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bernard cheong
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Devon, Rolex and Seiko from 2010 backwards..(part 28 of 33)

Just to compare how the Devon Tread 1, after a long time...I still like the Devon 1 VERY VERY much.

This pictures are for people wanting to buy a watch.

 The tip is that if you are NOT like I am..for one, I don't sell off away my pieces, then buying a good watch is a careful considered process much more than I.

I keep them, and compare their designs on my mood, and also to remind myself of how I came around to own them.

This is a 1930 Rolex from my father, who owned it from my grandfather.

I wear it.

It is small. My grandma's watch..I keep under a sealed glass dome, an ebel with the movement exposed...it has an exquisite movement arranged in the most clever and elegantly economical way.

The lugs, printing, metal and all is so different in 1930.

I have quite a few Rolex GMTs and Subs..say from 1960s all the way till 2012.

The new ones, I don't wear...as I keep them for reference when I need to say something or sit on a jury.

The Devon Tread 1 will earn a place in history.

It looks as if they will sell slow..as the overall market will not be ready or mature enough to see it encompassing a more historical reference.

The Tread 1 is, to me, a remarkable machine that incorporates american thinking and engineering during the years of 2010 to 2015, and may possibly become one of those very sought after pieces when it goes out.

It has the right elements...cost that is not too unreachable and a movement that is largely quartz, but a display that remains all mechanical and original. Fortunately it is NOT Swiss. Many mechanicals will find it very hard to escape Swiss layouts today.

It may take too much funds simply to make a mechanical that is really new..like the Freak.

This Devon, it is really American...I am glad to see them back as I have said.

I am hopeful that the new Devon will make them even more affordable.

There are about 90 to 95% of parts, not cost, that are made in the usa.

The Seiko and the Rolex, they are BOTH made in Japan and Switzerland...historically, these watches came from a time when industry did not share their stuff so much...there was the ongoing and unpredictable Vietnam War, and the looming Second World War and the depression for them then.

I am just fortunate to have them with me for so many years, and I have studied them inside and out...especially wearing them from 1970s to 2012.

Size and metals all affected the way I felt and the small services...Rolex proved to be very bad in my country, because maybe too many of the owners swamped the service center with unreasonable demands.

More later...today, I am considering buying and keeping one of their GMT saru for an example, but I am quite worried that Rolex do not keep their words to look after their consumers..as they are truly a giant. This is one small problem when in Singapore. Too many Rolex owners, too many demands.