polexpete Posted May 23, 2012 Report Posted May 23, 2012 Hi guys, i'm heading to Bangkok at the end of the month and would like to pick up a vintage MBW. I've been a few times to MBK mall but have never found these watches. Can anyone help me locate the place i need to go. A shop address would be very useful... Cheers P.
Jkay Posted May 23, 2012 Report Posted May 23, 2012 It's on the ground floor of MBK .. the shop's name is Nah Piek. You have to ask to see the good stuff.
ogladio Posted May 23, 2012 Report Posted May 23, 2012 Take notes on what's in stock and take some sneak pics! I'd also die for a 5512 or why not a 6541 or...
polexpete Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Posted May 23, 2012 It's on the ground floor of MBK .. the shop's name is Nah Piek. You have to ask to see the good stuff. Thats exactly what i wanted Jkay thanks so much .... Cheers P.
klocklind1 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Posted May 23, 2012 I was there in february but they do not have the best 1680/5512/5513 in stock If You find one be seure to have it open to see what movement that is in it! You have to preorder one and hope that they could get one nice one fast Best is perhaps to ask Nariika as he does the QC himself, and got his latest 1680 Polex MBK and LOVE it. It has a brand NEW SWISS eta 2836-2 in it that keep the time within 0,5 s/day
polexpete Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Posted May 23, 2012 I was there in february but they do not have the best 1680/5512/5513 in stock If You find one be seure to have it open to see what movement that is in it! You have to preorder one and hope that they could get one nice one fast Best is perhaps to ask Nariika as he does the QC himself, and got his latest 1680 Polex MBK and LOVE it. It has a brand NEW SWISS eta 2836-2 in it that keep the time within 0,5 s/day ok lets see and i'll let you all know what i find. Did you see any 1655's ? Cheers P.
Vinguru Posted May 23, 2012 Report Posted May 23, 2012 lol, I was at MBK years ago but never realized they sold good reps there. At that time I was swinging a gen omega smp and never knew reps could be that good! I do remember a shop on the top floor with a lot of vintage rolexes and omega moonwatches. Gen or rep, i'll never know!
Rolexaddict Posted May 23, 2012 Report Posted May 23, 2012 pay tickets to fly in China, in Bangkok, in Hong Kong.... To walk into a shopping mall ? buy a rep watch ? supposed to have the right Rolex specs ? Buy a gen, its cheaper, you will avoid the terrorist risk and aicraft crash, and also to be screwed with Chinese... Its always the same problem, seriously, anyone here is able to source 5, 10, 25, good Sub/SD/GMT cases ? or more ? if anyone here has a source for 5512/13, 1675, 1680 case sets, no one only, no "may be" or "wait I think I have a source" 100 pieces to start then, we could start a great adventure here, on this board, and make lot of people happy at reasonable prices I dream......
highoeyazmuhudee Posted May 23, 2012 Report Posted May 23, 2012 enjoy Mr Piek, my advice to you is too thoroughly inspect what you buy before you hand over any money to him, he does not care about the quality of product he sells and they often lack QC -severely, his indifference to this and unwillingness to fix or halt these problems before selling them to foreign walking atm machines has caused me to sever all business relationships with him (as it costs me money in parts i cant sell or use). his business skill and manners are inept and atrocious, he is almost quite literally a watch nazi, if you ask too many questions "NO WATCH FOR YOU!" , you can give him thousands of dollars a week in business and he still wont tolerate you. but if you must buy a watch from him expect to wait a week or two to actually get it, do ask to see the inside of the case to check the movement (often dry, often seagul), do inspect the case threading, his refusal to get new tooling or request new tooling has lead to several batches having less than perfectly machined threading, if you experience rough turning casebacks or ones that dont turn smoothly its problematic, it will cross thread, asymmetrically cut crown guards, beveling, even asymmetrical case sides, some crown tubes are way too low, and some cases have noticeably stepped cutting. if you want to know more send me a pm before you go, because its at a point where 7 out of 10 watches from this guy shouldnt be sold.
Jkay Posted May 23, 2012 Report Posted May 23, 2012 Didn't We hear last year that the original Nah Piek man died (big brother) ?
Ephry73 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Posted May 23, 2012 I still wonder if a nice 5510 or 6538 case would come out of there. Would not be a bad thing. E
highoeyazmuhudee Posted May 24, 2012 Report Posted May 24, 2012 Didn't We hear last year that the original Nah Piek man died (big brother) ? yes that is true, his name was piccha, he rarely dealt with customers and handled the back end business, his brother nah is the store front man and who the shop is named after
Jkay Posted May 24, 2012 Report Posted May 24, 2012 Do you think this could be why you see a slip in consistency?
