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Where to find used Omega Speedmaster Reduced Watch?
I would love to find this watch while I'm in Tokyo. I've wanted to buy one for a while and it's my preference to buy it used. Obviously it's cheaper in Japan due to the conversion which is a huge plus.
Does anyone have any recommendations of stores I may not have found "easily" through my research?
Do stores sometimes have inaccurate stock represented on their website? Maybe it says out of stock but they have some?
Should I just go around to stores asking? I'm thinking of emailing them all but some places are very likely closed all week due to the holiday.
I'll be in Tokyo May 8th - 20th. I have a pretty full trip and can only dedicate a small amount of time to watch hunting.
Any help you can offer would be great appreciated, thanks so much!
You should definitely check Nakano Broadway. It's not as polished as the Ginza shops but the smaller dealers there often have stock that doesn't make it onto their websites. I've seen Speedmasters in a few of the second-floor watch shops near the Mandarake side, and they're usually willing to negotiate a bit on price if you pay cash.
Don't rely too much on online inventory. A lot of these shops run their websites as an afterthought or just list whatever they've sold recently. Showing up in person and asking is the only real way to know what they've actually got in the case. Hit up the shops in Shinjuku's 3-chome area too, there's a cluster of them near the big Yodobashi Camera that often have vintage Omegas tucked away.
the nakano broadway tip is solid but also check out the used watch shops in ueno, specifically around the ameyoko market. there's a few small places tucked in there that don't have websites at all, just glass cases and a guy who's been doing it for 20 years. saw a speedmaster reduced in one of them last fall for like 280k yen which is a steal
for the holiday thing, golden week ends may 6th so you'll be fine on timing. most shops will be open regular hours by the 8th. i'd skip emailing tbh, just go in and ask, the smaller shops especially don't update their online stock at all and will pull things out of the back if you seem serious
honestly just walk into any komehyo or daikokuya branch, they rotate stock so often that websites are useless. the one in shibuya had a reduced sitting in the case when i was there last month, worth checking their flagship stores especially.
Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.
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