Where to buy a watch (sorry)

[hillery69]

I know its another watch thread but I want to know not what to buy but where to buy :) I am looking into getting this [url]http://www.aatime.com/productdetail.asp?productid=670[/url] Has anybody bought anything from these guys or any other online seller. Is the warranty still valid if you buy online. As like most people I hate paying full price for something if you do not have to, so is there anyway of getting a cheaper price from a jewelers? Have any of you managed this and how?

Thanks
Ian

[kerfuffle]

What the blazes is going on round here?

Can't we have a "which jazz mag to buy?" thread or something, just for variety? Or "I know which mag I want but don't know how to go about buying it from my local newsagents."

[GregE240]

Simple - if you don't like it, don't read it.

[tomtom]

You can always haggle with jewellers. Independent ones are best for this. I managed to knock almost 40% off the last shiny thing I got for the Mrs.

>> Edited by tomtom on Friday 28th October 11:03

[kerfuffle]

GregE240 said:

Simple - if you don't like it, don't read it.

Ah, lighthearted banter - nothing like it

[alltorque]

at Greg's total humour bypass

[patrico]

kerfuffle said:

What the blazes is going on round here? Can't we have a "which jazz mag to buy?" thread or something, just for variety? Or "I know which mag I want but don't know how to go about buying it from my local newsagents."

Funnily enough I put a Jazz thread put earlier this morning. Wierd because I don't really like Jazz and I don't often post. Anyway I got zip replies- watches much better.

[Jay GTi]

I tried buying the wife her Breitling from AATime, after about 12 weeks of waiting (they did keep me up to date on the order, hence why I waited instead of cancelling), they eventually said they couldn't supply the watch I was after.

The way I understand the process they work to, they don't carry much stock themselves, what happens is you place the order, they then go and find the watch for you from other suppliers. If it's a popular watch then no problem, if it's not one stocked by a lot of retailers, you may not get your order fulfilled.

[patrico]

by the way I agree with Tomtom. Try a well established independant and haggle.

[kerfuffle]

patrico said:

kerfuffle said: What the blazes is going on round here? Can't we have a "which jazz mag to buy?" thread or something, just for variety? Or "I know which mag I want but don't know how to go about buying it from my local newsagents." Funnily enough I put a Jazz thread put earlier this morning. Wierd because I don't really like Jazz and I don't often post. Anyway I got zip replies- watches much better.

Oh, I don't know about that. So can you recommend any good jazz mags?

[dazren]

Oh what joy. 9 replies and only 3 have any relevence.

DAZ

[hillery69]

Thanks for the replies. It looks like I will take a trip into London soon and do a bit of haggling

[kerfuffle]

dazren said:

Oh what joy. 9 replies and only 3 have any relevence. DAZ

Gotten himmel - ve must not stray from ze topic. It is not ze efficient vay. Such decadence vil not be tolerated.

[vixpy1]

someone's going to start a 'PH is not what it used to be' thread now..

Betcha

[GregE240]

hillery69 said:

Thanks for the replies. It looks like I will take a trip into London soon and do a bit of haggling

Thats the idea - I got £300 lopped off a TAG Monaco in Goldsmiths, so there is room for a bit of haggling. I ended up paying less for mine than I saw it up for in the Duty Free shop in Heathrow T3 (who weren't up for a bit of bartering, damn them).

Remember - they're still making a pile of cash out of you

[hillery69]

Sounds like that is what i will do then.