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18 January 2023, 05:04 AM | #31 |
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This would be like buying a new car and leaving the white wrapping on it! They are stickers and should be removed by the AD!
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18 January 2023, 05:44 AM | #32 |
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Any suggestions for getting stickers off that are really stuck on there? I don't want to accidentally scratch the watch.
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18 January 2023, 05:52 AM | #33 |
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18 January 2023, 08:37 AM | #34 |
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Omg, you're just asking for a scratch that way!
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18 January 2023, 08:47 AM | #35 |
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I like my new watches stickered and not seized.
Just like to do that myself at home with a cup of coffee, enjoyable moment for me. I paid more for it.
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18 January 2023, 11:42 AM | #36 |
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18 January 2023, 11:48 AM | #37 |
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To answer those who may ask that unless you are a flipper why would you want the stickers on it? A collector may wish to leave the watch as intact as possible. Many people buy watches and never wear them and may want the watch intact with stickers, and all boxes and paperwork that was present from the beginning. Unfortunately the dealer looks at all of us as resellers and therefore the stickers must come off and no you can't have the shipping box either.
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18 January 2023, 05:59 PM | #38 |
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18 January 2023, 06:03 PM | #39 |
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Buy the watch, get it on, enjoy it.
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18 January 2023, 07:11 PM | #40 |
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18 January 2023, 07:17 PM | #41 |
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18 January 2023, 08:58 PM | #42 | |
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Transport stickers are usually extremely easy to remove as the adhesive is very low strength and leaves no residue (old caseback holographic stickers aside)
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19 January 2023, 04:07 PM | #44 |
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My AD's always remove the stickers, which is fine by me, however there is something oddly satisfying about removing them myself. I've done that on many of the other brands in my collection.
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19 January 2023, 04:09 PM | #45 |
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I purchased my GMT about three weeks ago, and… they removed the stickers. I am not offended, but honestly it was kind of a game with me in the old days. I left them on and was interested how long they would stay on. Yeah… I’m weird
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19 January 2023, 04:33 PM | #46 |
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I have a good relationship with my dealer, they know I'm not a flipper, so they leave the stickers, bezel guard and tags and lately they even give me the coffin.
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20 January 2023, 01:12 AM | #47 |
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I always enjoyed the green hologram sticker that came on the 5-digit models and kept it on there.
The new models... meh, if they take them off in the AD then whatever. As others have mentioned they usually miss a couple anyway... |
28 February 2024, 03:01 PM | #48 |
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I bought a Deep sea JC after working a nightshift and genuinely wanted the stickers left on so I could take it too work that evening and not get it dinged etc, even though my AD knows me, there was no chance he would leave any stickers on, or even give me the bezel protector.
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28 February 2024, 04:35 PM | #49 |
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Just buy stickers yourself and stick them all around the watch to protect it if that bothers you so much.
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28 February 2024, 10:40 PM | #50 |
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Sounds like there's a grey market opportunity emerging for creating custom sets of stickers.
Geneva would soon respond by adding a laser-etched crown on all OEM stickers. |
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This is a thing already
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29 February 2024, 12:43 AM | #52 |
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29 February 2024, 01:54 AM | #53 |
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If the AD misses one, the RSC won't!
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29 February 2024, 03:39 AM | #54 |
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OEM stickers or aftermarket sticker for protection are fine. There are to many people who actually have an opinion on this. The only correct opinion on this is mine: There is no correct opinion!
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29 February 2024, 04:54 AM | #55 | |
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29 February 2024, 05:15 AM | #56 |
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A decade or so ago they went in the back, picked out a new one and put it in a box for you. You would take it home and unbox and unsticker to your hearts content.
Now days it is about presentation and prestige. They put on their white gloves, take the stickers off, steam clean it and wipe it down with a lint free cloth and present it to you shiny and brand new. Stickers on or off isn't going to make a whit of difference for a flipper.
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