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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 1:14 pm
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HKtraveller
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Originally Posted by wile_e
Hi all, I'm looking at buying a swiss watch (no fakes) and will be travelling to both Hong Kong and New York (in that order). The brands I have in mind at the moment are IWC, Panerai and Zenith (although I'm open to others). I'd love to hear people's experiences in either of these cities and where I'd get the best prices.

Thoughts on stores and bargaining tactics appreciated too!

Cheers,
W

ps: I will also be posting this in the NYC forum as a 'duplicate' post, so if this breaches forum rules please remove (one, not both posts!)
If you know your business to recognize fakes (you'd need to take a look at the movement), then the Macau pawn shops are an option.
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