Grey market control

Nov 18, 2014,08:32 AM
 

Lange is my favorite brand. What are they doing to protect their prices from falling and watches from being sold at a discount in the secondary / grey market?

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Does it matter?

 
 By: CastorKrieg : November 18th, 2014-14:22
There is not really much brands can do, short of buying the pieces themselves, but that doesn't make sense - you make watches to earn money, not to spend it on buying back the same watches. More importantly - I don't think it matters. You are a fan of the... 

+1. Excellent answer. [nt]

 
 By: amanico : November 18th, 2014-14:25

somewhat disagree

 
 By: vandyke : December 9th, 2014-16:13
Yes, you can be a fan of a brand regardless of price point but the reality is when it comes to actually purchasing a watch, price matters...a lot. A 20-30% savings on a watch can be a year of your child's university tuition.

Yes, money is important, but it is a well known fact that 90% of the new watches

 
 By: amanico : December 9th, 2014-21:45
Loose at least 30% of their value when you go out of the shop you bought them... So, would it lead you to not love nor consider getting a Watch anymore? Now, the problem is the retail, which I generally find way too high for a vast majority of watches. It... 

why would they?

 
 By: Arie - Mr Orange : December 9th, 2014-16:44
They have only to gain. More sales! Their margin will stay the same (apart from boutique sales of course)