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4 June 2006, 07:56 AM | #1 |
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Watch shopping with the Rolex. Got much respect!
My wife and I went to dinner at the mall last night and wound up looking at women's watches... Tags and Guccis. It's amazing how much respect you get from a salesperson once they realize that you're willing to drop some coin on a watch. It took him about two minutes before he mentioned something about the Rolex. He must've pulled out 20 watches for us to look at... lol. We didn't end up getting one, though.
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4 June 2006, 08:52 AM | #2 |
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I have had the same experience.
I have also had (more than one) salesperson at watch stores, not even notice what I or my wife were wearing.
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4 June 2006, 09:47 AM | #3 |
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It's a good thing isnt it!
I've found that even if you show a genuine, more than passing interest in watches the salespeople will be more than happy to oblige, especially in certain stores, where they're more than just people selling stuff. On another note, I went shopping for clothes and stuff the other night, and noticed the fella helping me was wearing a TT blue sub. Stunning watch, so I complimented him on it and we had a bit of a watch discussion. This eventually led me to getting fantastic service & a very healthy discount! See....there's always a good justification for watches (hah..like we need one!) |
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But the opposite is also true. I once went to one of the two AD’s in Rotterdam to have a dive watch pressure tested. It was a French watch, vaguely resembling a Sub. As I entered the store, the watchmaker happened to be upstairs. (The workshop is in the basement). I asked the saleslady if the watch could be pressure tested. The watchmaker, who couldn’t see my watch very clearly, asked, very eagerly: “is it a Rolex?”. After she said no, his interest vanished on the spot and he mumbled behind his teeth “yes, but it’ll cost 25 guilders”.
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5 June 2006, 07:28 AM | #5 |
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I hate to admit it, but I almost try to make is seen by the sales people while watch shopping wearing my Rolex or Panerai. It gives you instant cred!
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5 June 2006, 08:49 PM | #7 |
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Oh, you guys are just way too politically correct.
Well aware that I could cop a lot of flak for being bourgeois, I'll tell the truth and shame the devil here. Most times when I go shopping, I'm in my favourite beat-up shirt, jeans and hi-mileage sneakers. I'll freely admit that I love it when that salesperson with the "and what do you think you're doing here" attitude spots my SD, or even my Tudor, and has that dawning "uh oh" look on his or her face. Actually, a while back, Sash and I were walking through the city and we passed a nice restaurant and checked out the menu displayed out front. This snotty little polyester-suit diner with a TAG shot us a "you couldn't afford it" look from inside, so I scratched my nose with my left hand, with my SD emerging from under my sleeve. The wanker's eyes bugged out and he suddenly took a keen interest in the bottom of his dinner plate (which was marginally smaller than his eyes. I've got a book on men's fashion, and in the watch section the author writes, "There is probably no other watch make that is as controversial as Rolex, being simultaneously adored and despised". It's all attitude. That said, on the nicer side of things, it's always a pleasure to have a chat with someone who does have a genuine appreciation for watches. I've been spending a fair bit of time hanging about Ferntree Gully Watches, where proprietor Phil Gore enjoys the reputation of being the best watchmaker in town. His trusty working watch is a 1016, and I'm humbled that he spends more time chatting watches with me than with other customers I've seen in his shop.
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hmmmmm does this mean you can or can not tell a book by it's cover????? or does this only apply to PBoy?
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6 June 2006, 12:13 AM | #10 |
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Well, Im not sure if I got any respect or not but was at the local High end AD in town, Cherry Creek area for anyone who knows Denver, and proceded to the Rolex counter for a look. Im dressed casually, shorts, untucked button up shirt and two year old son in tow. We look around, nothing new, so I continue around looking at the Patek, Pan's, GP, JLC's, etc.. After about 10 min, a sales guy comes around, introduces himself and offers to show a couple wathces. After a few prodding questions, he can tell im into Rolex and mentions he has an LV sub in back. He brings it out, shows it off, and then procededs to tell me he cant sell it to me becasue I havent bought from him before. Then, it gets worse, he tells me he has 2, that's right, 2 stainless Daytona's in the safe, but I need to spend 50K to get one. I cant say I was disrepected, I believe he thought I could afford it, but so condiscending.
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IMHO (I'm Canadian remember) just put the stock in the display cases and first come, first serve... or at the very least put names on a list and when the 'it' watch comes in, start calling. For that AD to tease you with an LV is complete BS. They aren't that difficult to get anymore and it's insulting to show you a watch, knowing you can afford it and then say you can't buy it. THIS... is why Rolex puts me off. |
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6 June 2006, 12:21 AM | #12 |
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Well, Pete, all I can say is that people like that don't deserve your money, and if anybody tried to yank my chain with a load of BS about what are IMHO the two models with the most overinflated prices, I wouldn't waste precious seconds of my life on him.
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I agree. Honestly, I would prefer a Seadweller over either if those watches anyway. I like the LV sub and the Daytona, but Im not into hype.
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