hong kong

April 30 - 2019 - Tsim Sha Tsui - Kowloon - Hong Kong. Chungking Mansions is the United Nations of Kowloon. Built in the 1950’s and opened in 1961, it occupies 36-44 Nathan Road at the harbour end of the strip, its become a veritable melting pot of cultures. In its original state it was often...

Dateline 2019 - Kowloon watch hunting I had almost given up on my quest to secure a brand new Rolex GMT-II Pepsi 126710BLRO. I’d tried everything on the AD front and naturally given that they’re tight on stock, they certainly won’t sell it to me without an established relationship. I went to...

I was in Hong Kong on a business trip and had a day to myself. Originally planned to go to a few used stores around the city, but it was raining heavily, and I didn't like the idea of being stuck outside far away from a train station. Harbour City is pretty much a self-contained full day...

Store: G-FACTORY SHEUNG WAN Address: P1, CASEY BUILDING, 38 LOK KU ROAD, SHEUNG WAN, HONG KONG Date: 01/26/2019 Here are some photos I took at the store last weekend, this is the most massive G-Shock store I've been to, lots of great pieces, some models were way overpriced and some were just...

Luxury safe makers BUBEN&ZORWEG recently opened the InShop Boutique at Lane Crawford, Harbour City, Hong Kong, one of the most opulent department stores in Asia and one of the busiest hotspots for luxury shopping worldwide. With the champagne flowing, co-founder of the company Daniel Zorweg...

Hello WUS, I am going to Hong Kong next week and, of course, would like to see if I can get a watch over there for a decent price. If any of you have been there, or are from, or live in HK, please share some reputable watch shops (ADs) that I should check out. I am also looking into pre-owned...

Today, Hong Kong-based independent watchmaker and design company Anicorn announced the newest series in their watch collection: the K452. Anicorn was founded in 2013 by graphic designer Joe Kwan and entrepreneur Chris Chan in order to combine design, typeface, and mechanism with simplicity and...

Seiko Watch Shopping in Hong Kong, A Guide. I recently spent 3 days in Hong Kong, and one of my missions was to purchase a Spring Drive Tuna. I quickly learned to my dismay that the entire diver variety of Seiko’s lineup, in fact diver watches in general are a rare find in Hong Kong’s otherwise...

I just landed the first interview ever by Harold Ng of Hong Kong a/k/a Yobokies, the Seiko swami famous for modding watches: Harold Ng Interview - AskMen He lists his 5 All-Time Favorite Watch Mods. What are yours?

Watchuseek visited The Armoury in Hong Kong and met with Mark Cho, its co-founder, who took us through a tour of the store and explained the concept behind his haberdashery, as well as discussed vintage and modern watches. The Armoury was an idea of Alan See, Ethan Newton and Mark Cho to...

The Kai Chiu Glashütte Original boutique is located in the bustling prime shopping area of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay and moved to this location just in time for the 2015 Chinese New Year in February.  This boutique is certainly in the Top 3 Glashütte Original boutiques along with its Tokyo and...

Watchuseek visited with Adrien Choux, the managing director of The Chinese Timekeeper (CTK) boutique, nestled in the historical Stone Nullah lane, right next to the oldest building in Hong Kong and few steps away from one of the most beautiful temples in the region. Adrien, a Frenchman, has...

In a tremendous success story, Anicorn watches started as a Kickstarter project and successfully surpassed its goal by three times.. And today, founder and creative director, Joe Kwan, and co-founder, Chris Chan are making headway with unique lifestyle retailers around the world to reach people...

Bold, genuine, passionate, and bespoke are some of the words that pop into mind when Watchuseek visited with the Anpassa watchmaking team. This small independent Chinese outfit is the brainchild of Gary, a professional wedding photographer who took the concept of “making a memorable moment” to...

The philosophy of EOne is all in the name – it is shortened for EveryOne.  The spokesperson for EOne is an ex naval officer named Brad Snyder who lost his eyesight in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2011.  Hence the model Bradley is named after him. EOne watches received lot of accolades...

The 34th HKTDC Hong Kong Watch Fair opened this morning with a large gathering of multi-cultural watch buyers and sellers.  Over 780 exhibitors from 23 countries are participating this year. The opening ceremony speech was given by Mr. Philip YUNG Wai-Hung, JP, Permanent Secretary for...

In September 2015 Hong Kong is hosting the first edition of SIWP exhibition to promote independent watchmaking brands based in Switzerland in order to present “a different face of watchmaking” from the one displayed by the industry’s giants. During this prestigious event, 8 independent luxury...

8 June 2015 – The HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, the world’s largest event of its kind is poised once again to unite global industry players of the watch and clock industry under one roof to showcase their most spectacular timepieces. The 34th edition will run from 8-12 September at the...

This year has been interesting in terms of watch trade fairs. First, days before SIHH, the Swiss Franc became a free floating currency and caused chaos in the watch industry. Both small and big players predicted impending doom. As for watches, there were only subtle changes in the watch...