The Watch Thread - Part 5

[Emospence]

Found this, wa lan eh

 

[Paladium]

Found this, wa lan eh

Yup, very famous and the craze was worldwide. Cause a huge shortage of the snzh57s back then.

 

[aerolord]

Found this, wa lan eh

Oh... wow....................

 

[Jeremy1]

Lately, Panerai is getting too common liao. Whenever i was on the go, always saw people wearing it.

Look like going to replace Rolex soon as the most popular watch brand here.

 

[aerolord]

Totally enjoying life right now

1) Drinking of coffee
2) Listening to Final Fantasy Piano Collection
3) Looking at watches



Not saying my life is hectic.. but its good to take a break sometime, for me, is army

 

[roz_sid]

USD5382 incl free shipping from Seiya

swee, im sure you love it. Its a real awesome piece. anyway i need to source a strap for my cocktail as well. Any idea which one is good? Prefer soft kind, ostrich or alligator betta?

 

[cichlid]

Wow beautiful watch. Did you get it online? And how much? Sorry never follow thread much ..

I bought it at Skywatch at $170 but I would recommend that you buy from K2 instead.

 

[cichlid]

Yours is blue or navy blue ah?

Damn sex lah

erm, i think there is only one blue leh, as far as i know, it comes in blue, black, white and gold.

 

[cichlid]

My snowflake from Seiya, ordered on 29/4, arrived today
Lousy pics coming up...

1st == the watch is really well finished, it is supposed to be made of Titanium alloy, but the reflective finishing is really surprising(jialat i will sure scratch it badly), not losing out to my other branded pieces
2nd == very light, almost felt like plastic, not used to it as i'm used to heftier weight of others
3rd == i guess everyone is raving on the "snow" textured dial, indeed very special, however it looked more silverish than white under fluorescent? i'll have another look tomorrow with natural light

Overall a very well made piece, as what I have seen from my friend's GS (he got a hi-beat), excellent subtle dial with a blue hand keeping it interesting, only unknown here is the spring drive technology which i'm taking a risk on....

I'm intending to change to a leather strap.... anyone got recomm for good alligator strap (pref dark blue/navy colour)

Forgot to add a last point, dunno why 七％ not needed

Congrats, what a nice looking watch...i think the 7% may come later (from what I read online previously).

 

[gumpie]

Yup, very famous and the craze was worldwide. Cause a huge shortage of the snzh57s back then.

Yeah, it looks really great. Does anyone know of any place to check out or buy the modded watch?

 

[slow_mo]

Totally enjoying life right now

1) Drinking of coffee
2) Listening to Final Fantasy Piano Collection
3) Looking at watches



Not saying my life is hectic.. but its good to take a break sometime, for me, is army

At 2.22 am??!!!!

 

[slow_mo]

Found this, wa lan eh

Something doesn't seem right?! Hmmm... but still looks great!

 

[a562140]

Something doesn't seem right?! Hmmm... but still looks great!

its a homebrew modded seiko snzh paying homage to the blancpain 55 fathoms

here's mine:

 

[a562140]

I've started to look to pickup a vintage diver too, but missed out on a Tudor Snowflake that was available over the weekend. Would you mind sharing more on how you know whether the watches are genuine or not, especially if it's from an overseas seller? There are so many fakes and Frankensteins around that it seems super risky to me.

the fakes have gotten so good that unfortunately its really difficult to tell unless you are a watchmaker. i'm sure you've seen fake vintage omega divers.

common sense is important e.g. seeing real pics of watch and movement, checking its not borrowed, reputation of seller etc. But no guarantee. but thats all part of the fun.

personally i'll stay away from often faked watches no matter how nice they are - there are enough great watches through the 60's - 70's to meet everyone's needs. To me this is the period of great watch designs and innovations. A lot of the watches today are rehashes of watches from the past.

 

[a562140]

Hi

This is the Seiko SNZH53 poison as requested

very nice pics!

 

[a562140]

Lately, Panerai is getting too common liao. Whenever i was on the go, always saw people wearing it.

Look like going to replace Rolex soon as the most popular watch brand here.

lots of "homages" too, the look has gone mainstream. the chunky size too. but they are still very nice watches, quite perfect proportions if you ask me.

 

[All in a Day]

Lately, Panerai is getting too common liao. Whenever i was on the go, always saw people wearing it.

Look like going to replace Rolex soon as the most popular watch brand here.

Dont think it will come near to replacing rolex' popularity here. Perhaps for some segments of the market but def not the whole sg..

 

[bob83hello]

what do you guys opine buying luxury watches from amazon?

 

[slow_mo]

Dont think it will come near to replacing rolex' popularity here. Perhaps for some segments of the market but def not the whole sg..

Yap... From young students to executives to Ah Pek and aunties in the market, lolek is everywhere!

 

[gaoxing84]

Lately, Panerai is getting too common liao. Whenever i was on the go, always saw people wearing it.

Look like going to replace Rolex soon as the most popular watch brand here.

don't think it ever will. panerai is only for those who know watches. if u tell uncle, auntie panerai they will go huh?
rolex? ohhhh!!

the seiko diver sword hands is darn nice! SMP look!