Aussie members (my obsession)

[grm35]

So today I was in Sydney CBD and popped into Monards (on the advice of Lol-x - thanks for that!). As I mentioned in my earlier thread, I am looking to buy an Explorer II white dial shortly.

I tried it on today at Monards and it just cried out for me -- it is so beautifully understated and perfect in its simple design. Yes, I love it.

So...list price is $7055 AUD. That's approx. $5900 USD at today's exchange rate. I know I could buy it from a decent overseas seller such as usaveontime.com for approx. $4100 -- but I am dead set on buying from an AD.

So my question is -- how close can I get to that price? Since I plan on purchasing just before I go overseas, I should be able to knock 10% GST off the final price. But I still need to get it down around the mid-$5k mark from the AD. That's a pretty big jump -- around 20% off list price.

So, I guess my question is, will Aussie ADs mark down that much? I don't mind paying a premium to buy from an AD, but I'd like to keep from paying more than $500 over the US prices...

Thoughts?