Boutiques replacing ADs

[ac_wong75]

I think the SG market may have reach a critical mass which allows the individual watch houses to come into the market by themsleves
rather then relying on the the AD here. In the past such brands will not be willing to put down the investment and logistics to open their concept stores if there are no viable critical mass. Just like China, with the lure of the large markets the branded house from bags to watches are going in it alone...

[desteo]

Confirmed. They cleared out their Omegas during their last Dickson Sale and I made a complaint about Dickson on their service and their omega watch via omega website and The Swatch Group wheelock confirm they had just terminated Dickson as their AD.

[desteo]

You'd be surprised to know that Audemars Piguet's official SIN boutique is at Liat Towers.
The 1 at Raffles City is not, even though it's a stand alone AP boutique by itself. It's run by Cortina Watch.
Their AP product knowledge a BIG ZERO.

[skydweller_sg]

thanks for informing; all the while i was under the impression the one at raffles is the official boutique

You'd be surprised to know that Audemars Piguet's official SIN boutique is at Liat Towers.
The 1 at Raffles City is not, even though it's a stand alone AP boutique by itself. It's run by Cortina Watch.
Their AP product knowledge a BIG ZERO.

[desteo]

thanks for informing; all the while i was under the impression the one at raffles is the official boutique

You are not alone......I went in the Raffles City AP and ask them some basic replacement leather/rubber strap prices, the jokers there say around 200 plus without even checking the AP bible.....yah in my mind then "$200 plus my foot", when I know at the back of my hand the rubber cost SG$275 and the leather cost SG$834.60 without the 4 steel conversion thingy which costs SG$300.

Boh bian lah. Sinkie service sucks. Some times I feel me as being a customer is having knowledge better than in this kind of luxury boutiques when they are jack of so many brands and master of no brands.