: I went to the local AD today to look at some
: Omegas and they had very few, because they
: have not restocked since Christmas. I went
: to look at the Bond GMT, and she quoted me a
: price of $3395, and with a discount the
: watch would come to $2716. She told me that
: this was after the price increase. Now I
: went to look, just as John has said he does
: before he purchases the watch from his AD,
: and I know that John or Keith's ADs could
: give a better price as this discount was
: only 20%.
First of all, the CURRENT MSRP on the Bond GMT is $3395, and the price increase hasn't even gone into effect yet, so your sales person was either lying or not very bright.
: On a side note, while she was finding out the
: discount, I wandered over to the Rolexes and
: took a look. They all looked over priced and
: cheap to me. Is it just a status symbol
: becasue the brand is so known? In my opinion
: I would never buy one and the only reason I
: would ever take one is to sell to purchase
: some Omegas.
Naturally Rolex is a status symbol. They make watches with excellent quality movements but are somewhat lacking in visual appeal to me. When I was in a local AD and put a Planet Ocean next to a Submariner, there was no question which watch LOOKED like the newer, more modern, and higher quality timepiece. Still, to many people owning a Rolex means thay have "made it" in life, so Rolex has clearly succeeded with their marketing strategy.
