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Old 16 January 2019, 01:03 PM   #61
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Nice At Least when purchasing at the boutique they give you some freebies. Always a nice feeling
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Old 16 January 2019, 03:04 PM   #62
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Nice choice.Enjoy!
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Old 16 January 2019, 04:16 PM   #63
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Congrats! I didn’t know this watch was hard to get. Why didn’t you just take it home instead of having it shipped (does that cost extra?)
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Old 16 January 2019, 04:20 PM   #64
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Congrats! I didn’t know this watch was hard to get. Why didn’t you just take it home instead of having it shipped (does that cost extra?)


If you ship to a state where there are no boutiques, then you save on taxes. In other words I saved 8.25% of Vegas taxes by shipping it back home. Had to pay $250 for shipping and insurance. The boutique handles the whole process. It’s fairly common practice.


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Old 17 January 2019, 06:55 AM   #65
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Was it Julie who helped you? I was shaking in excitement and that I had to charge $17K on my credit card right then and there.

You have a picture of your watch?


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I definitely know what you mean.. Qeacy helped me.

Here is a photo in natural light!




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Old 17 January 2019, 08:05 AM   #66
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omg

That looks so good!!! One of my favorite watches out there, very jealous of you.
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Old 17 January 2019, 05:18 PM   #67
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I definitely know what you mean.. Qeacy helped me.

Here is a photo in natural light!




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Old 17 January 2019, 05:31 PM   #68
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Love it when that happens. Congrats!
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Old 18 January 2019, 06:44 PM   #69
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That is one beautiful watch! Congrats!


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Old 19 January 2019, 12:46 PM   #70
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Impressed that they just pulled it out from the back! I went into the same boutique asking about the openworks and was told of the fabled VIP client list. I was disappointed to say the least.


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Old 19 January 2019, 03:18 PM   #71
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Impressed that they just pulled it out from the back! I went into the same boutique asking about the openworks and was told of the fabled VIP client list. I was disappointed to say the least.


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It took about 20 minutes of conversation. Made it very clear I was ready to buy.


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Old 19 January 2019, 04:36 PM   #72
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Already found an imperfection. To the right of “automatic” there’s black lint or a scratch.




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Oh no, I would contact APS to get it take care. It would ruin the feeling everytime you look at the watch


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Old 19 January 2019, 04:38 PM   #73
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Oh no, I would contact APS to get it take care. It would ruin the feeling everytime you look at the watch


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It’s already in the repair process. Should be back to me in 2 weeks with a complimentary extra link attached.


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Old 23 January 2019, 10:22 AM   #74
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Old 30 January 2019, 01:37 AM   #75
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Old 30 January 2019, 03:20 AM   #76
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Congrats on awesome watch!
That's a very cool mall. Was there not long ago.
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Old 1 February 2019, 01:36 PM   #77
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It’s already in the repair process. Should be back to me in 2 weeks with a complimentary extra link attached.


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Great news to hear. AP service is one of the BIG +’s in my opinion. Should give you peace of mind too that they are taking care of you


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Old 1 February 2019, 03:26 PM   #78
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Old 2 February 2019, 11:03 AM   #79
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Such a cool story. I always stop into AD's and boutiques (often multiple times in one trip) just to see if I can get lucky!
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Old 2 February 2019, 11:07 AM   #80
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Such a cool story. I always stop into AD's and boutiques (often multiple times in one trip) just to see if I can get lucky!


Have you had a lucky experience so far?


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Old 2 February 2019, 11:12 AM   #81
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Out of the many times I have done it, one time I got 'lucky'. It was this past summer and RO white/silver dials weren't very hard to come by. It was in the boutique and maybe lasted 2 days before it was sold. I passed on another recently when the boutique got yet another in and called me because I wanted a dark dial. I held out and got my black dial finally.

I wish we had x ray vision and could see what really is or isn't hiding in the back rooms!
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