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Shawnnyang · 1 June 2014, 01:53 AM

Rolex prices in HK are strange.

They have the new seadwellers in HK for 78000 hkd (roughly 10k US) no tax and are happy to knock off 10% right off the bat (I barely bargained) so you walk out with a brand new seadweller for about 9k give or take.

Cheapest I've seen them go for (even grey market). If I wasn't more into vintages I'd have scooped one up.

sea-dweller · 1 June 2014, 02:22 AM

HK is one of the best places to buy Rolexes. No sales tax, discounts if you pay cash and many AD's (especially in the shopping and commercial areas: Central, TST, Causeway Bay, etc)

kilyung · 1 June 2014, 02:28 AM

As I understand it, they didn't get hit with the last rate increase so retail prices are cheaper. Add to that no tax and it's a great place for shopping.

Baco Noir · 1 June 2014, 02:39 AM

You should have snapped one up and flipped it here!

Shawnnyang · 1 June 2014, 02:52 AM

^^ meh, wouldn't feel right.

lipjin · 1 June 2014, 03:57 AM

I don't know of any HK AD who would discount the new sea dwellers right now.

AK797 · 1 June 2014, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnnyang

^^ meh, wouldn't feel right.

If you took half the discount in profit and the other half you passed on I'm sure more than a few here would be interested.

tkerrmd · 1 June 2014, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnnyang

Rolex prices in HK are strange.

They have the new seadwellers in HK for 78000 hkd (roughly 10k US) no tax and are happy to knock off 10% right off the bat (I barely bargained) so you walk out with a brand new seadweller for about 9k give or take.

Cheapest I've seen them go for (even grey market). If I wasn't more into vintages I'd have scooped one up.

Yea that is cheap!!

Jake B · 1 June 2014, 04:28 AM

It's a great place to shop for many things, but for watches it truly is the best place on Earth. It's really impossible to understand or even imagine if you haven't seen for yourself.

Baco Noir · 1 June 2014, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AK797

If you took half the discount in profit and the other half you passed on I'm sure more than a few here would be interested.

Yep - If it's the cheapest price online for NIB, how could someone feel bad if you made a few buck while saving them some. Free market works.

Shawnnyang · 1 June 2014, 02:42 PM

Chow tai fook in causeway bay for anyone that's truly keen. It's in the window with a 78k price tag, but walk in and say Ill pay cash and I want 10 percent off.

Jake B · 1 June 2014, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnnyang

Chow tai fook in causeway bay for anyone that's truly keen. It's in the window with a 78k price tag, but walk in and say Ill pay cash and I want 10 percent off.

Yep, that's right across from my dentist and I was told the same on Wed

harrjaso · 1 June 2014, 04:50 PM

Funny how so many people from Asia still come here to Hawaii to buy their Rolex. I know, I see them buying 3-4 at a time at my AD (and they are mostly Chinese, not Japanese).

Jake B · 1 June 2014, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by harrjaso

Funny how so many people from Asia still come here to Hawaii to buy their Rolex. I know, I see them buying 3-4 at a time at my AD (and they are mostly Chinese, not Japanese).

Likely wealthy mainland Chinese from the north in Hawaii as tourists.

Old Expat Beast · 1 June 2014, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jake B

It's a great place to shop for many things, but for watches it truly is the best place on Earth. It's really impossible to understand or even imagine if you haven't seen for yourself.

I'll second that. Being a Rolex fan and living here also requires great self control, and a very understanding missus.

Jake B · 1 June 2014, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

I'll second that. Being a Rolex fan and living here also requires great self control, and a very understanding missus.

Hahaha..Fore SURE. Lucky for me, when I met my wife she was a secretary for a top watch hands supplier & I was a buyer, so she knew what she was getting into from day one

harrjaso · 2 June 2014, 06:04 AM

HK good place for vacation with the wife? We are heading to Napa later this week. Haven't been to HK since I was little

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Muzz · 2 June 2014, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by harrjaso

HK good place for vacation with the wife? We are heading to Napa later this week. Haven't been to HK since I was little

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Yes!! She will love the shopping, it is out of this world!!!

harrjaso · 2 June 2014, 01:30 PM

Most people speak English? I went to part of my grad school in Shanghai and not many people did.

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Old Expat Beast · 2 June 2014, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by harrjaso

Most people speak English? I went to part of my grad school in Shanghai and not many people did.

Sent from an iPhone on a secluded island

Sure, it's a former British colony so most people speak English, although its generally recognised (and a frequent topic in the local press) that standards have been dropping since the 1997 handover back to China.

harrjaso · 2 June 2014, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Sure, it's a former British colony so most people speak English.

