bernard cheong
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I can't replace that watch!
Oct 23, 2011,07:20 AM
But I can take the bottom case of what you see in that stack of LV cases.
That has Franck Mullers, Langes and Pateks.
Bought at a time when they were "affordable", 60 % of today's prices that a sleazy dealer will offer any of us.
I see your point with the RJ...but..that piece is NOT a Titanic DNA..that IS the first piece with the real metal Cameron came out of the sea with, before the film was shot.
With the lawyer's papers.
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Bally, an office, my watch boxes and IWC (3 of 10)
By: bernard cheong : October 23rd, 2011-06:56
Hello friends! Land is SCARCE in Singapore. What ever, I will high light how important "small" sized as well as hardy objects will become much more relevant to collecting. This is because fine objects are usually collected only by the wealthy and here, in...
Great post, great collection
By: MWL : October 23rd, 2011-07:14
Hopefully one day I'll be able to build up a collection as beautiful as yours, and since I'm 18 I've got plenty of time! I agree as well with your second to last comment, if you aren't trusted how can you reasonably expect that others will trust the authe...
I can't replace that watch!
By: bernard cheong : October 23rd, 2011-07:20
But I can take the bottom case of what you see in that stack of LV cases. That has Franck Mullers, Langes and Pateks. Bought at a time when they were "affordable", 60 % of today's prices that a sleazy dealer will offer any of us. I see your point with the...
Ah, then I retract my statement
By: MWL : October 23rd, 2011-07:32
If that exact watch which you have was commercially produced then I would perfectly accept the entire DNA collection, but I have a friend who has one of the DNA's and its (in my opinion) just a surface effect of rust. Yours on the other hand is too seriou...
ONLY the bezel my friend.
By: bernard cheong : October 23rd, 2011-07:35
The rest is however, to be really fair, VERY VERY well made case. It was their first foray into this field.
Thanks for clarifying
By: MWL : October 23rd, 2011-07:41
I was always slightly confused as to what the initial idea was, as in where the titanic would be. True, the case is very well made and very much achieves the effect they wanted, but I guess it's down to peoples preferences. How many years ago was the DNA ...
Indeed. [nt]
By: MWL : October 23rd, 2011-07:50
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I'm interested in the longboards too...
By: Andy : October 23rd, 2011-12:14
no surprise you have a stunning collection there Bernard...are the boxes custom made or do LV make these for watches..? Yours, Andy.
Longboards are mine, all are Sector 9 48 to 36 inch plus..
By: bernard cheong : October 23rd, 2011-17:32
a fibreglass Sector 9 springboard type, that the rider can add propulsion and steer by pushing down on the board. I stopped in 1993...I think. I used to board to relax, with Sony walkman cassette player...that was between the 1976 to 1993 era. I spent an ...
Thanks for sharing your philosophy
By: Oztimelord : October 23rd, 2011-13:23
Bernard, Always a pleasure to read your posts and even better to have met you when I was in Singapore. I believe you are at a different level in terms of maturity and experience as a collector. I do tend to sell some of my watches as I move on to the next...
3 watches? OK..because I need a strategy.
By: bernard cheong : October 23rd, 2011-17:36
I want to be able to sell something on the show. Yet, I have to make it profitable for the buyers. I chose 3 first, and then a back up of maybe 12 more...but customs...a problem.
you have the most amazing
By: johnswatch1 : October 23rd, 2011-14:35
You have the most amazing armchair. I love the riveted aluminium sides, perfect for wearing with your Vianney Halters. I need details of the chair - I need one!
Thanks!
By: marketsurfer : October 23rd, 2011-15:56
Fantastic insight, Bernard. I look forward to reading more of your musings. Dave
Haha..I must thank you. I don't know if I have "good" taste
By: bernard cheong : October 23rd, 2011-23:34
But one producer of good repute (movies), actually said I was someone he never imagined existed...I was actually unique. I went home thinking..."ok..he thinks I am weird. And definetely entertaining, as in making a complete fool of myself". My wife, ever ...
This is said most respectfully...
By: pplater : October 23rd, 2011-22:37
...but whatever the purpose of your post may have been (an ad for luggage? a promo for a TV show? a preview of a FS post?), can you accept the possibility that the post itself, featuring a genuinely impressive display of watch treasures, is greatly dimini...
Hello!!! It's ME. You would be worried if these posts "changed"...
By: bernard cheong : October 23rd, 2011-23:22
The "invasion of the body snatchers aside", you know...I was soooo worried that the ONLY reason that Franco Cologni wanted to see me one year. The very same year I left being a moderator, was that he wanted to give me much more than a piece of his mind fo...
Well, no, actually...
By: pplater : October 24th, 2011-00:04
...if 'these' posts changed (by which you presumably mean the off-colour component to which we have been referring), that would, frankly, be a most welcome relief, Bernard. You are and have been a beacon for many. You are idiosyncratic, perhaps eccentric,...
I agree with...
By: BDLJ : October 23rd, 2011-23:38
...you, pplater, on the suitability. That said, I was more disturbed by the fact that I thought I was reading purseblog.com....and half paying attention.
Hello. Yes. OK. I will try.
By: bernard cheong : October 24th, 2011-00:30
I think I agree too...it is good to see feedback, read, and accomodate...from my pov..this is a forum that belongs to the people here. And I should respect these parameters. Never a problem.
Like pplater....
By: BDLJ : October 24th, 2011-15:28
...personally, I have no trouble with anything you write, many times they bewilder me, then I remember that this is the guy who strapped watches to his car's wheels.
Thanks, Bernard. May I . . .
By: Dr No : October 24th, 2011-15:38
. . . suggest having another person read your posts before hitting the "insert" tab? Please take this in the purely constructive sense that's intended. I will plead guilty of occasionally writing in such a way as to cause offense, but rarely intentionally...
That's it!
By: cen@jkt : October 24th, 2011-10:03
Reading Mr Bernard post struck fear into my heart, as I was worried that my advancing age rendered my years of studying English useless. Now I can rest assure that my brain is OK and put the blame squarely on the bags and the magazines This would be wonde...
You didn't ask it this way, but...
By: Gary G : October 24th, 2011-20:22
...of the watches in that box I would keep one of the Classics, the Goldpfeil, and the simpler Grand Seiko. Maybes would include the Thalassa, the Gefica, and the IWC -- but only if worn regularly. Of course, I've been on a simplification/divestiture driv...