Price in Dubai: Rolex Day-Date 40 Everose Gold with sundust dial

[lamborolex]

Watch:
Rolex Day-Date 40 Everose Gold with sundust dial, roman

Dear Rolex enthusiasts

Hope you are doing wonderful. I have been on the wishlist for some time and finally got the call. My watch is ready for me to pick up after payment.

What confuses me is the price I was quoted. 165 000 AED is around 45 000 USD (incl 5% VAT). This is way above the average MSRP in all countries.

I have read that Rolex stores in middle east usually pump up the price and you can bargain down to MSRP from there if you are lucky. Can anyone confirm?

For me its only a matter of principle... Everyone wants to make a good deal right?

Anyone with a recent Dubai experience or knows why the price is so much higher?

Thanks in advance.

[fsprow]

I have done business with the Seddiqi stores in Dubai. Unless you have a personal connection or substantial purchase history I very much doubt they are amenable to bargaining. But it never hurts to ask - good luck!!

The stores in Dubai and others in Central Asia seem to be able to charge above MSRP without drawing the ire of the manufacturer.

[omar-rye]

Does it have arabic day wheel?

[saudi]

Rolex prices in the GCC have 5% Customs Charge into the price so its MSRP+10% technically.

[VintageVagabound]

Pretty sure the MSRP in the US is $44,800 plus you’d have to pay sales tax in most states. Plus if you build up a history with Seddiqui you’re more likely to get a chance on some stainless sports models

[Benzsiam]

In the US:

Rolex Day-Date 40 Everose Gold with sundust dial w/o diamond, MSRP = $40350 + Sale tax

With diamond hour markers = $44800 + Sale tax

[KathleenL]

Originally Posted by VintageVagabound

Pretty sure the MSRP in the US is $44,800 plus you’d have to pay sales tax in most states. Plus if you build up a history with Seddiqui you’re more likely to get a chance on some stainless sports models

$44,800 USD is the MSRP for this watch with the Sundust dial set with diamond hour markers. The watch with a Sundust dial with Roman numeral hour makers has a USD MSRP of $40,350.

[lamborolex]

Originally Posted by fsprow

I have done business with the Seddiqi stores in Dubai. Unless you have a personal connection or substantial purchase history I very much doubt they are amenable to bargaining. But it never hurts to ask - good luck!!

The stores in Dubai and others in Central Asia seem to be able to charge above MSRP without drawing the ire of the manufacturer.

Will definitely ask.

Originally Posted by omar-rye

Does it have arabic day wheel?

English

Originally Posted by saudi

Rolex prices in the GCC have 5% Customs Charge into the price so its MSRP+10% technically.

Gotcha. Sad I won't be able to get the VAT back because I am a resident of UAE.

Originally Posted by VintageVagabound

Pretty sure the MSRP in the US is $44,800 plus you’d have to pay sales tax in most states. Plus if you build up a history with Seddiqui you’re more likely to get a chance on some stainless sports models

Originally Posted by Benzsiam

In the US:

Rolex Day-Date 40 Everose Gold with sundust dial w/o diamond, MSRP = $40350 + Sale tax

With diamond hour markers = $44800 + Sale tax

Originally Posted by KathleenL

$44,800 USD is the MSRP for this watch with the Sundust dial set with diamond hour markers. The watch with a Sundust dial with Roman numeral hour makers has a USD MSRP of $40,350.

Yeps!

I guess I will try to ask for it. Does not hurt :)

[pam66]

Originally Posted by lamborolex

Watch:
Rolex Day-Date 40 Everose Gold with sundust dial, roman

Dear Rolex enthusiasts

Hope you are doing wonderful. I have been on the wishlist for some time and finally got the call. My watch is ready for me to pick up after payment.

What confuses me is the price I was quoted. 165 000 AED is around 45 000 USD (incl 5% VAT). This is way above the average MSRP in all countries.

I have read that Rolex stores in middle east usually pump up the price and you can bargain down to MSRP from there if you are lucky. Can anyone confirm?

For me its only a matter of principle... Everyone wants to make a good deal right?

Anyone with a recent Dubai experience or knows why the price is so much higher?

Thanks in advance.

same in saudi arabia.

[lamborolex]

Originally Posted by pam66

same in saudi arabia.

Did you ever try asking for a discount in Saudi?

[Benzsiam]

This model isn't easy to come by, if you really love it, just go ahead and buy it at their asking price before they sell to the other customers. Their price is just a bit over MSRP so it isn't that bad at all.