How is you paying suggested retail going to cost you $1000 extra? Extra compared to what?
Because you can get a speedy pro hesalite or sapphire sandwich for below MSRP all day long. I think that is what he was referring to.
How is you paying suggested retail going to cost you $1000 extra? Extra compared to what?
Where does one do that?
I purchased a Speedmaster Professional, brand new, from an Omega dealer in the DC metro area. I simply made a phone call and a couple of days later the watch was delivered to me at $1000 off the retail price. In fact, I specified that the watch remain packaged as it was from the manufacturer. The dealer honored my request and the watch was packaged in a plastic case, never having been opened. All the other stuff was in a separate box which I never even bothered to open. This is the optimal purchasing experience for me. I am not going to mention who I purchased from, since I don't think it would be appropriate. If one does their homework, I think anyone can do this.
Where does one do that?
Hodinkee wants two things: (1) signal that you can get any big brand through their platform, and more variety than any other online retailer, so more prospective consumers will visit, browse, click on ads (Ka-ching!), and leave aside competing platforms; (2) legitimize further as an online retailer of watches, by becoming an AD of arguably the second-most well-known watch brand in the world. So kudos to them: very smart business move.
