Rolex selection at Heathrow Airport's "Watches of Switzerland"

[barters]

Which Daytona did they have in?

[Newportkrieger]

Originally Posted by ABChop

I'm through there all the time too....they must sell alot of watches in T1 as I'm through there every 3 weeks most time, and the watches are usually always different.
Sometimes there are SS sport watches...sometimes not.
You do realize you aren't supposed to take pictures in an airport....I'm amazed they let you do that. They are very strict about that there....must a been on the sly : )

Im a very sneaky, covert person of questionable morals...

[spuds]

Originally Posted by Sarajevo

If you contact them and let them know when you are travelling through, they will always try to obtain or hold a watch for you. Their prices would be attractive for EU travellers these days as the Euro is strong vs. GBP.

Originally Posted by no TAG love

The unusual thing about LHR is they'll give anybody a tax free price, as they'll just adjust the profit they make. If they sell it to someone flying to Dubai they make more profit, but if the sell it to an English bloke on a day trip to Manchester, they sell it for the same price.

The DSSD on pic 4 retails in the UK at £6600. They'll sell that for 6600/1.2 = £5500. It will not be there long.

It's unsual to see SS sports models in LHR as they can usually sell them for higher profit in London.

Also you can't pre-order, but only buy what they have on the day. I was talking to the salesman at WoS and they had one SubC for the first time ever and it lasted 2 minutes in the display case. Giving they were selling it for a shae over £4200, no wonder.

Originally Posted by Panos

and the prices are free of VAT irrespective of where you are flying to (i.e. even if it is within the EU and even within the UK).

just realised that this has been mentioned already ...

it is a very unusual so a really good way of getting a 20% discount .. so maybe worth repeating for those that don't know this ..

WTF?!?!?!?!


I never sussed this!!!!!


So if as a UK resident I flew to Manchester/Newcastle wherever I can buy any model they have in stock nett of VAT?!?!?

[witch watch]

Originally Posted by spuds

WTF?!?!?!?!

So if as a UK resident I flew to Manchester/Newcastle wherever I can buy any model they have in stock nett of VAT?!?!?

In a word.........yes

[esm]

Originally Posted by spuds

WTF?!?!?!?!


I never sussed this!!!!!


So if as a UK resident I flew to Manchester/Newcastle wherever I can buy any model they have in stock nett of VAT?!?!?

Yep. They called it a "discount". All you have to do is call, pay over the phone if they can and pick it up "on the way out" to your nearest airport within the UK.....

[KarlFr]

Originally Posted by spuds

WTF?!?!?!?!


I never sussed this!!!!!


So if as a UK resident I flew to Manchester/Newcastle wherever I can buy any model they have in stock nett of VAT?!?!?

You've probably already booked your flight by now

[esm]

Originally Posted by spuds

WTF?!?!?!?!


I never sussed this!!!!!


So if as a UK resident I flew to Manchester/Newcastle wherever I can buy any model they have in stock nett of VAT?!?!?

*cough* as you already knew.... I will be flying out in a few weeks... Happy to pick up a watch from T3 for ya

[kcmo]

Wow, what a great display! If I was flying out of Heathrow I'd never make my flight!

[GoldenBear]

I was there last week. Also popped around to Old Bond Street. Specifically the shop that has all of the (vastly) overpriced vintage Rolexes going back to the '20's. Pretty impressive collection.