hello guys
I am new to the site and have a few questions regarding where to buy my watch.

I have decided on the speed master professional and would like to buy new. I have seen it advertised on Joan shop for 3300 but the omega boutique in Houston has it for 5100. Do dealers tend to negotiate? Is grey market a better buy for the money?

Appreciate all help thanks

 

Welcome.

I suggest you do a search here for "grey market". In general, OBs do not discount much, if at all. ADs usually offer better discounts,but still tend to stay close to MSRP unless one does a bit of regular business with them. A beter bet are some of the 'resellers', including a few that advertise here in Watches for Sale (the 'pro' sellers). They can usually get any of the new non-LE watches with a real/ valid Omega warranty, and offer them at prices not much higher then Jomashop and other true grey market vendors.

 

Yeah, you're gonna want to avoid Jomashop. I've seen some pretty bad condition watches come from them (AR coating already worn, shaved serial numbers, worn/sized bracelets, etc).

 

Call Jim at continental jewelers, he will be able to help you source one. His number is online

 

What is this and is it the real deal? What's it worth? Uncle left it to me.

 

To the OP:

I'm also fairly new to this game. I bought my Speedmaster Pro through a reseller here. Maybe a few more $ than Joma, but no drama and no worries about getting everything that comes with the watch if you bought it from an AD. INCLUDING the warranty cards, which you will NOT receive if you buy from Joma. Search here for another posting wherein Joma sold one and didn't even include the proper presentation case or accessories.

 

Don't go with

Don't go with Joma for watches that have 4 or 5 year warranty. You'll want the full international warranty and not the Jomashop warranty (which definitely won't be as reliable as it depends on their willingless to repair/pay for repair).
Some grey sellers can source watches from ADs and sell almost at Jomashop prices. In many cases it is worth it.

I wouldn't use Joma unless it's a tremendously huge discount, and even then, wouldn't pick it for any watch with a long original warranty (e.g. Rolex/5 years).

 

Here is the one to buy. Great price, honest seller and factory warranty.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/fso...salite-311-30-42-30-01-005.61889/#post-784582

 

Okay... well... I wasn't going to name drop, but I bought mine from him. I'd buy from him again in a second.