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RolexPrincee · 14 March 2015, 11:20 AM

Try to go to a place that doesn't pay high rent/isn't in a wealthier area.

Went to Yorkdale mall, got no discount. Went to an AD in Vaughan area, got 10% off + no tax for my Sub No-Date.

It really depends what AD you're going to.

Ruud Van Driver · 14 March 2015, 11:45 AM

I paid over retail for my SS Daytona (black dial) here in Singapore, which is normal. I paid S$350 (£170 US$255) above, and in hindsight, I got a good deal. The minimum I've seen since is S$1,000 (£487 US$718) above retail; down at the AD at Marina Bay, they were asking S$3,000 (£1,461 US$ 2,154). The white face can be had for retail.

I've now established a very good relationship with my AD and can get over 10% discount on a SubC date, which they don't usually discount.

I was offered 5% at an independent AD on a YM, which doesn't sound very much. However, the supervisor there is a personal friend whom I've known for twenty years. We've spent thousands at her previous store so she knows I'm good value. Makes me think that really was the absolute best she could do.

davidro · 14 March 2015, 11:31 AM

AD and discount are not words that are synonymous. The standard AD discount is 5%
Recommend to go non AD.
Keep looking and bide your time. On a watch like that I wouldn't settle for anything less than a 20% discount.
Only the uniformed or impulse buyers pay retail.

scarlet knight · 14 March 2015, 11:48 AM

No discount, I'll look at the watch. Give me a discount and I'll buy it.

Friedl41 · 21 March 2015, 04:16 AM

Thanks for all comments. My friend bought at Wempe on 5th .... No discount .... But happy anyway. They did not have the GMT on stock and had one sent over from another boutique. So he was happy to get the watch ...

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franklin · 21 March 2015, 04:32 AM

Shop around.
Rapport and relationship matters.

SMD · 21 March 2015, 04:51 AM

Lots of bad info on here. Those saying that discounts are widely available in NYC have no idea what they are talking about. Shop around -- yeah, you can go to T, Wempe, the Rolex Boutique (owned and operated by Wempe) or worst of all, Barthman in the Financial District. Good luck with that. You will have to go much further out before anyone will even entertain a discount. There is no hard and fast rule on this -- it depends on the store (chain or independent), it depends on location (NYC no, smaller city more likely) and it depends on your relationship, if any. That is it, there is no magic to it, no secret negotiation style that will get you a 20% discount from Wempe on SS, etc.

watchwatcher · 21 March 2015, 06:48 AM

Yeah...it's going to vary. But right here on TRF is still the best place to buy.

Swaggy P · 21 March 2015, 07:21 AM

16% off my TT Subc here in Michigan, USA, but I paid in cash... Hope that helps...

RPB · 21 March 2015, 08:18 AM

Anyone get a discount in the UK?

sjuli_123 · 21 March 2015, 08:27 AM

I have got 20 percent of some of my purchases, but i have bought alot of watches through my ad.

Exclusivewatches · 21 March 2015, 08:32 AM

Cash is the way to go IF you want to increase the odds of having a discount from an AD.

psv · 21 March 2015, 09:28 AM

10% off a ss model like the GMT sounds reasonable to me. Shop around.

manans25 · 22 February 2016, 01:48 AM

Still looking for an AD around the NYC area. Can anyone PM me an AD who would give a decent discount?

Berry Lannom · 22 February 2016, 12:26 PM

I recently bought a new Datejust from a Rolex Dealer at a 10% discount. I paid full price for a GMT 11, but Rolex had just made the new version available and was hard to find.

21 March 2015, 04:16 AM	#5
Friedl41 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2010 Real Name: SLF41 Location: Spain Watch: Changes Posts: 1,053	Thanks for all comments. My friend bought at Wempe on 5th .... No discount .... But happy anyway. They did not have the GMT on stock and had one sent over from another boutique. So he was happy to get the watch ... Sent with iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Sea Dweller 16600, Submariner 14060m SUB 5513 meter first (1968) Air King 5500 (1980) GMTc NR, Explorer 1 & II 14270 & 16570 PP 5065a

14 March 2015, 11:20 AM	#1
RolexPrincee "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 1	Try to go to a place that doesn't pay high rent/isn't in a wealthier area. Went to Yorkdale mall, got no discount. Went to an AD in Vaughan area, got 10% off + no tax for my Sub No-Date. It really depends what AD you're going to.

