rolex day-date....

this new dial was released at basel 07.....



i actually like this one............. the blue waves give the daydate a fresh new look... note the brushed/polished bracelet............ goes very well with the polished case and dome bezel....

not too sure if there is luminova on the arabic numerals.... but certainly no lume on the hands........

overall it's a cool looking piece in platinum.....

bling bling....!

i am sure many of us are fans of the rolex gmt master 2....... recently rolex has been ventured into releasing bling versions of one of their top selling watches......

it came back when the new 116718 was introduced ..... there were 2 versions, the black and the green dial watches..... with the new generation of gmt master 2 watches, the bling floodgate was opened .....



a big chunk of 18k yellow gold greets the customer and the watch is also decorated with jewels and diamonds.....



and if you happen to want more diamonds, you can also choose the above model where the bracelet gets the bling treatment............ power lah.!



this is the new generation of pepsi bezel........blue sapphire and red rubies.......ouch..!



how about this ice ice baby.......?.....if u happen not to like the pepsi as much



in basel 06, rolex also released the WG version of their gmt master 2....... first time in the history of the gmt......maybe it does look like SS from a distance....... but i am sure the weight of the watch will tell you right away it's WG....... pepsi in WG..! go rolex go..!



the ice ice version in white gold...................... so do you like them???



this one is more subtle in the colours but no less bling bling .......full ice treatment on the lugs and bracelet....... and i have no idea how much it costs....

sinn u1....the single best value dive watch (imho)

now this is the single best value dive watch out there.......ok ok that's my opinion....

and let me explain why.....

for S$2680 (list price)..... u get:

a 44 mm watch case....made from a secret-formula german submarine steel, which has a high resistance to salt water corrosion......in addition the material is also anti magnetic....


pic copyright of chronomaster uk

the watch case is also treated with sinn's tegiment process.....making it harder and tougher..... more scratch resistant.....
sapphire crystal with AR coating
screw down crown
1000 m WR.......... yes 1 thousand metres.....
good lume.....
a unique look
can operate in extreme temperatures from -45 to +80 degrees C

i think the u1 looks better with a rubber strap.....more sporty and ready to dive...!.....

the feel on the wrist is hefty, substantial and it looks real good.....what more can you ask for?

breitling

i was never a fan of breitling watches......even though i like what i see from the navitimer range, something that interests me at least........the rest of the range looks like brute machines to me, lacking the design flair of many other designs on the market....

this time round for basel 2007, breitling has gone back to their roots to bring us the superocean heritage......which is pretty nice.....very functional design and pleasing to the eye....



the watch has yet to reach the stores ....at least in singapore.......when i visited the boutique at suntec city last week, i could catch nothing on this new release....



the big crown is a very good match to the knurled bezel...and i quite like the hands as well.......although somewhat similar to the big arrow hands of the omega super ocean, i prefer the way breitling has done it.....

200 m WR is suitable for scuba diving and the date window at 6 o'clock sits very well on the dial.....giving it a symmetrical look.....

the watch is powered by breitling's caliber 17.......i think it's a modifited eta movement that beats at 28,800 vph....

overall a winning design from breitling....

saturday jalan jalan......

weekend routine: sleep until shiok shiok then wake up......

sms alert: friend jio me go suntec....... visit the newly renovated sincere watch outlet........ ok lor, since i got nothing up might as well go down see see look look.......

on the way there........ as usual lah, road hoggers abound.......... ok..... before the speed camera stretch is 80 kph.......... then why slow down to 70....??............. KNN....... pls wake up lah, if u dun wanna go faster then pls keep left......... dun they understand the simple logic? pls keep left unless overtaking...??? sigh....KNN

the sincere outlet is very close to the location before they were closed for renovation....... there's a big section allocated as the breitling boutique area....... well i am not exactly a breitling fan so i cant appreciate why they need a boutique for it..... so far i only like their navitimer watches and recently the superocean classic oso quite nice........ the rest ah........ errr....forget it man....... breitling for bentley.??........*keep quiet*.......

the other displays quite standard lor.......... a. lange, AP...IWC.... chopard LUC.... tag, omega, ebel...... one thing interesting is fp journe......... only 2 watches so see see look look........ they also have a good range of zenith.............haha.......scary designs....:)

interesting choices.......

sick of round and oval watches....??

ha why not try something different................ squarisssssssssshhhhh u say........

one of the more interesting choices for square watches is the bell & ross BR instrument series.... there is the BR01 (46 mm) and BR03 (42 mm)......



the most obvious choice is the black dial with white numerals....... and u get a choice of either the brushed steel case or the black carbon powder coated case.....

judging on looks, the black case wins outright......... but then, the black case is not really scratch resistant and once it's scratched, u r finished..... there is no simple way to touch up the case..... whereas for the steel case, the brushed finish can be really repaired with a fiber glass pen or sandpaper sponge.....

the steel case is also cheaper.......

if u prefer something exotic, they have also launched some LE models..... such as the orange version...... in BR01-92 and 94 versions (chrono).......... both are limited to 250 pcs....



the orange BR01-94 listed for S$9600......

recently they also introduced the phantom and blue LE versions.........ha phantom very stealth hor

annoucement.....our very own club

the singapore rolex owners club is up and running.................pls feel free to join us....

http://www.sg-roc.com/index.php

polar .......watch

going to the north pole.... or south pole.......... but dun wanna buy the rolex explorer 2..???

then how..??

ok.....1 suggestion .....buy this one............. sinn model 203 arktis....... list price S$4150........ can tahan very extreme temperatures........-45 to 80 degree C........ u die the watch also yet to die.....haha



one of the best value watches .....per dollar.......

some key features:..... domed sapphire crystal..... unidirectional bezel.... watch case filled with argon.... WR to 300 m................. wah seh features all like power sia......... ok lah inside is 7750 but no problem with that right...??...:)