[Leica] OT: Watches - can you provide advice or sites that offer IWC watc...

[glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)]

Bob,

The cheapest IWC watch that I have seen listed at $3400.  They go up to 
$195,000 for the Grande Complication.

Jerry


Thinkofcole@aol.com wrote:
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> Vic, I've wanted an IWC black-dial chronograph for years and --  because I 
> didn't want to pay for a real one -- I bought a Replica from a dealer  
> about six 
> months ago who turned out to be in China and dishonest...He  sent me an 
> IWC 
> that wasn't like the picture of the one he advertised and  after I 
> returned it, 
>  he stopped all correspondence and kept my money...The  man was named Bin 
> He 
> of Cool Bargains and who knows how many other names and  sites he 
> uses...PayPal refused to help and still allows him to use their  payment 
> service, so 
> beware of Replica dealers...Some may be ok but you  can't be sure...
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> There's a dealer in Ft. Lee, N.J. . near where I used to live, who has  
> brand-new IWC's for 40% off...I believe if he sells them at 40% off, there 
> must  be 
> others with the real thing who will negotiate... A real one, in a steel  
> case, costs approximately $3,500 but at 40 % off, you might be able to 
> find  one 
> at $2,100. [Those are the approximate figures for a man's watch; a ladies  
> watch might be a little less.]
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> Above all, in my opinion, you should buy in a dealer's store and hold  the 
> watch in your hands, not buy on the Internet...regards, bob cole
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