Just got this mailer about a 3 days sale on Hamilton watches at Ethos. I thought I'd share it here:
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Friday, August 17, 2012
3 day Hamilton sale
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
When you see your next purchase getting more distant
EDIT: No price change on the website as of today - 3rd Aug.
I've subscribed to a few watch related mailers and every now and then you get something interesting. Today I got one from a luxury watch store titled 'Omega and Tag Heuer prices rising from tomorrow'.
I've been thinking of saving up for a new watch as its been a while since my last purchase, and I was generally trying to calculate my finances (not pretty unfortunately), but after seeing this, I think its getting more and more unlikely anytime soon :(
Just for the sake of comparison, I'm listing the current prices for a model from each of the above two brands as of today, and then I'll see whats the difference tomorrow.
Prices are in INR (divide by 55 for USD ) and taken from the Ethos Watches website
click on the image to enlarge it
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Watch for sale!
Listing this for a fellow reader here, by the name of Hari:
- I have for sale this nice 44mm Hamilton Khaki Aviation X-Wind Automatic. I do not have the box or papers.
- TZ scale Condition : Near Mint I have worn it about 8 times in this last year. Original Leather bracelet.
- Movement: V7750 Display caseback Sappire crystal. Winds smoothly and keeps good time.
- INR55,000 asking price, prefer to sell it within India, in person. cash or money transfer.
- Watch is located in Bangalore India. Please mail me at sri.incubator@gmail.com if interested.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Watch for sale
The following watch is for sale by a reader here (Vineet):
Make: Luminox
Model : A. 7051. Blackout
Origin : Swiss Made
Illumination : Night Vision Tubes (25 Years)
Condition: Brand New
Condition: Brand New
Main Characteristics
Function : Time Date
Water Resistance : 200 meters, 20 ATM
Technology/Movement : Quartz/Ronda 505 HH6
Battery life : 50 months
Size/Diameter : 38 mm
Case : Carbon reinforced PC
Case back : Case back with screws
Bezel : PC carbon reinforced, rotating LLT protected by metalized mineral glass window
Case back : PC carbon fibre reinforced
Glass : Hardened Mineral glass
Crown : Double-security gasket,Stainless steel 316L
Height : 11.80 mm
Weight : 39g
Standard Strap : FP.7050.20 , 20 mm, Black PU Signature strap with steel brushed signature buckle
Standard Gift box : Eye-wear signature box, 160 x 70 x 40 mm, Black exterior, grey interior.
Price: Rs 13,500 including shipping to anywhere in India.
Interested buyers can either leave us their e-mail add. as a comment here (won't be published) or get in touch with Vineet directly at vinejk@gmail.com
Friday, April 27, 2012
Have you been to Ethos lately?
If not, then now will be a good time. They have another Watch Service Week on from 28th April - 6th May. Free battery replacements and polishing/cleaning :)
Click on the image for a better look.
Click on the image for a better look.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
An unusual looking Rolex
Spotted this in a small roadside restaurant and just had to post it. The quick pic is a little blurred unfortunately, as people were staring, trying to figure out why is this guy taking a pic of it :p
It says
"A Mark of Quality"
"Rolex"
"Stainless Steel"
Sunday, April 8, 2012
A chance encounter
Being in Mumbai, I and CF have attended several family functions from my sister's husband's side, who has most of his family settled here itself. They've always invited us for all their functions and hence we've known most of them pretty well by now. So when we arrived at the function the other day, I was surprised to find a white Porsche parked outside the venue. Being a big car buff, I was intrigued and asked my sis whose it was. I didn't have to wait too long and a little later I and CF were introduced to the owner. The guy in question was a in his 30s and a friendly guy to talk to. I felt awkward about simply bringing up the car, so instead we just exchanged some pleasantries and moved on to meet the other people there. Being a WIS, and thus out of habit, we both briefly glanced at his watch and noticed it looked similar to a Hublot Big Bang, though neither of us could be too sure at the moment.
A little later I found myself sitting next to him and took the opportunity to ask him about the watch. It turned out if wasn't a Hublot, but instead a Richard Mille! I've been to a few high end showrooms in the past but never got a chance to look at a RM closely, so when he offered to take it off his wrist and let me have a look at it I tried my best to keep my excitement in check :p
The watch was a Richard Mille RM032, with a red gold case (it's also availabe in Titanium and white gold).
The thing I immediately noticed was that it was really BIG (50mm by 17.8mm) and heavy! Watching the movement was mesmerizing and I can imagine anyone, who owns one, doing the same thing all day long. It boggles your mind when you realize what you hold in your hand costs nearly as much as the Porsche outside!
We got talking and he told me that he had checked out the RM027 Rafael Nadal watch and was shocked at how unbelievably light it was! I also learnt that he was also a collector and had several other high end watches, including a IWC Tourbillon, which I have to admit, I had never heard of. I discussed buying and selling watches as a hobby and he asked me if I ever made a profit on it. I replied that the only time I did make a tiny profit was on a pre-owned watch. He asked me more about it and I went over the pros and cons about buying pre-owned with him, to which he showed interest.
It's rare to come across a fellow collector, and rarer still coming across a collector of such high end watches. He was fun to talk to and maybe next time I meet him, we can discuss cars too :)
Oh, by the way, if anyone's interested in buying the RM, it retails for a paltry $175,000. Happy shopping! :D
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