Exacron Chronograph; Valjoux 7734

Here is my first 7734 acquired through ebay bidding. This watch is in mint condition with the original dial and stainless steel case and bracelet intact. Valjoux 7734 is a manual winding 17 jewels swiss made mechanism. The only different between valjoux 7733 and 7734 is that the 7734 has a date function. I am trying to find more information on the manufacturer Exacron at the moment.... Anyone with more info can kindly email or drop me a message, thanks.

"Houston I just saw a rabbit flying by...": Omega Speedmaster Professional

That is what Neil Armstrong going to say if the Chinese Fairytale comes alive in the moon..... So we won't have the fancy saying of "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." In Chinese fairytale... there are a man "Wu Gang", a goddess Chang-e and a jade rabbit with a tree on the moon.... Neil Armstrong and his crew as well as those NASA engineers and scientists at their Houston base would collapse with disbelieve!!!!

Why talking about Neil Armstrong???? Well this is the first watch wore on the moon by mankind.... Whether Aliens wear any watches? 

Omega Speedmaster Professional "Moon watch"

I purchased this watch from a friend's shop as second hand. I am never a big fan of Omega to start with... and Speedmaster is the only model I am willing to pay for. Prior to this I have another Speedmaster automatic. This watch is equipped with the omega cal.1861 movement. Omega Speedmaster professional used Cal.861 movement until 1996. The 18 jewels rhodium plated cal 1861 is based on Lemania 1873 movement and has a vibration rate of 21,600 vph. The most beautiful part of this watch is its caseback which has the words "Flight Qualified by NASA for All Manned Space Missions" and "The First Watch Worn on the Moon". 

Lord Marvel 36000

Apart from Seiko GS and KS

My lord Marvel 5740-8000

Lord Marvel is boy sized with case diameter of 35.5mm without crown.  The design is plain, simple and clearly nice. Its crown is not signed. One of the most beautiful things on Lord Marvel is its curved dial. The soul of Lord Marvel is the high grade seiko in-house 5740C movement. 5740C is a 23 jewels hand-winding movement beating at 36,000 bph. It has daily accuracy of  around 6 seconds per day. 

Below are two picture of the movement that I found on another website and the web have quite an in-depth introduction of Lord Marvels. (http://watchpassion.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!30D403FE07E97F98!159.entry). 

Here is a normal looking clean 5740C movement

A beautified 5740C engine with the screws being treated to give it a hi-end blue screws look.

I believe I can fly.....

Yeap a song produced and performed by R. Kelly! I always remember this part of the lyric..."I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky....." The very moment you believe, the sky is the limit.... Sky is the main theme here as I am talking about a vintage pilot watch. Seiko Sliderule aka Calculator aka Pilot ref. 6138-7000. Sliderule is one of the rarest variant of 6138 family and among the most expensive vintage seiko chronograph.

I just received this watch from the Philipine... it appears that everything is in good condition and is in original state apart from the bracelet. This watch shared the same engine with Seiko Bullhead, Speedtimer, UFO which is the 6138. 6138 is evolved from the Seiko 6139 a single register chronograph movement that was introduced in 1969.

There are two variants of 6138, namely 6138A (21 jewels) and 6138B (23 jewels). This automatic seiko in-house movement is beating at 21,600 bph and it can be handwound. This double register chronograph was introduced in 1970 with feature of quickset day and date.

The main attraction for this watch is its sliderule bezel that can be used for calculating vital figures for aviation navigation. Wait until I am qualify to fly an airbus A380 then I can tell you how this is operated.... Another mystery for me to find up is my watch movement stated 6138B and 21 jewels....

Anyhow, is never a bad choice to grab a hold of 6138 as it is one of the world's first automatic integrated chronograph movements. It is at least as good and as reliable as the Swiss manufactured cal. 11 and El-Primero movements but at a fraction of their price.

My sliderule is currently under quarantine. Wait until it is fully serviced, I will try to take a better shot of it.

Broken Heart

Watches are like women... sometimes what your heart desire may never be yours... That is a sad fact in life. Something that you are powerless to change and truth that you need to swallow along with your pride and self-esteem. Whenever you see her photos or in personal contact, it will trigger your heartaches..... Even you try very hard to love and adore her.... using whatever means to earn her... at the end you will not feel the joy of love. Merely...the two of you are incompatible... not from the same class or you just cannot afford her....

My eternal love..... I may never have you... but you are always in my heart......

我心中最爱的表。。。爱不代表拥有。。。

Vacheron Constantin Tour de I'lle

This watch is to mark the 250th anniversary of Vacheron Constantin. Initial priced at USD1.5 million, it is one of the most expensive watches around.  There are only 7 units in the world. There are 834 parts inside the Vacheron Constantin’s Tour de l’lle, a watch considered “the most complicated watch ever made” by some. This complicated double-face watch is made with a combination of horological complications and astronomical indications composing a list of sixteen different points including a minute repeater, sunset time, perpetual calendar, second time zone, a tourbillon device, the equation of time and the representation of the night sky. It also has the seal of Geneve showed at the dial. 

