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Where and how to buy a luxury watch?

Before panning to purchase a luxury watch, one thing should be very clear to the person interested in purchasing these master pieces of lifestyles that the world is full of fraud, fakes, and replicas and no one would be responsible other than the buyer itself if it be a victim of. But the frauds can be avoided if followed some basic steps.

These expensive products should be purchased from known, reputed and approved retail stores only. They may be available in a shopping mall or in any big market. There are many available even over the Internet having their own websites or online retail stores. Examples may be http://www.thewatchery.com/, http://www.vialuxe.com/, and many others.

The list of approved and authorized retail stores and distributors of a selected brand of luxury watches can also be taken from the website of the watchmaker. One can find the information about the one nearest available to it or the one offering some special discounts.

One should try to select a retail store with more options. Extensive collection range with the store will allow the buyer with better selectivity. One should deal with a experienced seller who has and provides complete information about the product and also about if there are any dos and don’ts linked with the use of the product. The retail stores are able to maintain their reputation and trust in the market by providing the complete information about their return policies, warranty terms, conditions of use, and other relevant information about the deal at the time of purchase. The purchaser should prefer to deal with such retailers only.

Many retailers also provide an authenticity guarantee and they also offer a fair window for challenges. Many news magazines and news papers advertise about the authentic sources of purchase after their own analysis and satisfaction. Many stores also possess quality standard certifications like ISO and others. The buyers have better options to move to them too.

One should not hesitate to ask many questions and ensure with the seller about the process of claiming the warranty if the product does not function as expected. The store should have complete information about the company contact points and authorized repair shops. The purchaser should ensure about the authenticity of the seller to which it is paying as well as of the product for which the payment is made and delivery is taken. If it is not the product for which the payment was made, one should immediately contact and report the retail store and coordinate with them for correction.

Availability, Prices & Shipping

No doubt that the prices of the luxury watches are huge. In fact, the price is not only for the time piece that anyone purchases. The manufacturing cost of the time piece may not be as high as the selling price of the piece. The truth is that the cost of the luxury watches is a decided based on a combination of its materialistic cost, brand name of the watchmaker, history of the name, market reputation, design craftsmanship, brand message, exclusivity, and of course the quality.

The availability of different models of the luxury watch in the current collection of any retail store is always a tough thing. The watch makers usually manufacture only a limited number of a model of the watch to maintain the exclusivity of the model. This may not be possible to keep it available on all the stores. Usually, the retail stores and the manufacturing companies handle such a situation very smartly. After all it the condition they need to face almost every day in their business. Usually, the retail stores maintain only the information database for the models and do not procure the watch in advance. The retail stores keep updated information about their availability with the watch makers. They provide the information and the pictures of the product to the interested customers. On the final deal and confirmation of the purchase and usually after the payment completed, the retail stores contact the watch makers and ask for providing the piece and the same is shipped to the customer. In some cases, the watch makers may be provided with the purchase details and the product may be shipped directly to the customer.

On any purchase, the retail stores may ask for allowing some time for delivery. The time may vary with the locations of the retail stores, shipping addresses, shipping vendors, shipping cost, and many other factors. Yes, this is true; the retail store may ask some extra bucks for shipping the purchased product to the desired address of the buyer. Depending on different factors, the shipping cost may vary from ten U. S. Dollars to sixty five dollars or even more. Some of the retailers may offer this service free of cost based on the total worth of the purchase. Shipping is usually initiated only after confirmation of the order and receiving of the payment. Shipping may be delayed if the order information is not complete. Some of the retailers provide shipping tracking details over e-mails or mobile phone through messages. Mostly, the shipping is insured for any damage or loss and it is desirable too considering the huge cost of the product.

Shipping to Post Box based addresses may face some delays. For security, the delivery is usually handed over to the person who is the authorized signatory of the purchase. The person receiving the delivery may also be asked to provide an identity proof. The shipping company may also require retaining a copy of the address proof of the delivery receiving person for their records and any future reference related to the purchase and delivery.

The retail stores usually maintain a return policy to avoid any dispute in future. The retail stores guaranty for their watches to be 100% brand new and should keep accurate time. They advice the buyers to make sure to inspect their watch and to see that it is in perfect working order before wearing or removing any tags or the factory tapes and stickers. The sellers keep the return policy held for new and unused watches only. Once a watch has had its tags removed or has been worn or sized they may not accept a return. If, after wearing or sizing the watch, the user notices that there is a mechanical problem, the watch comes under the warranty policies and the seller or the watch maker do the needful to repair the watch under the warranty conditions. The retailers do not accept the return of any watch that has been worn or sized under the premise that it was received that way. Usually they put it as the responsibility of the buyer to inspect the watch upon receipt to ensure that it is in perfect working order, before wearing it.

In case the customer refuses to accept the delivery package. This is usually considered as a return. Usually the sellers try to contact the buyer for a defined time limit of a few days and if it fails, the refund of the purchase money is initiated. The seller can deduct the complete of partial shipping and handling charges from the purchase amount in case of return. Usually the return is valid only for finitely defined time limit after which the product is taken into the warranty policy and cannot be returned.

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