Ulysse Nardin

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INTERVIEW SJX , SOME CLARIFICATIONS ON GREYMARKET ETC

GREAT THANKS GO TO SJX WHO HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO CONDUCT THE INTERVIEW AND TO THE MANY PURISTS WHICH RESPONDED SO KINDLY. I AM FLATTERED AND RECOGNISED MANY WATCHLOVERS AND COLLECTORS WHOM I HAVE MET.

REGARDING THE QUESTION ABOUT WHICH OTHER BRANDS I APPRECIATE THERE IS A SMALL OMMISSION.

MY REPLY SHOULD READ - AMONG THE WATCH MAKING FRATERNITY WE ARE  NOT JEALOUS......

 K13ent's QUERY ABOUT MY COMMENTS ON GREYMARKETS .     I APOLOGISE FOR NOT SPECIFYING THAT ONLY AUTHORISED ULYSSE NARDIN RETAILERS IN HONGKONG ARE ALLOWED TO BORROW PIECES FROM THE MONOBRAND BOUTIQUE IN THE OCEAN CENTER.  ELEGANT TIMEPIECES IS BARELY 20 METERS AWAY FROM THE ULYSSE NARDIN MONOBRAND BOUTIQUE BUT IS NOT THE ONLY AUTHORISED RETAILER WHICH MAKES GOOD USE OF THIS MUCH APPRECIATED ASSISTANCE.

IT IS OBVIOUS THAT A MONOBRAND BOUTIQUE FEATURES A LARGER SELECTION OF MODELS THAN ANY RETAILER DOES AND MAY HAVE JUST THE COLOR OF DIAL IN STOCK WHICH IS MISSING AT THE RETAILER.

IT IS ALSO OBVIOUS THAT AUTHORISED RETAILERS INCUR EXPENSES AND INVEST LARGE SUMS IN STOCKS TO OFFER A WIDE SELECTION OF TIMEPIECES WHICH INTERNET DEALERS DO NOT, NOR DO THEY PROVIDE GUIDING ADVISE TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS OR  OFFER ANY KIND OF SERVICES.

I MAINTAIN THAT A WELL STOCKED BOUTIQUE DOES MORE FOR THE IMAGE OF THE BRAND THAN BILLBOARDS.  BOTH COST MONEY AND ARE PART OF THE MARKETING EXPENSES OF A BRAND.

IF IT WAS JUST TURNOVER WHICH WE ARE AFTER WE COULD EASELY SET UP OUR OWN CAMOUFLAGED GREYMARKET SET-UP TO COMPETE ON PRICE WITH OUR RETAIL NETWORK. I  STICK MY HEAD OUT THAT OUR AUTHORISED RETAILERS APPRECIATE OUR POLICIES AND SUPPORT WE GIVE THEM.

SILICIUM DIAL.  THE COLOR IS A SORT OF A VERY DISTINGUISED CHARCOAL GREY . THE SURFACE IS  ULTRA MIRROR POLISHED. IT IS THE PART WITH THE LOGOS PRINTED ON IT.

DUE TO THE SCRATCH PROOF COATING OF THE SAPPHIRE CRISTAL THE COLOR APPEARS BLUISH ON PHOTOS.

ROLF SCHNYDER