Neiman Marcus at Tysons Galleria

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IDXM

·May 25, 2023

I was in Tysons Galleria in Virginia to look at watches I can't afford and clothes I'll buy on Ebay for a fourth the price. I was walking out through Neiman Marcus on the way to the car, and stopped a second to look at their vast collection of Frank Muller watches because I am masochist. Lo and behold, I saw a handful of Rolexes and a few other brands, including Omega, for sale. Apparently, this store is the first to sell pre-owned watches. The interesting thing was what was available. A 1675 Rolex Pepsi and Root Beer, a 36 Rolex Day Date, 1680 Submariner, and a red Omega Schumacher. The salesperson said this was the first store selling pre-owned and they started selling a month ago. He was nice, but I was the one rattling off reference numbers since he had no clue. As an aside, IWC, Panerai, and Breitling are now at the mall.

 

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Dan S

·May 25, 2023

Makes sense, but I think they may have missed the peak of the vintage craze.

 

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asloper6001

·May 25, 2023

Definitely interesting... tuff sell being in there for sure. Dare I ask about prices?

 

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IDXM

·May 25, 2023

asloper6001

Definitely interesting... tuff sell being in there for sure. Dare I ask about prices?

Didn't ask too much , but $5000 for the Schumacher and $18,000 for the Root Beer.

 

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asloper6001

·May 25, 2023

IDXM

Didn't ask too much , but $5000 for the Schumacher and $18,000 for the Root Beer.

ooofff, but not surprised

 

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Evitzee

·May 26, 2023

IDXM

Didn't ask too much , but $5000 for the Schumacher and $18,000 for the Root Beer.

People shopping at Neiman Marcus, and interested in those kinds of watches, aren't too concerned about the reasonability of the prices.

 

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Donn Chambers

·May 26, 2023

Interesting, but Barney’s NY was doing this at least 20 years ago. Of course, they went bankrupt years ago. I recall seeing an overpriced Flightmaster in their store in San Francisco circa 2006 or so.

 

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vbrad26

·May 26, 2023

Walking through Nordstrom in Tampa a month or so ago and there was a section that had Omegas, Rolex (Subs and Daytonas) and even a Patek
One of the Omegas was a Silver Snoopy. All were quite overpriced.

 

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seekingseaquest

·May 26, 2023

Donn Chambers

Interesting, but Barney’s NY was doing this at least 20 years ago. Of course, they went bankrupt years ago. I recall seeing an overpriced Flightmaster in their store in San Francisco circa 2006 or so.

Yeah, I enjoyed strolling through there - they always had some nice stuff.

 

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BlackTalon

·May 26, 2023·This Space for Rent

The earned their nickname Needless Markup, and strive every day to maintain the highest level possible. And there aren't a lot of dollar-conscious people in Tysons II unless they are there to eat at Maggiano's. So they will likely do well.