SOLD : Omega Speedmaster Panda (under warranty till 2018)

Omega Speedmaster Panda (40mm) as per the following info :

• Warranty card stamped by Omega AD, with remaining warranty till 2018 (peace of mind);
• Full boxed set with inner and outer boxes, warranty cards, cardholder, tags, and booklet;
• Desk astronaut 9.5/10 condition, worn in rotation with other watches;
• Collectible discontinued item;
• Current RRP @ Mar 2017 : RM29k;
• Mine selling at RM19k only.

Sold : Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean (under warranty till 2019)

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 42mm as per the following info :

• Warranty card stamped by Omega AD, with remaining warranty till 2019 (peace of mind);
• Full boxed set with inner and outer boxes, warranty cards, cardholder, and booklet;
• Desk diver 9.9/10 condition, worn in rotation with other watches;
• Collectible discontinued item;
• Extra : Planet Ocean OEM 20mm bracelet;
• Current RRP @ Mar 2017 : RM17,600 before GST;
• Mine selling at RM13,000 only.

You could still get this model in new old stock; but check out the price from grey retailers (almost RM30k!) and the warranty is from the retailer, not from Omega. So grab yourself a bargain today.

Sold : Seiko Turtle Emerald LE (BlueOne)

Readers would know that I have been on a Seiko Turtle acquisition spree, and this would probably be the last piece of Turtle (it's the 7th piece in my collection, and the last to go) that I would flip for the near future; as I have decided that I would look for the MM300 SBDX017 to be the sole Seiko representative in my watch winder. But never say never, as you all know that Seiko likes to tempt us collectors with new collections from time to time. Anyway, here are some details of this Turtle Emerald LE (BlueOne) :

Seiko Turtle Emerald LE (BlueOne) as per the following info :

• Brand new set purchased from Seiko AD recently;
• Full boxed set with inner and outer boxes, warranty card, Seiko bracelet (unused), Seiko rubber strap (unused), and booklet;
• Desk diver 10/10 condition (sticker still on);
• Collectible item- probably the only one in the world modded with Turtle Blue Lagoon LE bezel and chapter ring, and double-domed Swiss sapphire crystal with green AR (imported).
• Modded and tested by an experienced watchsmith;
• Selling at RM3,000 nett.

G-Shock : Why So Serious?

I received an e-mail from a reader whom asked why was my collection so lacking in terms of G-Shock; and by this, he meant the premium G-Shock pieces such as the following :

The truth was, I'm not a die-hard G-Shock collector like some others were. Heck, my first piece of G-Shock got to me by chance even. It was in the nineties, and I was working part-time in a college as a tutor of sorts. After classes, I would normally take the bus to visit my girlfriend in another part of town. (NB : My spouse swings by this blog sometimes.)

On one of those days, I got down from the bus and realised that there was a watch near the side of the road. It had been ran over by some vehicles, and looked spoilt; but I ventured forward and picked it up before running back to safety. And that was the classic DW-6600. The resin and crystal had seen better days, but it was still working and there was no Internet like the way we have today, that would enable the search for its owner to be viraled; so I nursed it back to as good a condition as I could possibly could. 

In those days, there was no spare parts readily available like today, so I just wore it in its war-torn condition for a good many years.

It would be a decade later, before I would start purchasing G-Shock watches; and the ones that truly caught my attention were the Mudman, Riseman, and Rangeman.

The Rangeman was such a workhorse that I hadn't felt a need to replace it with the newer pieces in the similar Master of G series. In fact, the 2007 Mudman was a pretty small G-Shock in comparison to today's G-Shock sizes; so much so that I picked up a 2009 NOS recently and it's now my son's favourite go-to watch. When it comes to G-Shock, I tend to just sock it. Why so serious?

Turtle Emerald LE (BlueOne)

My lil' one is probably right. I'm too old to be riding his scooter like a turtle, donning a Turtle, in the playground :)

2013 - 2017 : The Flip List (60th Piece Milestone)

NB : I've always been motivated to flip the watches such that I could hit 60 pieces, and I am glad to note that this has been achieved today after some years. Thank you to all my buyers so far and many of them became repeated buyers and friends thereafter. Now to work towards 100 pieces next. And yes, while flipping pre-owned meant that you tend to have to take a hit in terms of pricing; but at least  I have had the opportunity to admire these watches face-to-dial, so it may be a monetary loss but it was also a soul gain.

This was the list of the watches that had been flipped since the start of this blog in 2013. Most were bought new, while some were bought pre-owned. And if you were starting on the pre-owned route, one golden tip to strictly adhere to, was to always buy the seller and not just the watch. I sometimes buy watches just for catch-and-release, so that I could view, hold and write about them; then they move on to real owners whom would give them wrist times.

Current :

1)   1978 Pagol Sub-Second Date 3055;
2)   2009 Casio Mudman NOS;
3)   2013 Rolex Submariner 116610LV;
4)   2014 Panerai Luminor Marina Logo Acciaio 00005;
5)   2015 Omega Speedmaster Panda;
6)   2015 Casio G-Shock Rangeman Wave-Ceptor;
7)   2016 Ball Engineer ii Genesis LE;
8)   2016 Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean;
9)   2017 Seiko Turtle Emerald LE #2;
10) 2017 Zelos Avant-3 (pending arrival).

