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Old 19 July 2011, 09:05 AM   #1
VictorK
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Canadian to buy his first Breitling

Hello All,

1st time poster...

I have successfully landed a new job that is going to allow me to celebrate this life milestone with a nice momento from breitling.

I am really keen on this model

http://www.luxist.com/2011/03/01/bre...tomatic-watch/

Now my questions is...how should I go about purchasing this? more specifically..I live in Toronto and the only AD is LA SWISS...and I'm concerned I am probably going to pay more then I should (with taxes and canadian pricing). Any fellow posters with any advise on if and where I should look (perhaps certain stores in the US?) to get the best deal would be appreciated.

Thanks guys for your help, I am looking forward to joining the club soon!
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Old 21 July 2011, 02:04 AM   #2
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I bought my SuperOcean Abyss a few months ago from La Swiss and bargained...I was able to bring it down to $2100 cash (taxes in) from $2800...not sure if that was a good deal back in Feb...
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Old 24 July 2011, 11:25 AM   #3
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I bought my SuperOcean Abyss a few months ago from La Swiss and bargained...I was able to bring it down to $2100 cash (taxes in) from $2800...not sure if that was a good deal back in Feb...
Nice work! How did you bargain it down so much? Any tips? I love the SuperOcean Abyss..nice choice.

Which La Swiss did you go to? It looks like the chronospace automatic is not on display yet from the yorkdale La Swiss I visited
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Old 24 July 2011, 11:41 AM   #4
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Old 24 July 2011, 12:34 PM   #5
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Congrats on landing a new job and Welcome to TRF !
The Breitlings have a big mark up and I found it very easy to get a good discount. There is only one Breitling AD in my Province also and I was instantly offered a 25% discount when I walked in the door.
I decided to look around a bit more and with the help of another TRF member was able to get a better deal from a Vancouver Breitling AD.
First find out the MSRP on the model you are considering.
Then go to your local AD and get your best price. After that go to the Breitling website and get the names of a few more Breitling AD's across Canada (don't forget Alberta has only 5% sales tax) and call or email them requesting a price.
If you get a good price you can go back to your local AD and see if they can match it.
This works for me and I found you can easily get a 25-30% discount on most Breitling models.

Good Luck !
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Old 26 July 2011, 08:46 AM   #6
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Old 27 July 2011, 11:09 AM   #7
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Welcome to TRF! Congrats on the new job! La Swiss is a nice store. I suggest checking out "WatchFinder" in Toronto. They have two great locations! Lots of used Breitlings there.
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Old 31 July 2011, 07:40 AM   #8
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Thank You Gentlemen for the warm wishes...

I am excited about joining the club as I also just hit another milestone in my life...yep the 30th birthday. In any event, I am very excited about posting pics as soon as I everything is complete. Thanks all for the valuable tips and information.
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Old 4 August 2011, 11:04 PM   #9
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i purchased my breitling navitimer from La Swiss for 40% off

this was on boxing day though

so if u can wait... just go on boxing day
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Old 5 August 2011, 01:10 AM   #10
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Welcome to TRF, I almost got a Breitling last year, I hope to get one someday!
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