downtown browsing

it began to rain heavily so i cant park at my usual place..... to add to the insult, my usual place was FULL.... totally FULL as in not even 1 inch of space for me to squeeze in the butt...... anyway i dun mind paying a little more to stay dry....

itching to see the pam 312, i dropped by hour glass tang plaza....

and yes they do have 1 piece which was already reserved..... i was told the next is mine if i pay a deposit...... price? at $9850....... also managed to touch/feel/see the pam 270 but as you know, this one is 2.5 times more expensive in terms of list prices......

thinking that i love big watches, the salesperson showed me the latest hublot big bang classic in ceramic (500 pcs LE) and zirconium (regular production)....

nowadays i am not much of a hublot fan but the ceramic case is very well done: the sides of the watch case is polished until it is mirror smooth and it looked flawless under the light ..... since the case is in ceramic, i am sure the finish will be durable......

big day....

tuesday today is the big day....

oh yeah the day hundreds and thousands would descent upon a place known as ion orchard .....

so how can i miss such a big day........ haha but in fact, that was just an excuse..... due to some last minute requirement at work, i left office late and i thought, might as well adjourn to new crown jewel of orchard road instead of facing the peak hour traffic....

as usual i parked at my favourite free parking lane and took a short stroll to wheelock place...... where i spend some time at borders..... browsed through a few car, audio and watch magazines.......

so over at ion, the thing i found most amusing is the name that michael tay chose to front his new store, a name that perhaps close to half his customers would have troubling enunciating..... i mean if it's supposed to be the hour glass then let it be the hour glass.......

since this was my first time there, i was more interested in finding out the layout and orientation of the new mall...... which is why i didnt step into any of the shops.... i'd leave it for next time....

sale sale the hour glass sale

here it is......

as shown on the invitation card.......

the hour glass SALE.....

JLC boutique.... @ Raffles Hotel

i walked past on thursday..... the boutique is open for business........ small but a very cosy setup, right beside the hour glass.....

and today (as on saturday) there was an advertisement in the straits times by JLC......

so at raffles hotel, there are the blancpain boutique, JLC boutique and the hour glass.... quite a watch haven.....

with the opening of this boutique, THG raffles hotel also relinquished their rights to retail JLC watches.... :)