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I went to the Breitling shop in New York last week and I have to say I was under-whelmed. The shop was very nice and stylish, but I asked if you could buy a pen or a pin badge and was told they only gave them out with watches! I guess ebay has more Breitling novelty items than the only Breitling store. Oh I also got married while I was in New York which was nice.
I have some pictures of the inside of the shop if anyone is interested?
I have some pictures of the inside of the shop if anyone is interested?
Edited by neilbauer on Tuesday 20th March 16:45
neilbauer said:
I asked if you could buy a pen or a pin badge and was told they only gave them out with watches!
neilbauer said:
Oh I also got married while I was in new york which was nice.
Congratulations! 
So you did buy a watch, right? As a wedding gift to yourself ... *nudge nudge, wink wink* ... and to take advantage of the free stuff on offer 
I've just returned from Paris and there are some rather nice watch shops dotted along the Champs-Élysées. There was this one store (I forget the name) that had several brands on display, one of which was JLC. They had a Master Compressor Diving Alarm Navy Seals for just over €9,000 ... Stunning!
Ikemi said:
I've just returned from Paris and there are some rather nice watch shops dotted along the Champs-Élysées. There was this one store (I forget the name) that had several brands on display, one of which was JLC. They had a Master Compressor Diving Alarm Navy Seals for just over €9,000 ... Stunning!
There was a fabulous watch shop just off the Champs-Élysées (I've tried looking for it on Google Maps, but I can't find it at the moment!) that was well worth a look, it was on the South side, somewhere off Rue de Bassano. They had a JLC Gyrotourbillon in the window! 
Nice pics OP! I'm not really sure what my view on these boutiques is really...
LukeBird said:
There was a fabulous watch shop just off the Champs-Élysées (I've tried looking for it on Google Maps, but I can't find it at the moment!) that was well worth a look, it was on the South side, somewhere off Rue de Bassano. They had a JLC Gyrotourbillon in the window!
Nice pics OP! I'm not really sure what my view on these boutiques is really...
It was a bit of a rushed visit to the Champs-Élysées; There's just so much to see in Paris! However next time I'll be on the look out for some more interesting watch shops. Hopefully I might have some spending money too! Nice pics OP! I'm not really sure what my view on these boutiques is really...
IMO, boutiques are there to heighten the buying experience, but you certainly pay extra for the privilege. I doubt there are any discounts to be had ... I think I'd feel uncomfortable asking!
Ikemi said:
It was a bit of a rushed visit to the Champs-Élysées; There's just so much to see in Paris! However next time I'll be on the look out for some more interesting watch shops. Hopefully I might have some spending money too!
IMO, boutiques are there to heighten the buying experience, but you certainly pay extra for the privilege. I doubt there are any discounts to be had ... I think I'd feel uncomfortable asking!
Aaah, we went down the North side from the Arc de Triomphe down to the Louvre and back up the other side. Plus some wandering back to a few other shops to have a look at things oh and find a place for dinner (which was superb!). IMO, boutiques are there to heighten the buying experience, but you certainly pay extra for the privilege. I doubt there are any discounts to be had ... I think I'd feel uncomfortable asking!
Out of the 'high end' boutiques, the only one I visited (I think) was the Mont Blanc one, where I ended up making a purchase...
The Omega one looked, frankly, crap.
LukeBird said:
Out of the 'high end' boutiques, the only one I visited (I think) was the Mont Blanc one, where I ended up making a purchase...
The Omega one looked, frankly, crap.
I had the exact same thoughts! The Omega one looked, frankly, crap.
There were a few nice pieces in the Mont Blanc display window ... Did you end up getting something for your wrist, or your pocket? Next time in Paris I'd try to get to Chronopassion, there was an articleabout them the other day - (badly translated) - http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&am... who are just across from the bottom of Elysee. As most things could be seen in Larnden, why not try to get a look at some silly stuff like Greubel Forsey, Mille, MB&F - just say you're interested in the Ressence if you're in jeans! http://www.chronopassion.com/
Ikemi said:
I had the exact same thoughts! There were a few nice pieces in the Mont Blanc display window ... Did you end up getting something for your wrist, or your pocket?
I bought a Starwalker Ballpoint pen in black resin and Platinum - There were a few nice pieces in the Mont Blanc display window ... Did you end up getting something for your wrist, or your pocket? 
I meant to do some pics with my recent watch arrivals, but I haven't yet managed it. I should really be carrying on with a covering letter for a new job, so I'll do some shots when that is done...
Part of the reason I bought it, was how impressed I was with the Boutique, on our first visit a guy talked us through the whole range of watches when he found out the three of us were all watch guys (A rare recent outing for my Ball Moonphase!
); he was helpful and happy to chat through everything. During lunch I thought "sod it", where better else to buy one than the Boutique there, it's where I finally decided that the money from a will would go. I went in the Breitling NY store the day after it opened, lots of eye candy (watches!), very pleasant staff and at that point they did have some items upstairs for sale.
It's worth noting that full prices in the Breitling NY store are on a par with the discounted prices we get here, not including import duty of course!
Stef
It's worth noting that full prices in the Breitling NY store are on a par with the discounted prices we get here, not including import duty of course!
Stef
LukeBird said:
Aaah, we went down the North side from the Arc de Triomphe down to the Louvre and back up the other side. Plus some wandering back to a few other shops to have a look at things oh and find a place for dinner (which was superb!).
Out of the 'high end' boutiques, the only one I visited (I think) was the Mont Blanc one, where I ended up making a purchase...
The Omega one looked, frankly, crap.
I went in the Omega boutique there, it was crap. Miserable staff as well, unlike the Athens boutique where they were really friendly and gave me a free copy of a lovely Omega magazine which was a Speedmaster/Moon special edition as I had mine on!Out of the 'high end' boutiques, the only one I visited (I think) was the Mont Blanc one, where I ended up making a purchase...
The Omega one looked, frankly, crap.
There was a number of great shops on the Champs Elysees heading away from the Arc de Triomphe. One had the full Tudor collection in, absolutely lovely!
LukeBird said:
There was a fabulous watch shop just off the Champs-Élysées (I've tried looking for it on Google Maps, but I can't find it at the moment!) that was well worth a look, it was on the South side, somewhere off Rue de Bassano. They had a JLC Gyrotourbillon in the window!
Nice pics OP! I'm not really sure what my view on these boutiques is really...
I spent about 2 hours in there, the OH was not impressed.Nice pics OP! I'm not really sure what my view on these boutiques is really...
StefanVXR8 said:
I went in the Breitling NY store the day after it opened, lots of eye candy (watches!), very pleasant staff and at that point they did have some items upstairs for sale.
It's worth noting that full prices in the Breitling NY store are on a par with the discounted prices we get here, not including import duty of course!
Stef
I saw the items in the display case there were about 4 things you could buy one was a small pen knife $70, but I really thought they would have some wings pins or a pen, but no It's worth noting that full prices in the Breitling NY store are on a par with the discounted prices we get here, not including import duty of course!
Stef
Edited by neilbauer on Thursday 22 March 09:58
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