russell996
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You are suggesting it is potentially illegal for a seller
Feb 10, 2021,02:35 AM
to limit the ordering of an item only to existing known clients. 🤔
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Lange & Sohne Odysseus bundle deal
By: AlfaQ4 : February 7th, 2021-16:38
I was at ALS Boutique last Saturday to inquire the steel Odysseus. I am told in order to purchase the Steel Odysseus I have to purchase at least a Saxonia Moon Phase from Boutique in order to get the steel Odysseus guaranteed. The allocation of the Odysse...
Well, a policy is a policy...
By: mdg : February 7th, 2021-18:31
...so in that sense it's 'fair.' But it seems silly to me if you only want a single watch but are obligated to buy two. These are not pizzas after all...must be nice to be rich.
No. If you're paying what is essentially a bribe, it is not 'fair.'
By: mdg : February 7th, 2021-22:50
How about this. You want that refrigerator? No problem. Just buy that double oven first and it's yours. Do you see how silly that sounds? But for those among us (many, as it seems), what's an extra $37,000 amongst friends? Just the cost of doing business ...
If I was smart enough (I'm not)...
By: mdg : February 7th, 2021-22:53
...I would devise some sort of Reddit strategy to drive down the price of pre-owned Lange watches. It's almost a year into covid and I'm bored...why not?
I’m in!
By: CGJ0 : February 8th, 2021-00:26
🤣👍
By: Reuven Malter : February 8th, 2021-01:12
This is a great point...
By: mdg : February 9th, 2021-10:32
...I'm not a lawyer and know nothing about consumer protection laws, but on the surface it sounds a bit shady.
I just can't justify this approach...
By: Pun : February 7th, 2021-18:37
Buying a watch has become purely a commercial deal to maximize profit for supposedly a reputed brand!! Very sad indeed...
My reaction would be #($*^@#%*&)(*&
By: cazalea : February 7th, 2021-18:56
Of course, that's assuming they speak English in the boutique. If elsewhere in the world, the language may vary. It's just not how I do business, but I have learned you can't tell other people who to do their business. Cazalea
Agree 100%
By: quattro98 : February 7th, 2021-20:42
There are many other watches available and I refuse to play any games.
Interesting...
By: John-E-Mac : February 7th, 2021-20:57
So, ALS needs to move their Saxonia Moon Phase because it has low sales velocity. Sounds like a plan. Get two people together, one who wants a Sax MP and the other who wants an Odysseus, and buy the pair. Win-win-win. All three parties have their dreams c...
Not only you must buy another watch first, but...
By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : February 7th, 2021-22:30
Lange will tell you what to buy. Absurd policy. Few others maisons play the same game, Rolex, PP and AP. This is the best way to keep new aficionados off this passion.
A no-no
By: mrds : February 8th, 2021-00:13
This is just off-putting. Really kills the pleasure of pursuing your next dream piece. Of course Richemont is free to do want they want, but look at it from a customer‘s perspective. Add up the price of the Odysseus plus the Saxonia and see what a watch y...
It’s a ridiculous policy of A. Lange & Söhne
By: George Gently : February 8th, 2021-00:16
and I’m one not to play along. Furthermore, it makes the brand highly unsympathetic imo. It’s even more ridiculous, knowing that almost any other piece of ALS you can get ‘yesterday',as a manner of speaking, combined even with a small discount. I wonder i...
hear, hear
By: George Gently : February 8th, 2021-00:19
;)
By: amanico : February 8th, 2021-00:20
Hehehe...
By: amanico : February 8th, 2021-00:49
Would this be your first Lange?
By: russell996 : February 8th, 2021-00:57
If so then I guess the first piece is establishing you as a owner prior to being allocated a piece which at the moment has demand far exceeding supply. I have an Odysseus and was asked to submit a list of my Lange's with serial numbers before allocation t...
I refuse to play that game .
