Grey market or AD?
Hi Everyone hope you're having a great night (or evening, or morning, or whatever). This may sound like an incredibly stupid question but please humour me. How do you tell the difference between grey market and AD? Ill give you an example. In the UK there's a department store chain called John Lewis. I was looking at the Seiko srpd (the pepsi one to be specific) and it said "all watches come with a manufacturer guarantee". Grey market doesn't do that does it? Are chain jewellers AD's as well? The whole AD or grey market thing always confused me. The price on those websites is about £100 more than jomashop right now but I'd have to add about 15% on for import tax so I'd rather just pay the extra and get it from a brick and mortar shop and get it with a proper warranty. Cheers
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Gray market websites usually offer their own warranties since they procure the watches from someone other than the manufacturer - hence the term "gray market." In most cases, you don't get the manufacturers warranty at gray market sites.
Chain jewelers, in most cases, do offer the manufacturer warranties. Independent jewelers, including my favorite one in the NYC area, swing both ways - they offer manufacturer warranties on brands they sell new, and their own warranty on pre-owned pieces.
If in doubt, always ask.
Gray market websites usually offer their own warranties since they procure the watches from someone other than the manufacturer - hence the term "gray market." In most cases, you don't get the manufacturers warranty at gray market sites.
Chain jewelers, in most cases, do offer the manufacturer warranties. Independent jewelers, including my favorite one in the NYC area, swing both ways - they offer manufacturer warranties on brands they sell new, and their own warranty on pre-owned pieces.
If in doubt, always ask.
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you can also reach out to the manufacture directly for a list of authorized store In each location
Grey market is my first choice and I have been lucky to never have to ask for a warranty. But to be honest, I think the first time I ever get frustrated with a bad experience I might have to look at AD. I bought a watch at a discount price from Walmart.com (USA) and never received the warranty. Price was so low that it didn't matter.