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THANKS! I've been searching for words to describe the experience...you got it EXACTLY!
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What does Rolex USA do with this
Overall RUSA seems to be a nasty company for individuals, how nasty can they be for these dealers ?
I've never read a positive message about Tourneau, what the heck is wrong with these people ? Jack |
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Who buys new Rolexes there???
Dont claim to know their biz strategy, but clearly something keeps them in business. Moving Rolexes must not be their money maker though. Perhaps they are like McDonalds. McDs breaks even on burgers, but make $$$ on fries and soda. Rolex must just be a draw for Turdneau customers who ultimately buy somethng else?? But What??? |
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Maybe they make a huge profit on the Tourneau Branded watches. They might cost $50 to make, but they probably actually retail them for $500.
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Have never seen Turdneau watches on anyone...They have to have a "high" volume line or lines.
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We don't have Tourneau in Canada so I consider myself lucky,lol.
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Coming from very humble beginnings, and working for every penny I have, I'm used to researching and agonizing over every large purchase. These stores must be built for the people who never had to look at a price tag in their lives. I have a few friends like that and it must be something to experience. I've always figured that there are things that are simply priced very high just to give some people the feeling of superiority. You can only get so much material and labor in an item.
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The price is ridiculous, but I bet that a uninformed buyer will buy it.
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Someone on here already stated it perfectly, after I leave a Tourneou store, (which isn't very often since I rarely enter one), I feel like I have to take a shower to get all the slime off of me...
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does Rolex USA know what's going on?
That is crazy!!!! |
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Yea, I love it how people post on here once in awhile " Hey Tourneau has a SS Daytona in thier case if anyone is interested!" "I just saw it!" "They must not be rare!"
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I have been to hundreds of watch shops and I can say without a doubt Tourneau is the worst by far. I was told by Tourneau that they would match any other B&M shops advertised price. I brought them in a copy of the sales ad and they then told me that it was their prerogative to match or not to match. They declined and I have never been back. I just do not know how they manage to stay in business with all the stories I read about them.
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As long as Rolex gets it's piece of the pie from new watch sales, it really isn't going to say squat.
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That's crazy!
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It may be crazy but, sadly it's true. I agree with others that a part of the Rolex franchise agreement should preclude an AD from acting as a re-seller of pre-owned Rolex watches. At least not under the same roof.
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I was in a store (not Torneau) earlier today that had an assortment of low-end watches, and also had a couple of pre-owned Rolexes for sale. One of them was an all-stainless DJ with the old-style clasp, on sale for $4K. What a joke! They also had a two-tone DJ with the old-style clasp for $7K. Needless to say, they are out of their minds.
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I love Tourneau!
There shops are clean and upscale. Their service is great too! But I would never buy anything from them; I just go there look at watches! |
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David, it is good that you had a positive experience, and everyone should shop where they are most comfortable, which includes price, service, atmosphere, etc. We can all bring up good and bad experiences with all the ADs in the world, it's just rare that a good one comes from Tourneou....
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^^^^ Yup, B B does that on a regular basis.
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Yup, they still are and just wish no one would buy it at that price. They would only offer about 6K to buy a SS daytona last I asked and I guess they're hoping to make 10K on it
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That's one of the more unfortunate things about Rolex USA.
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Rolex is afraid that the used parts will find their way into the gray market. Which it seems happens any way. Duh !
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