Mickey Padge Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 Check this link: http://www.timeshops.net/Hublot_Ceramic_Ca...oating_1202.htm Our own apprentice dealer watchmark, offering a Hublot with polished ceramic bezel and double AR for $512? That is half the price of our other dealers. Is this a mistake, am I missing something here, or is this the best deal for a Hublot anywhere! I can't afford to buy one myself, might be worth emailing the dealer to check up on it first... Cheers!
italiano17771 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 good looking out. might need to grab one of these. thanks for the info!!
Mickey Padge Posted April 5, 2008 Author Report Posted April 5, 2008 good looking out. might need to grab one of these. thanks for the info!! I wish I had some spare cash, I would love a polished ceramic HBB, and at this price... WOW Most of his HBB pricing is considerably less than everyone else...
vric Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 makes you wonder what is the markup on those watches...
italiano17771 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 ya its alot less. he has the rose gold with ceramic for $455!!! the only thing it needs is some AR. the black magic with ceramic is $455 also...just missing the AR. great find mickey!! thats crazy when you figure they are selling the ceramic bezel by itself for almost $250.
Mickey Padge Posted April 5, 2008 Author Report Posted April 5, 2008 These are the same watches, yes? Not a second factory type thing? I really wish I was a bit more flush for cash this month HBB markups have always been high, now we may be seeing that people were thoroughly fleeced in the past. A $500 mark up!? Well over 100% margin? We really need to find ouy if these are the same watches....
ta8088 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 This has me curious as well. Wouldn't mind picking up the RG ceramic.
Mickey Padge Posted April 5, 2008 Author Report Posted April 5, 2008 This has me curious as well. Wouldn't mind picking up the RG ceramic. Indeed, if anyone has already purchased from here, please let us know....
mezzanine Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 I'll be watching- if I had the cash I'd take a flyer on it. The Rose gold model with polished ceramic is the one that I'd be after.
Mickey Padge Posted April 5, 2008 Author Report Posted April 5, 2008 I am sure somebody will take a punt, would be a good test of the new dealer too...
DemonSlayer Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 I've always been put off the HBB because of the price. Even this is expensive for my taste but its considerably less than what other dealers are offering it for. Regarding the issue about the markups. Come on guys, we all know these watches we buy have huge mark-ups. The costs of living in China are low, goods are very cheap there in comparison to Western prices... by a lot. We've had members who have travelled there tell us what kind of prices they've picked up some pieces for, and even then they've paid a big mark-up on them too because the Chinese sellers spot immediately that a Westerner is buying, so they automatically put a mark-up on it, its the way business works there and other similar countries. People living in China on the other hand get the best prices, so the Chinese sellers make the most profits. I've experienced the same thing in the 3 times I've travelled to India. The local population know my family is British Indian, they have almost a 6th sense and are able to spot it by the way we dress, talk etc. However I've got an aunt who lives there so everytime we go shopping, we go with her as so the retailers won't overcharge us.
anton Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 The watches probably have gotten significantly cheaper to produce, as there are so much more of them out there. But what I would like to see is more detailed pictures of the watch... I mean, when you see the watch for only $512 when the other dealers are charging nearly twice the price...don't you want to ask yourself, "why does it seem too good to be true?", insead of "did the dealers really overcharge us?" I remember I read somewhere a while back that there were HBBs that were the "fake of the fake", a la Nautilus'. But yes, the only way to find out is to buy one.
italiano17771 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 check the date font....looks like some may be using the low-beat 21k 7750
Dave123 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 Ya,i don't get the price swings per model....his RG,bling bezel version is $770,i paid $500 for mine from Josh... And yet the ceramic bezel one is much cheaper then Josh....
anton Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 Wanna see something else weird you get for $455? Take a close look at the rotor. Could it be engraved like the gen?
Mickey Padge Posted April 5, 2008 Author Report Posted April 5, 2008 There was a second factory making these with engraved rotors, as I said before, we really need to know more....
anton Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 I like to use King's HBB page as a reference as for some reason she seems to have the most options available... I'm leaning towards that it costs much less to produce as it once did. She has 35 different variations of the HBB!
emuozz Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 check the date font....looks like some may be using the low-beat 21k 7750 I think that you are right, some appears to have the old 7750
Guest Sql_pl Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 From the pics it looks like a rep of the rep. Poorly engraved rotor and screw down crown....
doc savage Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 Maybe he can try selling the bezels separately.
Pix Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 For your remembering, the very first versions of the lite HBB had the low beat 7750 and a bold datefont. I have one. So I am not surprised that you can find this movement in this model again. For me it has run perfectly so far, and I can't believe that after 18 monthes (or more) some new old A7750 stock popped up again. These must be new batches, possibly without the old problems. Screw down crown ? I have never seen this on an HBB. Sql, isn't that just a crown that has been pulled to stop the mechanism ? I'm still of the opinion that the best bargains are the lite versions with "genuine" after-market AR coating and possibly a new knurled bezel. And yes, selling the bezel alone for less than 100 dollars would be a good market, as the 250 dollars from Angus are just nuts. Watchmark has also a quartz (yes quartz !) version using the high-end case (at least it seems to be the same) : by purchasing the whole watch for 160 dollars you can get the bezel (I'm curious if they are compatible)... Then swap both and resell the quartz, which is anyway inaccurate. I'd love to see Mark's comments on that.
cdv Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 If anyone has any information on this I would sure like to know. I'm thinking of taking the plunge on this one. I love that watch.
jun Posted April 5, 2008 Report Posted April 5, 2008 Wanna see something else weird you get for $455? Take a close look at the rotor. Could it be engraved like the gen? Not only the engraving on the rotor, the font on the caseback is different also. It looks to me as a gen caseback. I own 3 HBB - RG creamic, SS-gold bezel and a Platinum Mat is on the way. Now, all of this watches I purchased from different dealers and is a fact that the font on the case back is the same in all 3 and different from the one in the Gens. Rep caseback font is not as deeply engraved as in the gen.
Mickey Padge Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Posted April 6, 2008 You could always PM the dealer: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showuser=8325 Ask him for some clarification before you buy
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