Speedy Panda @ Wednesday

Not a Tuesday, but thought of having the Speedy accompanying me nonetheless. What a classic beauty she was!

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712G-001

I have always been a fan of the Nautilus 5711, and have written about it in this blog.

Recently, I was informed that a collector had recently purchased a 5712G-001 in Nov 2017, but wanted to flip it in pre-owned state at a discount. This Nautilus would refer to the white gold piece with complications, and retails at RM172k. This was how it looks like :

The collector had the full boxed set, and the piece was registered to his name. He wanted to off-load it for RM160k nett. At this 7% discount from the list price, one could be sure that this piece would find a new owner very soon indeed. What an absolutely charming piece indeed!

Good Relations With The AD

These few days, I have had many e-mails coming in from readers, asking how could it be that certain models that were harder to get all over the world, could still be gotten from my side?

The secret to it was... to keep good relations with the ADs. 

How so, you may ask? For instance, the ADs tend to give highly-demanded models and/or discounts to repeated purchasers. So if I was offered a piece that I may not be interested to add into my collection at that particular time, I might still choose to take it up on the offer if I knew that the model was being demanded by other collectors. That way, I could earn brownie points with the AD, and at the same time, not have my monies tied up in a particular piece as I could transfer the piece to another collector. I may not earn any monies from the transaction, but the AD would know that I tend to take up watches from his or her side; so the offers would keep coming in.

Many collectors have previously bought new, pre-owned, and/or vintage pieces from me before; and I normally flip my watches at a good discount compared to the market because my main intention was to requisite those pieces to enjoy them for a while and to share vide this blog to other WIS. So monetary gain was not the main intention of the game. You earn, you spend, sounds about fair, right?

SOLD : BNIB Rolex DSSD Blue 116660 (nice serial no. XX832868) [#8 Feb]

This is a new piece that would be coming in shortly. Any interest from fellow readers to take over this piece? There were speculations that the DSSD Blue might be discontinued after Baselworld 2018, so there could be room for further appreciation on the model as seen in my previous SD4k.

Do note that I would be buying this piece from the AD at a premium; and since I don't intend to have this DSSD Blue in my collection, I would let another collector have my entitlement at a similar premium plus the cost of my flight to retrieve the piece. Only 1 piece was available at the interim period, and I would only entertain serious collectors. 

Due to a previous experience when flipping the BLNR whereby a party informed that he wanted the watch very much and I turned the others down, only to receive a message much later on that he was no longer interested, I might be taking a nominal deposit from the collector taking up the piece.

- Letting go @ SOLD (#034).

- BNIB showroom condition with all protective stickers intact.

- Official Rolex warranty for 5 years, and unnamed warranty card.

- Was on the Waiting List, and will be picking up from the AD in Mar 2018.

- COD at Mont Kiara preferable, so that you could check on the actual great condition of this rare piece. Grab this at a bargain today!

SOLD : BNIB Rolex Daytona Ceramic 116500LN [#7 Feb]

This is a new piece that would be coming in shortly. Any interest from fellow readers to take over this piece? 

Do note that I would be buying this piece from the AD at a premium; and since I don't intend to have this Daytona in my collection, I would let another collector have my entitlement at a similar premium plus the cost of my flight to retrieve the piece. Only 1 piece was available at the interim period, and I would only entertain serious collectors. 

Due to a previous experience when flipping the BLNR whereby a party informed that he wanted the watch very much and I turned the others down, only to receive a message much later on that he was no longer interested, I might be taking a nominal deposit from the collector taking up the piece.

- BNIB showroom condition with all protective stickers intact.

- Official Rolex warranty for 5 years, and unnamed warranty card.

- Was on the Waiting List, and will be picking up from the AD shortly.

- COD at Mont Kiara preferable, so that you could check on the actual great condition of this rare piece. Grab this at a bargain today!

Check out this picture of the Daytona that the reader shared with me- ain't it a handsome piece?

