hobby Do You Have The Time?

[ATONG ANG]

thanks!  how about other brands?

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what preferences do you have (steel/rubber bracelet, quartz/automatic, formal/casual/sport wear, etc.) or what activities do you use it for?

[bonito99]

Old Citizen auto Chronos.

 

Bulova autos

[DaVincilog]

what preferences do you have (steel/rubber bracelet, quartz/automatic, formal/casual/sport wear, etc.) or what activities do you use it for?

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no preferences really. just something that can be worn for daily use. an all-arounder if you will. my only requirement being that it should be somewhere in the 2 thousand to thousand plus peso range and that it should be mid sized. thanks a lot!

 

BTW, just dug up a charles jourdan that also belonged to my late dad.

[DaVincilog]

Old Citizen auto Chronos.

 

Bulova autos

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you mean i can actually get a bulova for just 3k?

[ATONG ANG]

you mean i can actually get a bulova for just 3k?

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try buyandsell, ebay or bidshot

[aoki]

i stick with my trusty 6year old g-shock

[Guest boatman61]

mine is Tommy Hilfiger.

[ATONG ANG]

mine is Tommy Hilfiger.

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im not familiar with the brand. does it have a swiss or japanese movement? any pics?

[qrv777]

any recommends where can I service a longines watch??? Kailangan kasi palitan yun face.. nabasa at nagkaroon ng mancha sa face...

[ATONG ANG]

any recommends where can I service a longines watch??? Kailangan kasi palitan yun face.. nabasa at nagkaroon ng mancha sa face...

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longines belongs to the swatch group which carries omega, swatch, tissot, rado, mido, breguet and blancpain.

 

here the service center:

 

Longines Service Center, Ground floor

Glorietta 1. Ayala Center

1200 Makati City

Phone : 00632 810 70 52

Fax : 00632 810 70 57

 

if you plan to call, call at an earlier time when the store opens. be wary though, that the local service center is lousy, as i personally recall it. they didnt even blink an eye and bother to check whether a certain part was available. i had to direct my complaint to the regional headquarters in hongkong to get a reply and an apology from local service center. i later had my watch serviced in hongkong and you could compare the service between the 2. if i remember correctly, omega is now handled by zuellig.

 

on the dial (face), i think the service center would have to order them abroad as they dont carry slow-moving items and the dial is one which is least damaged. usual inventories are hands, crowns, crystals and bracelets.

[qrv777]

I already went there. They told me that they are not the authorized service center for longines. Watch world na (same with Tag)... Sa Cubao.. layo.... Anyway I would like to ask if somebody can service it with the original parts... ..

[ATONG ANG]

I already went there.  They told me that they are not the authorized service center for longines.  Watch world na (same with Tag)...  Sa Cubao.. layo....  Anyway I would like to ask if somebody can service it with the original parts... ..

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get a watchmaker that you trust but i doubt he could get original parts, or much moe, the exact dial that you want. maybe he could redial it. .

 

as for watch works in cubao, they service tag and oris but they dont even have spare links for oris. their parts inventory is mostly concentrated for tags as it is the most popular watch here.

[ATONG ANG]

anybody selling their older model tudors or rolexes?

[scott_summers]

tag heuer F1 sana... im still thinking bout it though

 

kelangan pag ipunan

[ATONG ANG]

tag heuer F1 sana... im still thinking bout it though

 

kelangan pag ipunan

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personally, i'd go for other swiss watches with that amount (20+k) for an f1. in terms of value, craftmanship and durability, automatics are better. tags are considered for novices by watch afficionados. i started with that, too. for the same amount, you can get a pre-owned omega or an oris, which are much better choices. as to resale value, look up pre-owned oris and omega prices in ebay and compare them to prices of the 1st generation f1s.

 

if youre really serious about the looks of the f1,or your heart beat to it, that's a different story altogether.

[bonito99]

Any old swiss watches?

[ATONG ANG]

checked out the replicas in greenhills. boy, are they getting better. they are now even able to replicate the rolex etching on the lower crystal. also updated, they have the newer turnograph and 2nd generation datejust models with rolex written around the dial. though still rough, i believe a year or so of refinement will definitely produce a close resembling replica

[DaVincilog]

TWO QUESTIONS:

 

1. i found myself in an art gallery in shangrila and saw a collection of old watches on display. any chance that collection belongs to any of you guys?

 

2. to the watch gurus- all things being equal, what would you choose between a seiko and a citizen?

[ATONG ANG]

to the watch gurus- all things being equal, what would you choose between a seiko and a citizen?

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paging guru bo!!! :boo:

[TheGeneral]

i've had both seiko & citizen...

 

my seiko lasted for 13 years, my citizen lasted for 15 years.. both automatic.

 

just buy only the original ones...

[ATONG ANG]

the guy is right. i had a seiko5 which lasted for more than 10 years. better to buy an original automatic

[teasoy216]

some people prefer swiss watches to japan made, but what important is that the watch tells the correct time,

 

Mine is tagheuer!

[Cain N Moko]

The watches i've owned and used over the years were

 

Seiko 5 Automatic, Citizen Automatic, Casio Janus Quartz Analog-Digital display, Timex, a Fido Dido digital hand display watch, Quartz Alba, a freebie Panasonic digital chronograph watch, Lineage Titanium Quartz

 

Im not really into watches... i just use one to tell time and not as a showpiece or something

[alpha quadrant]

someone selling a 2nd hand rolex gmt master ll.. red and black color on sides... seldom used... complete with papers, how much shall i buy?

[ATONG ANG]

someone selling a 2nd hand rolex gmt master ll.. red and black color on sides... seldom used... complete with papers, how much shall i buy?

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i saw ad in the papers for that same kind of watch selling for 140k or 150k. 1994 model with box and papers.