Previously-flipped :

Vintage (prior to 1983) :
1)  1972 Rolex Datejust 1601;

Diver :
2)   2006 Omega Seamaster Chronometer James Bond;
3)   2007 Seiko Perpetual Calendar SNQ043;
4)   2012 Ball Hydrocarbon John Hembel LE;
5)   2012 Rolex Submariner 116610LN;
6)   2013 Seiko Monster Dracula;
7)   2013 Omega Seamaster Chronometer Planet Ocean XL;
8)   2013 Tudor Pelagos Ti5;
9)   2014 Citizen Eco-Zilla;
10) 2014 Citizen Eco-Zilla Suppa;
11) 2014 Seiko Diver SKX009J1;
12) 2014 Orient Mechanical Force;
13) 2014 Steinhart Ocean Vintage Military;
14) 2014 Steinhart GMT-Ocean Ceramic;
15) 2014 Steinhart Ocean Forty-Four;
16) 2014 Oris Aquis Date;
17) 2014 Edox GMT-Class 1 Ti;
18) 2014 Glycine Combat Sub;
19) 2014 Tudor Heritage Black Bay;
20) 2014 Seiko Prospex Kinetic GMT;
21) 2015 Maranez Rawai;
22) 2015 Citizen Promaster DepthMaster Suppa;
23) 2015 Seiko "Bluefin" Tuna 50th Anniv #1;
24) 2015 Seiko "Dracula" Tuna 50th Anniv;
25) 2015 Seiko "Bluefin" Tuna 50th Anniv #2;
26) 2016 Prometheus Poseidon Bronze;
27) 2016 Magrette Vantage Bronze LE;
28) 2016 Lum-Tec M60 GMT LE;
29) 2016 Seiko Turtle Pepsi K1;
30) 2016 Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600;
31) 2017 Seiko Turtle Emerald LE #1;
32) 2017 Seiko Turtle Blue J1;
33) 2017 Seiko Turtle PADI SE #1;
34) 2017 Seiko Turtle PADI SE #2;
35) 2017 Seiko Turtle PADI SE #3;
36) 2017 Seiko Turtle Blue Lagoon LE (SharkOne);

Aviation :
37) 2013 Seiko Sportura Aviation Alarm Chrono;
38) 2014 Bell & Ross BR01-97 Reserve De Marche;
39) 2014 Seiko Prospex Field Monster LE;
40) 2015 Archimede Flieger A Heritage;
41) 2017 Omega Speedmaster Professional Hesalite;

Other Genres :
42) 2005 Tag Heuer Kirium Ti5;
43) 2012 Rolex Datejust Diamond;
44) 2012 Oris Artelier Date;
45) 2013 Tag Heuer Carrera Chrono Caliber 16;
46) 2013 Ball Fireman Night Train DLC;
47) 2014 Hamilton Vintage Chrono 3828;
48) 2014 Edox Les Vauberts;
49) 2014 Certina DS Podium GMT;
50) 2014 SevenFriday P3-01 DLC;
51) 2014 Casio G-Shock Riseman;
52) 2014 Casio G-Shock Riseman Wave-Ceptor;
53) 2014 Casio G-Shock Military Camo;
54) 2014 Casio G-Shock Digi-Analog;
55) 2015 Casio G-Shock Military Camo2;
56) 2015 Rolex Explorer ii;
57) 2016 Moto Kuore Mk1 Burgundy;
58) 2016 Yonger & Bresson 15794;
59) 2016 Mondaine Stop2Go DLC;
60) 2017 Orient Bambino4.

SD4K : One For The Road

Thanks for the good times together, SD4K...

A Good Easter

Happy Easter to all my fellow readers!

It's a great day today- starting with an early Easter service, then a nice family day with the kids, and then a date night with my missus catching up on the Furious 8; before calling it a day with a mamak session. A great day indeed, and I had but one watch with me throughout the day- my trusty Planet Ocean James Bond.

Seiko Marine Master 300 : SBDX017

A reader wrote to me earlier if I was exiting the Seiko game with the adverts on my Turtle limited editions. Well, thank you for noticing but if you really analysed my purchases over the last few months, you would notice that I was going on a Turtle-spree, adding all sorts of Turtles into my collection.

I now aimed to have only 1 piece of Seiko in my collection- and going through the models in my head, I realised that only the MM300 had been the real de-facto watch that should earn its place into my watch winder. When it came to MM300, most people would think of the SBDX001; but I was thinking of the newer SBDX017. Essentially, it was the same dial design except Seiko went anal on the lume (the normal LumiBrite was already to be fathomed with), added an X (for Prospex) on the crown, and most importantly, applied DiaShield on the bracelet so it should be sans the normal desk diver scratches that would surface over time.

A classic design with lots of improvements, in a package at circa RM10k (depending on exchange rate). The only disappointment with the watch was that Seiko should have upgraded the Hardlex crystal to Sapphire crystal, which was classier and less prone to scratches.

Oh well, cest la vie...

Rhymes : Pair Flair

Let's check out the pairs in the winder this morning. 4 colours could be spotted as per the following :

The pair of black dials get the extra attention as they would be bidding each other goodbye later.

But other pieces would be checking in, in due time. "Patience you must have, my young Padawan."