Ferrari Mailing List: SFC: Watches...

[Mike Fleischer (themightytoe]

OK


I hate to do this to the Ferrari list again...  I never read the 
threads, but on watches?  I sorted out what I alreeady bought... 

What is a good watch?  I am in China right now and it is astonishing how 
many knock-off watches they have.  So I picked some up as fun gifts for 
friends etc...  So far I have a Tag, a couple or Rolex's, a Breitling, 
and a Gucci watch for my wife...   But there are a ton of other brands 
that look really nice but I have no idea if they are decent brands or 
not :).    Not certain if I will go back out and get more or not but 
wow.  They even have the sapphire scratch proof covers on them.  Clearly 
not Gold materials, nor the quality movements inside either, though the 
Rorex's are perpetual movements.  China is kinda fun and makes a real 
mockery of branding.

Lots of Ferrari junk here too, some watches, (also Porsche design 
watches galore), some lighters...  (man it is entertaining though to 
talk them down to as low a price as they will go and then walk away, do 
the same at 4 other vendors and then pick the best price, we need to 
have haggling in the US for everything).  Also got an excellent tea set, 
Tea in the US just sucks the hiney compared to the stuff over here.  
Wow.  Recorded the proper procedure for making tea in China as the tea 
shop owner made us sit and have a tea drinking ceremony with him after I 
bought the tea sets.  Good stuff.

The same Lamborghini's and 599GTB have been in front of the hotel for 
the past week or so, owners are friends with the hotel owner.  And the 
599GTB looks like your ugly date at the prom next to the LP640 and 
Gallardo, I can't fathom how Ferrari can sell these to anyone if they 
were viewed side by side, performance between them is probably ludicrous 
in both cases. 

Construction here is everywhere, tons of people, nice cars, everything 
is about 1/3rd the price of US version (cars are about 2.5X).  We may 
have a major recession in the US, but you can't tell it over here.  Also 
most popular American car manufacturer here?  Buick!...  WTF

If you travel to Shenzhen, The Intercontinental is the Hotel...  At $140 
a night, I have not stayed in a nicer place (actually for about 5x that 
ammount I have not stayed at a nicer place), huge room, fantastic 
service, infinity edge 6 foot by 5 foot bath tub with a view...  
Restaurants, a hotel with man made beach.  Working conditions here are 
not wonderful, US engineering facilities are a quantum leap better, but 
the US facilities here are nice also, just the Chinese firms do it 
differently. 

And no more massage girls following me home :)

BR,
Mike