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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by aiken74 » 17 Apr 2012 20:55

Hey, nice bracelet... ;)
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by CoolieND » 17 Apr 2012 22:26

lunarin79 wrote: :( :(

i have difficulty taking 5 watches with one hand w/ fearing of scratching the cases & had to place the watches in postition for a 10sec countdown shot, i was sweating sia :lol: :lol:

ok, i promise will get a better group lume shot next time :mrgreen:
No, no, don't worry, I was kidding. Plus, on my iPhone it looked really, really dark; on my computer it's much better.... ;)

... Waitaminnit... so you were wearing all of them on one arm, posing for the shot?? :lol: Forearm pump for sure! :lol: :lol: :P
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by lunarin79 » 18 Apr 2012 18:01

hmm, i tot the pre-order for Orca is mid Apr..

my neck is getting longer sia..
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by roo7 » 18 Apr 2012 18:26

I think I drop Orca for now.. haha puck is looking good...
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by lunarin79 » 18 Apr 2012 18:27

hv u seen the grey dial for Orca & the buckle design :twisted: :twisted:
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by roo7 » 18 Apr 2012 18:31

lunarin79 wrote:hv u seen the grey dial for Orca & the buckle design :twisted: :twisted:
Seen liao.. but need real life pic to determine... i like their swap-a-case concept but some of the case design very normal and no news on pricing yet... let's see how. :lol:
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by herzausstahl » 18 Apr 2012 20:27

thanks for the pictorial review :)
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by Ed.YEO » 19 Apr 2012 22:15

Saw one more micro brand mentioned in WUS.

Dreadnought.

Too bad i unable to get any more info regarding the ordering/pricing of this brand.
Only link available, thru discussion forum @ TimeZone.
http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewforum.ph ... 5a9249ae64" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.timefactors.com/archive.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by lunarin79 » 20 Apr 2012 08:28

Dreadnought is the grand-daddy of all microbrands!

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they're coming up with a GMT variant but expected release date is end of 2012
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by Ed.YEO » 22 Apr 2012 12:25

One more micro brand for you guyz...
Not from Germany, Not from Switzerland, Not from U.S...
from ... SPAIN!

CREPAS
http://www.facebook.com/CREPASwatches" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by Ed.YEO » 23 Apr 2012 00:39

Didn't know that STEINHART is a micro brand wor... I thought 60% of watch collectors know about this brand?(Quite a big exposure to big numbers of collectors right?)
http://renatoforums.forumotion.com/t76- ... cro-brands" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by lunarin79 » 23 Apr 2012 08:43

Ed.YEO wrote:One more micro brand for you guyz...
Not from Germany, Not from Switzerland, Not from U.S...
from ... SPAIN!

CREPAS
http://www.facebook.com/CREPASwatches" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
yup. Crepas is nice,

their Tactico is swee
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by lunarin79 » 23 Apr 2012 08:45

Ed.YEO wrote:Didn't know that STEINHART is a micro brand wor... I thought 60% of watch collectors know about this brand?(Quite a big exposure to big numbers of collectors right?)
http://renatoforums.forumotion.com/t76- ... cro-brands" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
yup, steinhart, stowa etc, these started out as microbrands but soon, it gained popularity within a short period of time hence not many regard them as microbrands anymore..although they still are :mrgreen:
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by chromehead » 23 Apr 2012 22:52

crepas's homage tektite is sweet, but v big

agree on the Dreadnought. crazy quality and detail for its original price, its resale value is :O
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by roo7 » 24 Apr 2012 21:49

Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

http://oceanictime.blogspot.com/2012/04 ... r-600.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Don't need to buy omega liao... :lol:

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But too direct copy IMO..
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by Evirobie » 24 Apr 2012 22:17

roo7 wrote:Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

http://oceanictime.blogspot.com/2012/04 ... r-600.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Don't need to buy omega liao... :lol:

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But too direct copy IMO..
999 USD for a Sapphire bezel...
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by jaded » 24 Apr 2012 22:18

roo7 wrote:Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

http://oceanictime.blogspot.com/2012/04 ... r-600.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Don't need to buy omega liao... :lol:

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But too direct copy IMO..
:!: :!: :!: hope they will phase out their version 1 of sharkmaster and offer it a discounted rate after introducin version 2!! like ocean 7!
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by lunarin79 » 24 Apr 2012 22:19

:lol:

First is O7 with LM6

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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by Ed.YEO » 24 Apr 2012 22:30

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Dunno whether consider as micro-brand boh... but this is under VOSTOK
Russian Auto with 200m WR, orange color dial, and orange rubber strap.

More info @
http://www.moscowwatch.com/index.php?productID=805" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Microbrands lovers, lip lai chat!

Post by roo7 » 24 Apr 2012 22:34

helson looks like monobloc le o7 is normal caseback....
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