Realistic discounts

[vh_bu98]

I'm not sure how things are outside of the US, but I find that getting a good discount from an AD in the US is not that easy if an established relationship doesn't exist.

I often read people saying that you should get 10% on SS, 15% on two-tone and 20% off on all gold. I have yet to come across those type of discounts at any AD that I have visited. Maybe those discounts occur more on the dress models, but I have not seen it on the sport models.

Has anyone in the US just walked into an AD and gotten those kind of discounts, especially on a sport model, without previously purchasing something from the AD?

[Robb]

Yes. I got 8% and no sales tax (which is 9.25% here) on a GMT-c in July.(BTW, it was the first and only GMT-c they have recieved to date) I was a first time buyer. A couple of weeks later I got 12% off a TT blue that I bought for my dad. (again no sales tax). I then purchased a GMT II 16710 for another forum member with a 15% discount (no tax).

[CoopJr]

I was in a NJ AD just after New Year and was offered 10% off a GMT IIc without even asking. I know a fella who got a TT YM for 23% off. It all depends what part of the country you are in...supply and demand.
I might add that these figures were for paying cash.

[mdx77]

Paid MSRP for my LV....figured that was fair since they had it marked up over $6000 to start off. Wouldn't even budge on a pepsi GMT when I asked.....

[ttannert]

I was at an AD on Saturday wanting to buy a Pepsi and they would not give me a discount. They said they will on any Rolex except the SUB and GMT. I walked out the door. I am going to try another AD next week.

[diversified]

This past summer I went to my local AD, told them what I can get a sub off the internet and they not only matched the internet price, but beat it!

[Tools]

Discounts on basic SS models are rare in Vegas.. They can sell them as fast as they get them in the display cases.

The more add-ons, TT, diamonds, etc., the more likely the price will be discounted..

[etp095]

i walkled into the neighborhood ad was offered a 10% discount,without even asking on a ss sub and ss gmt II(coke).i went to another local ad and asked about a discount and was offered 10% off the same models.i bought my sub two weeks ago from another ad,and got 18.25% off a ss sub w/date(z series).i could have gotten the same discount off a gmtII (coke,pepsi,both d series).i've never set foot in any of the ad's mentioned above.deals are out there you just gotta look/shop around.

[JohnEaton]

Originally Posted by ttannert

I was at an AD on Saturday wanting to buy a Pepsi and they would not give me a discount. They said they will on any Rolex except the SUB and GMT. I walked out the door. I am going to try another AD next week.

Tell them you'll take two 116520's a black dial and a white dial

I was offered 10% off on a Rose Gold Prince 5442/5 plus no sales tax... that comes out to 18.5% off, at $13,150 MSRP it adds up quick.

[Texsubmariner]

Chain stores usually are difficult to get discounts. BB told me they don't discount the sports models. A mom and pop AD gave me 11% off on the SD and 16% off on the Ladies DJ.

[dyeggy]

I went into an AD that I had never been to before. Looked at the Blue TT Sub and they very quickly offered 10% off msrp without my even asking.

[tandrup]

I walked in to an AD here in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago as a first time buyer and bought a SS Sub ND and got a 10% socalled cash discount - and 10 mins later they allowed me to pay via credit card because it was Sunday and the banks were closed. I tried another AD a day earlier and they wouldn't even consider giving me a discount - they offered up a nice watch winder instead though.

[karmatp]

When it comes to discounts, the chain stores are tough, BB won't even budge from my experiences. The mom and pop jewelers will hook you up....If you are looking for a particular watch, go through a fellow forum members AD and get the discount and pay no sales tax.

[Smokey]

I had walked into the local AD (not a chain) and was immediately offered a 10% discount on Plat YM. Figured it was a sign, so I decided to take it off their hands.

[jtw40475]

i'm in kentucky and my authorized dealer gives me 15 off on stainless models, same with two tone. for president i'm sure i would get 20% maybe more. in louisville at another dealer the most i got was 10% off on stainless model. i even bought a new gmt ii c and got 15% off on it.

[SPACE-DWELLER]

The best discount I got in Denmark was 15 % discount on an SS Sub Date. Second best was 12,53 % on the SS GMT IIc.

I would like to have at least 20 % on a YG DD should I decide to buy one. I hope my AD accepts giving me this discount.

[mestreaudi]

In Brazil, even a SS Sub at an AD cost around US$ 8,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!

They give only 5% discount!!

Rafael.

[vh_bu98]

I guess it really depends on the area. I live in the Dallas area and there are 3 chains with 7 stores between them and 3 independent stores making a total of 10 ADs. Only one of those independents would come close to being a mom and pop store since the other two are quite upscale.

I pretty much have visited every single AD in the Dallas area. I haven't hit the ones in Grapevine or Arlington since those are further west, but you get the idea.

Not once have I manage to get the 10%-SS,15%-TT,20%-G that others have come across. Is there too much money in Dallas when there is no need to discount much since there are plenty of buyers? I would think with that many ADs that there would be more competition, but not so.