Hold on, do you mean to tell me that is English the British are speaking? Bullocks.

Kidding

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Shawnnyang · 2 June 2014, 02:47 PM

Watches are truly strange here, some are extremely overpriced in comparison while other models that are NEVER discounted are auto marked down the minute u ask. A black bay is marked up 10 % while an audemars ultra thin is marked down 10 with 0% financing for 2 years?

lipjin · 5 June 2014, 05:48 PM

Got a quick call from my AD today. They finally threw in the towel and offered a 5% discount. Guess it's not selling as hot off the blocks as it seems!

1 June 2014, 01:53 AM	#1
Shawnnyang Banned Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Planet Posts: 256	FYI on SeaDwellers on HK Rolex prices in HK are strange. They have the new seadwellers in HK for 78000 hkd (roughly 10k US) no tax and are happy to knock off 10% right off the bat (I barely bargained) so you walk out with a brand new seadweller for about 9k give or take. Cheapest I've seen them go for (even grey market). If I wasn't more into vintages I'd have scooped one up.

1 June 2014, 02:39 AM	#4
Baco Noir "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Roger Location: Colorado Watch: this ya'll Posts: 4,971	You should have snapped one up and flipped it here! __________________ Current Collection: Rolex 126619LB, 116710BLNR, and 216570 polar Explorer II; Omega Apollo 8 Speedmaster and Planet Ocean 42; Tudor BB Bronze Bucherer Blue Edition; Nomos Neomatik 42; Breitling Aerospace, Avenger Blackbird, & SuperOcean 44; Doxa 300 Pro Carbon; Stowa Limette; Laco Napa Flieger; Mickey Mouse Timex Electric; and dare I say it...an Apple Watch too

1 June 2014, 03:57 AM	#6
lipjin "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: HK Watch: AP ROC, Nautilus Posts: 1,657	I don't know of any HK AD who would discount the new sea dwellers right now. __________________ "We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right" -Nelson Mandela "It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices" -Dumbledore Instagram: horolj_

1 June 2014, 04:28 AM	#9
Jake B "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hong Kong Watch: Gold Sub 116618LN Posts: 2,820	It's a great place to shop for many things, but for watches it truly is the best place on Earth. It's really impossible to understand or even imagine if you haven't seen for yourself. __________________ Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

5 June 2014, 05:48 PM	#23
lipjin "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: HK Watch: AP ROC, Nautilus Posts: 1,657	Got a quick call from my AD today. They finally threw in the towel and offered a 5% discount. Guess it's not selling as hot off the blocks as it seems! __________________ "We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right" -Nelson Mandela "It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices" -Dumbledore Instagram: horolj_

1 June 2014, 02:22 AM	#2
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	HK is one of the best places to buy Rolexes. No sales tax, discounts if you pay cash and many AD's (especially in the shopping and commercial areas: Central, TST, Causeway Bay, etc)

1 June 2014, 02:28 AM	#3
kilyung 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,940	As I understand it, they didn't get hit with the last rate increase so retail prices are cheaper. Add to that no tax and it's a great place for shopping.

1 June 2014, 02:52 AM	#5
Shawnnyang Banned Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Planet Posts: 256	^^ meh, wouldn't feel right.

1 June 2014, 02:42 PM	#11
Shawnnyang Banned Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Planet Posts: 256	Chow tai fook in causeway bay for anyone that's truly keen. It's in the window with a 78k price tag, but walk in and say Ill pay cash and I want 10 percent off.

1 June 2014, 04:50 PM	#13
harrjaso Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: Jason Location: Hawaii, US Watch: Daytona 6263 Posts: 537	Funny how so many people from Asia still come here to Hawaii to buy their Rolex. I know, I see them buying 3-4 at a time at my AD (and they are mostly Chinese, not Japanese).

2 June 2014, 06:04 AM	#17
harrjaso Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: Jason Location: Hawaii, US Watch: Daytona 6263 Posts: 537	HK good place for vacation with the wife? We are heading to Napa later this week. Haven't been to HK since I was little Sent from an iPhone on a secluded island

2 June 2014, 01:30 PM	#19
harrjaso Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: Jason Location: Hawaii, US Watch: Daytona 6263 Posts: 537	Most people speak English? I went to part of my grad school in Shanghai and not many people did. Sent from an iPhone on a secluded island

2 June 2014, 02:47 PM	#22
Shawnnyang Banned Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Planet Posts: 256	Watches are truly strange here, some are extremely overpriced in comparison while other models that are NEVER discounted are auto marked down the minute u ask. A black bay is marked up 10 % while an audemars ultra thin is marked down 10 with 0% financing for 2 years?

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