The Watch Thread - Part 10

[Henabi]

I am the odd one out

Who asked you to sell away your blue BB...
*ANGRY*

 

[cichlid]

the 2 diver I luv so much

 

[Henabi]

Wah cichlid....

Your photo is WOW!!!!

 

[cichlid]

Wah cichlid....

Your photo is WOW!!!!

thanks bro, lucky shot, lol

 

[babychimz]

your wife is right.

your choice:
1. 10 watches bought at $1,000+ each but can't even fetch $500 at re-sale, vs
2. 1 x rolex sub-date at $10,000+ which can easily resell for $8,000+

your call.

I would definitely go option 1. I get to explore different watch styles and decide what i like best. Yes i might lose in terms of resale but i would have gained valuable experience in watches.

For the matter i dont think there are many watches at the 1k mark which you cant get back half its value.

And no offense to people who prefer option 2, but i generally think that ppl who just go for 1 big purchase watch alone are just buying it for the branding and to show that they 'made it' in life.

Like life, its very hard to know what you want from the get go...

On the OS, yes it might not have great resale value, but if you dont intend to sell it, does it matter?

My 2 cents

 

[babychimz]

Saw on carousell got pple selling Tudor black bay bronze Liao.. At price of 6,300 sgd . Thought retail is 5k plus?

Retail is abt 5.5k. That guy just trying to see any carrot heads. There was one on sgroc fb that was bnib going for 5.3k but gone liao.

 

[a562140]

Monza monday

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[babychimz]

reminds me of the teak dial for the Skyfall Aqua Terra which I can't stop admiring haha

Yup think it takes inspiration from Aqua Terra! Haha

 

[Lifewelltravelled]

Happened to see the seiko SARY055 today and man it's really not a bad watch for the money. Decent movement decoration tho it's just a 4R36. Was going at 400 plus at h2 hub. In your experience Dai Gors, is there a big diff between 4r36 and 6r15? Seems rather difficult to find JDM seikos in sg... Btw are Big Time prices competitive? Thanks for all the info bros. really kena poison deep by seikos this time!

 

[Henabi]

Just buy a watch which is within your means

Nothing wrong with owning seiko and Casio =)

 

[a562140]

Happened to see the seiko SARY055 today and man it's really not a bad watch for the money. Decent movement decoration tho it's just a 4R36. Was going at 400 plus at h2 hub. In your experience Dai Gors, is there a big diff between 4r36 and 6r15? Seems rather difficult to find JDM seikos in sg... Btw are Big Time prices competitive? Thanks for all the info bros. really kena poison deep by seikos this time!

nice watch and wears large for those who likes it. kanji dial too.

on movement question check this out: http://rotatingbezel.blogspot.sg/2015/08/seiko-6r-vs-4r-movement.html

 

[TeenTitan01]

a562140 dai kor, what's your take on the Doxa Sub 300 Professional 50th Anniversary Edition? or have you ordered yours already? thanks...

 

[patryn33]

I wanted so much to buy the Orient Star GMT. But my wife disapproves, tells me to save up for something "better"...like a Rolex or something...
Sigh.

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Rolex? She don't want you to buy can cook up a lot of reasons.
When u have $$ on Rolex she will say why not burn some on her bag? Lol

Orient star gmt not a lot of $$, catch them used cheap cheap. New like $700.

 

[patryn33]

Anyone got suggestion for a under 1K GMT watch? Swiss movement if possible.

I got enough diver watch liao, need a GMT liao.

Gmt and diver ok?
http://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/GMT-OCEAN-1-BLACK,2.html

 

[Ed.YEO]

I wanted so much to buy the Orient Star GMT. But my wife disapproves, tells me to save up for something "better"...like a Rolex or something...
Sigh

貴錶，老實說如果肯挨，放棄一般消費，包括在外三餐的費用，低薪族，一般人都買得起。。。但是許多人都不了解自己，是否“玩得起”。

貴夫人的看法並沒有錯，不如積少成多，將小小的開銷存起來，再一次過砸下去買只大條的。而且買貴牌，日後還能賣，回收一些小小價值。。。可是到底是誰在買錶，戴錶，玩錶呀？你是否能夠一隻貴錶戴到盡？你是否能夠忍受你那“大條”的貴錶因為每天戴而撞凹擦花？最後又花又凹的貴錶又能值得多少回收？

的確，一隻萬元“十仔”能夠賣得近8成的回收。代價呢？要取得好價你只能一個月戴上幾次呀？還是不戴？好來避免摩擦還是碰撞？日子要是過得那麼辛苦，又何必買貴錶咧？
當然我比較敬佩那些買得上，戴得上，玩得上貴錶的錶友。他們完全沒有顧慮。錶再怎麼貴，還是當成報時工具天天戴。撞得越花，卡的越凹，越有個人性格。

其實我如果肯捨棄不賣平價款，今天你們看見我的收集或許有Zenith，JLC, FC還是一兩隻中級品牌錶款了，但也就只是那麼小鳥幾隻，而且還要煩惱昂貴的保養費，維修費等等。。。我也就不必玩了。

 

[gaoxing84]

that time got a preowned orient star GMT for $450 on carousell.

should be gone by now.

 

[Ed.YEO]

Rolex? She don't want you to buy can cook up a lot of reasons.
When u have $$ on Rolex she will say why not burn some on her bag? Lol。。。

哈～～～
有些“愛人”確實是有這樣的最終目的，但並非全部女性都是這樣。。。也許一個大數目吧。。。哈～～～
我的親戚就是這樣一個“無知”的女人。她並不會靠老公買包，完全靠自己的收入買包。會買包，但是不會保養。。。買進的十個包，八個必須要送去修復。。。哈～～～我的錶，從22歲買到今年42歲，上上下下也有過半百，直至今日沒有一隻送廠修過，還是找師傅保養！

 

[a562140]

a562140 dai kor, what's your take on the Doxa Sub 300 Professional 50th Anniversary Edition? or have you ordered yours already? thanks...

one of those with good history and consistent character and design brands that don't cost a bomb that i look up to. been admiring the vintage pieces from afar; good to see the reissue anniversary models are staying very close.

doxa is one that i've been watching closely for a long time. however i remain undecided about the design which features a lot of case which i think won't look nice on my skinny wrist.

the bead of rice bracelet and crystal design, and bezel in feet not meters makes it faithful to the original and the 50th ann model a collectible - buy one if you can !

 

[indigo22]

Today's companion!

The effect of lightning - purple hues today!

hmm may i know what model this is?

 

[jonleelk]

hmm may i know what model this is?

WZ0071DJ. Will be about US$800 if ordered direct from Japan.