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1 April 2009, 06:49 AM | #31 | |
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i have heard sales are off in the US more like 65%
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There's no reliable way to know how much sales are down since Rolex doesn't release that information.
I don't know about bankruptcy, but Carlyle & Co is definitely hurting. The one here still carries Rolex though. One of my clients works there and he says they are willing to do pretty deep discounts on diamonds and stuff. I didn't ask him about watches. Walmart is doing quite well right now. My husband works at one of their distribution centers and business is brisk. He's getting all his hours. I have no idea about McDonalds. Jeannie |
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I think McDonald's would be doing fantastic in today's economy!
People are looking for cheaper alternatives for food. I am sure you can feed a whole family at Mcdonald's for cheap. Also, there are people that are depressed and drinking more and Mcdonald's is comfort food. |
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I heard that rolex lost about 900 million with bernie madoff anyone else heard about this
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MMmmmmm McDonalds.. :)
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Rolex is now on a slide for one major reason: They have priced themselves out of the reach of their customer base.. Sounds trite and simplistic? It's anything but. What the big thinkers at Rolex Corporate have always failed to recognize is this: Rolex has NEVER been the choice of the wealthy. The truly rich scorn Rolex as mass manufactured toys for the great unwashed.. It's Patek, Vacheron, Cartier etc for them. People who seem to enjoy paying prices that don't in any way reflect intrinsic value. Rolex has always been the choice of those who have been successful and yet still prefer a little value for their money. So what does Rolex do.? Doubles and triples prices in a few years while at the same time creating a bunch of Nouvelle-Bling that none of their loyal customers want and the truly wealthy would not touch. Coupled with a world-wide recession it's a formula for disaster. I'm a believer in Rolex and the oyster case, but they need a road map to regain their followers. It just may be too late.
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I concur with eb641... Hell a 4k sub is perfect for those who are saving up, but now its 6k thats a little more than ppl want to spend
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Very well put, I agree with every word.
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I definitely agree with this assessment. Well spoken!
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I am looking at getting the GMTIIC- TT
it's freakin' over $10,000 you have to be crazy to think I'm going to pay anything close to retail on that! And yes, they did price me out from buying from an AD - Omega and breitling also - I went looking for a speedmaster last weekend. they are close to $5k now. That's crazy. And the navitimer is over $6k - |
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That is what's going on with watch prices....they rise faster than income for people.
A 16710 could be bought new back in the days and now a GMT is reaching astronomical prices. |
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I agree completely. The prices are really skyrocketing. A 10% increase is starting to add up to a near 1000 increase for most of their watches, if not more...
Hopefully they''ll fix prices and allow the ADs some room to negotiate. That way they can give off the appearance of high MSRP but really not as unreasonable as some of these watches are reaching. 4k was about as much as I was willing to pay for my Sub Date 5 years ago. I would not pay much more then that for a new one now... |
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you r a smart cookie ;]
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1 April 2009, 01:31 PM | #55 |
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When you reach those high prices, your options are way more open.
There are other lines or brands you can buy and maybe even in precious metals. The problem is that Rolex is raising their prices more than their initial competitors and now they are almost in the territory of JLC, AP, VC, PP and Lange. An average person would buy Rolex because of it's brand and history but may not buy the top 5's. The top 5's demographics wouldn't buy a Rolex, as it seems too civilian to them. |
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the rolex factory may just decrease the production without telling the public. Not necessary to stop production for a while, really bad image if they do that.
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