The Watch Thread - Part 11

[Lurker_13]

Wahhhh uncle TT, salute u can wot on marriage topic... come i clap for you... lol!!!

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

trust me bro Thai_Rak_Thai dai kor, marriage is way, WAY over-rated. watch nirvana >> wife/gf.

a watch will never:
- trap/annoy you by asking you "do i look fat in this?"
- nag at you.
- say "sorry dear, i've a headache / time of month is here / etc".
- say no to you.
- make you wear green hat.
- betray you.
- judge you.
- clog up your closet with expensive clothes, shoes & bags that it hardly wears.
- say "your money is our money; my money is MY money".
- fade in beauty / droop / sag / grow fat / become fugly but gain in patina & value.
- disrespect your parents/family.
- have mood swings / pms.
- scream / shout / undermine you in front of others / your kids.
- overspend her cc limit on frivolous makeup, shiny, expensive trinkets like diamonds, expensive bags/shoes.
- change.
- expect you to change.

a watch will always:
- tell you the time reliably if you take good care of it.
- be faithful to you.
- be there when you need it.
- bring a smile to you face when it greets you as you open your watch drawer / safe / box.
- be a sign of your good taste, refinement and sense of style.
- help complement you in your various roles, identities and adventure as you rotate among your resin quartz gshocks through to your pilots, divers, dress, chronographs, military field watches, perpetual calenders, tourbillions, minute repeaters, etc
- be part of your identity as a refined, cultured, dignified gentleman of good taste and proper decorum.
- feel good on your wrist.
- remind you of man's ingenuity in engineering and crafting a highly accurate, tight tolerance, mechanical marvel with a beating heart on your wrist.

ps. for happily married, contented bros here, i salute you cos you're a rare breed. feel blessed and be grateful.

you are the best lah bro. I vote this as HWZ post of the Year 2016

 

[mpcdude]

congratulations on your good, fine taste my young impatient-mpcdude bro! and also getting your pink IC back. going local u or overseas?

the no-date subC is THE watch to buy for the serious, hardcore rolex collector!

here's my short write-up about the different types of rolex for different types of people: http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/e...y-new-watch-hoot-5528482-8.html#post105345200



what's the pelagos LHD? the 5-liner dial with in-house movement? i much prefer pelagos I with 2-liner dial and lume pip at 3 o'clock. less busy and more balanced looking. it's a pity that it uses eta 2824-2 with only a 38-hour power reserve. would've been better if it's equipped with the chronometer grade eta 2892-A2 though.

Thanks a lot! I'm heading to NTU next June.

The Pelagos LHD is a new Pelagos that was launched last month. Right now there are waiting lists for it locally unless you wanna pay above retail. It has very cool creamy beige indices which gives the watch more depth, a red Pelagos font which harks back to vintage Rolex submariner and takes away some of the clutter on the dial optically, and my favourite feature is the roulette date wheel. Even dates are in red while odd dates are in blck. It also has a unique destro crown. Each watch is also individually numbered on the caseback. The reason I'm thinking of trading to this is so that there is less overlap with my SubC. And I can't bear to part with a Pelagos because I love the Pelagos series! So I'm trading a Pelagos for a Pelagos!

Here is a pic of it:



Cheers bro!

 

[TeenTitan01]

Wahhhh uncle TT, salute u can wot on marriage topic... come i clap for you... lol!!!

anyone knows of anybody who needs to hire a wordsmith? uncle TT here can do with some side income! serious!

many thanks for putting the word out! just pm me on any job offer.

 

[mpcdude]

More pics of the gorgeous LHD!

 

[fergsu]

This.

Bro I feel u.

trust me bro Thai_Rak_Thai dai kor, marriage is way, WAY over-rated. watch nirvana >> wife/gf.

Spoiler

a watch will never:
- trap/annoy you by asking you "do i look fat in this?"
- nag at you.
- say "sorry dear, i've a headache / time of month is here / etc".
- say no to you.
- make you wear green hat.
- betray you.
- judge you.
- clog up your closet with expensive clothes, shoes & bags that it hardly wears.
- say "your money is our money; my money is MY money".
- fade in beauty / droop / sag / grow fat / become fugly but gain in patina & value.
- disrespect your parents / family / friends.
- have mood swings / pms.
- scream / shout / undermine you in front of others / your kids.
- overspend her cc limit on frivolous makeup, shiny, expensive trinkets like diamonds, expensive bags/shoes.
- change.
- expect you to change.

a watch will always:
- tell you the time reliably if you take good care of it.
- be faithful to you.
- be there when you need it.
- bring a smile to you face when it greets you as you open your watch drawer / safe / box.
- be a sign of your good taste, refinement and sense of style.
- help complement you in your various roles, identities and adventure as you rotate among your resin quartz gshocks through to your pilots, divers, dress, chronographs, military field watches, perpetual calenders, tourbillions, minute repeaters, etc
- be part of your identity as a refined, cultured, dignified gentleman of good taste and proper decorum.
- feel good on your wrist.
- remind you of man's ingenuity in engineering and crafting a highly accurate, tight tolerance, mechanical marvel with a beating heart on your wrist.

ps. for happily married, contented bros here, i salute you cos you're a rare breed. feel blessed and be grateful.

 

[TeenTitan01]

Thanks a lot! I'm heading to NTU next June.

