Thread all abt ROLEX - Part 2

[C4l3b]

never ask u what car you drive, ask you if you're into automotive anot.
vacheron never ask what i do, where i stay and all.
RM did ask me what i do as a living, never ask me income status.
rolex never ask anything
iwc never ask anything
jlc never ask anything

To take it positively, I think they wanted to collect those info to curate events for customers according to their interest. All these kind of started some time back (when ADs that carried AP had a price advantage with the same warranty duration) so that they could justify why to buy from their direct boutiques.
I rem asking them why should I buy from your boutique when hourglass can offer me the same at a discount?
Of course in current times, AD lost their distribution rights, it may seem to us they r choosing their customers by profiling

 

[gaoxing84]

Who would want to buy from boutique in 2017 when grey were selling much below retail price lol

Lol. Blue dial isn't.

 

[gaoxing84]

To take it positively, I think they wanted to collect those info to curate events for customers according to their interest. All these kind of started some time back (when ADs that carried AP had a price advantage with the same warranty duration) so that they could justify why to buy from their direct boutiques.
I rem asking them why should I buy from your boutique when hourglass can offer me the same at a discount?
Of course in current times, AD lost their distribution rights, it may seem to us they r choosing their customers by profiling

I call bs.
For ap events. Mostly are reserved for their vvip. You must be in their inner circle to even get invited.
Their attitude towards regular customers and vvip is big big difference. Been there on my own (normal, got hiew like never hiew)
Go with vvip, wah champagne la, wanna see what watch can take out from safe to see.

Those that go to boutiques are looking for boutiques exclusive pieces. Back in 2016-2017 onwards.

 

[C4l3b]

I call bs.
For ap events. Mostly are reserved for their vvip. You must be in their inner circle to even get invited.

Yea. You would definitely know better.. oh well..

 

[gaoxing84]

Indeed. AD also had significant discount. And they implement 5 years warranty across the board backtrack from 1 Jan 2017

15%. Not that significant la. Don't say like 30-50% lol

 

[gaoxing84]

Yea. You would definitely know better.. oh well..

Just sharing what I know and what I experienced.
Been there done that. So fk ap boutiques lol bunch of ****s running the place like they own it.

 

[lousylah]

George Tan? He’s well known, appear on Tatler magazine before I think.

army regular, hentak kaki MAJ around 10yrs already but he very prominent in the whiskey and watches community.

 

[chows99]

army regular, hentak kaki MAJ around 10yrs already but he very prominent in the whiskey and watches community.

Ya I am very curious how a MAJ can afford to spend on watches at his rate he is going? Family wealth? Grey dealer in the shadow like some big ass collector we all know?

 

[raidorz]

Ya I am very curious how a MAJ can afford to spend on watches at his rate he is going? Family wealth? Grey dealer in the shadow like some big ass collector we all know?

A lot of regular got side biz one. Last time my encik run dry goods store at wet market. And other enciks in my unit band together to open recreational fish shop.

 

[official_t_atelier]

Lol. Blue dial isn't.

Lol..RO last time not popular, people hiam the bracelet ugly..ROO was selling 15-16k, 30-40% below retail, go AP is to bring watch buy from grey market to do water proof test..lol..

 

[Damienic]

Ya I am very curious how a MAJ can afford to spend on watches at his rate he is going? Family wealth? Grey dealer in the shadow like some big ass collector we all know?

A huge chunk of his Omega watches were amassed many years before at very reasonable prices. Of course he has advanced further in his watch collection in recent time with the likes of PP purchase. I haven’t exactly seen his PP collection before but he was allocated a 2023 PP Calatrava WG launched at W&W. For someone new to PP, that was really fast. I guess his reputation in the watch community made the difference. And of course some people are just very good in saving money to buy things that they like.
Btw, he had quite a high profile fall out with KHH boss a few years ago. Both went public with post on social media about their displeasure with each other

 

[Icyclouds]

He don’t have kids or family commitment . No car but sure can afford one . I guess he saves and pull triggers on watches .


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[C4l3b]

15%. Not that significant la. Don't say like 30-50% lol

Have.. 25%.. basically same price as grey dealer..

 

[Damienic]

forget to mention car and hobbies . yes they did ask me what car I drove . My is low ses hobbies . Must says **** golf , tennis . Sounds atas .


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I actually wonder how they would use the profiling info which they obtained from these interviews. for eg, if the customer tells them that he doesn’t stay in condo nor landed property and he doesn’t drive because he feels there is no need to own a car in a small city like Singapore where travelling by public transport is pretty convenient, what would they actually make of it? Would they drop this guy as a potential customer of AP? I have a doctor friend who is the CEO of a private clinic group but he stays in hdb with his parents and doesn’t own a car. There are many affluent people who stays in hdb and they often work in CDB where they feel its a big waste of money to own a car which they feel they do not need it and very often these are the people with loads of spare cash to splurge on luxury watches

 

[Damienic]

He don’t have kids or family commitment . No car but sure can afford one . I guess he saves and pull triggers on watches .


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Exactly the point I made in my post above. These are the people who will spend on watches. And what does AP sales person think if the client tells them he has no car and stays in HDB? I think it’s high time sales people stopped using certain set of criteria to judge whether a potential customer can afford their watches.

 

[trinex]

Hi all, would like to seek your advise. I currently plan to get a 126334 blue dialed DJ as my first rolex. Is the Dj ok to use as a daily watch? Will it be too flashy for a sales job?

 

[official_t_atelier]

Exactly the point I made in my post above. These are the people who will spend on watches. And what does AP sales person think if the client tells them he has no car and stays in HDB? I think it’s high time sales people stopped using certain set of criteria to judge whether a potential customer can afford their watches.

Last time they judge by your attires but after realising tow Kays like to wear singlets and slippers, now they try to act smart lol…

 

[gaoxing84]

army regular, hentak kaki MAJ around 10yrs already but he very prominent in the whiskey and watches community.

Met him before twice at event. Chit chat abit. He's OK. Quite OK to talk to. Didn't know he's a regular.
Probably have some family wealth. But who cares. Lol he got money he buy lor.

Ppl call him omega George

 

[gaoxing84]

Lol..RO last time not popular, people hiam the bracelet ugly..ROO was selling 15-16k, 30-40% below retail, go AP is to bring watch buy from grey market to do water proof test..lol..

Ya but in 2017 it's popular liao. The first ap that goes above retail among the common man

 

[gaoxing84]

Have.. 25%.. basically same price as grey dealer..

25% is like 2010s. Lol. That time rolex also 15%.
Patek also 15%