The Watch Thread - Part 4

[Strawberry_Cream]

If your wrist can fit 42mm size watch, this should be ok

Looks big for your wrist

When u selling off

 

[Henabi]

U didn't read ? 1st is priced at. $465 can still bargain down
Orient star not uncommon to get 30% off iirc
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GY0DUYI/ref=sr_sp-btf_title_3_36?qid=1389876184&sr=1-36


New Orient star hacks and hand wind
Most orient still non hacking and no hand wind

Also take note that the default currency is USD.
So need to change to sgd.

 

[ComicBoy]

So far all the watch shops that I had visited are ok except Sincere at Taka.

I already boycott this shop liao. The SA is very very rule and treated u like no money type one.

So that's why u will never see much customers inside that shop. All go to THG.

That's a surprise to me cos I get my watches from Sincere at Taka and the lady who attends to me is very nice, since the first watch I purchased for her.

Looks like I was lucky!

 

[iceflight]

Very intrigue with this. Thg SA has been tempting me quite a bit with it. Looks really nice and really considering. Only thing is that it seems Parmigiani is a bit not so tops as a brand like Patek Philippe.. And it's quite a painful price for me for a watch. What do u all think?

Btw this is the Parmigiani Bugatti super sport. Limited edition 20 pieces worldwide. The pic really dun do it justice... It glass all over, side, back, front.. Very very high quality looks

 

[yattokame]

So far all the watch shops that I had visited are ok except Sincere at Taka.

I already boycott this shop liao. The SA is very very rule and treated u like no money type one.

So that's why u will never see much customers inside that shop. All go to THG.

yes now I remember.

many years ago (almost 10) I was looking at the corum bubble skeleton. Cortina has one and this sincere at Taka has one too. I was at the latter asking about the watch which was on display, when a female sales lady attended to me. Initially she was quite reluctant to take the watch out to show me, and when I asked about the price, I was quoted at something like 8-9k, when cortina quoted me only 6k.

from her body language and all it was pretty clear she was unwilling so I left and bought it from cortina.......

 

[patryn33]

Also take note that the default currency is USD.
So need to change to sgd.

Thanx! Buy online just $400 plus shipping if lucky no GST.
Go Malaysia buy the discount there also good

 

[mksing]

Just used a string and go round your wrist to get the circumference and then measure the length of the string.

That will be your wrist size in length.

Thanks! Got it.

 

[All in a Day]

Very intrigue with this. Thg SA has been tempting me quite a bit with it. Looks really nice and really considering. Only thing is that it seems Parmigiani is a bit not so tops as a brand like Patek Philippe.. And it's quite a painful price for me for a watch. What do u all think?

Btw this is the Parmigiani Bugatti super sport. Limited edition 20 pieces worldwide. The pic really dun do it justice... It glass all over, side, back, front.. Very very high quality looks

Interesting looking piece. While parmigiani may not be up there in awareness as PP etc, they make v good watches i believe. U r the RM guy right? I think this sort of watches ring ur bell, so go for it la.

 

[balzebub]

hey guys, what do u think of these 3 watches? yay or nay? cant decide which color to get though...

looks good, very vintage feel, somewhat like the tudor heritage chronos at fraction of the price...i think i prefer the brown with blue being the second choice and black last.

 

[kehyi4]

Gizmodo - It's amazing how much retouching goes into even a Rolex photo

Before:

After:

 

[balzebub]

i think cartier they might look at appearance/attire and judge but different people might meet different SA and end up have a different experience.

i had an okay experience in the ION branch, i didnt go other branches before so hard to compare. but generally i feel they judge abit. u went to which branch? my wed bands is from cartier and the experience i had was quite good, maybe the SA i kena was the okay one.

Not cartier boutique, service i got at cartier boutique was excellent as i went in to pick up a 6 figures cartier for a friend in China. The sales that actually refused to show me any cartiers and ask me to go look at cheaper alternatives was from one of the authorized dealers..

