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About to join the club
Hi!
My name is Inon and I'm from Tel Aviv Israel, am a new victim of the GO's beauty...
If nothing unpredictable would happen, in a few days I will purchase a PanoMatic Date with bracelet... AND I CAN’T WAIT...
I was glad to find this place where other people with the same "bug" are hanging, or as they say in my language (Hebrew) "In the same head"... (It sounds better in Hebrew - the meaning is "thinking the same"), BTW, anyone else here from Israel??
In two days I'm about to visit Vienna (Austria), and intend to purchase the watch there since the model I want is not available in Israel and I won't pay these amounts in advanced without seeing and trying it on, like my local dealer wants...
My only concern is since I'm quite a big guy (wide) with big arms, the watch might look a bit small on me, are there other big (not too big...) guys here that can share their experience??
Last thing, maybe it's a bit unethical (and if it is I apologize), but could you tell me what price I should expect to get? After all list prices are never the “street” prices, I would not mind normally, but the gap in this example can be quite high.
Thank you!
Inon.
My name is Inon and I'm from Tel Aviv Israel, am a new victim of the GO's beauty...
If nothing unpredictable would happen, in a few days I will purchase a PanoMatic Date with bracelet... AND I CAN’T WAIT...
I was glad to find this place where other people with the same "bug" are hanging, or as they say in my language (Hebrew) "In the same head"... (It sounds better in Hebrew - the meaning is "thinking the same"), BTW, anyone else here from Israel??
In two days I'm about to visit Vienna (Austria), and intend to purchase the watch there since the model I want is not available in Israel and I won't pay these amounts in advanced without seeing and trying it on, like my local dealer wants...
My only concern is since I'm quite a big guy (wide) with big arms, the watch might look a bit small on me, are there other big (not too big...) guys here that can share their experience??
Last thing, maybe it's a bit unethical (and if it is I apologize), but could you tell me what price I should expect to get? After all list prices are never the “street” prices, I would not mind normally, but the gap in this example can be quite high.
Thank you!
Inon.
Dear Inon, welcome to our community ...
It is always nice to see our circle of watch enthusiasts expanding! For
me, the PanoMatic Date is one of the most attractive watches on the
market:
It is clean and pure in its design; exactly, what many prefer as 'teutonic' watch design. A bit of understatement, no flashy or colourful extras, but the variations in the dial surface finish make it a watch you can study, over and over again. And when you turn it over, you get something to adore for the next couple of hours ...
Regarding your concerns about the size: I am aware that the fashion stream is going towards larger sizes. However, I already see a turn of the trend, already away from > 44mm cases, back to more 'wearable' sizes. I believe that the size of men's watches will stay between 38 and 42mm, with the elegant pieces more on the smaller, and the sportive pieces more on the larger side.
I have a wide wrist, more than 22cm circumference, and have no problems with even 46mm watches. However, I have to admit, that large and bulky watches increasingly disappear from my wish lists, and those I have, are sold off one after another. The last case being an IWC GST Aquatimer, with about 43mm. At this size, I feel that the crown is burying into the back of the hand, whenever I bend the hand, my wife is complaining about being hurt by the big watches, whenever she shifts the gear in the car, with me sitting aside her. As a consequence, most of my watches now are under 42mm, and I feel most comfortable with watches of 40mm diameter and slightly smaller. This of course includes the PanoMatic Date. Due to its narrow bezel and the monochrome dial, it appears substantially larger than it is, and I think this effect is even increased with the steel bracelet.
If you purchase the watch in Vienna, you will find that discounts have no particlular tradition in Austrian and German individual trade. Consequently, the list prices normally also are the sales prices, with a few percent maybe given when paying cash or so. However, you should note that the price lists already include the national sales tax, which in Austria is 20%. You are entitled to a full refund of the sales tax on export of the watch. Normally the dealer and you have to fill out a refund request form, and the money is then transferred to your account, after you left the European Union. However, it is possible that you then have to pay your national sales tax upon import of the watch.
With best regards,
Marcus
It is clean and pure in its design; exactly, what many prefer as 'teutonic' watch design. A bit of understatement, no flashy or colourful extras, but the variations in the dial surface finish make it a watch you can study, over and over again. And when you turn it over, you get something to adore for the next couple of hours ...
Regarding your concerns about the size: I am aware that the fashion stream is going towards larger sizes. However, I already see a turn of the trend, already away from > 44mm cases, back to more 'wearable' sizes. I believe that the size of men's watches will stay between 38 and 42mm, with the elegant pieces more on the smaller, and the sportive pieces more on the larger side.
I have a wide wrist, more than 22cm circumference, and have no problems with even 46mm watches. However, I have to admit, that large and bulky watches increasingly disappear from my wish lists, and those I have, are sold off one after another. The last case being an IWC GST Aquatimer, with about 43mm. At this size, I feel that the crown is burying into the back of the hand, whenever I bend the hand, my wife is complaining about being hurt by the big watches, whenever she shifts the gear in the car, with me sitting aside her. As a consequence, most of my watches now are under 42mm, and I feel most comfortable with watches of 40mm diameter and slightly smaller. This of course includes the PanoMatic Date. Due to its narrow bezel and the monochrome dial, it appears substantially larger than it is, and I think this effect is even increased with the steel bracelet.
If you purchase the watch in Vienna, you will find that discounts have no particlular tradition in Austrian and German individual trade. Consequently, the list prices normally also are the sales prices, with a few percent maybe given when paying cash or so. However, you should note that the price lists already include the national sales tax, which in Austria is 20%. You are entitled to a full refund of the sales tax on export of the watch. Normally the dealer and you have to fill out a refund request form, and the money is then transferred to your account, after you left the European Union. However, it is possible that you then have to pay your national sales tax upon import of the watch.
With best regards,
Marcus