Patek Philippe Ref. 5002: Sky Moon Tourbillon 

Patek Phillipe, the grand master of watchmakers and the leader in the arts of watch making. The Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002 is the arguably the mother of all master complications, it is universally regarded as one of the most exceptional examples of watchmaking excellence in the world. It has a perpetual calendar, retrograde (flyback) date,  Minute repeater with tourbillon escapement , chime with two “cathedral“ gongs, and lists the lunar phase. A flip of the watch reveals a celestial view detailing the sidereal time and a skychart that traces the stars and phase and orbit of the moon. Its movement consists of 694 individual parts, some of which are microscopically small, all completed by hands. With an annual production of just two watches; the fitting, assembly, and regulation of the multitude of parts and micro-assemblies that make up a finished 5002 is a mind-boggling and time consuming task reserved for only the most experienced and skilled of Patek's master watchmakers. Ref. 5002 has both the Geneva Seal and COSC chronometer recognition. 

You can't even order a 5002 even though you are a cash cow!  Ultra-prolific Patek collectors (determined, of course, by the steady stream of new watch registrations that are indicative of the spending habits of a collector who has both a serious addiction and the bank account to support it in grand style) receive invitations to Switzerland to sit through an 'interview process' that ultimately determines the two lucky individuals who will have the distinguished privilege of buying a Sky Moon Tourbillon this year.

IWC Da Vinci Four Seasons Tourbillon

The hand-wound Da Vinci Quattro Stagioni (Four Seasons) Tourbillon Reference 3752 is a limited edition of twenty pieces introduced in 1999. The solid gold dial, painstakingly hand engraved by IWC master engraver Wolfgang Siegwart, features four allegorical figures representing Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter - a fitting canvas for a perpetual calender marking the passage of time and seasons.

Rolex Daytona Paul Newman Edition prototype

The most expensive Rolex ever sold at auction was a “Paul Newman” Rolex Oyster Cosmograph “Daytona” sold at a Sotheby’s event in June, 2003. This prototype wristwatch, featuring a red dial and black sub-dials, was produced in 1979. It sold for £210,000—around US $350,000.

One and only...

The Rarest Rolex Replica

First I would clarify that I never promote Rolex replica or replica watches. Rolex and Genuine watches are far more superior in quality, craftmanship, values for money, and services than cheap replicas. Replicas are junks and worthless products. I will only buy replicas under 2 conditions: to study the watch and if the design is creative. It will be pure insanity if you are going to do what I have done here to genuine Rolexes.

This is actually an old friend's Rolex turn-o-graph 116264 replica. He gave me the watch when the bracelet broken and the turning bezel chrome faded. I changed the bezel to the normal oyster replica bezel that is make of stainless steel. Besides I changed the Chinese engine to a more reliable 21 jewels Citizen Miyota movement. The iconic red "second" hand and the hour-minutes hands were replaced with a set of hands from Rolex Explorer II replica...... The glass is sapphire crystal too. I also replaced the bracelet using the Rolex president replica bracelet  with hidden clasp. In the end, here is the one and only Rolex replica of unknown model. The box showed in the picture is also a Rolex replica box. 

The one thing I might do in the future is to change the Rolex logo of the dial to the original gold Rolex logo. 

My new Titoni chronograph automatic

I purchased this watch back in 2009. It was one uneventful Sunday, I decided to pay a visit to one old watch shop. After much conversation with the "not-so-friendly" shop owner, he finally pull up this rare Titoni Chronograph Automatic from the vault. In a split second without much hesitation, I paid the shop owner an arm and a foot... I stormed out the shop before he could ever regret..... The only downside was that the shop owner couldn't locate the papers or the box .... but the initial price tag as well as the sticker still attached to the watch.
Not that I am wearing it or what.... I decided to change the original green leather strap that somewhat symbolises Titoni with a new leather strap to give it a more appealing look. I do however safe keep the old genuine  leather titoni factory strap.

I have tried to search for more information about this watch.... but because it is kind of rare, so I can only tell you the limited informations I can gather from my experiences. This watch probably dated back to earlier than Cosmo 2000 and 3000 (circa mid or late 1980's). Valjoux 7750 with 25 jewels beating at 28,800 bph provides the soul for the watch. Besides chronograph function, the watch also has day and date. The case is 20 microns gold plated and has a very classical look. The dial is simple and clean; matching this with a black strap generates a very distinctive noble feel. 

Titoni Chronograph Automatic ~ High end classic with sophisticated soul!