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Here's a photo of the location now - thanks to Google Earth. We still live in Hong Kong but these days armchair travelling is more convenient than getting in the car! As you can see, the backdrop is very different now. Although the Jumbo floating restaurant is still there (on the left), the building

Hi All Comparing the pictures more closely, the evidence is pretty conclusive - see the white building on the left and the building with the Coca Cola sign on the top. God bless the Internet! Best wishes Horologamist

My money's on Aberdeen Harbour Hong Kong. I've only been in Hong Kong for 25 years, but I'm attaching a picture from 1974, which I think shows the same backdrop (much more built up by then, of course). As you can see, Girard Perregaux has been replaced by Citizen (a sign of the times?), and the 7up

Hi All If you haven't seen this before, here is proof positive that a Rolex is worth every penny of your hard-earned cash... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfNOgWGME_c Horologamist

My question: is it ever possible for a fake to be considered a watch that is worthy of PuristS admiration? Now living in Hong Kong and having spent several years living in Beijing, these places are awash with a bewildering spectrum of illegal copies. These range from watches that are clearly flaky a

... she meant it as a compliment! My favourite line. Horologamist

...but you'd be amazed how many people have noticed and commented. Horologamist

Home Alone - the scene where Macaulay Culkin's mother is trying to pawn her effects to get an airline ticket. Acknowledgement to Twentieth Century Fox for the attached pic. Horologamist

Here's another: Is that a real Rolex? Do you think it is? No. But who can tell? Horologamist

Wanna trade places with my Rolex? Horologamist