Horological Meandering

StanWok
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Bit of a long read. Sorry

So I’ve always read those stories about sales staff pushing towards certain watches that they either get the best commission from, or you bu to start the relationship with the brand/AD.
Yesterday it happened to me.

I went to a flagship boutique by a certain brand from the Holy Trinity, having secured appointment about 4 months ago (covid etc).
I went there to talk about possibly getting a watch from them, of course not the top one, but a mid range from their brand.

The sales person came in with 2 watches that she only had to sell. One was a bi-metal, the other one was the very “marmite”kind of watch that has divided the whole #watchfam

After exchanging maybe 3 words with me, she told me that the watch I’ve described was that “marmite” one, that was way too large for my skinny wrist (41mm that wore much bigger) even though I told her that it looked quite hideous on my wrist.

I know my place in the food chain and I know that I need to build up a relationship with the AD. But clearly sales people have been given a task of showing max 2 pieces to a customer and forcing them to buy one of them...

Felt really forced and to be honest with the brand cancelling their Authorised Dealerships, I think within few years I’d have to go back to them as that would be the only way of getting their pieces.

Are they aware that it is more financially savvy to actually buy the stuff I like from a grey dealer? Why would I buy something that I don’t like and take a hit of at least £15k?

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