Went "window shopping" with the boys at a nice mall we have here. Wore my VRF Daytona but had planned on removing it before going into any AD. The gents told me HELL NO! WEAR THAT SHIT!!
We started in Omega boutique... they didn't even bat an eye
Then we went into ROLEX, which... I protested wearing the Rep but folded under pressure. We spent about 10 minutes chatting the floor rep up on the Skydweller. I thought I sensed her eye balling my watch but she said nothing..
We moved onto Patek... Vacheron...IWC... even tried on some watches. No one batted an eye at my watch.. I'm feeling pretty good about now.... *wow... this isn't even a NOOB and none of these AD's are noticing*
Mind you... I'm telling myself this whole time I'll completely come clean if challenged.. I'm not about passing off my Reps as Gens. It's very simple... spending $40k on a Daytona instead of retail is just too hard to swallow right now. So, I'm wearing a Rep until I can get called from the list.
Then... we stroll into Tourneau which we had fully intended on passing. But something grabbed our eye and in we went. I see a sales rep showing a lady a Daytona and I was shocked to see one in Tourneau. They had a good ROLEX selection actually *pics later* I'm looking at a '97 Pepsi (drooling actually) and chatting... actually trying to keep my wrist LOW as to fly under the radar but the Rep see's it and says "I can see you are a ROLEX Man... nice Daytona"
DAMNIT.... I politely smile and divert... "Let's look at the Root Beer!". He's showing us this perfect '83 Root Beer.. chatting and then asks "How long did it take you to get that Daytona?"
SHITE!!! I put myself in this position... the total SIN... was even reveling in the fact I'd "gotten away with it"...
Is he calling me out?? Does he think it's really a gen and just creating conversation?? Do you really want to lie?? Do you really want to bring negative attention to a Rep??
"Feels like a lifetime!!" I jest and we laugh... (and hey.. I'm telling the truth... waiting for even this puppy felt like forever)
We walk out of the shop and I EXHALE....
Never again... she made it through an AD gauntlet... But I shall not be so bold in the future. Any flack received here will be taken as penance.
THE END
We started in Omega boutique... they didn't even bat an eye
Then we went into ROLEX, which... I protested wearing the Rep but folded under pressure. We spent about 10 minutes chatting the floor rep up on the Skydweller. I thought I sensed her eye balling my watch but she said nothing..
We moved onto Patek... Vacheron...IWC... even tried on some watches. No one batted an eye at my watch.. I'm feeling pretty good about now.... *wow... this isn't even a NOOB and none of these AD's are noticing*
Mind you... I'm telling myself this whole time I'll completely come clean if challenged.. I'm not about passing off my Reps as Gens. It's very simple... spending $40k on a Daytona instead of retail is just too hard to swallow right now. So, I'm wearing a Rep until I can get called from the list.
Then... we stroll into Tourneau which we had fully intended on passing. But something grabbed our eye and in we went. I see a sales rep showing a lady a Daytona and I was shocked to see one in Tourneau. They had a good ROLEX selection actually *pics later* I'm looking at a '97 Pepsi (drooling actually) and chatting... actually trying to keep my wrist LOW as to fly under the radar but the Rep see's it and says "I can see you are a ROLEX Man... nice Daytona"
DAMNIT.... I politely smile and divert... "Let's look at the Root Beer!". He's showing us this perfect '83 Root Beer.. chatting and then asks "How long did it take you to get that Daytona?"
SHITE!!! I put myself in this position... the total SIN... was even reveling in the fact I'd "gotten away with it"...
Is he calling me out?? Does he think it's really a gen and just creating conversation?? Do you really want to lie?? Do you really want to bring negative attention to a Rep??
"Feels like a lifetime!!" I jest and we laugh... (and hey.. I'm telling the truth... waiting for even this puppy felt like forever)
We walk out of the shop and I EXHALE....
Never again... she made it through an AD gauntlet... But I shall not be so bold in the future. Any flack received here will be taken as penance.
THE END