Rolex in Dubai

[Benengo]

So I'm going to the UAE to visit a friend and I was thinking this might be a good chance to pick up the wife's 30th B'day present. She wants a rolex oyster perpetual, model no 176200 in blue... (yes she has been VERY specific!)

I was thinking that it might be a fair bit cheaper over there? has anyone got any experience of this? or know of anywhere i could compare prices?.... or even know of anywhere a bit closer to home where i might find a new, legitimate bargain?

[Jer_1974]

I priced up a Sub a few years ago and it worked out about the same as the UK. Diamonds are what to buy in UAE.

[B16JUS]

As above ive not found it any cheaper esp if you get collered by customs will end up more.

Only good is for models you dont find often in the uk

[dom9]

Been through twice this month, more expensive than than UK...

Order that model to the Rolex dealer at the UK airport and pick it up tax free and maybe a little discount on top.

[Mattt]

dom9 said:

Been through twice this month, more expensive than than UK...

Order that model to the Rolex dealer at the UK airport and pick it up tax free and maybe a little discount on top.

Best way.

Or you could try Dom H, see what he could do.

[shirt]

from what i've seen the prices are more than uk. still worth a trip to the dubai mall to window shop at richard mille, panerai, glashutte et al.

[Benengo]

Mattt said:

Best way.

Or you could try Dom H, see what he could do.

so who's this Dom H fellow? ;0)

[Lambchopski]

I priced a Deepsea and a Daytona in Dubai in March and they were more expensive than UK for sure.

[shirt]

if you want anything pricing, i am likely going to dubai mall later. i think the exchange rate has swung in your favour recently. it was 5.8dhs to 1 a few months ago, now 6.1ish

[influential]

Agreed - Dubai is no bargain when it comes to Rolexes but you can sometimes get rarer models. I've always bought mine in the Caribbean at half decent prices and plenty of availability.

Amazing collection of horology stores though, all in that one shopping mall.

[hilly10]

I priced a Nikon Lens in big Mall the shop was all things Digital with a vast aray of kit. The bloody Lens was cheaper in Jessops Birmingham

[shirt]

guys, even topman is more expensive here. cars and petrol is cheap, most other things aren't as there are enough people for whom paying for luxury items isn't an issue. haven't needed a big ticket item yet so not sure if haggling gets you anywhere.

[Asterix]

Everything is price fixed here.