Coming up is a special dedication page to a very dear collector friend.
"Mei Fern, this page is for you, the branded and premiums, a.k.a the CLASS OF 2016... without you this page would not have been possible."
Check out a few new ones from 2017 while I work on uploading the rest. Do visit my facebook page if you like to catch my weekly updates there or get the links to my facebook album here.
"Mei Fern, this page is for you, the branded and premiums, a.k.a the CLASS OF 2016... without you this page would not have been possible."
Check out a few new ones from 2017 while I work on uploading the rest. Do visit my facebook page if you like to catch my weekly updates there or get the links to my facebook album here.
Barclays Monkeys my second actually after my first which is the snake... thanks to another collector from Singapore who actually bought these together with the Credit Suisse Monkey and traded for the HP Singapore 8pcs set. I can't thank her enough for giving me this opportunity to own these premiums especially for someone who doesn't buy... and if you are wondering why don't I buy, it's because trading is one of the most fun and exciting part of this hobby. Buying is well just like any other shopping but the whole exchanging thingy that is totally a different experience altogether. A million thanks to Mei Fern for the Credit Suisse Rooster that is appearing more vibrant in 2017.
Deutsche Bank above is as usual classy and beautiful, 2016 with it's floral 'fu' (福) and a little felt monkey while 2017 we have two red shiny roosters; Both years with floral design on their inner side. The floral pair below also from Deutsche Bank, Singapore version and is just as classy. Don't forget to check out the maiden pair from them at my home page (click here) or watch out for the next upload to my Multi Festive album for more DB flavor.
Christian Louboutin is a French fashion designer, his signature footwear is those shiny red-lacquered soles. His designer angpow is just as shiny red but with golden monkeys instead... And here's some interesting facts extracted from wikipedia; Louboutin has topped the Luxury Institute's annual Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI) for three years; the brand's offerings were declared the Most Prestigious Women's Shoes in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Stuart Weitzman is next and look at those heels!
An American designer born in 1941, Stuart A. Weitzman is an entrepreneur and founder of the eponymous international, high-end shoe company. In January 2015, Weitzman sold his company to Coach for $574 million. As part of the deal, Weitzman stayed on as a shoe designer for the company ~ extracted from Wikipedia.
Well I truly didn't know anything about these fashion heels until today.
Above we have a bold piece with its abstract monkey design from Jo Malone, the fragrance ap, yes this piece is literally scented and it makes my entire collection smells so wonderful too.
Below is Lamer one of the most expensive skincare brand that I have actually tried (many years ago)... and truly their moisturiser is really silky smooth leaving a classy glow on the face, and just like their monkey ap, classy with it's refine paper cut design. And speaking of glow, Agnes B is looking really fabulous, like a super star, 2017 in red and glittering gold in 2016.
Below is Lamer one of the most expensive skincare brand that I have actually tried (many years ago)... and truly their moisturiser is really silky smooth leaving a classy glow on the face, and just like their monkey ap, classy with it's refine paper cut design. And speaking of glow, Agnes B is looking really fabulous, like a super star, 2017 in red and glittering gold in 2016.
Above we have two new additions in 2017; Boucheron a French jewelry and watches house in Paris and CD (Christian Dior) also from French is one of the world's top fashion houses.
Didn't even realize that I haven't share these gorgeous pearls from Edward Kong until I was looking for a spot for my latest addition of the Opium Cheongsam. I remembered that I tried trading for Opium after CNY in 2016 but collectors where asking for good quality angpows for it so I had to wait for more than a year later to be able to add this piece into my collection (thanks to Mei Fern). Edward Kong 2016 design is a continuance of their 2015 pair so they do look similar but with different cheongsam designs. They released a folding screen in 2017 to feature both the pairs in 2015 & 2016. These pearls are truly precious and beautiful, even more stunning then ever for their 2017 set (find them here).
Swarovski money packets are as always elegant because of their unique crystal like stone that is such a pleasure to see, touch and feel. Even though it's not worn on our neck or wrist but just the packet only, it is definitely a wonderful feeling to have both their CNY and Raya design in my 2017 collection.
Harry Winston 2017 pair is looking just fine with a piece without the zodiac and another with a red rooster in front and a tiny golden rooster on it's flap. Van Cleef & Arpels 2017 showed off the elegant Chinese fan and the Chinese zodiac rooster on it's inner flap while their golden monkey in 2016 is the same design as Chen Kang Wellness crowing rooster in 2017.
Agnes B, Laura Mercier, Karen Millen, Van Cleef & Arpels, Hugo Boss,
Tumi, Braun Buffel, BVLGARI and Coach
Tumi, Braun Buffel, BVLGARI and Coach
Very lucky and grateful to my son's godfather for the Karen Millen; my dear cousin who got me Chopard and Piaget (scroll down to the watch series); and of course Mei Fern for the most shiniest ap I have so far Agnes B, the very classy Van Cleef, the oh so handsome boss Hugo Boss, a rather interesting and stylish Tumi, Braun Buffel, Bvlgari and Coach (among many others) as I would have never been able to trade these back. They are indeed elegant and beautiful... my latest addition Laura Mercier from a trade with 2017 Kelly roosters... do drop by my fb album to see Van Cleef's pop up golden monkey!
