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Sometimes, it just isn’t meant to be
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vbrad26
·I'd like to thank the Academy, all of you @ss holes who unknowingly provoked me to buy another watch and of course, my wife who did go above and beyond to get me one for Xmas.
But that's a wild ride. I have been hearing that stock on them has been improving. Although the one AD I stopped in once or twice a month (almost) NEVER had one. Ever.
But this was the same AD (Mayors) that my wife ended up getting the watch from.
I of course asked her how she got it. And she told me she just called them looking for one and the lady that she spoke with happened to know of another store that had one, so she traded some other watch with the other store and had the GMT brought in.
I believe she took a deposit to make it happen. Not sure if that was refundable or not....
But that's a wild ride. I have been hearing that stock on them has been improving. Although the one AD I stopped in once or twice a month (almost) NEVER had one. Ever.
But this was the same AD (Mayors) that my wife ended up getting the watch from.
I of course asked her how she got it. And she told me she just called them looking for one and the lady that she spoke with happened to know of another store that had one, so she traded some other watch with the other store and had the GMT brought in.
I believe she took a deposit to make it happen. Not sure if that was refundable or not....
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI posted in another Rolex bashing thread a while ago about what it was like shopping at ANY high end boutique, particularly Rolex back in the early 00’s (also remember, that was the peak of the Bush years, decadent spending on credit, coming out of one of the largest National surpluses in history and money was fast, nearly free and easy, all prior to the big fall of ‘08). The insipid flattery, saccharin conversation, flat champagne or bitter espresso brought to you, dozens of watches laid out before you (not one at a time, they wanted you to buy them all), catalogs and brochures sprawled out showing every option you could get TOMORROW, and if you chose to leave without buying, discounts thrown at you, swag, more flat champagne, potential for sexual favors, offering of first born. Then the follow up phone calls (if you unfortunatly wrote down your phone number)- like a gym calling you for membership- offerings of more feee swag and buy one get one…it was truly hustle to get your money.
THAT is high end retails sales, I hated it then, but man, they worked for it!
Ah yes...the good old days...
I recall being in a Rolex Boutique in Chicago (2011), and having a woman hover over me as I was looking at the full cases. She was so intense I eventually told her I was a watchmaker and I didn't have any questions. She left me alone after that, but we didn't stay long...
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JwRosenthal
·Ah yes...the good old days...
I recall being in a Rolex Boutique in Chicago (2011), and having a woman hover over me as I was looking at the full cases. She was so intense I eventually told her I was a watchmaker and I didn't have any questions. She left me alone after that, but we didn't stay long...
She also would have bought you lunch, washed your car, and quilted a blanket with the Rolex logo for your couch. That’s customer service!
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watch3s
·meh, its a tudor. youll eventually get one without the hassle of a ridiculous price. I remember when the blue bay was all the rage and I had wanted to get one for my 30th which was in april. Didnt get it till July with assistance of one of the guys in my watch group. Youll land one eventually.
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southtexas
·Maybe I’m just lucky, but I don’t recall ever going into the Tudor section and not seeing a GMT. And that’s a number of stores across the country and in France in the last 6 months alone.
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Chris75
·I was asked 10K euro for this by a UK shop...
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