SOLD : Rolex Submariner Date 116610LV [#6 Feb]

• Letting go @ RM39,000.
• Watch available for collection in mid-March 2018.
• Full boxed set, and in BNIB condition with bezel protector.
• Official Rolex warranty for 5 years (until 2013).
• COD at Mont Kiara preferable, so that you could check on the actual great condition of this rare piece. Grab this at a bargain today!

"Thank you for the Planet Ocean Chrono"

I recently flipped my 2017 Planet Ocean Chrono as per the entry @ https://andywristwatches.blogspot.my/2018/02/wts-omega-seamaster-planet-ocean.html, and the new owner sent me a series of wrist shots of the said watch on his wrist during its maiden wear. Apparently, he was thrilled to bits with his new watch and here's wishing that he would continue to enjoy his Planet Ocean for years to come.

2013 - 2018 : The Flip List

70 watches flipped, and counting.

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.

I have a series of new Rolex watches and a couple of vintage pieces coming along, so do your eyes peeled hereabouts for good deals coming along shortly. Check it out on some of the pictures here and do e-mail me at toyotaharrier240g@gmail.com if any of these strikes your fancy.

Current :

1) 2009 Casio G-Shock Mudman;
2) 2011 Panerai 00366;
3) 2014 Panerai 00005;
4) 2015 Omega Speedmaster Panda;
5) 2015 Casio G-Shock Rangeman Wave-Ceptor;
6) 2016 Ball Engineer ii Genesis LE;
7) 2018 Rolex Yacht-Master 40 Rhodium;
8) 2018 Seiko SKX009J1 Strapcode.

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)   2013 Rolex Submariner 116610LV;
10) 2014 Citizen Eco-Zilla;
11) 2014 Citizen Eco-Zilla Suppa;
12) 2014 Seiko SKX009J1;
13) 2014 Orient Mechanical Force;
14) 2014 Steinhart Ocean Vintage Military;
15) 2014 Steinhart GMT-Ocean Ceramic;
16) 2014 Steinhart Ocean Forty-Four;
17) 2014 Oris Aquis Date;
18) 2014 Edox GMT-Class 1 Ti;
19) 2014 Glycine Combat Sub;
20) 2014 Tudor Heritage Black Bay;
21) 2014 Seiko Prospex Kinetic GMT;
22) 2014 Panerai 00364;
23) 2015 Maranez Rawai;
24) 2015 Citizen Promaster DepthMaster Suppa;
25) 2015 Seiko "Bluefin" Tuna 50th Anniv #1;
26) 2015 Seiko "Dracula" Tuna 50th Anniv;
27) 2015 Seiko "Bluefin" Tuna 50th Anniv #2;
28) 2016 Prometheus Poseidon Bronze;
29) 2016 Magrette Vantage Bronze LE;
30) 2016 Lum-Tec M60 GMT LE;
31) 2016 Seiko Turtle Pepsi K1;
32) 2016 Rolex Sea-Dweller 116600;
33) 2016 Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean;
34) 2016 Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster Orbital 2;
35) 2017 Seiko Turtle Emerald LE #1;
36) 2017 Seiko Turtle Blue J1;
37) 2017 Seiko Turtle PADI SE #1;
38) 2017 Seiko Turtle PADI SE #2;
39) 2017 Seiko Turtle PADI SE #3;
40) 2017 Seiko Turtle Blue Lagoon LE (SharkOne);
41) 2017 Seiko Turtle Emerald LE #2;
42) 2017 Rolex Submariner 116613LB;
43) 2017 Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chrono;
44) 2017 Zelos Hammerhead Bronze;

Aviation :
45) 2013 Seiko Sportura Aviation Alarm Chrono;
46) 2014 Bell & Ross BR01-97 Reserve De Marche;
47) 2014 Seiko Prospex Field Monster LE;
48) 2015 Archimede Flieger A Heritage;
49) 2017 Omega Speedmaster Professional Hesalite;
50) 2018 Rolex GMT-Master ii BLNR #1;
51) 2018 Rolex GMT-Master ii BLNR #2;

