Out of sorts....

I am outraged...!!!

What have they done to the classic fifty fathoms...?????

The original model was functional....

The model relaunched was acceptable....

And this one..???

NO NO NO....

It looks clownish....

I'm so sorry that it has to come to this...

pinky

when i first looked at this watch, i had a sudden urge to want to drink BANDUNG (rose syrup with milk) .......

beautifully grey...

something to whet your appetite......

grey is still cool when done right

way to tell time....

this is easily the most beautiful clock i have seen for a longgggg TIME....... from none other than mcintosh.....

the next question is HOW MUCH baby.....?? come to me baby....!!

Random

So often people often remarked that winding crowns on their rolex watches are not aligned at 12 o'clock position.....

All along I knew the position is random cos one cannot direct when the screw threads meet exactly....

Coincidentally there was such a random moment this morning: TADA...!!!!

But the next time I unscrew the crown, there's no guarantee it will be the same again....

HOCK ah.....

that's the last thing i will do to make a watch ugly........

tweet tweet.....

for bird lovers only...........

strictly casual....

u can buy this but never never wear it for work........

if not, your boss and colleagues will never again take you seriously.......

bad match....

ah read this up... panerai and ferrari could be splitting up....

http://www.luxist.com/2010/03/04/panerai-and-ferrari-officially-break-up/

i have always maintained that these ferrari-branded watches are hopeless.......

and 5 years is indeed a long time for them to realise this folly.....

clipper hermes....

all along i find hermes watches ugly ....but nothing ever stands still and that applies to watch designs as well....

and it came to this..... a reasonably good-looking clipper chronograph......

now although hermes are masters are leather-craft, they seem to be unsure of how to advance their art in horology..... cos i find the lugs too long and awkward.......

let me tell u something: this watch looks too much like a hamilton watch..... eeekkss...

achieving the perfection in case materials....

what is the ultimate in case material for you??

i am sure you demand beauty, durability, finish, practicality, cost and so on for your dream watch and in what ways have the manufactures responded...???

all these years we have seen use of materials and treatments such as

platinum (always expensive)
gold (yellow/white/red/rose)
stainless steel (the usual stuff watch cases are made of)
titanium (very light)
alusic (must be hideously expensive)
ceramic (always dark and black)
bronze (not common)
aluminium (light)
PVD / DLC etc.... (surface treatments)
carbon (expensive)

since the enemy of most watch lovers are scratches, i sincerely hope the industry can innovate seriously and give us a super durable finish that can withstand daily wear and tear....... at the moment, the in-favour high-tech material ceramic is still pretty expensive but it can get only more affordable in time to come......

my choice? i dun expect much so give me a super DLC finish in choices of clear coat or black...... just like the transparent / translucent films and skins we all use for mobile phones and laptops......

any BANG interest..???

wow, it must have been quite awhile since i wrote about watches.... maybe the passion has been diluted or perhaps i was taking a break ...... and if you didnt know, right now is the SIHH season: where many manufactures launch new products..... many are technological breakthroughs or aesthetically interesting but not this one....

so there is the new alinghi KING POWER watch from hublot since AP and alinghi broke up.... and i find it BORINGGGGGGGGG as usual and the alinghi logo looks tacky at best.....

if you have yet to see any hublot king power watches, u should.... cos they are much much BIGGER than you can imagine... and still BIG in the bore factor....

the in-house factor....

someone posted a question in a watch forum: comparing the rolex daytona against the vacheron constantin overseas chronograph..... and wanted to know which is the better watch...

well.... for me, i'll pick the one with the in-house movement which is, the rolex daytona..... and what's more the daytona is cheaper ... and way better looking.....

what an irony, the watch with the in-house movement costs less..!!??

short-lived brawn watch....

remember this watch...??

now that mercedes have bought the team and brawn is no longer with us, there goes one of the shortest f1 team and timepiece marketing collaboration.....

BYE BYE...!!

confused dial....

wah....... the moment i saw the dial i felt giddy.......

and for your own safety e.g. while driving or working, it's better to stay away from this one.....

too messy too complicated and too confusing...........

if u can look past that dial, u may also notice the very unique lugs on this watch.... which i think is a nice touch of antiquity.... quite apt for this museum timepiece.....

hmmm but ultimately i cant find anything adoring ...

pic from timezone.com

repent...

perhaps a few corporate sponsors have decided to drop tiger woods from their long term plans.... but i think tag heuer has expressed confidence and will be retaining him as one of their big-shot brand ambassadors......

since the timing is right, maybe they should launch a couple-watch combination together with tiger woods...... well as for the "couple", there should be no restriction as whether it refers to the mistresses or the spouse.......

just let it be .... open to interpretation, which makes things more interesting right......

just say so....

yes indeed...

just say so and tell us the truth...

to have to get the CEO to admit the mistake is a big BOO BOO for tag heuer....

read more here.....

http://www.luxist.com/2009/12/09/tag-heuer-new-caliber-1887-watch-movement-snafu/

but in short, they "adopted" a seiko movement and marketed it as their "own"... and was found out by some keen-eyed people....

eekss....

a tough bar ....

why do most watches come with spring bars...??? are they cheaper to use or are the manufactures reluctant to change.......

spring bars present a real headache when owners wish to remove or change the bracelet/strap... !! especially if one did not use a special tool....... try using a toothpick or thin pen-knife and you will surely curse and swear....and very often one will knick or scratch either the case or bracelet or worse still, BOTH !!.....

even technicians at the service centre are not spared the problem....... of course we can reduce the likelihood by taping the case, bracelet and screwdriver tip with masking tape....... but why should we have to do this in the first place.....

anyway i prefer screws...... and of course the various quick-change system introduced by panerai, JLC, IWC.....

really hope to see these being implemented across the entire range..... and also more manufactures to pioneer their own unique system...

for the SAS....

i wasnt sure about this..... and i didnt know whether to laugh or cry..... but no matter what it is still a thousand times better than the graham ali baba jewelled edition.... maybe i should go down to cortina to catch a glimpse of this....

buy it only if u like the SAS, which stands for special air service...... the most famous of all special forces

another alarm....

firstly we have the polaris re-issue....

then we have the navy seals alarm.....

and now they give us the master control memovox.....

all are mechanical alarm watches so they will buzz and ring ... and they have the same movements in different styles and cases.....

which one is your choice..???

pic from timezone......