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Is Luxury Watch Marketing Failing?
It is a hot late-Summer day in the Lower East Side of people-busy Manhattan, and strolling down the street, I notice the side of a brick building painted with a 12-foot tall advertisement for a luxury watch company. It would actually be easy to miss noticing it above the corner market below, situated at the ground floor of the aging residential structure, and the ad ¨C like so many of its kin ¨C?simply has the name of a brand and the picture of a watch, with an arguably tantalizing, yet ambiguous, slogan.Around the planet, in Hong Kong, watch ads litter the streets, buses, and billboards. It is difficult to travel more than a few steps in any commercial area and remove yourself from a line-of-sight view with a poster or sign marketing a watch maker ¨C often with a regional or international celebrity wearing the product. In a dark, dirty, and ill-smelling alley behind the main thoroughfare, the walls are lined with evenly spaced posters for some of the world's top luxury watch makers.Somew

Rolex Distribution
Hi All:I have been researching Rolex for a Sales & Marketing class and trying to figure out the distribution channels they use. I know how to buy them, but have no idea how they get from Switzerland to my local authorize dealer. For example, does Rolex SA ship to Rolex in New York and then distributes to authorized dealers throughout a specific geographic area of the U.S.? Also, I am not aware of any other way to purchase a Rolex except from a retail outlet or private owner sale.Is there anyone that can enlighten me?Thank you,Gary

Picked up a Lord Elgin, case 7683
I've actually had it for about a month, but when I got it I assumed the case back was a generic replacement and my enthusiasm for it quickly waned, plus, I was having difficulty getting it off.Last week I finally managed to pop it off and low and behold, Cased and Time by Elgin was stamped on the inside. The case is 7683. With my interest in it reignited, I ordered a new crystal to replace the cracked on that came with it.What is interesting about the case is that the movement fits snugly into the back and then the back snaps/fits inside the front of the case. In fact, I saw the Elgin version of this watch on eBay the other day, and it had a stainless steel back, that like mine, fits inside the front of the case. The case is 14k gold filled and the movement is the 23 jewel 750 caliber adjusted to 6 positions.The case is in great shape, with no brassing. There is wear from the metal bracelet it came with inside the lugs, thus I put it on a Kelaran lizard band to stop any future d

5960 vs 5170
Paid my AD a visit today and spent sometime comparing various 5960s and the 5170.I must say, at least today the 5960 won out. They had three 5960's there today. The 5960R-011, 5960P-015, and the 5960P-001. For my money the 5960P-015 wins hands down in my book. The grey dial is handsome for sure, but something about the blue dial is just simply gorgeous.

Crystal chips. Embrace or replace?
Hey guys.Took my watch to a new watchmaker to get authenticated today. He had it for a very short amount of time while I waited and was very nice, showed me the movement and lubricated the gaskets, didn¡¯t charge me anythingUpon taking the watch back and inspecting I saw some crystal chips. I can¡¯t recall them being there when I purchased the watch. I¡¯m almost 99% sure they weren¡¯t. So it either happened by my wearing it, or by the authentication at the watchmaker. I am not going to blame him because I am unsure.Regardless. Should I replace the crystal or embrace the imperfections as my own?What would you doSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk