Originally Posted by
Condition One
GadgetFreak - I'm interested in what you have to say. I've been looking into purchasing the new JLC Master Control Hometime, and am not exactly sure what sort of discount I should be expecting from an authorized dealer.
I'll be looking at other stores in Europe and Asia over the next few months (Madrid, Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo, Brussels, London, Hong Kong, and Saigon) but I have a feeling that my best bet will be here in the States (preferably mail order so I don't have to pay sales tax).
The price of automatics can be mind boggling. I'd be curious to find out what the manufacturer's costs or profit margin is. Anyway, it's odd to find myself in a position where I'm deciding between a watch or a fully automatic rifle! Neither may be practical, though
I havent bought one for a few years but given the economy it has to be a buyers market. I would check timezone.com for more up to date information but I think generally JLCs are marked up about 100% by the dealer. I think 20%-25% off should be doable most places, Tourneau for instance has offered me 20% off on JLC and Breuget as first offers. I think that you can probably get 25%-30% and maybe 35%-40% if it is really bad out there and you are a tough negotiator. I think prices are probably best in the States as well. About the only ones that are really tough to get a discount on, at least when I was in the market were Rolex and Patek because they controlled their supply chain much better than the other manufacturers, and in Pateks case because of their pretty unique position as quality leader.