14 March 2015, 11:45 AM	#2
Ruud Van Driver "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chopped Liver Location: S. Wales Valleys Watch: Mickey Mouse Posts: 9,926	I paid over retail for my SS Daytona (black dial) here in Singapore, which is normal. I paid S$350 (£170 US$255) above, and in hindsight, I got a good deal. The minimum I've seen since is S$1,000 (£487 US$718) above retail; down at the AD at Marina Bay, they were asking S$3,000 (£1,461 US$ 2,154). The white face can be had for retail. I've now established a very good relationship with my AD and can get over 10% discount on a SubC date, which they don't usually discount. I was offered 5% at an independent AD on a YM, which doesn't sound very much. However, the supervisor there is a personal friend whom I've known for twenty years. We've spent thousands at her previous store so she knows I'm good value. Makes me think that really was the absolute best she could do.

14 March 2015, 11:31 AM	#3
davidro "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Australia Watch: Datejust Posts: 67	AD and discount are not words that are synonymous. The standard AD discount is 5% Recommend to go non AD. Keep looking and bide your time. On a watch like that I wouldn't settle for anything less than a 20% discount. Only the uniformed or impulse buyers pay retail.

14 March 2015, 11:48 AM	#4
scarlet knight "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Watch: Good ones Posts: 8,468	No discount, I'll look at the watch. Give me a discount and I'll buy it.

21 March 2015, 04:32 AM	#6
franklin "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Manitoba Posts: 586	Shop around. Rapport and relationship matters.

21 March 2015, 04:51 AM	#7
SMD "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: SMD Location: LGA/EWR/ORD Watch: AP/PP Posts: 3,701	Lots of bad info on here. Those saying that discounts are widely available in NYC have no idea what they are talking about. Shop around -- yeah, you can go to T, Wempe, the Rolex Boutique (owned and operated by Wempe) or worst of all, Barthman in the Financial District. Good luck with that. You will have to go much further out before anyone will even entertain a discount. There is no hard and fast rule on this -- it depends on the store (chain or independent), it depends on location (NYC no, smaller city more likely) and it depends on your relationship, if any. That is it, there is no magic to it, no secret negotiation style that will get you a 20% discount from Wempe on SS, etc.

21 March 2015, 06:48 AM	#8
watchwatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: Kentucky Watch: Yes Posts: 35,047	Yeah...it's going to vary. But right here on TRF is still the best place to buy.

21 March 2015, 07:21 AM	#9
Swaggy P Banned Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Westland, MI Posts: 143	16% off my TT Subc here in Michigan, USA, but I paid in cash... Hope that helps...

21 March 2015, 08:18 AM	#10
RPB "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: United Kingdom Watch: V Serial 116710LN Posts: 284	Anyone get a discount in the UK?

21 March 2015, 08:27 AM	#11
sjuli_123 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oslo, Norway Watch: Platona Posts: 48	I have got 20 percent of some of my purchases, but i have bought alot of watches through my ad.

21 March 2015, 08:32 AM	#12
Exclusivewatches Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: N/A Location: Antwerpen Watch: ING MY WIFE Posts: 734	Cash is the way to go IF you want to increase the odds of having a discount from an AD.

21 March 2015, 09:28 AM	#13
psv 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA & France Posts: 11,078	10% off a ss model like the GMT sounds reasonable to me. Shop around.

22 February 2016, 01:48 AM	#14
manans25 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: New York City Posts: 156	Still looking for an AD around the NYC area. Can anyone PM me an AD who would give a decent discount?

22 February 2016, 12:26 PM	#15
Berry Lannom "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Real Name: Berry Location: Tennessee Watch: Rolex GMT IIc & DJ Posts: 45	I recently bought a new Datejust from a Rolex Dealer at a 10% discount. I paid full price for a GMT 11, but Rolex had just made the new version available and was hard to find.

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