Thailand is the place!!!

[hatidua]

Buying in Asia, be it Thailand/HK/QL/S'Pore/JKT/RP/Etc. is NOT for amateurs unless you want to eventually (or instantly) get burned badly. When I've bought Rolex's in Asia, I had the luxury of living there long-term and researching the seller over time. Flying in for a week and buying some Swiss watches in plastic baggies is an eventual recipe for disaster for most consumers.

There seems to be the implication by some that "Asia is different, because of gazillions of authentic Rolex watches here, there isn't the risk of fakes here". WRONG - the best counterfeit watches in the world are from Asia!

There is no free lunch, it matters not whether discussing hawker centres in S'Pore, sattay in Yogya, or churros in Tulum.

[Noneed2000]

Agree with all of you. I live in Bangkok. There is very few vintage rolex here. You can't compare with japan market.
For me, if I want to buy new rolex I would goto Singapore or HK for better price. It is hard for me to inspect second hand watch from shop which not AD.
Anyway Bangkok is good place for tourists!! Welcome !!

[venton]

I'd be nervous that when I sent it in for a service with Rolex, they would find it on the stolen register and not return it.

[jerseyden]

I was in Phuket, Thailand a few years ago and drinking with an oilman on r&r from the Gulf.. He told me how one night he was making his way back to his hotel drunk when he was mugged. They took everything, shoes, belt, glasses etc. The only thing they left was his £13,000 Rolex because everyone in Phuket was wearing them and they just assumed it to be a fake.