Watch talk

[del_ta]

Ultimately watches are jewellery. For time keeping there is your phone.

[Chinese7inchnsf]

thats a perspective i never considered. but i guess its true now that smart watches that comes with health and lifestyle benefits are around too. there isnt actually a practical reason to keep watches around anymore

[SidneyC]

checking the views of younger folks,are dress watch desirable?eg rolex submariner.

looking to buy for nephews celebrating some milestones in life.

 

 

2 hours ago, del_ta said:

Ultimately watches are jewellery. For time keeping there is your phone.

 

2 hours ago, Chinese7inchnsf said:

thats a perspective i never considered. but i guess its true now that smart watches that comes with health and lifestyle benefits are around too. there isnt actually a practical reason to keep watches around anymore

 

[Chinese7inchnsf]

everybody definitely appreciates a dress watch regardless of age. wearing something like a rolex is a flex. i think your question was quite boliao

[mike_amk]

On 10/10/2024 at 11:25 AM, Chinese7inchnsf said:

everybody definitely appreciates a dress watch regardless of age. wearing something like a rolex is a flex. i think your question was quite boliao

I'd certainly agree with that.

There are special or formal occasions where you wouldn't look polished without a proper dress watch.

A decent dress watch is an elegant accessory to have as part of your wardrobe.

Give yourself a good gift, and enjoy the timepiece, it is a work of art you carry with you.. and says something about you.

My timepiece is so nice to look at, that on days I feel sad or down, just looking at the beauty of the craftsmanship

and mesmerizing dial face, just lightens my mood. No regrets investing in it.

Cheers 

[Thegreatestshowman]

On 10/9/2024 at 1:44 PM, del_ta said:

Tourbillon is super special. But out of reach.

 

So stick to my Pilot range

This looks very nice! But I wonder if there are any retaining value for IWC watches? Are they worth investing?

[Steve5380]

3 hours ago, Thegreatestshowman said:

This looks very nice! But I wonder if there are any retaining value for IWC watches? Are they worth investing?

 

I think that the chances of a watch being a good investment, that it, that it can be sold at a higher price than it was bought, is slim.  This does not mean that they depreciate rapidly like other objects.

 

I think that while investing in a watch making company can be profitable the more watches they make, the value of each individual watch loses value the more of them are around.  But surely there are exceptions.

 

With the Chinese starting to make fancy watches with tourbillion, won't this affect the value of other fancy watches?

[del_ta]

On 10/21/2024 at 5:18 PM, Thegreatestshowman said:

any retaining value for IWC watches? Are they worth investing?

 

I buy to wear, not for investment. Only a few brands retain value and maybe even increase. IWC is not one of them.

 

 

[del_ta]

I love colourful straps. Do you?

[petet]

I've been warned that some watches sold might be "counterfeit." Are there any recommended shops known for their reliability and honesty, especially for newcomers?

 

 

[Trendyke]

I’ve always been fascinated by the inner workings of watches too—there's something so mesmerizing about mechanical horology, even if I also find myself drawn to the precision of quartz and electronics like you mentioned. That’s why I’ve been looking into Replica Rolex GMT-Master Watches recently, specifically the rolex gmt master ii first copy. It’s a bit of a guilty pleasure—kind of like finding a good piece of mechanical craftsmanship that’s not too out of reach! As for your upcoming VTEC engine project, I totally get the MACRO mechanics vibe. Replacing that knock sensor sounds like a fun challenge—good luck with it!

Edited November 29, 2024 by Trendyke

[del_ta]

Hello @Trendyke! Hope to have more watch discussions! 

[del_ta]

Such a quiet thread!

Merry Christmas in advance! May your presents be filled with your favourite watches and accessories.

 

[Want to try]

In Singapore, how do you sell pre-loved watches like ALS, Breguet, Patel P, Ulysse Nardine... etc like you the ladies sell their pre-loved Kelly, Birkin, etc... 

[Damien T]

16 hours ago, Want to try said:

In Singapore, how do you sell pre-loved watches like ALS, Breguet, Patel P, Ulysse Nardine... etc like you the ladies sell their pre-loved Kelly, Birkin, etc... 

You can either sell to a watch dealer/pre-owned watch shop or advertise on carousell.

