What to buy with a budget of less than $5k

[SamGMT]

For me, i will go for pre-owned TT or SS DJ.

[PamDino]

still nope...cos it's a Pam!

Bro, you anti-PAM ah????? Or see PAM no up?????? Or PAM is not PRETTY enough????

Must be Rollie or LV is it?????

Dino

[Darkangel]

Bro, you anti-PAM ah????? Or see PAM no up?????? Or PAM is not PRETTY enough????

Must be Rollie or LV is it?????

Dino

Hehehe...Pam too big for my hand lah...not that it's not pretty

[chows99]

i will buy rolex sub 1st as its value are more lasting n looks classic !

[PamDino]

Hehehe...Pam too big for my hand lah...not that it's not pretty

It's ok if it's too big for your hand. You can always wear it on your WRIST. Haha......

Dino

[exxondus]

i tht u are supposed to wear it on your wrist and not on your hand

have i been wearing my watches wrongly the pass many many years!!

[Darkangel]

Suan my english wahhhh

[Taipan]

Hi all,

I only have seiko watches since i am a boy.
I will like to buy my first swiss watch.
My budget is $5000 and below.
I will like to buy a watch that will appreciate overtime and when i fallen my son can still wear it. :-)
He is 2 by the way.

Any recommendation?

Thanks

Krez

Hi Stanley, I like both Rollies and Pams. But my very first poison was an AD new Omega Seamaster which I traded for a pre-lurved Sub with date. The reason was the Seamaster proved too heavy on top and kept slippping to the side of my wrist. The Sub was perfect in weight. Later on came the Pam but not the ones with Stainless Steel (SS) bracelet. IMO, while the Pams look sui with leather straps, the sweat will rot the leather fast if proper cleaning and waxing is not done. As a result the watches with SS bracelet are most versatile esp outdoors. I mostly wear Pams in indoor aircon environments. The most impt thing I learnt from peeple like my more esteemed brothers here is to look for time-pieces which can retain value over the years. Eg. the movement engine is a good measure of value for money. That is why most of the Rolly and Pams are mechanical or auto. Quartz movements must take care and not allow the battery inside to expire and corrode the sensitive electronic parts inside as they can be expensive to replace. The most popular models are safe bets but not always guaranteed to please you. Lastly, one must do your homework like mama said and shop around like SG-ROC forum here to compare prices with mkt at ADs and pre-owned sources. Ensure it is not a fake and if in doubt pls get a service centre or pre-owned shop to help you to verify. 5k is a reasonable budget and you can follow the brothers' advice at current mkt. Remember to show us pictures of your successful hunt. Good luck!

SUMMARY :
1. Rolex Sub with no date (pre-owned)
2. Rolex Explorer I or II (pre-owned)
3. Omega Speedmaster (new)
4. Panerai Pam 000 (pre-owned)

ROUGH CRITERION :
A. Authenticity (jing or kay)
B. Retentive Value (liao lui or ki kay)
C. Movement (auto, manual wind or quartz)
D. Design (popular or unique)
E. Strap (pei or teet)
F. Weight (keng or dang)
G. Versatility (indoor or outdoor)

The stuff above is not exhaustive and I am sure the others here have a lot more experience to add on to help you.

[shuseido]

ROUGH CRITERION :
A. Authenticity (jing or kay)
B. Retentive Value (liao lui or ki kay)
C. Movement (auto, manual wind or quartz)
D. Design (popular or unique)
E. Strap (pei or teet)
F. Weight (keng or dang)
G. Versatility (indoor or outdoor)

The stuff above is not exhaustive and I am sure the others here have a lot more experience to add on to help you.

Wow... Impressive hokkien. Hahaha...

Good say bro.

[Taipan]

Mai Diok Pian

Aiyah. Tan Jiak lah! I worry our bro kerna overcharged in his eagerness to own that Holy Grail. Worse still lagi kia diok pian so cannot tahan to hear another bro buy fake at genuine price. I hope none of our bros here ever got horror stories to share about landing a replica for a ransom! Keep all your tips esp on prices coming in leh, Huat ah!