Day date yellow gold

[cdelgado1982]

i was at Ross and Simon in nj i tried on the day date yellow gold Rolex
man is it beautiful...
i think that will be my next watch,,,, the AD if giving me a 16% discount..
u guys think i should pull the trigger>?

[cdelgado1982]

btw its a 40mm

[CoopJr]

I'd ask for more than that...at least 20% IMO. I'm in NJ too...people are broke from the property taxes!

No one (except maybe you) is walking in there to buy that. I say talk him lower.

[Ebruner]

If you want it and you have the money. Buy it!! If the cost is going to put you in a bind, skip it. It IS allot of money.


-Eddie

[SCD]

Originally Posted by cdelgado1982

u guys think i should pull the trigger>?

It seems unlikely that anyone around here would encourage someone to get a watch...

[Fiery]

For an all-gold watch I wouldn't pay anything more than MSRP-20%. It has a huge depreciation right after you put it on your wrist, and the 2nd hand market for a Day-Date is not as wide as for SS sports models. Hence I would push my luck to get a great deal to compensate the immediate depreciation loss.

[cdelgado1982]

i know everyone is into the sport model...
i saw someone post there dd next to some airplane engine...
it kinda gave me the itch...
its so nice..
i think im going to go for it.. i went in to buy the deep sea... and possibly coming out with the dd

u think 20 off is possible??
cause that would be awesome...

[Fiery]

Originally Posted by cdelgado1982

u think 20 off is possible??

Of course it's possible. ADs have a margin of 40-45%, and they're much more open for negotiations when it comes to all-gold models. Some say the recession is already over, but it's not. Even people who have the budget will be much-much more careful to spend a bunch of cash on an all-gold watch than a couple of years ago. So that 16% can only be considered as a starting offer, a base of negotiations. I'd go back with cash, and push my luck to get 30% off, putting emphasize on the paying by cash fact.. You can end up at 25% or 20% off "in the middle". Good luck, and make sure to post some pictures after your acquisition.

[cdelgado1982]

im going to pay in cash.. to avoid state taxes. im going to push for 25 and hopefully get atleast 22 23%

[Fiery]

Originally Posted by cdelgado1982

im going to pay in cash.. to avoid state taxes. im going to push for 25 and hopefully get atleast 22 23%

Trust me, if you have the cash in your pocket, you should start at 30%. Worst thing to happen, they will say no, and give you a lower number (25% or 20%). If you start at 25%, they will lower it immediately to 20% or 15%.

[kingel]

Originally Posted by Fiery

Of course it's possible. ADs have a margin of 40-45%, and they're much more open for negotiations when it comes to all-gold models. Some say the recession is already over, but it's not. Even people who have the budget will be much-much more careful to spend a bunch of cash on an all-gold watch than a couple of years ago. So that 16% can only be considered as a starting offer, a base of negotiations. I'd go back with cash, and push my luck to get 30% off, putting emphasize on the paying by cash fact.. You can end up at 25% or 20% off "in the middle". Good luck, and make sure to post some pictures after your acquisition.

20% is fair, I think alot would go 25%.
The cash idea is always good- keep in mind the retailer is losing around 3% of the sale price when you use a credit card after the processing fees/credit card company fees. Most will gladly give that back to you if you use cash. If he offers 20% off and you have the cash, ask for the (not using credit card discount) too- as the retailer in his mind is losing that off his profit anyway.

[Ebruner]

Originally Posted by kingel

20% is fair, I think alot would go 25%.
The cash idea is always good- keep in mind the retailer is losing around 3% of the sale price when you use a credit card after the processing fees/credit card company fees. Most will gladly give that back to you if you use cash. If he offers 20% off and you have the cash, ask for the (not using credit card discount) too- as the retailer in his mind is losing that off his profit anyway.

Good advice...But it is not quite 3%, I process Visa/MC for 1.4% in my store. Bigger outfits get even better rates.

-Eddie

[Chipmunk]

Originally Posted by cdelgado1982

i was at Ross and Simon in nj i tried on the day date yellow gold Rolex
man is it beautiful...
i think that will be my next watch,,,, the AD if giving me a 16% discount..
u guys think i should pull the trigger>?

If you really like it that much, then I don't think it really matters to you whether you're getting 16% or 20%.

Good luck on your pursuit on that DD.

[imono]

I'd shop at least 3 AD's and try for 30%.
Then you'll at least know who will get your business.
The newer 40mm sure look pretty.
Add some diamonds in there to make it sparkle.....

[Family Man]

I think Day Dates are fantastic. Go for it if you can afford it without making too big a sacrafice.

Ask for the 30% discount and put the saving towards the Deep Sea you know you will buy sooner or later!

Good luck Christian.

[arabesque]

Originally Posted by imono

I'd shop at least 3 AD's and try for 30%.
Then you'll at least know who will get your business.
The newer 40mm sure look pretty.
Add some diamonds in there to make it sparkle.....

Rolex factory diamonds are the best there is.

I'll go with the others in starting with 30% with cash in hand.

[Renoir]

Great watch! Agree with everyone's advice...ask for much more of a discount, I'm sure these aren't flying out of the display cases!

[casadecamporolex]

If the watch is in stock at an AD, try to see what series it is. That will help date the watch. I think an AD with watch in hand spins that out at 27% off easy for bank wire. Credit cards just muddle the transaction.
Go for a day date. If I am correct on which watch you are looking at, it is priced at under $900 gold. Next price list, that watch will certainly be more, if it still exists in the line.

For the record, today I pulled out my old 1803 yg bark day/date with baguette diamond dial. Haven't worn it in almost one year....but caught myself looking at it in the sun and said "Wow" to myself. A lot of watch compared to my SS Sub LV.

[cdelgado1982]

thanks guyss
il post pics..
im going tommorow am
to shop around..
thanks!!

[tkc324]

Ask for 20%... its definitely possible. I was in NYC 4-5 month ago... the sales person offered me 15% on GMT2C... with out me even ask. I know they can do better on all gold models.

[OYSTERMANN]

Originally Posted by cdelgado1982

thanks guyss
il post pics..
im going tommorow am
to shop around..
thanks!!

Get it bought, Christian - what a watch!!

Best of luck, getting the best possible deal

GO FOR IT!!!