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Watch purchase in BKK

dez82

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MBK

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Shop

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Watch

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lan61t

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That's nice, is that the only watch shop in the mall? or there are many many more??
 

guru

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There are many many more on the third floor, they all sell crap, but this one is the famous MBW store.
I am getting jealous when I see the pic. You must have had a great time.
 

dez82

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There are more shops but I don´t know how good the quality on those watches are.

I only bougth a watch in this shop because I had read here on this forum that you could get good quality watches there.

I looked at a Panerai Arktos in a jewelry shop that was located on the 3:d floor I think it was and it felt and looked good when I held in in my hand but I am no expert so I couldn´t tell if it was a good quality watch. He wanted 17000 bath (530 dollars) for it.

I paid 13000 bath for my AP ROO.
 

dez82

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I had a great time there, already longing back only after a few days home.

I regret now that I didn´t buy one more AP, maybe the Volcano with leather strap, like the mbw version with correct subdials but with secs at 9. I have seen that it is possible to get it from a dealer here (the mbw version that is) but it is moore expensive then. Don´t know if I want to get the secs at 12 version because of the movement, will see in the future.
 

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dez82 said:
I paid 13000 bath for my AP ROO.

great to hear, it was the same price 1 year ago.

No negotiations, the price they tell you is what you need to pay.
 

dez82

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Yea I tried to lower the price to 12000 bath, not much but anyhow, but it didn´t work.

Bought it right away.
 

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brendonjohnliew said:
Does the shop guy speak fluent English, or must we converse in Thai ?

I do not know about fluent, but he speaks so much english that he understands what you want.
 

dez82

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There was only a middle-aged woman in the shop when I was there and an older woman that ran away to get the watches. I only saw those two there and I passed by the shop several times.