[del_ta]

Have never sold a watch so have no clue how to sell them! But selling through online platform seems risky given the sums involved.

[kinky kyle]

On 12/22/2024 at 4:25 PM, del_ta said:

Have never sold a watch so have no clue how to sell them! But selling through online platform seems risky given the sums involved.

Selling on Carousell is an option. I managed to sell a few pieces at decent prices.

Need to be meetups, as the transaction value can be really high.

Edited January 8, 2025 by kinky kyle

[Want to try]

Anyone with experience selling through Hotlotz? Are they any good? 

[del_ta]

So sad. The watch discussion died more than 1 year ago. Guess not many here into watches.

 

To be fair, I also didn't come by to watch talk also. Been busy doing self-improvement instead.

[Steve5380]

5 hours ago, del_ta said:

So sad. The watch discussion died more than 1 year ago. Guess not many here into watches.

 

To be fair, I also didn't come by to watch talk also. Been busy doing self-improvement instead.

 

You can do self improvements and collect watches too. They are not exclusive.  But I think that watch collection, horology, is a hobby for people who like exclusivity and have plenty of money to spare.  And for such persons I have an even better suggestion for luxury if they like music:  collection of rare, fine violins.  Stradivarius, Guarneri, Amati violins are valued in the millions of dollars,  and they have beautiful sound ( but only from top violinists who can get it out of them ). 

 

Thanks to advances in technology,  fine precise watches have become affordable for us the common men.  There is luxury in less expensive watches made in China and other places of cheap manufacturing.  In fact, it is becoming known that even some Rolex watches are made in China or at least have some components from there.

 

The search in watches for the luxurious and expensive has gone beyond the most important quality:  precise time measurement.  Even a cheap quartz watch is very precise.  So the trend is towards impractical but wonderous complexity, and for this, precise quartz movements have to be put aside in favor of a much more difficult goal: mechanical watches that compete in precision.  Things like "tourbillons" simple or double together with other minuscule complexities are the goal that induces wonder.  However, micro-mechanics is still very large and bulky compared to micro-electronics,  chips with geometries in the nanometers,  and miniaturization machines replace the skills of rare complexity that led to the Stradivarius violins, for example.  So it is expected that the value of refined mechanical watches is going to drop, which makes them an impractical means of investing.

[egal]

this one looks nice

 

https://leica-store.sg/products/leica-zm-1-urban-green

[Italian44]

👋🏻

Edited May 31, 2025 by Italian44

[del_ta]

Sushi and IWC. My favourite things

 

 

[QinWei]

wow! all so rich!

 

 

 

Edited August 20, 2025 by QinWei

[D.0284]

i just wants a minute repeater.

[doncoin]

I was with a client recently who was showing off to me his new Richard Mille, RM11-02 I think. While I can appreciate the craftmanship and the intricate details, it's not my style. The watch screams mid-life crisis to me. Also he wasn't bragging when he showed it to me, rather, I spotted this relatively sporty looking watch, and he took it off his wrist, and let me try it while he went on and on about the tech etc. inside the watch.  

 

TBH, I've never heard of Richard Mille until that day, since I don't pay much attention to watches. But the price of it makes some Rolex look like Swatch.

Edited August 21, 2025 by doncoin

[fightingfist]

14 minutes ago, doncoin said:

I was with a client recently who was showing off to me his new Richard Mille, RM11-02 I think. While I can appreciate the craftmanship and the intricate details, it's not my style. The watch screams mid-life crisis to me. Also he wasn't bragging when he showed it to me, rather, I spotted this relatively sporty looking watch, and he took it off his wrist, and let me try it while he went on and on about the tech etc. inside the watch.  

 

TBH, I've never heard of Richard Mille until that day, since I don't pay much attention to watches. But the price of it makes some Rolex look like Swatch.

Dont be fooled !!!

 

INTERNAL PARTS of ROLEX and other swiss watches are mostly mass produced in OEM CHINA FACTORIES....

 

reliable source from Rolex Staff

[doncoin]

30 minutes ago, fightingfist said:

Dont be fooled !!!

 

INTERNAL PARTS of ROLEX and other swiss watches are mostly mass produced in OEM CHINA FACTORIES....

 

reliable source from Rolex Staff

 

 

That's what I thought. That's why it is better to buy vintage, as my client pointed out, when everything was still Swiss. 

