The Watch Thread - Part 16

[cichlid]

My Instagram @chriscentro

 

[arc13]

 

[bubblemunche]

Watch choice for anonymity during CNY visiting ...

Now that's a wonderful pairing of an exceptional strap with an exceptional watch!

I take comfort in the relative anoymity of Lange. Anyone who starts a conversation about it is likely to be someone who knows watches, and it usually makes a good conversation.

 

[Eost002]

You are referring to a smartwatch right???

This watch lor

 

[wahjohreno]

Now that's a wonderful pairing of an exceptional strap with an exceptional watch!

I take comfort in the relative anoymity of Lange. Anyone who starts a conversation about it is likely to be someone who knows watches, and it usually makes a good conversation.

Indeed. Last year I wore my Daytona and let’s just say it lead to some unwanted exchanges with some people whom I was not familiar with.

Today, I got only got “nice strap” and “interesting watch”. People will mostly assume it’s a Daniel Wellington with a fancy strap.

 

[gaoxing84]

People who knows Lange are generally into watches. It's a under the radar watch. You know you know.

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

If you are reading this have a good day! Hope the best for you

 

[reikizi]

3rd Day of CNY and first day of work

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

image taken from JLC Facebook

wonder how many angpows I need to receive to be able to afford this?

 

[cichlid]

 

[arc13]

 

[cyrenic]

TGIF!

 

[cyrenic]

image taken from JLC Facebook

wonder how many angpows I need to receive to be able to afford this?

Depends on how big the ang pows are.

If got kai ma give you $150K ang pao, maybe 1 or 2 will be enough.

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

V Day gift for mum. 8 years warranty and the battery supposedly last that long too

 

[cyrenic]

V Day gift for mum. 8 years warranty and the battery supposedly last that long too

Congrats to your mom, it's a nice watch! I bought this for myself last year - though maybe this is the small size. I got medium.

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

Congrats to your mom, it's a nice watch! I bought this for myself last year - though maybe this is the small size. I got medium.

I was quite curious on the SolarBeat model but they didn’t have it at Ion

 

[reikizi]

image taken from JLC Facebook

wonder how many angpows I need to receive to be able to afford this?

Ah thai ah ....still receiving meh ?? .. typo is it...

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

Ah thai ah ....still receiving meh ?? .. typo is it...

Like that say good meh. Bo Lang ai

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/man-jailed-cheating-pawnshop-s18000-fake-rolex-watch-1809896Alamak

 

[cyrenic]

I was quite curious on the SolarBeat model but they didn’t have it at Ion

At the time I bought my quartz version, I did get a chance to view it at the Cartier Tank event at Knightsbridge.

There's a lot of hype on it, but in the end I didn't want to be beholden to Cartier when it came to servicing. The SolarBeat tech is new, and while the rated servicing interval is 15 years (if I don't remember wrong), warranty remains at 8 years. It is likely proprietary and nobody really has any info on useful details like the reserve, or how the movement actually works, not even the boutique I went to.

In the end, since the battery life of the quartz model is touted to be 8 years.. Quartz it is.

Another consideration is that there is a slight difference (very slight, but if you look closely it's there) in that the numerals are slightly sunken in, due to the need for slits to let the light reach the solar panel. It was also out of stock everywhere, with no indication on the expected wait time... So on balance, I went with quartz.

No regrets as I feel while SolarBeat tech is new to Cartier and the implementation in the Tank is cool, but it is by no means a new technology or anything to be wowed by, objectively speaking. Sometimes just need to cut through the hype to decide what you really want from the watch.