back in action..... TAOC.!!

after some perspiring and a little bit of back-breaking work, i managed to balance everything out.....

and bit by bit, i pieced everything together......

finally music fills the room.... again.....

now i need to take a shower to wash myself clean...... and then i need to squeeze out more time to listen before going to bed....

i am running out of time so pardon this short update......... if not i would wanna share with you how amazing this TAOC rack is giving the music a boost in performance.... but still i must find time to pen down my observations cos u really need to know what this is about if you are in the midst of looking for a rack to support your audio stuff.....

AWESOME...... that's all i can now......

and if anyone thinks that i am getting this free or is getting a big discount off the purchase price, dun worry cos i'd paid for it with my own money ..... and at a discount regular customers get from x-audio.....

no preferential treatment and no conflict of interests haha.....

arriving very soon......

the world has become much much smaller and very much more connected now that the internet is a part of our lives...... and so we know the JLC NSA is already at dealers in the USA and europe.....

very soon it will be coming to singapore.......... and if you like alarm watches, you probably should not miss your watch to get this....

although it's limited to 1500 pcs, there should be sufficient numbers to meet the worldwide demand......

well from past experience, JLC limited edition watches are not exactly the most sought-after timepieces .... unlike examples like AP offshore limited pieces......

where's your watch...??

surprisingly the good old boy of formula 1 doesnt wear his watch when he's racing.... cos no one needs to know the time during the race haha.....

a few others like massa and trulli cant do without their watches even while racing..... and that's a tough test on movements due to the tremendous G forces when they accelerate, brake and turn .....

making inROADs....

between orchard road and queen's road...... i think the latter sounds a little bit more atas (high-class)...... come on, it's about the fruit vs the queen, right..???

when it comes to names, i never consider AP as being creative and original ...... so using the locations of the boutiques is maybe only a matter of convenience......

for the followers of AP limited editions, they know the stream is endless anyway so this new model is no new surprise....... i reckon stretching the production to 100 pcs is the max they shd go..... for anymore would be considered as dumping (haha)....

in terms of weight, the orchard road is surely the winner as the HK-edition is made of titanium...... but in terms of significance, the queen's road is far too similar to the JBB (malaysian-edition)..... there are always more special limited editions and somehow i feel that THIS would never be ranked as the more important ones.....

feel free to disagree....

so many orchard road..???

there are only 100 pieces of AP ROO orchard road in the whole wide world...... hey but what and where the heck is orchard road..???

pretty simple, it's the name of THE very famous road here in singapore which is choked full of shopping malls ...... and the AP boutique is located at nowhere else but orchard road of cos....

ok let's not get carried away with the name and now back to the important issue.... since there are only 100 pieces manufactured for the boutique, you'd expected them to be scarce and hard to find..... remember what the ADs and boutique staff told you? "very difficult to get" they said.....

however, in recent weeks and months, i noticed that quite a few have sprouted out in used-goods dealers in singapore...... and many pieces are listed as Brand New In Box (BNIB), which means that the watches are in a almost-brand-new and unused condition.....i think the owners bought the watches most likely with the intention for flipping............ outside of singapore, there are a few pieces being offered in international watch forums ....

it's a pity really..... cos those that had wanted to get one at list price never had a chance......

mix and match AP style...

although this is a completely new model, it does seem vaguely familiar........

remember the AP ROO orchard road (limited to 100 pcs)????? cast in the grey metal of tantalum, the orchard road too has a rubber coated bezel........ now this new gstaad classic comes in another grey metal, the featherweight titanium..... and also has a rubber coated bezel..... now i find both are too close to comfort in terms of look .....

well if you know about royal oak offshore, then this is stale news..... cos mixing and matching is a tried and tested ploy when it comes to the ROO...... i.e. usually very successful.....

anyway for this year, the ROO to go for is the bubble bee..........

rose gold offshore

yesterday i had the chance to try on the AP royal oak offshore in rose gold.......

bad news = the new retail price is now S$68,000..... an increase of S$4,000!! OUCH! OUCH OUCH!!

good news = still available........

feeling? well, very heavy and substantial on the wrist ...

look? classy and sporty....

but if you dun need to buy your watch from an AD, there's one at visiotime selling at S$44,900 (after discount.....)

quick sale...

pic from visiotime.com

wow visiotime just sold one of these monsters royal oak offshore survivor chronograph.............. hee..... and their last posted price was about S$67,700.....

but even i have the money, i dun think it will fit......... cos the watch is TOO big for my puny wrist... it's a case of mis-match for an interested owner and timepiece haha

no matter what, this is still VERY MASSIVE and AWE-INSPIRING...... however, between this and the carbon-cased team alinghi, which will you choose???

more editions from audemars LAVA offshore....

ok just go to know there's going to be another limited edition of 100 pieces of AP ROO watches....

