As a watch collector, one of the hardest task is to decide what watches to keep and what watches to let go after accumulating many watches. There are those who focused on certain range or brands while others are collecting various classic models. For me my key direction now, I tended to focus on some of the classic models since the late 1980s when I started my hobby plus also some of the watches I couldn't find in the early years. However, the key tasks ahead shall be upgrading the values of my collections while reducing the number of units of watches..
For the year 2025, my best buy are :
This is one of my grail watch : The Rolex Prince Bi colour Zebra aka Tiger Stripes which is one of the rarest Prince series after the Prince Jump Hour and Hunter. This is the watch that I can only dream of in the late 1980s when I first started to collect vintage watches. Even though the key trend now is vintage sports models, this is a watch for the real watch connoisseur.
Another grail watch: Rolex DRSD Double red Sea Dweller mk 4 where the prices were extremely high between 2008-2014. This watch has been verified and serviced by RSC in September 2025 with an international service card records.
Rolex 18078 in Stella blue dial with diamonds markers. This is perhaps one of the most beautiful and interesting watch with its nice shining stella blue dial and the bark bezel and bracelet. Moreover, it comes complete with its papers! I have started to appreciate solid gold Day Date watches these few years
Rolex 5030 in 18k rose gold shall be my best buy for the year as I have been looking for this watch for a long time since 1991. I have have helped my friend Eric to sell this watch then. I have almost managed to get one in yellow gold in 2024 but the movement is not the full bubbleback one plus its in yellow gold instead of the rose gold. So happy with it! On the right is the Rolex 5031 from the year 1947
Rolex 6105 in 18k yellow gold is another great find as it comes with a nice red wording!
This is another versions of the Vintage Omega made for North Korean Kim Il Sung using the Cal 751 movement ~
Rolex 1807 with rare blue dial
Rolex 16613 blue dial submariner, a Neo Vintage watch from 2002 in complete set plus paper and recent Service paper! Love the blue purple dial and I have given it to JJ as his wedding's gift.
Rolex Bubbleback with subsidiary seconds
Universal Geneve Tri Compax in 18k rose gold and it seems like the Universal Geneve brand is making a come back
Cola cola watch by Universal Geneve from the 1950s
Rolex GMT Master ref 1675 mk2 shall fit nicely with my Rolex stainless steel 6542 & 1675 gilt dial.
Rolex 18k GMT Master root beer nipple dial ref 16758 and Rolex GMT Master root beer nipple dial ref 16753 were often neglected by collectors in the past but these have gained much interest these days.
Vintage Wyler Crichettino automatic Incassable watch
Alain Silberstein Krono Bauhaus 1 & 2
This is a simple JW Benson watch from the early 1930s. I first saw the watch at Good Old Days Antique watch at Lucky Plaza in the late 1980s.
Rolex 3064 Hooded Bubbleback is the hooded Rolex bubbleback with the rare subsidiary seconds hands
Rolex 6075 in 18k solid gold
Watches Found in 2025: 43 Watches
1. Jan 10 : Rolex Day Date 18078 18k Yellow gold bark bezel and bracelet
2. Jan 15 : Rolex Big Bubbleback 5030 18k Rose gold
3. Feb 7 : Rolex Big Bubbleback 6105 18k Yellow gold
4. Feb 25 : Omega Constellation Kim Il Sung
5. March 3 : Rolex 16613 submariner
6. March 4 : Rolex 1807 Day Date blue dial
7. March 16 : Lowenthal Mono Rattrapante chronograph
8. April : Rolex 6298 new old stock dial
9. April 7 : Seagull Special edition moonphase
