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Hi everyone! Long time lurker and first-time poster. This site has been a wealth of information as I slowly collect time pieces as a part-time watch enthusiast... some pieces purchased and some inherited (mechanical movements preferred). I've never serviced a movement, but have had a few...

So for some of you who noticed, I was only on the forum here and there for the last few weeks. I was on vacation jumping around cities. One place I visited was Hong Kong. As I knew in advance that I was going, I decided to ask them if I could visit them as they were based in Hong Kong. Well...

I was wondering, do any of you know of any Chinese watch (HK preferred, or Guangdong province) that is a worldtimer with Hong Kong as the UTC+8 spot and that (or all cities) written in Chinese? Yes, that's a very specific ask. The reason why I'm asking is I lived for a while in Hong Kong and...

I recently decided to take a look at an old heirloom watch my grandfather left me but I can't see an obvious serial number. I've googled the name on the dial and every phrase on the device but I can't find any information. Can someone help narrow down or tell me if it's worth my time please...

Thanks to a friend introducing me to ALS and then lurking in this forum too (!), I have fallen in love with a Lange 1 Moonphase, that I wanted to buy for myself as a promotion present 😁 I live in HK, and after visiting the ALS boutiques here a number of times to try it on and coo at it, I also...

Dateline: 2019 in pre-pandemic Hong Kong The young guy sitting across the table in the tiny back room of a Hong Kong grey-market watch store has clearly done this before. Sitting expressionless in his chair, he finishes scrolling on his phone and taps away furiously on the only Casio in the...

Dateline: Causeway Bay, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Yau Ma Tei - Hong Kong over a couple of trips

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Dateline 2019 - Kowloon watch hunting

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...