Happy Fathers Day from Hong Kong!

Seeing as how I wasn’t home for Fathers Day, I decided to buy something cool for the old man to make up for not being there…

My dad has been wearing a broke ass TIMEX for the last 10 years. The thing is pretty beat up. Ever since he got me a watch from his last trip to Hong Kong, he’s been kicking himself for not buying one too. Watches are a good deal here and if you know how to shop, you can get an even better deal.

I went to several watch places across Hong Kong looking for a Titanium Watch with big numbers and a calendar. My dad is only going to get older and his eyesight is only going to get worse so I wanted something easy to read and lightweight. I also wanted it durable hence the Titanium. He likes working in the yard so he’ll be wearing it pretty much for everything like he does his Timex.

The common price for this SEIKO was around $1180 HKD. I found a place that sold a less cool version for $1080 HKD. I went from place to place bartering and asking for a cash deal. Eventually, I ended up in Causeway Bay and found a place that sold the exact watch I was looking for, was willing to bargain, and gave it to me for $800 cash. I had to make sure it was real seeing that there was such a huge price difference, but sure enough, it looked like all the others. They even shortened the strap for me. What a deal!

Happy Fathers Day! 😀