The Watch Thread - Part 8

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gaoxing84 said:
Went to IWC Event at sincere watches taka with triste and iv3rson.
Some stuff that I tried. Lange 1 is sex! Thanks triste for the invite!
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dun sexposed my leg and hand leh....

thank triste and gx kor kor for the invite... :D:D:D

AP RO is the sex ;););)
 
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Fwah, maybe it's the angle but it looks like the dial of the 372 alone is the size of your wrist already.
 
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coern said:
depends on luck i guess... original price was bargained down to 5,500 (i think list was 6,300 back in Dec '14). my friend was offered explorer 2 at 6000. I told the manager, we buy together, what more can you offer? And he took extra 500 euros off, so total of 11,000 euros for both watches. :D
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Paris - EUR6,500 (IIRC) before 16.66% tax refund = ~SGD8,600 (no stock though)

Isle of Man - GBP5,000 before tax refund, GBP4,166 after = ~SGD8,900 (firm on no further discount because he says Sub isn't hard to sell at all)

Above for 114060.
 
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It's interesting because you don't see many Parisians wearing modern Rolex subs, GMTs, daytonas etc. In fact I struggle to recall seeing anything more than 1 in the wild, in the past year. I conclude it's probably the tourists that account for sales, in which case it's impossible to negotiate discounts unless you're making a bulk purchase.
 
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crashed said:
Paris - EUR6,500 (IIRC) before 16.66% tax refund = ~SGD8,600 (no stock though)

Isle of Man - GBP5,000 before tax refund, GBP4,166 after = ~SGD8,900 (firm on no further discount because he says Sub isn't hard to sell at all)

Above for 114060.
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I guess it's just the wrong european city to buy Rolexes in... I had a friend that got a BNIB from Chuan Watch recently, AD was from portugal. And yes, the Genoa AD mentioned that most of the business was from tourists.
 
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arctuates said:
It's interesting because you don't see many Parisians wearing modern Rolex subs, GMTs, daytonas etc. In fact I struggle to recall seeing anything more than 1 in the wild, in the past year. I conclude it's probably the tourists that account for sales, in which case it's impossible to negotiate discounts unless you're making a bulk purchase.
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I was at Le Comptoir Du Relais in Sept 2012 and remember a Parisien dude wearing the 116610LV at the next table during lunch. That's why the bug bit me and I recently traded my 114060 for it... :D

http://parisbymouth.com/le-comptoir-du-relais/

Then again, just because he was speaking french doesn't necessarily mean that he wasn't a tourist... but damn, that watch looked good on his wrist!
 
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gaoxing84 said:
Finally get to try the 372. (on my list)
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Wah, your wrist can pull it off! Buy Buy Buy! :D

Saw one in the pre-owned market for $8,700 a month back (gone in a flash), was damn temtped but my wife would hang me. =:p
 
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coern said:
I was at Le Comptoir Du Relais in Sept 2012 and remember a Parisien dude wearing the 116610LV at the next table during lunch. That's why the bug bit me and I recently traded my 114060 for it... :D

http://parisbymouth.com/le-comptoir-du-relais/

Then again, just because he was speaking french doesn't necessarily mean that he wasn't a tourist... but damn, that watch looked good on his wrist!
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Naw, he was probably French, your hit rate is as high as mine then!

And comptoir du relais, I've been there with my gf! It's about 12 mins walk from where I stay, which is also in the 6th. Had to sit outdoors in the fall though, the inside is always fully booked way in advance...
 
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