10. May 5 : Rolex Bubbleback 2490 subsidiary seconds
11. May 23 : Universal Genève Tri Compax in 18k rose gold
12. May 28 : Rolex 5031 Big Bubbleback from 1947
13. June 1 : Coca Cola Watch by Universal Geneve from the 1950s
14. June 1 : Coca Cola watch by Helbros from the 1950s
15. June 9 : Rolex Prince Zebra
16. June 14 : Rolex GMT ref 1675 mk2
17. June 20 : Rolex DRSD mk4 serial 4
18. June 23 : Aquastar Deepstar
19. July 9 : Eterna Czech pilot watch
20. July 17 : B-Uhr (Beobachtungsuhr) watch
21. Aug 2 : Rolex GMT ref 16758 root beer
22. Aug 8 : Titus Calypsomatic 7085
23. Aug 14 : Rolex GMT ref 16753 root beer
24. Aug 21 : Vintage Wyler Crichettino automatic Incassable watch
25. Sept 6 : Waltham vintage Pepsi logo watch 1950s
26. Sept 9 : Alain Siberstein krono Bauhaus
27. Sept 13 : Alain Silberstein Krono Bauhaus 2
28. Sept 13 : Franck Muller endurance 24
29. Sept 13 : Rolex Bubbleback tropical dial
30. Sept 21 : Rolex Royal ref 6282
31. Oct 2 : Goofy cartoon watch
32. Oct 19.: JW Benson trech watch
33. oct 20 : North Korea Moranbong watch
34. Oct 22 : Rolex ref 3265
35. Nov 2 : Universal Geneve Polerouter
35. Oct 31 : Orator Triple calendars moonphase watch
36. Nov 3 : Rolex hooded Bubbleback ref 3064
37. Nov 13 : Kongque Chinese Watch
38. Nov 19 : Glashutte Spezichron from East Germany X 2
39. Nov 24 : Omega constellation black gilt pie pan dial ref 167005
40. Dec 4 : Rolex Big Bubbleback 6075
41. Dec 15 : Vacheron 35mm stainless steel
Wish Lists 2025:
1. Rolex 18078
2. Rolex 5030
3. Rolex 1807
4. Rolex Prince Zebra
5. Rolex DRSD
6. Rolex 16758, Rolex 16753,
7. Alain Silberstein Kronos Bahaus & 2
Wish lists 2026:
1. Lemania Nuclear sub chronograph
2. Alain Siberstein Ikrono
3. Rolex Lapis dial/ Tiger Eye & 1530
4. Rolex Sporting Prince Chronometer ref 1883/1599 Prince with full hunter cover
5. Blancpain Fifty Fathom no radiations
Watches Sold/Trade: 49 watches
1. Jan 6 : Rolex steel 鋼 Bubbleback ref 6050 traded with Longines Tonneau plus cash
2. Jan 6 : Sold Mido Melik set
3. Jan 8 : Sold Spare 海鷗八一軍表
4. Feb 5 : Sold Juvenia hand wind watch
5. Feb 7 : Traded Rolex bi colour 6085, steel 6050 and a steel gold 6105 for a 18k 6105.
6. Feb 17 : Sold a Movado triple calendars
7. Feb 28 : Sold Enemal dial chronograph,
8. Feb 28 : Sold Omega Constellation,
9. Feb 28 : Sold Enicar auto
10. Mar 3 : Traded Rolex 6424 for Rolex 16613
11. Mar 9 : Rolex 5050
12. April 11 : Chinese Worldtime spare
13. May 2 : 上海軍表
14. May 2 : Chinese Woldtime spare
15. May 20 : Rolex 5506 Airking
16. May 25 : Bovet Chronograph
17. June 1 : Tudor big Rose
18. June 14 : Rolex 1803 rose (duplications)
19. June 20 : Rolex 1016 (duplications)
20. June 20 : Rolex Big Bubbleback 6075 (duplications)
21. June 20 : Rolex Daytona 116523
22. June 21 : Pagol watch sold to China
23. June 27 : Traded Kingston Moonphase, Longines Pointer and Lejour Chrono for a Rolex
24. Jul 9 : Chinese Wolrd time Watch
25. Jul 12 : Rolex steel bubbleback 6050
26. Jul 12 : Rolex Cushion
27. Aug 4 ：桂花Watch
28. Aug 4 : Westend ladies watch
29. Aug 14 : Rolex 5501
30: Aug 14 : Rolex 1601
31. Aug 31 : JL stainless steel automatic 1970s
32. Sept 3 : Bover Mono Rattrapante
33. Sept 6 : Seiko business A 27 jewel 8346-9000 1969
34. Sept 13 : Nivada Deptatic trade for FM Endurance
35. Sept 13 : Bremont diver + Dial for a Rolex Bubbleback
36. Oct 15 : Rolex 6103 Bubbleback
37. Oct 15 : FM gold
38. Oct 18 : Juvenia 18k moonphase
39. Nov 1 : Everite cushion watch
40. Nov 29 : Rolex 1625 Turn O Graph white dial
41. Dec 9 : Rolex steel 3265
42. Dec 9 : Rolex hooded Bubbleback
43. Dec 15 : Orient triangle
44. Dec 19 : Rolex 6094
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