The Pelagos LHD is a new Pelagos that was launched last month. Right now there are waiting lists for it locally unless you wanna pay above retail. It has very cool creamy beige indices which gives the watch more depth, a red Pelagos font which harks back to vintage Rolex submariner and takes away some of the clutter on the dial optically, and my favourite feature is the roulette date wheel. Even dates are in red while odd dates are in blck. It also has a unique destro crown. Each watch is also individually numbered on the caseback. The reason I'm thinking of trading to this is so that there is less overlap with my SubC. And I can't bear to part with a Pelagos because I love the Pelagos series! So I'm trading a Pelagos for a Pelagos!

Here is a pic of it:



Cheers bro!

the pelagos lhd got potential! and i shall spare you the usual snarky tony stark gif cos you're really a nice chap and it's getting old & hackneyed (but never say never, hor! it may strike again soon! )

why ntu? so damn ulu! because it got the discipline you want? why jostle with the ah tiong & ah neh crowd that's getting it all FOC including tuition, room, board, allowance etc from hapless taxpayers like us?!

why never try some ivy league uni? i'm confident you family can afford it. brand name uni damn important in opening doors and the alumni connection is invaluable. too bad uncle too old, too poor & too lousy grades to apply my own advice.

 

[mpcdude]

the pelagos lhd got potential! and i shall spare you the usual snarky tony stark gif cos you're really a nice chap and it's getting old & hackneyed (but never say never, hor! it may strike again soon! )

why ntu? so damn ulu! because it got the discipline you want? why jostle with the ah tiong & ah neh crowd that's getting it all FOC including tuition, room, board, allowance etc from hapless taxpayers like us?!

why never try some ivy league uni? i'm confident you family can afford it. brand name uni damn important in opening doors and the alumni connection is invaluable. too bad uncle too old, too poor & too lousy grades to apply my own advice.

NTU is 10mins from my house only haha! Nah and my grades not that stellar to enter Ivy League.

I also saw that NUS has a horology club where the members even have exclusive invites to boutique events etc. I'm seriously thinking of creating one when I enroll in NTU! Afaik NTU does not have one!

Seeing your Mako brings back memories of mine. The blue dial Orient Mako was my first ever automatic which I bought from Amazon for only $80!

 

[gaoxing84]

Congratulations on your graduation. You deserve a new watch to commemorate this achievement. I recommend the Reverso, and you can engrave the back

hehe not my style but thanks for the suggestion

 

[gaoxing84]

ordering from cheapestnatostrap on xmas eve or xmas day. see got more promo.

anyone interested let me know. pm me

 

[slow_mo]

can trouble you and bros here using mobile version swap to desktop version to like it, please?

gam xia slow_mo dai kor and all bros who took the trouble!

"Liked"...

and it's a Rolex Thursday!!!

 

[TeenTitan01]

NTU is 10mins from my house only haha! Nah and my grades not that stellar to enter Ivy League.

I also saw that NUS has a horology club where the members even have exclusive invites to boutique events etc. I'm seriously thinking of creating one when I enroll in NTU! Afaik NTU does not have one!

Seeing your Mako brings back memories of mine. The blue dial Orient Mako was my first ever automatic which I bought from Amazon for only $80!

pm sent.

 

[SereneNg99]

Any kind soul know of any contact in Kuala Lumpur AD like Hour Glass, Cortina, Patek Philippe to get good discounts? Thank you.

 

[edchys]

Off to a short holiday.

Sent from Huawei NEXUS 6P using GAGT

 

[yattokame]

Thanks for the motivation bro! Yup my goal in uni is to get FCH! Preparing to chiong all the way liao! And also distance was a factor but not the main one haha. NTU allows me to straightaway start with the course I'm interested in. NUS on the other hand makes me spend a year in some general course which is good for some but not for me.

Once again thanks bro! Feeling more inspired now!

don't forget your first degree probably helps in the foundation years of your worklife - what comes next depends on your attitude.

 

[TeenTitan01]

Thanks for the motivation bro! Yup my goal in uni is to get FCH! Preparing to chiong all the way liao! And also distance was a factor but not the main one haha. NTU allows me to straightaway start with the course I'm interested in. NUS on the other hand makes me spend a year in some general course which is good for some but not for me.

Once again thanks bro! Feeling more inspired now!

pls check pm!

 

[indigo22]

don't forget your first degree probably helps in the foundation years of your worklife - what comes next depends on your attitude.

 

[messi7]

This seiko presage chio ma?

 

[Donten]

Bought correct size nato.

 

[reikizi]

Airport to send our helper off to spend her Xmas home. Meetup with one of the bros here.

short time with happy ending ?? wait I bun knife u

wah, my WOT FR here really so WOT until boh lang read and like ah, sia!

bros, mai hiam leh. i know mine is a super budget hoot compared with the tokong hoots of bros with deeper pockets here.

but really, it's super quality for its price and damn value-for-money ttm!

er.... not yet home mah .. just reach and give u like ... kym ?

bro, me not married lah...waiting for wedding night then can experience

thai di di ... no nid wait for wedding nite lah .. come kor kor bring you go supper ... at area G ? or you need sing some song, eat some peanut , wipe some hot towel to warm up ? or you need take a bath, eat some food, soak some water to warm up ??

or .. u prefer to be online to look for the best laksa ??