Rolex shopping

[keltzar]

What have you heard about the best place to go shopping for rolex?

Surprisingly, I hear its Auckland, New Zealand.

[nottinghill]

hmnn maybe can ask JJ Irani from rolex forum....

[louisoh]

hmnn maybe can ask JJ Irani from rolex forum....

Whos tat ?

[nottinghill]

Whos tat ?

go to this website http://www.rolexforums.com/ and JJ is one of the familiar personality there. He's based in NZ and just got a white dial explorer.....

Bro, if need to delete this response, pls go ahead.... cos there's a 'website' mentioned.... heh....

[ohlins]

ha i am frequently there but it's a messy place........half full of info and half full of hyperbole......u can learn as much as u get confused....

[louisoh]

haha.. it's ok la... we not so strick on such rules.. lol.. we are here to discuss abt rolex ma..

But kinda surpirising tat NZ can be a good place to buy Rolex... i heard that buying it in swiss will be slightly cheaper ?... any1 who went there before can verify ?

[ohlins]

ok lah.....i saw some of the prices he posted.......i think sg can be as competitive.......seems like HK is more hiong on discounts......

[keltzar]

Many years ago I used to hear that Asian markets get fewer links than Western markets ... which partially accounts for the lower prices.

Any idea if other countries also get standard 13 links?

[triton]

my advice is before buying. do some homework. if you happen to go overseas, just drop by one of the AD and check on the pricing. if the price is right. get it.

this is how i got my sub lv.

[egstring]

I heard in asia HK offers the best price wor.

[triton]

i check upon couple of rolex watch prices when in swiss, london.

if you have a good relation with your watch SA, prices in sg will be better than that of swiss and london.

for example, the chopard chrono GMT would have cost about 3800 before jun 07 if paid in cash. in swiss bucherer, it cost about 5500 after VAT. both are in sg dollars

[keltzar]

I heard in asia HK offers the best price wor.

I'm going to be in HK for a few days at the end of the month.

Any suggestions of where to go if I want to find vintage / resale sports model rolex?

For new pieces, I would rather buy here.

Actually, I'm not so much looking to buy a watch... more to buy some accesories etc.

[triton]

pet: as i have mentioned earlier.

was in several places in swiss, berne, lucerne, zermatt, interlaken. check out the same pieces - ladies-blue face-roman, sub LV, explorer II. sad to say only the sub lv was worth its price. the other 2, get it in sg is better.

for rolex, can consider buying overseas. reason, there is a RSC in sg, anything wrong, just go there. dun need to go to AD.

in swiss, very hard to bargain. i tried liao. they offer you 1 price, u ask for more discount, they ask you if you pay part by cash. if yes, price lower about 3%. that is about it. the reason why they will not go lower is because, there are many other tourists buying also. furthermore, bucherer in all states do not spoil market by offering more discount.

why i can say that it is better to get in sg compared to europe is because i compared another brand's model. what i paid here in sg is cheaper than what they can quote me and the price i would have to pay after claiming tax is still slightly higher.

this is why the AD and the tour guide were very surprised and shock @ the price i can get in sg. the AD told me, u go back sg buy better.

think ohlins has mentioned that getting from HK is also an option. there are also gray markets watches. so if got contacts, can get them @ pretty good pricing.

[pet]

triton, got it. so if go there buy hot or new item, they sell at list too ?? least dont hv to pay premium here

[triton]

triton, got it. so if go there buy hot or new item, they sell at list too ?? least dont hv to pay premium here

provided can get lor. coz stock quite limited if im not wrong.