'Display' Watches
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Just a general query really about buying watches that are 'on display' versus brand new straight out of the box. Does it bother you guys that goodness knows how many people may have tried it on first, that it could be dusty, dirty, aged etc? As a spectacles wearer, the analogy I make is that it's the same as buying a new pair of specs - 9 times out of 10 you end up buying the pair that are on the display stand. Like jewelers, opticians also seem to only ever have one example of each style in stock at any given time.... and this bugs me.
The question arises after an interesting experience at Ernest Jones where the watch I asked to try on was clearly a customer return - a couple of very fine scratches on the glass when viewed up close, and scuffs on the bracelet clasp. Normally there'd be some peel off plastic on a brand new watch but this was long gone. They offer a 14 or 30 day money back option so I suspect somebody bought the watch in question then took it back, but to me it should never have been re-sold as new. I realise this is an extreme case and not the norm, but it got me thinking about the past life of 'display' watches.
The question arises after an interesting experience at Ernest Jones where the watch I asked to try on was clearly a customer return - a couple of very fine scratches on the glass when viewed up close, and scuffs on the bracelet clasp. Normally there'd be some peel off plastic on a brand new watch but this was long gone. They offer a 14 or 30 day money back option so I suspect somebody bought the watch in question then took it back, but to me it should never have been re-sold as new. I realise this is an extreme case and not the norm, but it got me thinking about the past life of 'display' watches.
Toyoda said:
Just a general query really about buying watches that are 'on display' versus brand new straight out of the box. Does it bother you guys that goodness knows how many people may have tried it on first, that it could be dusty, dirty, aged etc? As a spectacles wearer, the analogy I make is that it's the same as buying a new pair of specs - 9 times out of 10 you end up buying the pair that are on the display stand. Like jewelers, opticians also seem to only ever have one example of each style in stock at any given time.... and this bugs me.
The question arises after an interesting experience at Ernest Jones where the watch I asked to try on was clearly a customer return - a couple of very fine scratches on the glass when viewed up close, and scuffs on the bracelet clasp. Normally there'd be some peel off plastic on a brand new watch but this was long gone. They offer a 14 or 30 day money back option so I suspect somebody bought the watch in question then took it back, but to me it should never have been re-sold as new. I realise this is an extreme case and not the norm, but it got me thinking about the past life of 'display' watches.
It's discount time. If the only one available is the display item, I want big discounts. It's true of watches, furniture, TVs etc etc. Let's face it, it's essentially second hand.The question arises after an interesting experience at Ernest Jones where the watch I asked to try on was clearly a customer return - a couple of very fine scratches on the glass when viewed up close, and scuffs on the bracelet clasp. Normally there'd be some peel off plastic on a brand new watch but this was long gone. They offer a 14 or 30 day money back option so I suspect somebody bought the watch in question then took it back, but to me it should never have been re-sold as new. I realise this is an extreme case and not the norm, but it got me thinking about the past life of 'display' watches.
Only two of the twenty plus watches that I own did I purchase new. There's an Accurist that my parents gave me for my 21st and a cheap quartz Seiko that I attached to my buoyancy aid.
So buying something with a few minor marks does not worry me. But if I was buying new, I'd expect new - or a discount to reflect the fact that I'm not.
Actually, thinking about it, I threw the Seiko away.
So buying something with a few minor marks does not worry me. But if I was buying new, I'd expect new - or a discount to reflect the fact that I'm not.
Actually, thinking about it, I threw the Seiko away.
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