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I wouldn’t have the strength to wear Ryes on my wrist.Who in their right mind wants that monstrosity on their wrist.
I wouldn’t have the strength to wear Ryes on my wrist.Who in their right mind wants that monstrosity on their wrist.
I heard Andy Hodgeson on TJC mention that the Saville Row shop was closed, but he didn’t elaborate any further. I also have a sneaking suspicion that when WH have watches on air at IW3 and TJC the watches are ‘Sold Out’ on the WH website.Mike says you can't get Willy Hunt watches elsewhere.
Quite true, their website is sold out and their Saville Row premises are permanently closed.
I would suggest this is a blow out sale, hardly a prestige event as he portrays it.
They are gone.
Isn’t that arguably deception?The websites' high prices may make retailers believe they're getting a significant discount when they order from them.
I guess so, but that can be the only reason why you see the website price, and then the prices you see them for sale elsewhere.Isn’t that arguably deception?
I wonder if Jezza and Masons of the Mike, really think these are luxury watches, or just playing the game to get sales, as one is born every minute, unfortunately.
The websites' high prices may make retailers believe they're getting a significant discount when they order from them.
Isn’t that arguably deception?
Spot on.It's marketing aimed at the consumers, retailers will be in teh know and be a willing partner in the ploy.
The thing is, due to their overall approach to retail, there's a cheapness to IW. With this in mind and as we've touched on before, even if they were selling a genuine quality product that had a higher price, I'd be very reluctant to purchase from them, even if they were cheaper than other retailers. They would have to be a LOT cheaper for me to consider buying from them.It's a hard thing to define, when most folks think of luxury then your into Rolex, Cartier or above etc, but in watches there's a good site, which i think gives folks a good guide in defining luxury watches, which gives a ranking to over 689 brands at various levels, mainly due to retail value, Basic watches Under £500, Entry level luxury watches £500-£1,500, Basic luxury £1,500-£5,000, Luxury £5,000 -£10,000, High-end luxury £10,000-£40,00 and Ultra luxury £40,000 and above.
Of course, this is just a rough ranking, as you can end up with watches due to price which can fall into entry level luxury, like Swan & Edgar Tourbillon at £1699, but in truth it ain't entry level at all, as it's at best a £300/£400 Chinese watch with a big mark up, so retail price doesn't always mean luxury.