flex Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Vietnam is a place I alwyas think about visiting - just recently i had the oppoutinty of visiting Vietnam for the first time..Some of the pics in vietnam were borrowed to make this thread more interesting, but they are relevant to our hobby. City of Bicycle... Coffee filter at US$1 the better (franken) vintage timepieces e.g. Rolex are located in District 1 Just like geninue watches, anything with 'Rolex' will demand a high price tag... I think all of you know, just to make sure we are clear - these are franken not geninue... but they will tell you they are geninue Rolex left by the american army they will also show you pages of the japanese magazines to make you believe they are the real deal most Rolex franken watches I see they ask for 2-3.5K whereas for Bich Lien has some interesting pieces (Blancpain Fifty Phantom, Omega S300, Jaeger Le Coultre, Vintage militay omega range from $250-$450) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Nice looking trip im sure u enjoying it! Seen any vintage 50 phatoms around there? Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Minh Quy 103 Dong Khoi Ward Ben Nghe Dist 1 Everyone has heard or mentioned about the great Minh Quy... They have a small selection of vintage rolexes.. you will have to talk to them first and build some relationship before asking for parts. otherwise they will just tell you they sell all real rolex left by ar-maria-cun so-chers. I found that most of the things I want (ie 1655 + case dial hands, 1680) they can somehow source them or pick up the next day.. case set cost around 450-650 depending on the model.. (I was lucky to have a local friend who can translate for me and do most of the talking)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hi Laz yes... there are many.. they are around $350. ONe shop I saw they were selling at $250 a piece. apparently there were two types: one with bigger bezel, one with the normal size bezel. both have no date. Flex Nice looking trip im sure u enjoying it! Seen any vintage 50 phatoms around there? Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Ben Thanh market (or also known as Saigon Market) The shops carry the chinese reps e.g. Pam, Rolex, Frank muller, basically what we see in cartel. interestingly, they can also show you their better pieces (around 300-400$) when asked. They claim that the better ones have Rado movement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcoast68 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Cool pictures, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 I am a food person (we work hard so it makes sense we find ways to award ourselves) Pho 2000 address below serves vietnamese beef noodle (pho) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 some local dishes (live band) ***************************** Some resturants i have been i think they are quite good are: Local Vietnamese Foods Vietnam House 93-95 Dong Khoi 1, Q1 (08) 829-1623 Nam Kha 46-48 Dong Khoi, Q1 (08) 823-8310 Dong Qu (try flaming coconut chicken) 57 Dong Qu, Q1 (08) 829-5045 Chinese Foods (quite good, bit expensive) Crystal Jade Palace (quite famous in Singapore I beleive) Legend Hotel 2nd Floor, 2A Ton Duc Thang Q1 (08) 827-2387 French I recommend Le MeKong 57 Dong Du, Q1 (08) 829-2012 Shopping Zen Plaza, Diamond Plaza, (for ladies - local fashion) Nguyen Trai , Le Cong Kieu (they sell antiques)... can always pm or email me for more info.. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Great tour, Flex. Thanks for the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubFrog Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Very cool...great pictorial. I'm a food person too...love the local dishes (and band). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Fantastic pictorial, thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 mmmmm.... lunchtime. I could go for a bowl of pho tai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Cool trip, thanks for sharing it with us, Flex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100 Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I've visit Saigon many times but all before joining the rep game. Next visit, I'll search high and low there!!! Thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosanim Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 It's good to see post about Saigon. I was there early October for mission trip. I had a chance to go Bantham market( night market for tourist as I was told). One store selling replica was really bad. All they had was Canal street stuff. I asked for better PAM. Guy brought out case with some of better watches but still, you get better quality from dealers here. Artkos they had was missing 'N' and didn't know about it. They show me Breitling w/ CN movement telling me it was swiss movement. Price? $600.00 LOL!. Flex, did you get to see Cu Chi tunnel? I am more sympathetic toward Vietnam war vets now. Thanks for the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvn Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Yes Vietnam is the best place to visit for food and site seeing. I was there last year for 3 weeks but did not have interested in the rep. You should make a trip up north to Hanoi to visit HaLong bay, while you are on the boat you can purchased freshly caught seafood and have them cook right on the boat for you. Cold Tiger beer is much better than Heniken beer. Vietnamese hospitality is the best on the world. Enjoy your trip Flex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted November 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Dosanim - thanks, I didn't have time to visit Chu Chi Tunnel, but did visit Hanoi Hilton Prison. DVN- i had a good time in Hanoi, but I tend to stay away from seafoods when I travel. thanks everyone for their comments. If you are interested in vintage or military rep, Vietnam is the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalnrg Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 I was in vietnam not too long ago but never knew about the rep game. Will definitely check it out this X-Mass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Looking for vintage FFs has forced me to pet-sematary this thread! I sooo want to go there now!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vafarmer70 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Holy old thread Batman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 screw the watches, its the food i'm interested in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 screw the watches, its the food i'm interested in +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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