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26 November 2017, 01:01 AM | #31 |
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Well cost of living in HK is way too high and is some what comparable to a city like NY. I believe we should go back to the Rolex Paradise topic
Oh yeah and about the car part, HK has a very efficient and probably one of the cleanest transport system "MTR" in the world and parking your car would be challenging let alone the cost.
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26 November 2017, 01:28 AM | #32 |
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So in other words ... if you want to show off in HK you basically buy a house and a car? Gee ... what a strange world we live in.
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26 November 2017, 01:32 AM | #33 |
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That's a lot of Rolexes. I guess now we know where all the stock is and why ADs don't have them. :P
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26 November 2017, 02:17 AM | #36 |
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You guys will argue about anything. In this world (any place) people will live beyond their means, please will have different priorities. This is true EVERYWHERE. In my area of the country you will see a trailer (mobile home) with a $50,000 car parked in the driveway. Here is how I look at it, as long as its their money I dont care.
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26 November 2017, 02:31 AM | #37 |
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My opinion: Seeing that many Rolex watch's on display kind of cheap-ins the brand. Rolex is looked as an exclusive -- and expensive -- brand by most people. But, this is what makes our world more interesting. I guess we can agree that living in HK is Rolex narvana.
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26 November 2017, 02:57 AM | #38 |
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I saw some dials that didnt look original.
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Damn! A friend of mine locally had an AD there many years ago. I got a lot of very cool accessories from him and this doesn't surprise me. The pictures looks insane though, never seen anything like that in person!
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26 November 2017, 04:39 AM | #42 |
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Impressive lineup indeed. To the OP can you tell us where exactly is the location of the dealer in the picture. I have a trip there around Christmas and might go have a look. Tks.
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26 November 2017, 05:24 AM | #43 |
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Wait....Those prices have dollar signs in front of them! Those are the asking prices in USD?
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I always did wonder what the insurance bill is on those shops in the tiny strip of TST with literally millions of dollars worth of watches almost haphazardly stacked in the windows.
That said, the HK grey market is impressive. When the ceramic Daytona came out, I couldn't see one at any AD, but was able to see one in person at a grey market dealers' window in TST. Same with the 43mm SD. The efficiency in price discovery mechanism in these markets is also nice compared to say the diamond district in NYC because all prices are marked prominently on the watches. |
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26 November 2017, 11:06 AM | #50 |
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Haha, I tried a store in the diamond district once a few years back...and it actually wasn't too dissimilar.
Me: "Can I see the Sub LV in the window?" Him: "Uhhh, which one is that?" Me: "The one with the green insert please" Him: "Sure, it's a great piece, mint condition" Me: "Cool, how much is this?" Him: <fumbles around a bit, realizes he has no idea what the price is, speaks in a different language to the other employee, looks in a ledger of some sort and finally says a price about 20% over forum prices at that time> "How is that price?" Me: "Seems a little high--similar pieces tend to be ~x,xxx online." Him: "But condition on this one is perfect" Me: <point out easily visible scratch on the green insert> Him: "We can fix that--polishes right out" And with that, I decided to stick with trusted dealers and members... |
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I live rather modestly, but I do have a roof over my head and an automobile.
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26 November 2017, 12:02 PM | #52 |
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Rolex is indeed very very common in HK. You can see a lot of blue collar construction workers, plumbers, waiters, cashiers, etc.. wearing subs, daytonas, etc.. Ironically, HK's richest man Mr Li wears his $500 Citizen and Seikos proudly. I also happen to know quite a few people who own many properties in HK who rock around with their casios and plastic smart watches.
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What these picture do not capture is that in Macau there are shop after shop, almost half the buidings in a street with displays like this. They are pawn shops, where often a mainland Chinese gambler has lost all his cash, and pawns hs watch in a futile attempt to win it back. There are thousands of Rolex and hundreds of Patex etc.
The attitude to a watch in these parts is different. A few years ago Hong Kong alone bought more Swiss watches a year than the US by nearly 40%. I never considered a Rolex as an option before I moved here as I didn't get them: I used to think they were for people who didn't care about watches. In Asia it is the opposite. |
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Pix of S/H dealer in original post is on Nathan Rd. main street in Hong Kong
Yes in Macau there are insane amounts of "ROLEX" only S/H shops AD's had no sports models at all, only higher end stock, like this beauty!
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It is indeed bizzare. I saw 2 Rolex GMT's in the airport alone: one on the wrist of a lady in the food court noodle stall and another one on the boarding pass scanner guy before I boarded.
But then I also saw a Sub on the immigration officer in Tokyo airport. |
26 November 2017, 04:15 PM | #56 |
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26 November 2017, 11:04 PM | #58 |
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Spotted plenty of Rolex on my frequent visits to HK.
Here's a sneaky one on a sales assistant |
27 November 2017, 12:04 AM | #59 |
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The window shopping in HK is awesome. For me it’s fun seeing some of the older models that I thought were so great then and seem outdated now. Of course a few more years and outdated becomes highly collectible.
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