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Old 5 February 2020, 05:32 PM   #14
Andygmt2
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Originally Posted by The Argonaut View Post
Why would you want two travel time watches? Also, I get that you can sell the 5524R, but have you seen the grey prices for a new 5524R? It's $10k less than MSRP. So lets think about this: the 5524R and 5164A will set you back around $90k, and you flip the 5524R for around $40K, losing $10k on the deal; alternatively, you can spend $55k and get the 5164 on the grey market, saving you $35K and the pain of flipping a watch and instantly losing money on it.

I understand you don't want to pay $55k for a 5164 with a retail price of $35k, but its that or buy into an AD relationship for a watch you're sure to lose money on and that has identical functionality to the 5164. Either that, or wait until the bubble bursts or ask the AD to bundle a different watch.

A poor deal to my mind.
Cheers all, and thanks for the thoughts/notes. I didn’t realise the drop would be that much on the 5524r, so will think things through before making the call. I might just wait for other ADs to come through on the 5164a alone as there is no rush
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