunburst dial...

 

[socketer]

wah seh wanna commit so long term ah..

If already decided to get it locally, and that no price difference, might as well....

 

[noobzpro]

Dun feel itchy like having a debt ma...pay one shot sua liao...buy within ur means and not use future money

 

[Henabi]

40months is CRAZY! rather save up and buy within means like what noobzpro said...

Who knows how much DBS is gonna charge if you miss one installment?

 

[popdod]

Dun feel itchy like having a debt ma...pay one shot sua liao...


buy within ur means and not use future money

Reminder:
Dun regret!
Dun impulse buying!
Dun get tempted by these marketing!


last week we hav a retrenchment excercise....500 tio pok.
save $$$ for rainy days!!!

 

[ahboy82]

Dun feel itchy like having a debt ma...pay one shot sua liao...buy within ur means and not use future money

U keep buying watches sia

 

[ahboy82]

Reminder:
Dun regret!
Dun impulse buying!
Dun get tempted by these marketing!


last week we hav a retrenchment excercise....500 tio pok.
save $$$ for rainy days!!!

Hoot first worry later! Yolo!!!!!!!

 

[noobzpro]

U keep buying watches sia

Bro wr got lor....anyway my next watch probably an upgrade so letting go my black sub...no point having 2...but still wan a pam place name for bronzo still no call from boutique

 

[ahboy82]

Bro wr got lor....anyway my next watch probably an upgrade so letting go my black sub...no point having 2...but still wan a pam place name for bronzo still no call from boutique

Oh u letting go. I thot u getting another siah...