On my Honeymoon, ones of the stops we visited was Bangkok, Thailand. While Bangkok was not the ideal honeymoon location, we still had a great time and explored quite a bit of the city and checked out several of the malls. One of the malls that was a block away from our hotel was the Siam Paragon next to Siam Square. I’ve been told recently that this is the most expensive mall in Bangkok. I’m not surprised.
The Siam Paragon World Watch and Jewelry 2009 Show Signs – It runs until August 15th, 2009.
There was an abundance of Watch Retailers which were about to do a large show in the following weeks, which in fact is now underway. One of the larger dealers in the mall was PMT The Hour Glass, an incredible store that sells Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet among many others.
Additionally there was a separate Patek Philippe dealer and Omega Dealers as well. The sheer amount of watches was mind-boggling. I wasn’t expecting this in Bangkok. Hong Kong, yes, but not Bangkok.
There was a huge watch display out in the middle of the mall with twenty or so watch case with stuff from IWC to Harry Winston Opus models and Breitling that was simply incredible. I had a great time and would have taken more close up pics if there wasn’t three security guards hovering around the area at all times. I was getting nervous!
I’ve decided to post a giveaway on Youtube to try and bring some of the Youtube crowd together with the Forum Crowd… given the immaturity of some of the Youtube crowd, some of you might be asking me why I could possibly want to do this. Well, the majority of the users are very cool.. its primarily the younger ones that really have no interest in the watches to begin with that try and stir up trouble.
At any rate, I really wanted to do a youtube contest to see how it would pan out. Its not crazy popular yet, but hopefully it will take off. You need to watch the video and follow all the directions in the video to win!
I picked up this 1000m TT1 Regulator used on Timezone and it has become one of my favourite beater watches. This specimen has some scratches on the bezel, and I decided against sending it back to Oris for replacement. As a beater watch, I figured I would be getting scratched anyway, and I would care less about dings and dents if I just left it the way it is.
The case on the all-titanium Oris TT1 Regulator measures 44mm in diameter, but wears perhaps a tiny bit smaller due to the signature Oris case shape, which tapers from the back to the front. The bezel is uni-directional, and has a red 15-minute segment, with the rest in black.
Luminous markers are very bright and are charged very quickly. The small hour hand is luminous as well as the second, hour and minute indicators but the hour hand is more difficult to read, while the large minute hand obviously stands out and is easy to read. This makes the watch slightly more difficult to read than a traditional centre mounted layout. The second hand is not luminous, oddly.
This model is the newer version with the wave-pattern dial, in matte black. Date window is at 6 o’clock and has nice bevelled edges giving it a very completed and professional look. The crown is located at 4 o’clock and a helium release valve is located at 2 o’clock, giving the watch a balanced crown look that I really like. Another watch that has this look is the Doxa GMT. The Helium release value has a red dot on the top to differentiate from the crown. The helium release valve aids in allowing the watch reach depths of 1000 meters.
The Oris TT1 Titanium watches are one of the few rare Titanium watches on the market that have a polished finish. The Case is a two-tone polished/brushed combination, with the center links on the bracelet being brushed, and the outer links polished.
While the case is Titanium, it is not all that light compared with other Titanium watches I have owned. The bracelet on the other hand is extremely light and feels almost a bit cheap because of the weight. The quality of the bracelet is so-so, kind of a medium quality bracelet with good finish, but the pins bend easily when it is sized, and the clasp is not a solid as it could be, however these are minor points.
Movement in the watch is an in-house modified ETA Caliber, which Oris does a good job with. Oris offers excellent value with their modified movements. Oris watches keep excellent time and have recognizable and unique designs.
Overall the Oris TT1 Regulator Diver is an excellent choice if you can live with the Regulator layout of the dial. The watch is light and comfortable, and has served me well since I purchased it.