Donerix 2.0 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Posted May 24, 2012 I got this one from Nah-Piek earlier this year (big thanks to Cubeistan) and I am quite happy with it ( InGod dial upgrade and some mods): Also have a nice 1665 GWSD from him that I bought personally 2 years ago and it is still running like a charm. The little guy in the store was very helpful (despite obvious communication problems) and even brought me personally to a watch store to install my gen T-39 crystal that I had with me. 1
klocklind1 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Posted May 24, 2012 Why not ask Nariika for a MBK/MBW sub? I got one ( 1680 ) from him ( last nov that was PERFECT in EVERY way, genuine swiss eta with perfectly aligned dates, perfect CG:s case threads etc. etc. He might be a litlle more expensive BUT he inspects the watches himself BEFORE buying them so You know what You get
maulermacall@hotmail.com Posted May 24, 2012 Report Posted May 24, 2012 Why not ask Nariika for a MBK/MBW sub? I got one ( 1680 ) from him ( last nov that was PERFECT in EVERY way, genuine swiss eta with perfectly aligned dates, perfect CG:s case threads etc. etc. He might be a litlle more expensive BUT he inspects the watches himself BEFORE buying them so You know what You get Could you post a pic of your 1680 please, it sounds great
klocklind1 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Posted May 24, 2012 Could you post a pic of your 1680 please, it sounds great It is not ready yet, but it is fully modded and will look great. I will post pictures of when it is ready
ogladio Posted May 24, 2012 Report Posted May 24, 2012 Why not ask Nariika for a MBK/MBW sub? +1, it's perfect timing for that as well as he's in Thailand right this moment. Paid deposit for an MBK PAM48 yesterday that he will pick up and send me from UK (within EU borders).
polexpete Posted May 25, 2012 Author Report Posted May 25, 2012 Why not ask Nariika for a MBK/MBW sub? I got one ( 1680 ) from him ( last nov that was PERFECT in EVERY way, genuine swiss eta with perfectly aligned dates, perfect CG:s case threads etc. etc. He might be a litlle more expensive BUT he inspects the watches himself BEFORE buying them so You know what You get I'm heading to Bangkok to see some friends not to buy a watch. I just thought i'd check out the MBW source. Yeah i agree Narika is probably the best way to go .. Cheers P.
polexpete Posted May 25, 2012 Author Report Posted May 25, 2012 enjoy Mr Piek, my advice to you is too thoroughly inspect what you buy before you hand over any money to him, he does not care about the quality of product he sells and they often lack QC -severely, his indifference to this and unwillingness to fix or halt these problems before selling them to foreign walking atm machines has caused me to sever all business relationships with him (as it costs me money in parts i cant sell or use). his business skill and manners are inept and atrocious, he is almost quite literally a watch nazi, if you ask too many questions "NO WATCH FOR YOU!" , you can give him thousands of dollars a week in business and he still wont tolerate you. but if you must buy a watch from him expect to wait a week or two to actually get it, do ask to see the inside of the case to check the movement (often dry, often seagul), do inspect the case threading, his refusal to get new tooling or request new tooling has lead to several batches having less than perfectly machined threading, if you experience rough turning casebacks or ones that dont turn smoothly its problematic, it will cross thread, asymmetrically cut crown guards, beveling, even asymmetrical case sides, some crown tubes are way too low, and some cases have noticeably stepped cutting. if you want to know more send me a pm before you go, because its at a point where 7 out of 10 watches from this guy shouldnt be sold. Sounds like a nightmare to me ... i'm only in Bangkok for long weekend so no way i can wait a week Thanks for the info, much appreciated Cheers P.
woof* Posted May 25, 2012 Report Posted May 25, 2012 Sounds like a nightmare to me ... i'm only in Bangkok for long weekend so no way i can wait a week Thanks for the info, much appreciated Cheers P. highoeyazmuhudee knows his stuff (all my MBW's but for one...came from him) Have fun and safe travels, who knows... You may land on a cool watch!
lhooq Posted May 25, 2012 Report Posted May 25, 2012 Sounds like a nightmare to me ... i'm only in Bangkok for long weekend so no way i can wait a week I was there over one weekend. I ordered a 1680 on Friday, and it was ready on Saturday.
polexpete Posted May 25, 2012 Author Report Posted May 25, 2012 I was there over one weekend. I ordered a 1680 on Friday, and it was ready on Saturday. Good to know my friend, problem is Friday night in Bangkok with my friends means Saturday i gonna be out of order big time cheers P.
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