 

[balzebub]

I have been ignored during peak period or "cut Q" by tourists of particular nationality. Eventually the staff does attend to me (if I haven't already walked off) but they are not apologetic. I take it in stride that they are busy and that the tourists are just living up to their reputation. Also make it a point to just not browse if the shop looks busy.

But your experience to suggest u look for other brand or refuse to show u the watch (assuming u explicitly asked to see it) is totally unacceptable service. I would never patronise such a shop again and spread the word to people I know if I encountered your same situation.

Frankly I have not met a sales person in any AD or the above shop whereby they ignore me. More often than not they will pass me their namecard and say I can call them anytime to check or buy watches. I always tell my friends its either I can act damn interested in buying or I have a damn robert head face lol

Haha yeah if busy day i can understand la, in my case the shop was empty, i and the wife were the only customers....so that authorized dealer for cartier is forever in my banned list...

Hmm maybe i look poor..

 

[balzebub]

ok field report.

it seemed peaceful outside but the small room was the same room from previous year. it was insanely crowded. I almost couldn't even squeeze my way through.

Go into the room, on the right is Hublot, Harry Winston, chopard, then....omega, alain silberstein, Breitling, cartier (a lot of the balloon bleu), parmigianni, Ferrari, .....cant rem a few, then Sinn ....and cannot rem the rest. And that's in a U shaped setting.

seems like more women than men, and they were really pushing their way through. I couldnt even look at the prices properly but for the few I saw, about 40-50%?

stuffy, and seriously wouldnt wanna go again. went to hourglass to see some watches, and my usual SA gave me a box of Laduree macarons haha!!

u are big spender ma....so get macarons...haha

 

[yattokame]

u are big spender ma....so get macarons...haha

no lah a lot of other ppl go in also got.

always go there ask for free drink, free air con and try watches thats how cheapskate i am hahaha

 

[Henabi]

no lah a lot of other ppl go in also got.

always go there ask for free drink, free air con and try watches thats how cheapskate i am hahaha

Why I go always don't hab one... sob sob...

Patryn33 you hav lobang for orient in Msia? I going Malaysia this cny...
I know KSL in jb has... but very limited models

 

[crapman]

Guess my question got buried lolz.

Can you guys help me recommend me a watch for my wife? below are the things I am looking for

1) Rolex Daytona look alike
2) Budget less than 2k
3) Leather strap
4) Automatic if possible

 

[crapman]

Btw thanks to you guys. Got my Mr-G back up. Service center checked and luckily only the battery needs replacement. It is really built to last I guess.

Here is the picture of it. Planning to get some cleaner to clean it up

 

[All in a Day]

Guess my question got buried lolz.

Can you guys help me recommend me a watch for my wife? below are the things I am looking for

1) Rolex Daytona look alike
2) Budget less than 2k
3) Leather strap
4) Automatic if possible

Abit tough for auto chrono at less than 2k. If push it up to 3,4k i think possible to find something fr longines, oris.

If quartz, i think def can find. Tissot, seiko, citizen, fashion brands.

Maybe other bros may know some other automatic brands within ur budget.

 

[iceflight]

Interesting looking piece. While parmigiani may not be up there in awareness as PP etc, they make v good watches i believe. U r the RM guy right? I think this sort of watches ring ur bell, so go for it la.

yeah..... Brequet / Lange are watches I have long ago, bit boring, so looking at interesting pieces like Urwerks, mb&f but this one really hits...... the only thing is that the price vs the brand..... even after discount is still very painful

 

[Jeremy1]

yeah..... Brequet / Lange are watches I have long ago, bit boring, so looking at interesting pieces like Urwerks, mb&f but this one really hits...... the only thing is that the price vs the brand..... even after discount is still very painful

Other watches still can get easily. This one is really rare. If u don't get it now, u will not be able to in the near future.

If money is not an issue, just go for it. It's quite a special piece to own.