The Watch Thread - Part 5

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iceflight said:
My wife also not a Ramen person as she do not eat pork, so this is me with my son.... Sure will try, the shop looks so interesting already...

My concierge arranging for all my itinerary, when I saw my transport cost from Shinjuku to Narita, I nearly fainted, the hotel is charging me S$500 for that 1 trip!!!!!!! But lucky I've a privy to use 1 transit to airport for free, but means I've to pay for the others, got them to hunt for more reasonable alternatives, any ideas or suggestions, I dun wan to take any public bus transport, perhaps a cab may be cheaper?
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Why don't you take the airport bus limo?

It's a fixed fee, goes to Park Hyatt I believe as well and is akin to taking private transport.

I'm taking this again to Conrad Tokyo when I head there in july.
 
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DuaPuiJi said:
Omega vs Orient for 20 years

This is a mindset comparison, not so much physically, since we all know the Omega stands heads and tails above the Orient in terms of quality.

For this comparison we'll compare:

Purchasing (1) new Omega Seamaster 41mm currently being sold as low as $3000, to be worn as your daily watch every day for 20 years.

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Purchasing (1) new Orient 200m Diver 41.5mm, currently being sold as low as $150, to be worn as your daily watch each year, but purchasing a new one every year for 20 years totaling $3000, and yes you can change the color/type each year as long as same price.

In your perspective, which choice would you prefer for your next twenty years of enjoyment and why?
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Neither lei :(
 
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A look at SKX series fat spring bars scaled with bracelet. They are close to indestructible.

My SNZH springbars on the other hand r abt half the thickness and they bent on my first chor lor attempt at removing them..

Yes I talking abt springbar thickness OK..
Nothing to do wif holding hotdogs..
 
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DuaPuiJi said:
Omega vs Orient for 20 years

This is a mindset comparison, not so much physically, since we all know the Omega stands heads and tails above the Orient in terms of quality.

For this comparison we'll compare:

Purchasing (1) new Omega Seamaster 41mm currently being sold as low as $3000, to be worn as your daily watch every day for 20 years.

VS.

Purchasing (1) new Orient 200m Diver 41.5mm, currently being sold as low as $150, to be worn as your daily watch each year, but purchasing a new one every year for 20 years totaling $3000, and yes you can change the color/type each year as long as same price.

In your perspective, which choice would you prefer for your next twenty years of enjoyment and why?
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i say u buy the watch you like. you don't buy a watch because its cheap...because there's always a cheaper watch around.
 
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DuaPuiJi said:
Omega vs Orient for 20 years

This is a mindset comparison, not so much physically, since we all know the Omega stands heads and tails above the Orient in terms of quality.

For this comparison we'll compare:

Purchasing (1) new Omega Seamaster 41mm currently being sold as low as $3000, to be worn as your daily watch every day for 20 years.

VS.

Purchasing (1) new Orient 200m Diver 41.5mm, currently being sold as low as $150, to be worn as your daily watch each year, but purchasing a new one every year for 20 years totaling $3000, and yes you can change the color/type each year as long as same price.

In your perspective, which choice would you prefer for your next twenty years of enjoyment and why?
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I'm cool with Orient.. had always been an advocate of affordable quality watches.

No mushrooms like aries gold and sturhling for me though..
 
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iceflight said:
My wife also not a Ramen person as she do not eat pork, so this is me with my son.... Sure will try, the shop looks so interesting already...

My concierge arranging for all my itinerary, when I saw my transport cost from Shinjuku to Narita, I nearly fainted, the hotel is charging me S$500 for that 1 trip!!!!!!! But lucky I've a privy to use 1 transit to airport for free, but means I've to pay for the others, got them to hunt for more reasonable alternatives, any ideas or suggestions, I dun wan to take any public bus transport, perhaps a cab may be cheaper?
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Thats normal because narita airport is in a different prefecture (chiba). Even on the airport trains (narita express or keisei skyliner) its already an hour's journey - that can cost a bomb on a taxi (about $300 sgd)

Like what triste suggested, airport limousine bus is the preferred way becos the train has terrible luggage space.

https://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/

Use this website bah. It lets you know exactly where the limousine bus stops. Ard 3000yen.

Another way is to fly into haneda airport, which is just 15mins from tokyo city centre.
 
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CBS , have you tried Tosokchon?
Tosokchon (

Ate it back when I was in Korea and till now, I have yet to find such nice tasting chicken ginseng soup in S'pore. :(
 
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