5/03/2015
I also happened to love gadgets e.g. Wealth Crystals Bowls, water fountains, clocks, Luo Pans, Luo Pan Stands, Tibetan Bowls, Ru-Ban Rulers and Digital Distance Meters. Just to name a few.
Recently as luck will have it, (I chose my nobleman Year, Month and Day) while shopping on Taobao for my fix of new chinese metaphysical books, on the right hand side of the web page where lots of other deals popped up ... a beautiful sight manifested and I just could not resist but mouse over ... next thing I know, my credit card is also out from my wallet.
Stature of a IWC, dimensions of a IWC and the engine (the mechanism) of the Begeel is an automatic! Very luxurious looking and feeling.
In addition, the accurate display of 十二时辰 on a sophisticated, posh and clean white dial is obviously a runaway winner.
In the course of my work; auspicious hours, days, months, years and directions are frequently discussed. Having this watch will be a great help, I can point to my beautiful timepiece instead of drawing the timeline out for clients time and again.
However, something is nagging on my mind. For such a high quality watch as depicted on website, i am very happy to part with my hundreds SGD with it .... condition being that the shop is at Bedok, Woodlands or Jurong.
Yes there is always a warranty period. But with the overseas vendor, if issues were to arise with the watch within the 365 days of warranty period, It is still a big hassle plus logistic nightmare for any form of redemption.
Anyway enough of the insecurities. I will be going ahead with the purchase, taking a great leap of faith so I am going to do a pre-review of the watch here now vs a real review, when I finally get to hug the baby in my arms.
Anyway enough of the insecurities. I will be going ahead with the purchase, taking a great leap of faith so I am going to do a pre-review of the watch here now vs a real review, when I finally get to hug the baby in my arms.
Growing up with businessmen and watchmakers, I have always been a horological fanatic and pretty crazy about the usual Rolexes, Panarai, Chopard, BRMs, and Cartiers. The expensive brandings of these time pieces aside.
The mechanism, aka inner engine driving the date reel, hour, minute and second hands are the real draw to mechanical watches.
I will like to think mechanical/automatic watches are an extension of the famous 长明灯 , a result of the human drive for everlasting life.
Mechanical watches go ticking forever, all you need is to wind the watch up regularly. There is no need to change batteries and if built well, one can wear it for a lifetime. Perhaps even like the Patek, pass it down to the next generation.
Is the Beegel mechanical watch built well? Looks like it, the manufacturer chose Sapphire glass which is more scratch- resistant instead of the usual acrylic window for it. Visibility of the Sapphire glass is also much better when viewed from multiple angles. Can I trust the manufacturer that this is indeed scratch-proof? A picture speaks volumes.
I am also delighted to be informed that for a couple of hundreds SGD, I will be getting 12 rubies which will definitely bling up the dial considerably.
The dial is beautiful and shone like a diamond. Masterful use of gold and red. The dial is not decorated in an overly complicated fashion and yet not too boringly sterile clean. A balanced state of beauty for both camps of watch lovers.
The mechanism, aka inner engine driving the date reel, hour, minute and second hands are the real draw to mechanical watches.
I will like to think mechanical/automatic watches are an extension of the famous 长明灯 , a result of the human drive for everlasting life.
Mechanical watches go ticking forever, all you need is to wind the watch up regularly. There is no need to change batteries and if built well, one can wear it for a lifetime. Perhaps even like the Patek, pass it down to the next generation.
Is the Beegel mechanical watch built well? Looks like it, the manufacturer chose Sapphire glass which is more scratch- resistant instead of the usual acrylic window for it. Visibility of the Sapphire glass is also much better when viewed from multiple angles. Can I trust the manufacturer that this is indeed scratch-proof? A picture speaks volumes.
I am also delighted to be informed that for a couple of hundreds SGD, I will be getting 12 rubies which will definitely bling up the dial considerably.
The dial is beautiful and shone like a diamond. Masterful use of gold and red. The dial is not decorated in an overly complicated fashion and yet not too boringly sterile clean. A balanced state of beauty for both camps of watch lovers.
This watch even comes with a deployment buckle, one of the early reason which i was sold on. Though money can't buy class, I will have you know that this entire watch reeks class.
And like the expensive swiss counterparts, every watch also comes in an unique serial number. As a consultant, I hope mine comes in 369, so that I can draw the energy from the Three Periods and Nine Ages. Though this is more of a personal pursuit of numbers more than academic purposes.
Speaking of water- resistance, if a watch-maker claimed 50M instead of the typical 30M, I will trust that the product is quite well-built. Granted that unlike the mega watch-makers, actual tests would have been carried out for actual resistance, awarded by accrediting bodies.
But hey, we are talking about a great time-piece at great price point so we must be reasonable in our expectations as well.
Rose gold plated casings? Looks good to me!
Basically, the main draw of the watch is really the dial which tells time and also the chinese 时辰 in great detail.
I like the fact that there are niche watch-makers servicing the chinese metaphysical market in this aspect.
I just wish that these watch-makers are also here in Singapore.
In summary, I hope I can tell you how beautiful this watch is in terms of quality, functionality and pricing in a few thousand words. But I do not have the real thing yet, when the baby arrives, i will do another review for it.
However, if I am unable to do so, I have a feeling that the pictures will speak for itself as well.
Now it is just the question of choosing the black or the brown leather band for it.
However, if I am unable to do so, I have a feeling that the pictures will speak for itself as well.
Now it is just the question of choosing the black or the brown leather band for it.
