![]() |
ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX
ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX
|
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
![]() |
#1 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: Denver
Posts: 6
|
Paid for watch at A Lange Boutique after going there in person - watch not shipped
Hello all,
This is my first expensive watch buying experience, and it has not gone well. I visited an A Lange boutique in person to look at some watches and agreed on buying one of the them. The person at the boutique said that once I got the payment to them ($60K), they would "release the piece" and ship it to me (I live a few hours away from the boutique). They said that they would email me the tracking info once that was done. Since my credit card limit could not handle the purchase, they emailed me instructions for wiring the money to them instead, which I did the next day. They then sent an email indicating that they were going to ship the watch to me overnight mail the next day, but due to the holiday coming up, I was not going to be home to receive the shipment, and so instead I arranged for the them to ship it to me the next week after the holiday. Fast forward to the day that they were supposed ship the watch to me. I didn't hear from them, so I contacted them on the phone. They then changed their tune, and instead said they were waiting for the watch to be delivered to them at the boutique and would deliver it to me once they received it. They said they were supposed to receive the watch the next day. So now I am out $60K with no watch. I feel stupid and feel like I messed up for blindly trusting them. I figured all of it was "above board" because the purchase was directly from an A Lange boutique. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: PaulG
Location: Georgia
Posts: 41,441
|
It sounds like a verbal agreement in the boutique, rather than a sale, and perhaps a big communication failure.
Did they send you anything in email to do the wire? Like a request for payment, or an invoice, with wire instructions. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
__________________
Does anyone really know what time it is? |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: USA
Posts: 418
|
I have purchased from NY boutique with shipping after ordering a watch. When it came, I paid and they delivered overnight no problem. Since this is an actual boutique, I would consider contacting the manager or even corporate. Very unusual and frustrating indeed.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: PaulG
Location: Georgia
Posts: 41,441
|
If this is the new one in Aspen, it's a coop boutique. Owners in partnership with ALS.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
__________________
Does anyone really know what time it is? |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Carolina
Watch: Rolex/Others
Posts: 46,362
|
You should be fine. Sounds like a miscommunication. Call them and get an update.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Apr 2022
Real Name: Bazil Brush
Location: Star Gazing
Watch: Any Daytona
Posts: 3,206
|
Hopefully all will be good and you’re wearing your new watch …
__________________
![]() ![]() If you have no enemies, you have no character. Taking a stand always creates opposition. Paul Newman Being Serious = Onto the list you go ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Real Name: Dave
Location: PDX
Posts: 9,393
|
Sorry to read about this. I hope you are able to get this resolved quickly.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: USA
Posts: 2,523
|
Was the piece already at the boutique or did he tell you that it was coming in soon?
If it is the latter case, it is probably just a mismatch of expectation due to minor miscommunication. I assume you already have an invoice? |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#9 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: UK
Posts: 102
|
If it was me I would have waited for them to tell me the watch was with them and then gone to the shop to pay and pick up the Watch, especially as it’s only 2 hour’s drive
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#10 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Lakeville, MN
Watch: 126610LN Finally!
Posts: 387
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#11 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2019
Location: California
Posts: 307
|
I am sure you will get the watch or a refund. At worst, wasted time.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#12 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: Denver
Posts: 6
|
Watch has been shipped after all.
Please delete thread. My apologies. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#13 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Apr 2019
Real Name: Brad
Location: Purdue
Watch: Daytona
Posts: 9,238
|
Avoid remote watch deals on holiday weekend.
__________________
♛ ✠ Ω 2FA Active |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#14 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Real Name: Dave
Location: PDX
Posts: 9,393
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#15 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Apr 2022
Real Name: Bazil Brush
Location: Star Gazing
Watch: Any Daytona
Posts: 3,206
|
Glad it worked out well .. well, that’s if it has arrived ..
__________________
![]() ![]() If you have no enemies, you have no character. Taking a stand always creates opposition. Paul Newman Being Serious = Onto the list you go ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#16 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Lakeville, MN
Watch: 126610LN Finally!
Posts: 387
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#17 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Itinerant
Watch: 79010sg
Posts: 8,282
|
This is perhaps the most ridiculous premature jump the gun needless false alarm
![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#18 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Real Name: Eddie
Location: Australia
Watch: A few.
Posts: 37,234
|
A strange thread when a call to the boutique should have given you the information you wanted?
Your credit card couldn’t handle it and you change the delivery details?
__________________
E Last edited by Andad; 2 June 2024 at 11:00 AM.. Reason: D |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#19 | |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: PaulG
Location: Georgia
Posts: 41,441
|
Quote:
Good to hear Now the wait Let us know When it appears - Burma Shave Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
__________________
Does anyone really know what time it is? |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#20 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: USA
Posts: 2,024
|
Very bizarre.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#21 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: SF Bay Area
Watch: Submariner 14060M
Posts: 190
|
People nowadays seem way too impatient and also somehow lack common sense.
Common sense says:
So before creating these kinds of threads, first go through the common sense items above and see if any applies to your situation. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#22 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Carolina
Watch: Rolex/Others
Posts: 46,362
|
Glad your watch is on the way. Post some pictures when it arrives.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#23 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Shreveport
Posts: 1,264
|
Yes, you way jumped the gun. Glad it all worked out.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#24 | |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Real Name: Frank
Location: Dallas,NY,Colo.
Watch: Patek 5168, 5170P
Posts: 2,509
|
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#25 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 90
|
If the watch is from an ALS boutique, you'll be fine 99.9% of the time. Glad it all worked out.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|
*Banners
Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.