Panerai retail price as of April 2012

[leeye]

Europe is quite jiat lat right now. They will jump at the chance to sell you more watches. Like 10 Panerais (cannot choose model), with 20% discount then 13% VAT rebate.

You can take the watches back into Singapore first. And have them ship you the boxes later. I don't think buy empty boxes got GST.

buy 10 watches and cannot choose model??? it depends on whether you or them is more desperate. hahahahaha.

personally i won't go for this kind of deal coz not reselling any watches means your potential savings from the bulk purchase is all gone. i would go for the model i like, pay retail price in Euro and get the VAT refund which is more than enough for a good deal.

[Paneraii]

Mine is just assumption. Let's not get excited : )

[skydweller_sg]

Even as an assumption, 20% discount is a little far off
They usually give 0-5% only

Mine is just assumption. Let's not get excited : )

[leeye]

Mine is just assumption. Let's not get excited : )

we do get excited very easily when it comes to getting a good deal on Panerai watches. kekekeke

if i'm going Europe i don't mind bringing 1 or 2 watches back for close friends but 5-10 watches is no no. if you get caught by customs for gst evasion, the penalty is heavy.

[Keith8896]

Even as an assumption, 20% discount is a little far off They usually give 0-5% only

20% off from an AD when I am in HK (not europe). afew model to pick e.g. 320, 305, 307, etc.
So 20% still possible.

[dmdfila]

which is more expensive rolex or panerai?

[leeye]

which is more expensive rolex or panerai?

at present i would rate panerai (with in-house movement) to be more expensive than rolex for models with similar functions.

others please feel free to comment also.

[skydweller_sg]

320 at 20% discount? wow...

20% off from an AD when I am in HK (not europe). afew model to pick e.g. 320, 305, 307, etc.
So 20% still possible.

[Watcha]

In house or non in house , panerai is more expensive

[skydweller_sg]

i used to shun away from panerai until recent few years when they started producing their inhouse movement (p2ks and p9ks)

[Ruby98]

Tks Skydweller_sg! This is extremely useful!

[siaoliao81]

I don't think you can find any dealer in Europe giving 20%. They buy their watches in Swiss francs, so exchange rate movements hurt them too. The most they've given me is 5%, sometimes zero even if I buy a few. But it's already cheaper just with VAT refund.

[Dfive]

which is more expensive rolex or panerai?

at present i would rate panerai (with in-house movement) to be more expensive than rolex for models with similar functions.

others please feel free to comment also.

Agree... plus Rolex don't bother with high end Complications, they don't need to as they have a good reputation already.

[skydweller_sg]

Thought so too
5% discount would be very good deal

I don't think you can find any dealer in Europe giving 20%. They buy their watches in Swiss francs, so exchange rate movements hurt them too. The most they've given me is 5%, sometimes zero even if I buy a few. But it's already cheaper just with VAT refund.

[sandtroop]

great thread! Thank you