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Ok so long time lurker here who is turning 40 this year.
What a nice excuse to drop a load of money on a watch I hear you say!
Love the Rolex blue/black GMT. Everwhere I look this watch seems to command several hundred pounds more that it's RRP bar a couple I've seen on Chrono24.
Why is this? Is it quite rare, discontinued as a 2013 model or something else?
The RRP is at the upper limit of what I want to spend so want to try and get one for this amount if possible.
My birthday isn't until May. Do you think prices will drop for this model or quite the opposite and I should buy now?
MM
What a nice excuse to drop a load of money on a watch I hear you say!
Love the Rolex blue/black GMT. Everwhere I look this watch seems to command several hundred pounds more that it's RRP bar a couple I've seen on Chrono24.
Why is this? Is it quite rare, discontinued as a 2013 model or something else?
The RRP is at the upper limit of what I want to spend so want to try and get one for this amount if possible.
My birthday isn't until May. Do you think prices will drop for this model or quite the opposite and I should buy now?
MM
No I'm not paying a premium.
There are a couple on Chrono24 at RRP and iconic watches was selling at a1% discount but now they have put a couple of hundred on the RRP.
I want to try the blue/ black on in the metal to see what the blue is really like as have only seen pictures. Some make it look quite dark, others quite bright. Have tried on the regular GMT so know that the watch is a nice size and fits but not keen on the green text and GMT hand colour.
There's a shop in Bond St with one at £6200. Reckon they would haggle down to retail? May pop in to try the watch and see what they say.
MM
There are a couple on Chrono24 at RRP and iconic watches was selling at a1% discount but now they have put a couple of hundred on the RRP.
I want to try the blue/ black on in the metal to see what the blue is really like as have only seen pictures. Some make it look quite dark, others quite bright. Have tried on the regular GMT so know that the watch is a nice size and fits but not keen on the green text and GMT hand colour.
There's a shop in Bond St with one at £6200. Reckon they would haggle down to retail? May pop in to try the watch and see what they say.
MM
Just looked at one of these in an authorized dealer in Reykjavik, Iceland of all places and it was CHEAP !!! They even had a poster up explaining why, duty free plus some other discount, think it worked out to about 5k brand new, i always thought iceland was expensive! lovely looking watch in the flesh, if i hadn't got a sub i would have been getting my credit card out
The rarity thing is b
ks; you probably won't beat RRP unless buying from Europe but don't ever pay a penny more.
Join somewhere like tz-uk and ask if anyone knows where they are to be found; they often turn up in dealers windows due to cancelled orders. Not rare by any means.
There's a dealer in Kingston on Thames who apparently has EVERY stainless sports model in stock...
ks; you probably won't beat RRP unless buying from Europe but don't ever pay a penny more.Join somewhere like tz-uk and ask if anyone knows where they are to be found; they often turn up in dealers windows due to cancelled orders. Not rare by any means.
There's a dealer in Kingston on Thames who apparently has EVERY stainless sports model in stock...
yeti said:
The rarity thing is bks; you probably won't beat RRP unless buying from Europe but don't ever pay a penny more.
Join somewhere like tz-uk and ask if anyone knows where they are to be found; they often turn up in dealers windows due to cancelled orders. Not rare by any means.
There's a dealer in Kingston on Thames who apparently has EVERY stainless sports model in stock...
Which dealer?ks; you probably won't beat RRP unless buying from Europe but don't ever pay a penny more.Join somewhere like tz-uk and ask if anyone knows where they are to be found; they often turn up in dealers windows due to cancelled orders. Not rare by any means.
There's a dealer in Kingston on Thames who apparently has EVERY stainless sports model in stock...
not so much that they are rare, just new.
i managed to get one immediately due to a very good connection but still didn't get a discount. as Yeti said, AD will have people for most that come in but often enough the client has either bought elsewhere through impatience or don't have the cash ready, so it goes in the window.
worth a call round to see if any in stock.
the blue is quite subtle so i'd definately advise you to try one, even if over RRP just to see it in the flesh. if you are looking for a strong contrast then the aforementioned Pepsi is definately a worthy contender. I considered moving mine on within a week but it's grown on me after some regular wear.
i managed to get one immediately due to a very good connection but still didn't get a discount. as Yeti said, AD will have people for most that come in but often enough the client has either bought elsewhere through impatience or don't have the cash ready, so it goes in the window.
worth a call round to see if any in stock.
the blue is quite subtle so i'd definately advise you to try one, even if over RRP just to see it in the flesh. if you are looking for a strong contrast then the aforementioned Pepsi is definately a worthy contender. I considered moving mine on within a week but it's grown on me after some regular wear.
shopper150 said:
yeti said:
The rarity thing is bks; you probably won't beat RRP unless buying from Europe but don't ever pay a penny more.
Join somewhere like tz-uk and ask if anyone knows where they are to be found; they often turn up in dealers windows due to cancelled orders. Not rare by any means.
There's a dealer in Kingston on Thames who apparently has EVERY stainless sports model in stock...
Which dealer?ks; you probably won't beat RRP unless buying from Europe but don't ever pay a penny more.Join somewhere like tz-uk and ask if anyone knows where they are to be found; they often turn up in dealers windows due to cancelled orders. Not rare by any means.
There's a dealer in Kingston on Thames who apparently has EVERY stainless sports model in stock...
B17NNS said:
If you like it and can travel I would goto the shop and offer to buy it there and then, thus saving them the ebay fees and a couple hundred quid in fees from ebay.... try to work a discountI love the pepsi and its my next purchase in a couple of years
yeti said:
True, but it's the PayPal fees which are brutal.
Indeed. And the greedy buggers make you offer it as a payment option. I got an ad pulled for stating my payment terms were cash on collection (Paypal rule infringement).Think the guy in that particular advert lists 'preferred' payment methods and paypal isn't one of them.
E-bay is a great advertising tool. As a sales tool it's gotten silly expensive.
The last two pricey things I've bought (guitars) I've had a conversation with the seller outside of e-bay, arranged alternative payment and collection and split the savings on Paypal fees with the buyer. He gets more for his item, I pay less for it, e-bay get their sales fee. No Paypal service required.
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