Check out the newest addition of Coach 2017 and another that is not the ordinary red but green which is the traditional color for Raya Packets a.k.a Sampul Duit Raya (SDR). Find out more about my SDR album (click here).
Check out the newest addition of Coach 2017 and another that is not the ordinary red but green which is the traditional color for Raya Packets a.k.a Sampul Duit Raya (SDR). Find out more about my SDR album (click here).
Special thanks to Apryl for Kwanpen above and GAP (scroll down to view); leather texture designed Kwanpen does look and feels like a stylish clutch bag, classy and unique. While more gifts from Mei Fern, the classy 2017 Charles & Keith and the bigger size packet from the famous LV (Louis Vuitton) with their many little golden and embossed roosters.
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~~ THE WATCH SERIES ~~
Cortina Watch, Tissot, IWC, Cartier, Piaget, Tudor, Tag Heuer, Rado, Rolex, Blancpain, Panerai, Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breguet, Roger Dubuis, Zenith, Gubelin, Chopard, Baume & Mercier, A.Lange & Sohne and Maurice Lacroix
The popular Tissot was and still is my favorite monkey set in 2016 and what's not to like, everything from the brand, design, paper, color and that beautiful folding screen which took me quite some time to scan. The same goes for their 2017 family set, also with a folding screen but this round just five instead of six pieces. I still prefer the monkeys, what about you?
These elegant golden zodiac from IWC are simply classy, both 2016 monkeys and 2017 rooster with a beautiful "Fu" which means prosperous at the back. We have the rooster at sunrise and the little monkeys dancing in circles and swinging from the tree branch.
Thanks to Rex whom is also a crazy collector and a friend for sharing the very elegant and glittering panther piece from Cartier. My scanner does not do any justice to the 2016 dazzling cat but 2017 black panther is looking elegant on their gold and red pair.
Continuing with another year on year comparison and also the elegant red vs the golden packet from Piaget. I personally prefer the red in 2017 because of the extra bling from the inner packet. Next we have Tudor who is also a pair of red and gold in 2017 with thousands of tiny Tudor shields making up the Chinese word 'cai' (财) while 2016 is a single design with just one big shield. Another brand that closely associated with Tudor is Rolex and they are stylish with a darker golden piece featuring their crown jewel in 2017 and a yellow gold with a monkey in the front and their crown on it's flap in 2016.
It's always nice to be able to put two years side by side for comparison and here we have Tag Heuer and Rado. While both of the brands have given us the Chinese zodiac rooster in their 2017 design, the paper thickness has reduced significantly.
Blancpain 2017 is looking elegant in their gold and red pair with the zodiac rooster on their flap while 2016 they have given us the zodiac with tiny embossed monkeys all over it's darker red packet. 2017 also brought us a few more zodiac from these premium timepieces, Chaumet silver rooster duo from Paris, Panerai with their handsome farm bird and Omega with an abstract rooster head and it's creative 2017 crown. Skagen is looking sharp and elegant with it's geometric golden hen.
The detail mechanism of the classical inner watch is sophisticated and can be seen in some of these branded timepiece packets. We have from 2016 A.Lange & Sohne and Maurice Lacroix while in 2017 we have The Hour Glass, a luxury watch retail group with more than forty retail stores across nine cities in Asia with their headquarter in Singapore,
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Next we have a few fashion houses with their chosen design. First up is 2017 Guess with it's more popular jeans-cut packet follow by 2017 Paul Smith chicken in a box while Nina Ricci golden hen peeping out from the corner. Kate Spade golden rooster trail of little footprints starts all the way from the back to the front of it's packet. |
Lacoste the French company founded in 1933 by tennis player René Lacoste and André Gillier together with their crocodile is showing off a giant rooster shadow while Akris a Swiss fashion house specializing in luxury goods for women designed by creative director Albert Kriemlerwould seem to be the one with the most chickens on it's golden packet.
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2017 Mont Blanc rooster is standing tall and smart on their rounded star symbol, a symbol that represents the snow-covered peak of Mont Blanc, the highest European mountain. How do you like their golden monkey juggling their star logo? I have two of the same design but totally different paper material... just a wild guess cos I can't seem to find any other information from the web that it's Singapore vs Malaysia maybe?
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2016 GAP on the other hand is suede feel with golden monkeys and even though they may not be as high end as the others, their packet sure is showing a lot more class.
DVF Diane von Furstenberg is a slightly bigger size ap and has very beautiful inner packet design which my scanning is unable to show but do visit my FB album and check out the mobile phone pic that I've put in the comment section of DVF.
Don't forget to check out the other 2016 pages as below ^^
< 2016 Home > < Going Bananas > < Kids Corner > < Hong Kong >
For exchange / trade please visit my facebook album. Those available for exchange are noted in the individual red packets description. Happy browsing!