TUDOR From the 90s

This is a Tudor manufactured & sold in the late 1990s.

It is made of stainless steel Rolex casing, with gold-plated bracelet and 18k solid gold bezel.

The watch has an automatic movement.

The watch dial signed "PRINCE OYSTERDATE" - A phrase commonly used by Rolex for its Prince and Oyster models.

Tudor progressed through its early days (1900s) as a sub brand of Rolex Oyster models for the UK market initially, using the Rose logo and transformed itself over the last few decades. The late 1990s Tudor models carried with it clear sign of Rolex linage, with the Rolex logo on the watch adjusting crown and case back inscription about its originality.

So this piece is among the last few models made under such unique arrangement.

All Tudor models after year 2000 would only bear the Tudor logo, without any trace of its original roots from Rolex. Surely the change in marketing approach will bring back fond memories of Tudor watches that bear the Rolex logo... and oyster casing.

Black Monster Stealth

This is not one of my collection.

It is another modified Seiko divers watch by a watch master in the USA. It was grabbed immediately once put on the market.

Remember that I got one of those rare pieces as well, mine is a Blue Monster Stealth.

Readers may go and read about the piece which was posted on this blog in June 2009.

FLAGSHIP by Longines

One of the most sought after vintage watches manufactured by Longines.

The Flagship watch carries with it an illustrious history of the great adventurer - Columbus who discovered North American Continent.

Precisely this is the watch made by Longines to commemorate Columbus' historic voyage led to his greatest find in life - North America. Flagship was manufactured in circa 1956 - 57 period, the watch is made of solid 18k rose gold and houses a manual hand-winding movement.

The most interesting part is the18k solid gold watch case back, embossed with the flagship of Columbus' fleet. The detailed and very fine craftsmanship (of the flagship) is among the best in any watch case back design.

Noted that Longines took an initiative to reproduce the flagship model in the early 2000s based on its original vintage, sold on limited edition.

What you see in the picture is the ORIGINAL flagship made in 1950s. It is definitely one of my desired collections.

Rolex Oyster QUARTZ

The Rolex Oyster Quartz is no longer in production for quite a while.

They were steel, gold-steel versions on sales in the 1980s - 90s.

In the past, the Rolex Centre would provide free battery change for Rolex Quartz for life-time (as promised). In recent time Rolex Centre in Singapore has started to charge customer S$35.00 for workmanship (according to them) which includes inspection of the mechanism during battery change. But i enjoyed free-of-charge batter changes in the past.

The quartz movement in this Rolex model is highly complex and premium quality, it is officially certified chronometer. It only uses battery from original source - Rolex.

The watch shown here is made of stainless steel &18K gold. Noted that on the dial it signs OYSTERQUARTZ DATEJUST.

The Rolex Oyster Quartz becomes yet another highly sought after collectible among the enthusiasts. Up till now, this model remains the ONLY watch in which Rolex had manufactured with a quartz mechanism/movement.

Frederique Constant Manual

Frederique Constant is known to be a small Swiss watch manufacturer that makes high quality wrist watches.

The company adopts traditional watch making techniques in making watches that are classic in appearance, complemented with its own mechanical movements.

This piece was made circa late 1990s specially for rich Indonesian market segment. It comes with a hand winding mechanical movement (see case back picture). The dial is of classic white ceramic design, small second hand sub-dial and signed Frederique Constant & Geneve.

Watch case is made of stainless steel & 18k gold plating.

The watch belongs to the range of early models made by FC and still sought after among Indonesian riches.

Big Size Skeleton Wrist Watch by SACOM

This is a piece of classic big size wrist watch made by SACOM, a respectable watch manufacturer that traced back to its origins from making very good pocket watches in the1900s for European market.

The watch dial is in traditional skeleton layout, matched with a small second hand dial at 9 o'clock position; it is manufactured with a manually hand winding pocket watch movement.

This model was sold in Hong Kong in circa 2004, with very limited pieces from the boutique.

Vintage Rolex Pocket Watch

A vintage Rolex pocket watch, circa early1900s.

From the case back engraving, it was originally a collection of a Parry family until it ended up in an antique shop in Perth, Australia. It was in 1999 when I saw it one morning in the shop and bought it straightaway. Later the watch was sent in to the Rolex Centre (Singapore) for thorough check and confirmed 100% original.

The watch dial was made from silver and its case was gold-plated.

A rare piece indeed.