LAVA is the name..... and will be specially made for local retailer The Hour Glass...... total = 100 pieces no more and no less.....

sneak news are:

PVD black case

white gold screws

and about S$38,800............. time to book yours today!!!

before stocks run out.....

royal oak....!

ever wished that you have a royal oak? 

well if u did and still cant afford one, then singapore changi airport is your place to go to see BIG royal oak timepieces.......

and these have something that AP watches do not............ 

LED illumination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha.......... that makes it very bright indeed....

out in the open....

i was at millenia walk this afternoon and of cos i never missed a chance to walk past cortina espace...... the largest watch boutique in singapore.....

surprise surprise when i saw a audemars piguet royal oak offshore rubber clad in the glass display...... and this has never happened before (at least for me) until the financial tsunami..... a sign of even tougher times???

grab it while you can..... for it may not be there for too long.....

no matter what.... AP ROO are always popular and very wanted......

almost there the P....

always wanted an AP watch but cant bear the expense????

no worries, here's a much affordable solution..........

how do u find the similarities...???

acceptable? a blatant copy? or ...

drop me a comment and tell me about it..........ok?

a clock to own....

if i can find one to put in my room, that will be awesome..........

the most beautiful wall clock, in my opinion..........

in fact, there's quite a few in Changi Airport............ :)

more black carbon

when the first carbon-cased watch from AP was launched, everyone went ga-ga over the team alinghi......... 1300 pieces for the forged carbon version were all sold out in double-quick time.......

the next carbon-cased AP ROO Offshore unveiled: singapore gp f1 edition; 250 pcs were barely enough to meet local demand............

and now finally, a non LE carbon-cased watch is now available from AP..... and it even comes with a ceramic bezel.......... how's that for improvement???

this one is worth waiting for..... and i am sure demand will be sky high..... only if you like yellow....

so watch it...!!

buy now!

let me tell you, now is one of the best times for watch lovers..........

cos selling prices are at never-seen-before levels since .... since ... errr, i cant remember when haha.........

yeah it's true........ almost unprecedented ....... maybe the financial tsunami is taking its toll on everyone ......

so if you have the cash, come on, spend it soon.........

get the watch you have always wanted.......... be it rolex, audemars piguet, iwc, tag heuer and so on

a good walk.........

today i went to scenic place, one that i cant even remember when was my last visit........ the singapore botanic gardens..............

not one to venture here by myself, i am glad to say it was a good experience.......... it was nice to enjoy the lush greenery especially for people living in urban cities...... felt very good to get away from the very common concrete buildings that surround us all the time......

as it was in the late afternoon, the air wasnt particular good.......... i believe it must be very refreshing to visit at dawn......... maybe i should try that one of these days........

well i kinda enjoy the visit......

btw i saw the CEO of AP singapore Oliviero Bottinelli jogging there as well.......... he was wearing a AP team alinghi watch haha........

who's the survivor...??

i know this is old news but for the benefit of those that's not really into watches, here's the newly released beast............ the SURVIVOR..........

ironically it is only WR to 100 metres....... far less than what the name would imply haha....

i cant quite grasp the concept of this watch though.......... it looks mighty muscular but i think it's slight OTT..... look at those flip-up guards for the chronograph pushers!! that's serious overkill haha........ gosh

being limited to 1000 pcs, of cos the demand is hell skyhigh, even in these turbulent times.....

if you have the chance to grab it at list price (i think S$59,000), DO IT!!! cos it's already being traded at premium....

the only way i can wear this is around my biceps or ankles............ for the watch is way too big for my puny wrists haha

limited unlimited

hot on the heels of the singapore grand prix LE of 25o pcs, AP will be launching the survivor royal oak offshore chronograph watch....

very macho very musculine very tough and if u think the T3 model was massive, wait till u see this one.....

i can see they are truly the leaders of limited editions....... which is why i coin the term limited unlimited.......

cos the sky's the limit, when it comes to limited editions....... :)

AP ROO Offshore Singapore Grand Prix Limited Edition....

pictures speak more than words......... so i shall not write too much....

here are real pictures of the AP limited edition............. let me tell you, the red strap (which is supplied as well) is even more awesome.....!!!!!! priced at S$43,000.......... see if you can get one haha

so this is the Audemars Piguet Singapore F1 Grand Prix Limited Edition Royal Oak Offshore

so finally it is unveiled....... this 250 pcs limited edition.................



i have written about the singapore grand prix editions and also expected them to be mainly in black, red and white.... so i am proven correct again......

this watch is black not bcos of any coating ....... the watch case is made of carbon........ forged carbon to be exact......



dial is in red, crown and pushers are in red......



i like the case back design..... no idea how much it costs though.......... sigh i guess must be pretty expensive.....

what do u think? is the design unique???

is anyone kind enough to gift one to me? haha