Pictures of Tudor Pelagos

I received a couple of e-mails to similar contents as per the following :

So here goes pictures of the Tudor Pelagos taken this morning against the backdrop of The Edge Financial Daily dated 9th November 2015. Cheers.

I dare say that the condition of the watch was pretty good for a watch more than 2 years old, and it still ticks beautifully. I am sure that the Pelagos would continue its function well, well into many more years to come given Rolex's impeccable attention to form and function. Cheers.

The Tonight Show with...

I'm watching The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, that we have recorded on Astro IPTV and after a couple of good laughs, decided to go back to basics for the night.

The kids were fast asleep (they were bushed from a well-planned day involving morning playground fun, Sunday school, afternoon pool soak, a nap, a rainy night out soaking in the Deepavali festive concert at Brickfields, before stopping by Moonlight Cake House for the delicious durian cakes), wife was catching up with her lady friends; so I took out my Cape Cod polishing cloth and decided to devote some attention to my babies in the winder.

Can you spot the Tunas?

Over the weekend, the watch that had accompanied me was...

Red Tuna @ Saturday.

Red Tuna @ Sunday.

Yup, the Red Tuna was my pick for the weekend. It is a very handsome and macho watch, and the orange Iso really made it all the more attractive, IMHO.

In a perfect world, the Omega Speedy Panda in the winder would be the 35th Anniversary Panda as per the following, but it's not and it's all right. Am still searching for a beautiful piece of hand-winding Speedy Professional to complement my collection though.

And the watch that had generated a fair bit of e-mails and PMs of late was the very toolish Tudor Pelagos.

When I travel, I like to have the Pelagos on its titanium bracelet.

Sometimes, I have my Pelagos matched to the Tudor-issued rubber strap.

Ever since I placed the advert intending its sale as I was expecting the arrival of the Ocean Gold Tuna and Seiko 50th Anniversary Tuna twins, there had been lots of offers. Most of the offers were circa RM10k (someone offered to match my asking price of RM10.5k tonight), the lowest were 2 new forum members whom offered RM5k and RM7.5k respectively (although I guessed that they were just trying their luck), and there were 2 trade offers for the following watches :

A reader, AW offered his Seiko Tuna piece.

Another reader, Iman offered his Tudor Heritage piece.

Since the Ocean Gold Tuna was no longer available from the seller, I was somewhat reluctant to let go off the Tudor Pelagos as I knew that I would not be able to replace it given the higher price that it was going for these days. Another forummer told me that it was retailing at circa RM18k new these days, no thanks to the GST and low RM value from the downward-spiralling Forex. I guess the Pelagos remained the best-demanded Tudor given its modern classic looks and versatile strap changes.

Earlier, the night, there was another offer from a forummer whom had initially wanted to get my Tudor Pelagos, and have thereafter offered a trade with his Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue. Between the Chrono Black and Chrono Blue, I would say that I have always had a liking towards the blue piece (as evidenced from quite a few write-ups over the years) so that had me swaying about. Let's see how this goes then. Keep your eyes peeled on this blog space.

Pending : Ocean Gold Tuna

I was really interested in the Ocean Gold Tuna (SBDX016) selling at RM12,500 and got in touch with the seller on the purchase. I was holidaying in Redang Isle during that time, and internet connectivity was not too smooth so I informed him that I would make the PayPal transfer when I get back to KL in a few days' time.

After I got back, I was informed that another buyer had made an offer on the Ocean Gold Tuna, so it was spoken for. The seller informed me that the non-LE SBDX014 was still available though, in limited quantities on-hand.

Do you think I should switch to that piece instead? That piece was selling at RM10,400 and was essentially the same watch but in different colours, but I still prefer the Ocean Gold Tuna. Time to ponder over...

Twin Arrivals : Seiko 50th Anniversary Tunas

"Hello... is it me you're looking for?"

Readers would know that I was expecting a set of twin Tunas as blogged @ In-coming Tunas, courtesy of a friend. I actually had the Blue Tuna already (warranty card dated 10/9/2015), but since I was expecting the twins' arrival (and I don't need 2 pieces of the same Blue Tuna), I offered it to one of the readers whom made an offer on my Tudor Pelagos.

TM wanted to get this off me...

... and ended up getting this instead. And saved RM8k in the process.

The Blue Tuna is a Seiko 50th anniversary edition and selling at RM2,650 (if you could get it in the local ADs, that is- it goes really fast!); and since that piece was 1+ month old, I sold it off at RM2,200 and the buyer was happy as heck. TM's rationale was that he was prepared to part with RM10,500 for the Pelagos, and he therefore still have RM8,300 left over after getting the Blue Tuna.

So the courier arrived today, and I quickly tore open the packaging. And there you have it- the twin Tunas sitting macho in their respective boxes.

I didn't have time to marvel over the Tunas as yet, as I promised my boys that I would take them to the playground earlier. But I did have time to quickly slapped on a pair of orange Iso to brighten up the Red Tuna, and while the boys were having fun climbing all over, I had time to admire this piece from the sides.

She's a beauty alright- a brute at it's size, but wears beautifully given its scalloped rear. Ummm, I meant the picture below, actually.

More pictures to follow suit.