[egal]

vintage watches r hard to come by?

 

what stuff r not made in china or some non-western countries anyway

[aftereightme]

7 hours ago, doncoin said:

I was with a client recently who was showing off to me his new Richard Mille, RM11-02 I think. While I can appreciate the craftmanship and the intricate details, it's not my style. The watch screams mid-life crisis to me. Also he wasn't bragging when he showed it to me, rather, I spotted this relatively sporty looking watch, and he took it off his wrist, and let me try it while he went on and on about the tech etc. inside the watch.  

 

TBH, I've never heard of Richard Mille until that day, since I don't pay much attention to watches. But the price of it makes some Rolex look like Swatch.

understandable as your interest may focus more on g-string brand like gx3, addiction, etc which more trendy and sexy than "cold" watches ...

[doncoin]

16 hours ago, aftereightme said:

understandable as your interest may focus more on g-string brand like gx3, addiction, etc which more trendy and sexy than "cold" watches ...

 

 

It's just that I am happy with my Apple watch, although if my client were to gift me his Richard Mille, I wouldn't mind at all. I do like jewelry, just not watches. 

[aftereightme]

3 minutes ago, doncoin said:

 

 

It's just that I am happy with my Apple watch, although if my client were to gift me his Richard Mille, I wouldn't mind at all. I do like jewelry, just not watches. 

understandable too ... I love watches, jewellery, underwear + SUGAR DADDY (but hard to find in SG)

[del_ta]

On 8/23/2025 at 12:24 AM, doncoin said:

gift me his Richard Mille, I wouldn't mind at all. I do like jewelry, just not watches. 

Accept it. Sell it. Buy what you like.

[del_ta]

Bingsu x IWC. Guilty pleasures

[Steve5380]

21 hours ago, del_ta said:

Bingsu x IWC. Guilty pleasures

 

The watch is surely much healthier than that cereal and the white stuff on it.

[del_ta]

3 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

watch is surely much healthier

 

It was cheat day. 

 

Watch is not healthy for wallet...

[nothunk00]

On 9/15/2025 at 9:31 AM, del_ta said:

Bingsu x IWC. Guilty pleasures

I think you should stop stealing others pics and pretend that it's yours

[del_ta]

[nothunk00]

Ooh... So you have a Portugeiser LOL... the prev pics you posted are from a IWC FB group

Below are some of the pics of the aquatimers that the same FB owner posted in the group, including some of "your" unedited bingsu and sushi pics

 

 

 

So indulge me by posting a group shot of the above 3 aquatimers that you owned with the same "Not Cool" note

I'll apologise unreservedly if so done (I'll even include a handwritten note)

Prove me wrong 🙏 

I may not be cool but I always give credit where it's due

 

[egal]

opps

 

my cheap fifty six dollars xiaomi band 10 is probably not worth the controversy

[Steve5380]

On 9/19/2025 at 12:30 PM, egal said:

opps

 

my cheap fifty six dollars xiaomi band 10 is probably not worth the controversy

 

So is my nice TIMEX watch equally priced.  But... it is the other way around !!!

 

The CONTROVERSY is not worth any intelligent thought when it bashes some watches with excellent performance giving accurate time with the practically no effort of a quartz watch... because... because they are not expensive and luxurious.  Today for a normal person, luxury is DUMB!  

[kinky kyle]

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Edited September 27, 2025 by kinky kyle

[egal]

lol, good one, steve

 

 

does the seiko run on solar

[egal]

anybody has this     https://ps.asia.nikkei.com/seiko25/index.html

[Steve5380]

On 9/21/2025 at 3:10 AM, egal said:

l

does the seiko run on solar

 

 

A solar clock would be impractical for old people who spend most of their time indoors.

 

But I have a great Seiko:  it is not an arm watch but a "R-WAVE atomic clock",  my time reference at home.  It is over 20 years old and works perfectly, running nearly forever on two AA batteries.

[egal]

i think those tht run on solar also works with artificial light

[Steve5380]

8 hours ago, egal said:

i think those tht run on solar also works with artificial light

 

This may be true.  I have a TV remote control that gets charged with light.

[nothunk00]

@del_ta still cool??

Help you post your latest pic from FB....

But pls don't leave me hanging with the aquatimers group shot