jrwong23 (aka watchthebin)[Purist]
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Happy to share :)
May 21, 2020,05:48 AM
Fingers crossed I can get my delivery in 2020
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Hajime Asaoka
By: Cozmopak : May 19th, 2020-21:50
I just came across this on SJX. Any insights? ...
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By: Lankysudanese : May 19th, 2020-22:04
Link
By: sgwatchguy : May 19th, 2020-22:28
Thank you
By: JTCL : May 20th, 2020-01:47
He updated the text as follows: "Based on my knowledge of a significant number of clients not receiving watches according to schedule, as well as a lack of communication or refunds after non-delivery, I do not endorse Hajime Asaoka-branded watches in any ...
I seem to remember also a post here...
By: dedestexhes : May 19th, 2020-22:48
Indicating that it is extremely difficult to communicate with him. Often no response etc. To make it clear, not based on personal experience! Br, Dirk
same
By: avseg : May 22nd, 2020-16:14
I believe I also posted on here before that I wrote e-mails and never got a reply. I even wrote him in Japanese. No response.
Very unusual and surprising feedback
By: Mike H : May 19th, 2020-23:27
Obviously he had either a bad experience or some argument with him. Hard to comment since we don’t have a clue about what happened...
I find it strange
By: Gwai : May 19th, 2020-23:59
for a journalist to endorse, or "not endorse," any commercial product.
Intriguing, SJX is a cut above
By: colton_d : May 20th, 2020-04:35
There is a reason I frequent the SJX blog/site more frequently than the others, save for perhaps Quill & Pad - and that is due to the personal anecdotes injected into the articles. SJX has no problem breaking down auction previews, new releases and in...
Wow!
By: batholith : May 20th, 2020-12:18
What an odd thing to say if you're not going to give any further information. I do know from someone who has or had a pending order that there have been delays over the past year or so, bad batch of dials I think. And he is a hard man to get a hold of, no...
I ordered a Hajime Tsunami since 2017
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 20th, 2020-16:30
Paid a deposit with the AD of Hajime in Singapore after the launch event which Hajime himself attended. Since then I have been in regular touch with my AD on delivery. It is definitely taking a long time but to be fair, my AD has been regularly checking i...
Happy to share :)
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 21st, 2020-05:48
Fingers crossed I can get my delivery in 2020
Thank you for this insight.
By: Watchonthewrists : May 21st, 2020-01:22
Great to hear this as I don’t believe all these bad experiences are on purpose.
There may be some misunderstandings
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 21st, 2020-05:49
Or something specific happened which may not apply to all customers of Hajime Happy to share my personal experience Cheers Robin
My take on this
By: Kid : May 20th, 2020-23:39
So, here's the lastest update from SJX (in addition to an earlier update, below the Hajime Asaoka's Website pic/caption). I am a fan of SJX's publication, period. There's no denying that. I read and prefer his presentation than most other holorogy related...
Addendum
By: KIH : May 21st, 2020-11:40
I think that going through AD, if any, may be the better idea to deal with this type of brands, who apparently prefer AD to end-customers (understandably, those independents tend to have less resource). So, maybe, just maybe, those who ordered through AD ...
Sir, I don't wish...
By: KIH : May 21st, 2020-17:25
.. to be bullied here any more, so I will be quiet and short, ONLY when I feel I have to say something. I got enough PTSD When are you coming back to Tokyo? Are you and your wife all right over there? Give my best regards to her, please. Ken
Sure, will do.
By: KIH : May 25th, 2020-21:13
Yup, I know. But PTSD still stays in my head. Their friends are still here, I believe, who have been made to believe that I am a bad guy.
I didn't quite know what had happened...
By: CL : May 31st, 2020-11:28
you have no need to hide from them. Come back here and post. I don't visit as often as I want but I always love hearing your view on things.
Ken, I didn’t realize you were still here !
By: Jay (Eire) : May 22nd, 2020-07:38
We’ve talked about this issue before, and your experience was valuable. I think you may be correct in distinguishing the AD route from direct. The AD covers all communication, can perhaps better manage expectations and address disappointments. In addition...
No, I am not.
By: KIH : May 22nd, 2020-13:34
Just so happened that Yang told me about this thread, and I thought people need to know my direct experience about it. I am not saying THIS situation is same as mine, but may give all some clue. And, umn, I don't understand the last sentence. I am Japanes...
すみませんでした. That was a message for our other friend, I’m sure he saw it.
By: Jay (Eire) : May 22nd, 2020-15:57
Unfortunately my plans to spend a month in Tokyo this summer got derailed, along with the Olympics! Now unlikely I will be there in the fall either. Hopefully sooner rather than later but I can’t see any travel occurring this year. Stay well, and healthy....
random thoughts
By: avseg : May 25th, 2020-11:11
For sure, independents should respect ADs more since they carry the weight (threat?) of losing the independent more business than some arbitrary end consumer; however, my experience is that it's only so helpful. I had one issue with an independent where t...
A valid point.
By: KIH : May 25th, 2020-21:11
Communication and mutual understanding are both extremely important when dealing with independents, unless you have a very trustworthy intermediary or middlemen. But that cannot be known until you actually try. So, that is where this type or "forum" gives...
Of course!
By: KIH : May 27th, 2020-19:11
Amsterdam has become our favorite city, so we will surely visit again!
Lovely to ‘read’ you again, Ken...
By: pplater : May 26th, 2020-03:45
Speaking as someone else whose posting has become less frequent, it is encouraging to see that you are still visiting the forum and maintaining your interest. Those who are too ‘new’ to recognise you should know that there is a very knowledgeable collecto...
Thank you, pplater...
By: KIH : May 27th, 2020-20:57
.. it is nice to see an old familiar face here. You, too, my friend. I was being bullied by then-fellow mods and their friends (I am sure they are still here), and in the end, for a different unreasonable reason, banned. After more than a year, unbanned f...
Thanks CL...
By: pplater : June 2nd, 2020-11:23
Ken has really gone out of his way in the past to act in a manner which is consistent with the unselfish brotherhood for which this platform was known. If only there were more people like Ken! Cheers, pplater.