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Old 12 August 2014, 02:10 AM   #1
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Rolex's seam tobe a lot cheaper in the US why is that?
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:24 AM   #2
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Cheaper than what?
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:26 AM   #3
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:26 AM   #4
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Because we buy in bulk!
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:27 AM   #5
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:27 AM   #6
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Because we buy in bulk!
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:27 AM   #7
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Cheaper than what?
Then Malta and the rest of the world.
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:36 AM   #8
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Currency differential between the USD and other currencies. And we Americans are special
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:38 AM   #9
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Is USA the biggest market for Rolex ?
In number and value ?
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:39 AM   #10
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Then Malta and the rest of the world.


Ah!

So without running the numbers to evaluate currency conversion, VAT or import duties, another anecdotal post is well . . . anecdotal.
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:41 AM   #11
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Ah!

So without running the numbers to evaluate currency conversion, VAT or import duties, another anecdotal post is well . . . anecdotal.
Hmm, I did run the numbers.
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:42 AM   #12
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Because we buy in bulk!
"We" means "Thomas" buys in bulk
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:43 AM   #13
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Old 12 August 2014, 03:48 AM   #14
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Ha! Myself along with half of TRF!

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haha... stop kidding yourself buddy!
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Old 12 August 2014, 04:01 AM   #15
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In the EU, Italy and Spain are much cheaper than the UK, as demand is low and supply high over there and the reverse in blighty. Is that the case in the US?
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