Watch shopping in Honolulu
On a trip to Honolulu I visited a watch store called Timeworks Ben Bridge that carried more brands than I'd ever seen in one store. They carried Cartier, IWC, Tudor, Grand Seiko, Panerai, JLC, Zenith and TAG. I was just wearing my Hamilton Khaki and wasn't telegraphing that I could afford 5k to 10k watches but they welcomed me and encouraged me to try on everything I wanted to. I wanted to put them on any vacation goers radar because you can experience so much there. Can anyone recommend other multi brand shops that people can hit while on vacation in major or minor cities to get hands on with many brands at once?
Grew up in NY but live in San Diego for the last 20+ years. I've always liked watches but got more serious into learning about them during the Pandemic.
I loved window shopping here. We purposely walked back this way from Marugame Udon most nights. Very nice people inside.
I really miss those chicken katsu curry udon bowls....
and the lower sales tax!
Ben Bridge /Timeworks is based out of Seattle, and has several locations in the PNW.
And… They sometimes host Watchcrunch get togethers! So a great store to support and browse 😉 @JudyTimeworks
Other than Seattle - I don’t know the US shops very well. Out East I think Watches of Switzerland is big - tons of brands there as well.
Welcome to Paradise-Hawaii🤙🏻Too bad Patek left that store just the other year. My friend did receive a 5711 from that very store💥
I had a similar experience at A Lange & Sohne. All their botiques will insist you try something on before leaving. I was wearing a G-Shock when I entered
I checked out Timeworks in the U district in Seattle. Great store and staff. Nice area too to shop around. Definitely worth checking out in Seattle
Not 1 store but if you're ever in the bay area make sure to stop by Westfield in Santa Clara for a whole bunch of watch shops
I forgot to mention that their is also a duty free store with a few like Omega and Frederique Constant at the Honolulu airport too but you have to be an international traveler to take advantage of the tax discount, not American.
Yes - great store. I visited there when I was in Oahu last month.
If you’re in Nashville for any country music festivals or near by in KY doing the bourbon trail, you’ve gotta hit up King Jewelers. They’ve got IWC, Zenith, Blancpain, Breguet, Chopard, JLC, Hublot, Girard Perregaux, Glashutte Original, Tudor, Longines, Hamilton, Bell & Ross, Alpina, Carl F. Bucherer, H.Moser & Cie, Jaquet Droz, Mido, Oris, Raymond Weil, Seiko, Tag Heuer, Zodiac & Norquain
If you're in Orlando, I had a great time at Luxury of time in the Disney Village. Lots of high end brands, Brietling, Tag, Zenith, Ulysse Nardin, Mont Blanc, etc. Almost bought a iced sea from them but a Bell & Ross BR-X5 won out that trip.
I bought my Rolex DeepSea Sea-Dweller from Ben Bridge in Ala Moana. Very courteous and attentive sales reps. A great buying experience overall. Highly recommend it!