Re: [New Release]- [STEINHART]- just an update...
"rogue_hog"
[quote="Cosmograph"]
Very simply, models I wanted, gnomon did not have for whatever reason. No availability to get even with them. Might as well deal with steinhart direct. On top of that save a few red notes. (Of course if any issue comes up, then we are left on our own - risk we take)
Rogue, you are a hardcore supporter of gnomon already. It is different as the rest of us are buying only a fraction of what steinhart's you buy above other brands gnomon carries. We know you may not be the top buyer but you are up there within their VIP list so it is different for you vs. many here. Service is not the same. :)
Haha no lah. The level of service is the same. In fact if I send anything back to repair or for service, I have to take a number too. The longest I had to wait for a watch to be serviced there was 3 months!
Actually, I did not get my ovm from them. When the stock came, they refused to sell to me cos all were already allocated. However, one customer put his ovm on sale the dame day he collected from gnomon. Another customer bought it. And he offered it to me at $550 after 2 weeks of ownership. Although the piece was from them, I did not get from gnomon directly. I wanted my ennebi bronze with green dial but couldn't cos there were only 2 green dials and both we reserved and he wouldn't release them to me.
In fact, I have witnessed the arrival of many models I wanted but cos I did not pay deposit, I was not able to get them. When the racetimer's came, the first thing anders told me was, sorry, dude, e blue's taken.
To say that I have privellege is not true cos gnomon still exercise the same rules on me.
Why am I a supporter? Well, several reasons. 1 is I like to fiddle with the watches before I buy them. 2. The convenience of the warranty. 3. I do not need to be the first few to own any particular model. So I am in no rush to get the watches. Especially stein harts. So I'm okay to wait for them.[/quote]
Sorry if I dug up this but I also attempted to contact Gnomon for a Steinhart I was eyeing and the attitude was like no discounts, this is the price, take it or leave it and dun forget to add the GST.
Kind of put-off by this experience esp since ADs (at least for the major brands) have a inbuilt discount which they can give to customers, plus the attitude is unbelievable... I rather take my chances getting the 'cheaper' one from Steinhart direct.