World’s first titanium watch

I saw a post on the SCWF on the world’s first titanium watch made by Citizen. I remember there is a page featuring this watch in Citizen’s Super Titanium booklet.

Here’s a scan of the page.

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Shophouse of an old watch shop

If you like my “Old King Wah Shop” post, I have another old shophouse to share with you today. This watch shop however was not as lucky as King Wah. It is no longer in business.

Old King Wah shop – circa 1985/86

Seiko fans in Singapore must have heard of King Wah Watch and Pen Store, a place where you can get Seiko watches at good prices.

Most of you know the shop is located at 111 North Bridge Road (Peninsula Plaza) but not many are aware that it was previously located at the shophouse shown in the picture above.

I believe they occupied this shophouse from the sixties to the early eighties. During this period, the entire North Bridge Road from Elgin Bridge area right up to Jalan Sultan area and beyond was filled with watch shops.

So, where was King Wah’s shophouse located?

Orient service centre in Singapore -1977

From old Orient ads, I know that the Orient distributor in the 70’s once had a showroom and service centre at Fook Hai Building in Chinatown area. Above is a picture of the showroom/service centre I found.

Seiko Clock at Raffles Place – 1965

Time for history lesson and by now you can call me a historian in the topic of Seiko clocks in Singapore.

Last October, I discovered a Seiko clock that once stood in front of People’s Park food centre and this time round, I found a bigger one that was once located at Raffles Place.