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16 October 2017, 05:23 PM | #1 |
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Rainy Afternoon = Visit to Rolex AD
Chow Tai Fook. Queens Road Central, Hong Kong.
While I bought an OP 34 with/for my wife, there was plenty of activity nearby. A cornucopia of questions were asked & answered, and the hot tea flowed like diet coke. Can speak Chinese? Yes, which dialect would you prefer? Hot water? Yes, we will bring you a cup now. Are all of the watch real Rolex? Yes, we are an authorized dealer, and all watches come directly from Rolex. Do you take American Express? Yes, of course. Do you have the steel Sky Dweller? Why don't you have a seat by the sport models and allow us to check (Spoiler Alert: they didn't have any) Do you have the Hulk Submariner? No, sorry sir. (They still managed to sell him a green DD40. He apparently loves the color green, and I can't blame him for that.) |
16 October 2017, 06:24 PM | #2 |
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Took home fully stickered. Will do the sizing at RSC later this week
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16 October 2017, 09:17 PM | #3 | |
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If the reports from home about my FedEx delivery are accurate, I’ll be paying a visit to the RSC tomorrow morning - ping me if you’re coming in! |
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16 October 2017, 09:30 PM | #4 | |
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Chow Tai Fook (the one across Pedder from the Central building AP boutique) appeared to be making a real effort to sell their inventory I'll be working around her schedule If morning works for her then I'll shoot you a PM |
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17 October 2017, 12:57 AM | #5 | |
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21 October 2017, 11:45 PM | #6 | |
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The Rolex selection there is terrible. 90% TT models, and even among PM pieces, the selection is uninspired. |
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22 October 2017, 12:17 AM | #7 | |
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But I could also imagine local managers creating compensation packages that barely reward sales (thinking they are money-saving business geniuses) and then wondering why sales are so low |
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16 October 2017, 09:12 PM | #8 | |
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While I do get aggressively plied with tea at any HK AD, I find the responses I get to questions about availability of SS sports models are usually a bit more direct - and involve variations on “no stock”, to “those are very popular models, sir”, to the optimistic “we have the explorer and some two-tone pieces” |
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16 October 2017, 09:19 PM | #9 |
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Congratulations to your wife!
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16 October 2017, 09:40 PM | #10 |
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Do they have Earl Grey?
Congrats, nice grape dial! |
16 October 2017, 09:51 PM | #11 |
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thank you
Not sure -- I'm still waiting for a diet coke to complete my "AD experience" Thanks, the OP34 seems like a great little watch. She likes the sunburst effect |
16 October 2017, 09:48 PM | #12 |
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Nice Grape ! Im sure she will love it ! congrats!
Id wear the 39 version no problem ! |
16 October 2017, 09:56 PM | #13 |
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No stock for you!!!
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17 October 2017, 04:49 AM | #15 |
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^^ (As Elaine stated - NEXT)
OP - Congrats to your wife!!
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16 October 2017, 10:40 PM | #16 |
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I remember shopping at Chow Tai Fook ages ago. The golden era of watch shopping in HK. Fluted Jubilee DJ for only 2800 USD in 2002. They asked if I wanted tea and I said actually I could use an espresso. So they sent someone to thr cafe nearby to get me one. Amazing service.
Was getting my watch sized. While I waited. The sales guy brought out 3 Day Dates in PM. That is when I fell in love with the ice blue platinum. Still my grail to this day. Hope to get in 9 years when I turn 50. Purchased 3 more watches for family members from them. Discounts were amazing then and selection and stock was plentiful. |
16 October 2017, 10:43 PM | #17 |
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Definitive proof that wrist shots exaggerate watch size
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17 October 2017, 12:58 AM | #19 |
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17 October 2017, 01:16 AM | #20 |
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I like that grape dial. Congrats to you and your wife!
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17 October 2017, 12:56 AM | #21 |
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Congratulations to you and your wife!!! Great looking watch!!!
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17 October 2017, 02:56 AM | #22 |
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Congrats guys!
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17 October 2017, 03:47 AM | #23 |
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Congrats!
For those who know, I have a question: Is there an advantage in buying at a Hong Kong AD for those of us in U.S. with access to trusted sellers here? (My wife will have her first business trip to Hong Kong and then to China and back in a couple of weeks.)
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17 October 2017, 10:04 AM | #24 | |
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Price-wise, no. In my experience, ADs here typically offer no more than 5% discount The upside is convenience. No sales tax or VAT, lots of ADs, and virtually every production Rolex will be on display somewhere, besides certain steel sport watches |
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17 October 2017, 11:20 AM | #25 | |
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Thank you for the info. I will see if she wants to drop in at some ADs in between her work. She has been talking about a RG Daytona on strap since trying one on at a local AD here. Who knows? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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17 October 2017, 11:47 AM | #26 | |
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...thought the US import duties should be less than the UK VAT referred to in the thread I would not have thought that there would be any advantage to buy from an AD here vs the US. There are a couple of grey sellers it may be interesting to check out. PM me if you want details |
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17 October 2017, 12:11 PM | #27 | |
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But yes, I agree, everyone should keep customs rules in mind. US import duty for watches is officially 6%. Methods like wearing the watch and shipping box/papers are common but illegal |
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17 October 2017, 01:52 PM | #28 | |
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Thank you for the reminder. Yes we always claim the goods, most of the time they let us through with no added duties (extra bottle of whiskey for example). But I am sure a high priced item like watch would get a hit. Something to consider for sure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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17 October 2017, 11:49 AM | #29 | |
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and I forgot to mention my favorite HK AD convenience: no extra cost for using a credit card. Air miles FTW |
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17 October 2017, 03:49 AM | #30 |
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Congrats to your wife!
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