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Bromo33333 3T WIS 
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I'm going to Manhattan for a long weekend, and as such, I'm going to go to a few watch places. I was thinking of going to the Omega Boutique (I do think my "name" watch is likely going to be an Omega Speedmaster) (Oh and incidentally, my Girlfriend insists upon going to the Swatch Megastore, and Chopard because she adores "Happy Diamonds" - she's been a "watch person" for years and years!) Thinking of going to Kenjo and Tourneau, but as this is primarily going to be "Window Shopping" I was hoping if anyone knows of good watch stores in Manhattan (used or new, doesn't matter to me a great deal ... I am still learning!) |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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One of my favorites is Lewis Martin Jewelers (or something like that) it is on the ground floor of Rockefeller Center, pretty sure the street entrance is on the 50th side. They have one of the largest inventory of vintage and pre-owned I've seen, and they are always willing to deal. When I was more into vintage I bought a bunch of watches from them. If you are looking for something in particular ask them for it....they probably only have about 50% of their inventory on display. Have a great trip, I'm envious, have not been to Manhattan for a couple months |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Never been there so don't know much about the shops but sounds like allot of fun. Enjoy. :cool: ;) |
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angelogrillas 3T WIS 
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I was in NYC 2 weeks ago, and stumbled on an antique watch store with a huge sale going on. It is located on the side of Rockefeller Plaza or Radio City Music Hall...I forget the exact name and address, but it is huge. You can't miss it, it's interesting to visit, however everything is overpriced. |
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stormin13 3T WIS 
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Hey Bromo33333, have a great 4th of July weekend in the Big Apple and if you get yourself an Omega take a few pics, cheers |
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Bromo33333 3T WIS
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stormin13 wrote:Hey Bromo33333, have a great 4th of July weekend in the Big Apple and if you get yourself an Omega take a few pics, cheers Oops! I forgot to clarify that I'll be there July 31-Aug 2 ... I just was happy to have got the time and plans together! I will have to check out that place @ Rockafeller - the website looks just like the kind of place I like! You can bet I will be taking pictures of the Omega Boutique - in a lot of ways it will be the highlight of the trip! I am REALLY excited! :)woohoo.gif Last edited on Thu Jul 2nd, 2009 04:05 pm by Bromo33333 |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS 
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In New York,stop by WEMPE on 700 Fifth Avenue and 55th Street. Check out the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Squadra World Chronograph. Tel: 212-397-9000 Have fun, Simon |
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Bromo33333 3T WIS
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I am 1 week away from my trip! I am heading to my hotel and then straight to the Omega boutique and then WEMPE! :) (That is, unless my girlfriend wants to go to Sak's first ... ) Last edited on Wed Jul 22nd, 2009 06:25 pm by Bromo33333 |
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omegaman41 3T WIS 
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Thanks for posting this Brumo. I am heading for NY tomorrow for a long weekend, July 24-27th, and have gotten some great ideas on places to see watches, especialy vintages which are my thing. |
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Darkman 3T WIS 
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Have a fun trip, Bromo! Guard your wallet from Saks! |
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Bromo33333 3T WIS
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Thanks! I'm wearing my Bali Ha'i watch there, BTW. Not terribly rugged terrain, but it will be fun. |
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stormin13 3T WIS
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I can't wait to see your pictures of the Omega and other cool watch boutiques. hand6.gifhand6.gif Have a blast and hopefully you'll have a new timepiece with you on your return, cheers. woohoo.gif |
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Bromo33333 3T WIS