Other Genres :
52) 2005 Tag Heuer Kirium Ti5;
53) 2012 Rolex Datejust Diamond;
54) 2012 Oris Artelier Date;
55) 2013 Tag Heuer Carrera Chrono Caliber 16;
56) 2013 Ball Fireman Night Train DLC;
57) 2014 Hamilton Vintage Chrono 3828;
58) 2014 Edox Les Vauberts;
59) 2014 Certina DS Podium GMT;
60) 2014 SevenFriday P3-01 DLC;
61) 2014 Casio G-Shock Riseman;
62) 2014 Casio G-Shock Riseman Wave-Ceptor;
63) 2014 Casio G-Shock Military Camo;
64) 2014 Casio G-Shock Digi-Analog;
65) 2015 Casio G-Shock Military Camo2;
66) 2015 Rolex Explorer ii;
67) 2016 Moto Kuore Mk1 Burgundy;
68) 2016 Yonger & Bresson 15794;
69) 2016 Mondaine Stop2Go DLC;
70) 2017 Orient Bambino4.

An Old Love Affair : Seiko SKX009J1

I kind of remember that many years back when I just started off this blog, I was very much into Seiko watches. Over time, the tastebuds changed and I concentrated more on Swiss watches.

Well, I am on holiday now and just before I came along, along came some packages containing an old love affair in the Seiko SKX009J1. This was the Japan-made variant, as printed on the dial and carried a premium over the Malaysian-made K1 model.

I used to have this exact same model but flipped it off for silly money, about 4 years ago. The below was the watch that I had back in 2014. That was me considering if Cobra leather strap, which I found in the fields, would looked good on the watch.

Fast forward 4 years later and the Japan-variant was seen doing about RM1,800 these days, depending on the Forex movement.

And today, I received the very same watch and paired it with a pair of Jubilee bracelet from Strapcode. The bracelet fitted like glove and was well worth the RM250 asking price, surpassing in quality compared to the initial Seiko Jubilee bracelet that was both too light and creaky to be of acceptable standards. I should probably mentioned that the initial Z22 rubber strap was rubbish too. Seiko had made lots of improvements with the Z22 silicon strap as used for the SRP turtle re-issue watches; but they still used the same inferior strap for the SKX series.

The aftermarket bracelet felt so comfortable and was just like an old lover that had come back for a cuddle, and you knew every nook and cradle that made her squealed delightfully. And the after-market bracelet was akin to her having learnt new skills that would take you to greater heights in the pleasure department. 

It felt so good that the PAM366 that had followed me for the trip, was relegated to second fiddle for the interim period.

Imagine, for circa RM2k, you could have a package that would be a daily-beater that would not break the bank. For sure, it ain't no MM300, not to mention having even an ounce of the Swiss premium look, feel and quality. Heck, the SKX007J1 didn't even had hacking and self-winding movement.

But make no apologies, the SKX007J1 was just like the little steam engine that could, puffing and bellowing at its own speed and not caring about the rest of the progress in the horology world. It has stayed true to its design and form since more than 2 decades ago upon its inception. Sometimes, it felt good to have a no-nonsense piece like this.

In A Nutshell : Ball 125th Anniversary Limited Edition

With classic design and natural elegance, Ball's "Engineer II" models are sport-elegant watches that feature shock resistance up to 5,000Gs and anti-magnetic protection up 4,800A/m. This Genesis is a limited edition 125th Anniversary piece that is not readily available in Ball ADs at the interim moment. 43mm case, 13.55mm thick, and 28 tritium gas tubes (1mm thick, a first for Ball watches) made this watch a unique collectible.

• New pieces in this combination are selling at Ball and Chrono24 at circa RM7.6k - RM7.7k.
• Full boxed set, LNIB showroom condition, no dings/dents/scratches.
• Mounted with IWC leather strap (circa RM1k).
• Original stainless steel bracelet with butterfly-clasp is new and un-used.
• Under official Ball warranty till April 2019.

Some of you asked if a leather strap could indeed cost up to RM1k. Here is a sample invoice as lifted from the Net that a leather strap could indeed be rather expensive.