zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Jeff

Jeff, If I may, I'd like to address a few of your points. I fully agree that they're strange things going on, economy wise, and also
in the watch world. You mention Antiquorum, well, they have to have watches to sell to stay in business, you know that. Now,
if you owned a Rolex Comex, that was selling around the 80 grand mark a couple of years ago, would you now sell that watch
for 25 grand? Yeah, didn't think so. I know that's not a very good example, but it's pretty much a benchmark in what the market
is, for me anyhow.

So, if nobody is selling higher end watches today for half of what they were a short while ago, they have got to sell something. Enter
Ritmo, Glycine, and whatevere else they can get their paws on. And why does AQ put a 200 or 400 dollar estimate on them? Cause that's
all they are worth. Buy a Glycine or Ritmo on the Bay for $799, or buy one from AQ for $400, get a bunch of free catalogs for a year,
and say you are a client of AQ. Sounds like a no-brainer to me.

Supermarket? Yep. I think it's really like Wal Mart though. If you've got the same thing selling at Wally World for 10 bucks, why would
you go to Macy's and pay 25 bucks for it? I would'nt. I suspect you'll see alot more low end pieces at AQ, just because of the economy,
which to me, is not such a bad thing. Will I buy one of these pieces? Not likely. Are you shopping for a Ritmo, Jeff? Yeah, me neither.

Tough times. I think AQ is just trying to survive. If they have to take on lesser pieces, I really can't blame them. AQ just might be a viable
alternative to buying gray market, or the Bay, for that matter. And don't forgt them fancy catalogs. Great post, Jeff...................David