By: Watchonthewrists : February 8th, 2021-01:37
If i want a watch i can wait for 1,5 year but don’t give me that BS that i need to buy another one (that I don’t want) too . This will bite them in the a.. some day i think . They all think they can copy Rolex or AP . I don’t like these tactics
I hate this with a Passion
By: marcobermann : February 8th, 2021-02:31
No watch is going to improve your health or true happiness IMHO so any Boutique or AD even suggesting this to me would be answered with asking if they know where the nearest (insert your favourite competition to their brands) store is and promptly walking...
We want the distribution method that suits us...
By: robsallnow : February 8th, 2021-02:48
If the Odysseus is the first ALS watch I will own then I want a nice orderly queue for it. I understand someone that asked before me should get their's first. If it will be the fifth ALS we've bought from that boutique we want that to count for something....
It's Lange's right to do so.....
By: jimmycool : February 8th, 2021-02:53
But they better observe other brands' experience about this kind of practice, to make sure the one sports watch model it has does not dilute the value of its dress watches, I don't think it's worth it. I can't imagine Datograph or Lange 1 or Zeitwerk beco...
It makes me sad to hear this
By: donizetti : February 8th, 2021-03:59
used to hear such stories for other brands but Lange - Pfui! Best Andreas
Sought after "limited" products dilemma
By: Tegis : February 8th, 2021-04:44
If there is enough in stock to cater the demand at all times then some are mad about that aswell. Still a bit silly with all the hoops you have to jump and buy into to get some products or just to get on a list. Not like i have bloody chance in hell to ge...
Not sure why all the outrage.
By: vitalsigns : February 8th, 2021-06:46
I agree, the bundle deal as recounted and presented by the AL&S boutique seems a bit unsavory. But consider how the deal approximates these positions: 1) A flat out "no, sorry, not available" [the boutique makes no further statement but given the dema...
+1
By: lm6 : February 8th, 2021-11:42
You missed something very essential ...
By: flopi3 : February 18th, 2021-07:10
.. John. The Odysseus is currently only available at L&S Boutiques, not at the ADs. I know many Lange collectors including myself who never bought a Lange at a boutique but at the ADs. And it haven been those collectors who supported a lot to move the bra...
No disagreement here on your substantive point.
By: vitalsigns : February 18th, 2021-09:10
If you bought a Lange from an AD you should fully be considered a Lange customer just as if you bought the watch from a boutique. Most of those objecting in this thread are not focusing on that nuance, however. Virtually all objectors seem to be offended ...
i fall into this category.
By: benzng : February 24th, 2021-14:20
I bought a Lange Perpetual Calendar maybe 5 yrs ago from AD, 2 years ago I was at a Lange boutique in Singapore to inquire Lange 1 anniversary, they have 1 but refused to sell unless I buy another piece from them. Fast forward 1 year, I am not sure yet wi...
This is capitalism - companies maximizing short term profits
By: penfriend : February 8th, 2021-07:46
Rather stupid but that's the world we live in. However, you can really f**ck up things as happened to me with Porsche. I purchased and drove Porsche 911 for nearly 20 years and then I moved on to purchase other brands because I did not enjoy water-cooled ...
I find it still a bargain, compared to Patek
By: COUNT DE MONET : February 8th, 2021-10:43
If you have not spend 100K or more on Pateks before, you will not get any WT enamel, 5711 and likes. The Saxonia mp looks good anyway ... so nothing wrong here!
Ridiculous...
By: p.boxster : February 8th, 2021-13:05
I am distressed! This might make me say goodbye to Lange. Just ridiculous and embarrassing 😩🤮. NOT that Lange wants to decide whom to sell the watch and who to take on a waiting list. BUT the way they do it is just unworthy and embarrassing. Like all show...
this seems bad and I would be very upset with this
By: benzng : February 24th, 2021-14:27
L1 Tourbillon is not a starter watch, this would make me furious. Imagine supporting them when they are a nobody and now they don't know you when they are somebody.