Watches of Central Hong Kong: Mainstream, Independents, Vintage, Pre-Owned Watch Safari

Here's your guided tour through the streets of the Central District of Hong Kong where you can find a lot more than high-street retail. Vintage, pre-owned, independent brands, straps and more can be found within a few hundred meters from each other.
This is strictly about Central, not going further because of course there are hundreds of shops all over town as you will have seen in my previous videos.
I hope you'll enjoy this quick tour and that it will be useful next time you visit the city.
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[@ashfishpool8834]

Brings back a lot of memories Uptick. You nailed them all.

[@grassyfields1998]

The best KZbinr! Thank you for this

[@jonselzer6553]

Uptick thanks for another great walk around with you !!!!!

[@MartlRS]

Love those kind of videos.

[@middlepath8850]

I now know why you have a lot of watches, the selection in HK is immense and temptations are real

[@rodgers1656]

Like your channel a lot!! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@johanneshansen483]

Great channel! Have always wanted to visit H.K and appreciate your perspectiv as a watch lover.

[@lucknealo]

Amazing 🎥 👏🏽

[@patriciadavid6501]

5:24 trop belle cette montre bleue. Hong Kong le paradis des montres. J’ai deja été à Melbourne Plaza, il a ce côté retro des années 80. Votre vidéo me rappelle de bons souvenirs ❤

[@amickinflorida9008]

Fantastic! Thanks for another great video! Have you ever heard of Watch Smiles? Someday I hope to visit.

[@WestCoastAce27]

By museum I assume you mean that Rolex store in the IFC Mall never has watches for sale. If so, that’s 1 expensive museum. And it’s really a private club - the longtime customers who get every watch that the store gets come in when there watch arrives, sit down, have a drink, chat, get their bracelet size, say ‘thank you’, and go home.

[@UptickWatchReviews]

They sure do and they get discounts too. A VIP (politician) was privately boasting he got two Le Mans from the same AD at 20% off

[@DecemberNames]

You did great with this one, keep doing it! I just wanted to take a moment to say how amazing your video was! I was really impressed with the quality of the footage, the editing, and the overall presentation. You did a great job of explaining the topic in a clear and concise way, and I learned a lot from watching your video.

[@DoctorAB282]

Thanks 🙏

[@markhammerschmidt5315]

Superb V, and thanks for the very nice mention.

[@UptickWatchReviews]

We'll do a full feature of Mister Chrono if you guys wish

[@markhammerschmidt5315]

@@UptickWatchReviews that could be a great idea

[@killingtime8612]

A very enjoyable tour thank you! Am enjoying your videos. I will be visiting HK soon and wondering where I might get a discount on Seiko or maybe even GS. If you have any advice I will be grateful to hear it.

[@kentan8235]

Time for a visit to Singapore

[@cedarcanoe]

I would love to explore the vintage shops there and eat Belgian fries Ps. How is Ben doing? He has been inactive for a long time..

[@deezknuts07]

Watch museum at Rolex, Patek, AP.

[@jw.2507]

Bonjour Uptick, S'il vous plaît, faites une critique un jour de l'Octo Finissimo. Ce serait merveilleux d'entendre votre avis.

[@shubhanshuchawla8657]

Hi Uptick. Great video. I am visiting HK next week, I am planning to buy the Tudor Black Bay Burgundy. Which store or AD in HK do you think would provide the best discount.. I'm currently stuck between CTF and Yes watch Co.

[@UptickWatchReviews]

So far a bit of purchase history has just gotten me 5% off on Tudor as it's not (yet) a discountable brand but things might turn. I guess you gotta take a chance at each AD, not sure which is best tbh. Note that you could get a two-tone Daytona at Emperor at retail if you tag onto it a HKD 20k-30k purchase or another brand. So something to consider.

[@g43654]

The Chinese don't tend to wear second-hand or used watches due to Feng Shui. They believe that wearing a used watch or staying in a used house will inherit the previous owners' misfortune. That's probably why they rip everything out when they move in an old house, although I don't know how vingage watch dealers survive.

[@sn00ze88]

Which Chinese? Many Chinese has outgrown that superstitions. In places like Singapore and Hong Kong, even cemeteries are being dug up to make space for apartments. Money is the true religion now.

[@alectang1614]

Seems like you're the one who is stuck in the past. There is a reason why Hong Kong (a city of 7 million) is the second largest watch market in the world and China is the fastest growing pre-owned watch market in the world.

[@MerlintheMaineCoon]

I was offered a 5204G by Beyer without any buying history after two interviews. Says a lot about the high-end watch market… 😅😅

[@i-lzzzzzzzz-i-u7100]

Would you buy in Hongkong to flip for profit in other market (what market best then?) and what would you look out for when buying?

[@UptickWatchReviews]

No I wouldn't. Surely some dealers would.

[@robcameron9351]

Lol, my city (province, actually) has one jewelry store that sells watches, and they only sell Rado, Longines, Hamilton, and Seiko. I have to drive 5 hours to see any other brands.

[@UptickWatchReviews]

Probably just as good for your wallet. I'd have never imagined ever owning more than a Seiko until I came to HK tbh

[@shoesnob7987]

Good job! But, I think you missed a lot of those IWC stores that I see all over Hong Kong and Kowloon.

[@UptickWatchReviews]

This is about Central. In the video you can see the only boutique of Central.

[@WestCoastAce27]

I remember the gigantic IWC ads on the wall as one exited the Kowloon Station - must have been 25-30 meters high. Really made me want to get an IWC - but they’re prices are silly. The Ingenieur at $8k USD would be a huge success and bring people to the brand.

[@thegorn]

7:12 F.P.Journe has a shop... but nothing for sale in the shop. 😂

[@sn00ze88]

Richemont has started doing the same with their brands. Ex if you want that IWC pilot from their boutique, the models on display are "to be ordered with 30% deposit"... they are display only and not for delivery. The same applies to JLC as well. Having things to purchase in store immediately seems to be the counter trend in the last 2 years post covid travel restrictions.

[@tintinlau4508]

😱😱⌚️⌚️😭😭屌屌起黎賣無貨😂😂.

[@user-sx9ov6xj3z]

Is it generally safe to buy watches in the AD's in central without being afraid of replicas?

[@UptickWatchReviews]

Yes it is.

[@tobyt684]

i just saw your face on the video...no more secrets

[@thegorn]

King Fook, where the watches are fooking expensive

[@logicalthoughts]

Over 20 years ago, I would have bought one of these brand name watches in HK but now with the proliferation of fake watches from the mainland... Wouldn't bother with it now...