The Watch Thread - Part 7

[aerolord]

Who miss my handddd

 

[rboyboy]

Not even a pic to guess?

 

[All in a Day]

So I finally had a day where I could work outside of the office, so after "work" headed out to check out some watches.

The bros here were right in that most ADs are keen to serve and give some good advice, especially to those new and unwary of laying down big money.

So first up, I took a look at the Breitlings (they were recommended for that tough bold look)

The 44mm Avenger, which wore too thick on my wrist



Then the 42mm Colt, which was better, though the heft and the buckle...



Finally one I was okay with, the Tag Heuer 1887 Calibre. Considering the price, movement and all other "head factors", both the SA and I thought okay, only thing is the heart.



Then one I really liked, the Black Bay heritage. Both colours worked for me, the Red with a stronger sense of fun and weekend feel, blue a bit more sober for weekday wear!



Then there was the Pelagos, even more serious-business cool. The Tudors are high on my list.

Backside itchy try the Panerai. 44mm in this style strangely okay on my wrist, but the SA talked me out of this as the first one. 1. Price 2. Choose some more orthodox stuff for the start.



Went to another branch and saw this:



To my eyes better than the Heuer. See what I meant about heart winning out head. The Heuer is priced sharper and has a nicer movement, but IWC looked nicer. The SA there laughed at my predicament.

This was super curveball.



Then another branch to see the Omega (OOS for the variant that interested me), but saw the Sinn. Decent value and looked fine, can KIV.



Also a Chopard there, which appealed to my inner car nut, but that gotta wait.

Anyway, was at the Motorshow for work purposes, and saw Glenn Tan walking around. Would give some WIS prizes for anyone who guessed correctly the watch he was wearing. Hint: Its a popular dual purpose watch of the rich.

Rolex daytona?

 

[Donten]

guessing roo

 

[arctuates]

So I finally had a day where I could work outside of the office, so after "work" headed out to check out some watches.

Maybe it's the angle, but all of these watches look huuuuge on you. You might wanna cap the size at 40mm, and maybe even 38. Wearing a watch that's just too big could end up looking like you're trying too hard.

But hopefully it's the angle.

 

[Theatre_of_Dreams]

Hi guys,

Any idea where can i get this watch? I have searched it online and most places are out of stock

 

[nicjer]

Maybe it's the angle, but all of these watches look huuuuge on you. You might wanna cap the size at 40mm, and maybe even 38. Wearing a watch that's just too big could end up looking like you're trying too hard.

But hopefully it's the angle.

Was the angle. The dad also commented some of the photos looked odd, and said "something more conservative, please?"

Some 42mm watches wore well, just got to avoid some of the chunkier designs.

 

[slow_mo]

Yeo, is this blackbeard s lume that good? hehe

Don't know how to define good... But it looks nice. Here's an old pic.

 

[wanker88]

why leh?

Read post #2207.

 

[a562140]

did you hoot the tropik ss? all the models are very nice. thought about hooting the black bezel/black dial, by the time i wanted to its already all gone. i think the tropik is nicer than the delfin. halios atm is micro brand done right. though i think the price can still go a little lower. but halios has been holding value very well. might i say elshan's stuff still abit raw in terms of design, halios is what he can strive for as a micro brand.

unfortunately no, otherwise i'd flip one of them by now

the tropik is very nice too but its more of a standard dress diver design compared to the delfin which is like a dress version of the puck.

i wanted the delfin for the additional detailing on the dial and wasn't disappointed:

halios generally looks well finished i think because they are borderline dress watches - elegant lines, soft touches, quite different from the zelos ethos, which to me has a more burly masculinity about it.

thats a good reason to own both i guess !

 

[a562140]

Don't know how to define good... But it looks nice. Here's an old pic.

nice blue lume...first gen glows green:

 

[soilwork]

Its friday! Lets start the pam train

 

[yattokame]

Hokay!

 

[yattokame]

Swiss franc going thru the roof. What's your take on buying that swiss watch? Do you think prices will shoot up?

I've texted all my SAs from the ADs......no instructions from their agents yet.

I think prices will go up for sure but when? And by how much?

 

[a562140]

Swiss franc going thru the roof. What's your take on buying that swiss watch? Do you think prices will shoot up?

I've texted all my SAs from the ADs......no instructions from their agents yet.

I think prices will go up for sure but when? And by how much?

if currency fluctuations most likely they will price up when new stocks come in with higher exchange rates. still have to be competitive....

... having said that now we have less competition because of the merger of two big chains, hopefully won't lead to price collusion like petrol stations

 

[All in a Day]

Swiss franc going thru the roof. What's your take on buying that swiss watch? Do you think prices will shoot up?

I've texted all my SAs from the ADs......no instructions from their agents yet.

I think prices will go up for sure but when? And by how much?

If u had something in mind for a long time but havent pulled the trigger now is a good time.

I think for the interim for current or committed inventory, the AD prices wont be impacted. But next round of imports most likely. And will be inevitable the sg price needs to be revised for the fx.

Golden question is how long will the interim period last and whether AD will just react even faster before they get hit by the impact eg by way of giving less discounts immediately.

 

[yattokame]

I agree in the short term they won't increase their prices.....until the next batch of stocks arrive. Or they have some form of hedging which I'm sure they do.

Sales volume have been affected due to the lower volume of PRC tourists the past few months (or so I heard). CNY is around the corner and if people have a higher tendency to buy something for CNY (I know people who do) then they might as well raise prices now?

 

[yattokame]

If u had something in mind for a long time but havent pulled the trigger now is a good time.

I think for the interim for current or committed inventory, the AD prices wont be impacted. But next round of imports most likely. And will be inevitable the sg price needs to be revised for the fx.

Golden question is how long will the interim period last and whether AD will just react even faster before they get hit by the impact eg by way of giving less discounts immediately.

the problem is, I don't even know what watch I wanna buy next. Nothing has really caught my heart for now. Happily surviving with the nautilus and 305.....and a couple of others.

 

[nicjer]

I agree in the short term they won't increase their prices.....until the next batch of stocks arrive. Or unless they have some form of hedging.

Sales volume have been affected due to the lower volume of PRC tourists the past few months (or so I heard). CNY is around the corner and if people have a higher tendency to buy something for CNY (I know people who do) then they might as well raise prices now?

PRC tourists are still a big deal. Walked into a branch to take a look at the Omegas, then saw the SA helping three Chinese females select Constellations, and the sales manager saying something like "treat em well", instantly gave up on the idea on a "test drive".

Well at least ystd met two SAs that I could click with. Two outta four makes for a good hit rate.

 

[yattokame]

PRC tourists are still a big deal. Walked into a branch to take a look at the Omegas, then saw the SA helping three Chinese females select Constellations, and the sales manager saying something like "treat em well", instantly gave up on the idea on a "test drive".

Well at least ystd met two SAs that I could click with. Two outta four makes for a good hit rate.

yes they still are but what I heard from all my SAs (from the different ADs) are that their volumes have dropped quite a lot - some of their heavyweight branches didn't meet the group quota for the first time in a long while.