Author Topic: Buying watches at duty free stores is more expensive~~  (Read 6735 times)

Offline steveting

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Buying watches at duty free stores is more expensive~~
« on: November 24, 2009, 05:12:03 AM »
i just saw few watches at changi airport..i need to check out the price while i arrive malaysia..i just tried a new omega aqua terra..its about 6500sgd after 22% discount....i dont belive it!!!it is about 16 k ringgit...so the SS version is about 20 k ringgit?? bullshit !

Offline chrisyen

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Re: Buying watches at duty free stores is more expensive~~
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2009, 02:21:51 PM »
i just saw few watches at changi airport..i need to check out the price while i arrive malaysia..i just tried a new omega aqua terra..its about 6500sgd after 22% discount....i dont belive it!!!it is about 16 k ringgit...so the SS version is about 20 k ringgit?? bullshit !

new aqua terra fitted with in house 8500 movement is around that price....
watch is duty free in malaysia....

Offline Muachee

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Re: Buying watches at duty free stores is more expensive~~
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2009, 03:30:06 PM »
Ya.. is around that price, was eying the rose gold piece but scare off by the price of RM40K...  ::)

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Re: Buying watches at duty free stores is more expensive~~
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2009, 08:19:03 AM »
yeah did a price comparison of the Omega SM GMT between KLIA and Changi.

KLIA is cheaper by a couple of hundred. also went to KK for holiday and walked into an AD ...the GMT selling there is also cheaper than Changi
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Offline takashi78

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Re: Buying watches at duty free stores is more expensive~~
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2009, 11:26:30 AM »
So conclusion is KLIA cheaper?

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Re: Buying watches at duty free stores is more expensive~~
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2009, 01:41:05 PM »
So conclusion is KLIA cheaper?
yeah... i've got a very good offer from AD in KLIA on Mark XVI. But i wasn't really make up my mind that time.  :Blue:
« Last Edit: November 25, 2009, 03:20:53 PM by Fred »