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Got back! Here is where I went, I forgot my camera, so only have a few picks from my cellphone which I will post tonight. 1. Omega Boutique (Loved the people and place, no discounts, but they have nearly everything, and are super helpful. They seem to be representing the brand more than supposed to be selling a lot). hand6.gif 2. Wempe (My second favroite place, the people there were firendly and super heplful. Were very excited when I asked about their brand of watches, but they carried most high end brands. I was so impressed with their Zeitmeister that I may end up buying one - wasn't in a position to purchase anything on this trip this time... :( ). I saw my first in-person Reverso - I like the "classique" the best myself, but those were really unusual and cool dress watches, and if I am in that price range, it might be a cool splurge. cool10.gif 3. Kenjo (They were a little bit hungry for sales, but were very professional and helped make the thing fun. I got to try on a "Alaska Project" Omega there with and without the heatsink. Also saw some Azimuth watches, I am sure they are willing to deal there, and they people were super). :D 4. Tourneau (I expected them to be wonderful, but even on the Mezzanine and higher, the sales guy that helped me was belittling, and rude. Not snotty but crass. My gf was with me, and she didn't wear her watch, the guy said to me helf jokingly "you have to buy her a watch" and then as I was looking at a watch, he waves a womans watch right in fromnt of my face and said in a high pitched Julia Childs voice "Helloooo! Hellooo! Buy me!" :X :X :X - I left the floor at that point. On the main floor, I got a really good sales guy who was not that way to show me their Breiling, Bell and Ross and Rado) 5. Tiffany's Mezzanine (Patek Phillipe boutique and MUSEUM. Very very cool. See a collection of historic PP watches - as I am not a watch history expert, I didn't really know what I was seeing, but this is a definite "check out" for anyone wanting to see it but especially buffs). I got to try on a Calatrava and a Nautilus Chronograph. hearteyes.gif I was really impressed by the build quality, frankly, but for $17k and $43k respectively they aren't going to be anything but a "what if" for me. I was up front with the guy that I could not afford those watches, but he was nice enough to have me try them anyway. I asked how many they sell, and he said in a slow week it was 1 and in a busy week 5-8, and their sales hadn't really fallen much due to the recession since most of their customers were well heeled enough that they could still buy that type of watch despite the fall in stock. 6. BlancPain - They were nice and I quite liked their moon phase, but what was really the surprise is that I liked their "Aqualung" - both are above my price, but they were nice there, too. Oh, and non watch related, I did stop at the Tesla Showroom - that is a cool car, but I barely fit in it (I am 6' tall and it is a bit of gymnastics to get in and out)  Last edited on Wed Aug 5th, 2009 10:29 am by Bromo33333 |
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Darkman 3T WIS
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Sounds like an awesome trip! I'm both a watch junkie and a Tesla follower, so looking forward to even blurrycam pics ;) Not surprised to hear the experieince at Tourneau... I've had the same experience multiple times in different stores. I'm not really sure who their customers are, because they seem to piss everybody off! (I'm more surprised you found a second guy who was decent!) What did you think of the Omega Alaska? I've wondered what it would feel like with the red outer casing on... very funky/cool watch. C |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Sounds like a nice trip and some cool visits. I had a similar experience yesterday at the Torneau in Chicago. Staff were attractive women who spent more time checking themselves in the many mirrors than actually being helpful. Once I had a salesperson it was clear she knew nothing about watches. They had an electric blue Seamaster which I figured they might like to sell since it is doing nothing but aging in their display case. The best she could do without a phone call was to offer me sales tax off!! WTF? At any rate, sounds like you saw some great sights in NYC. |
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stormin13 3T WIS
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It appears you had an amazing trip to NYC. I wish you all the luck you need to obtain some of the fine watches you mentioned. I would like to see your phone pictures when you get an opportunity, cheers. smile8.gif |
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Bromo33333 3T WIS
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Turns out all I have is the pics from Patek and Omega (and only the watches on my wrist! :( ) I suppose it mean I will have to go back soon to get more pictures. But yes, this is the first trip I got to go see everything I wanted to, and then some! :) |
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Nabco 3T WIS
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Sounds like you had a great trip...nothing better than checking out watches for the day |
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Bromo33333 3T WIS
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I lost many of the photos, but here are some I just pulled off the cellphone (camera got lost!! face4.gif) Anyway ... here is ... (clickable pictures - clicking should show higher rez ... learning Photobucket) Patek Phillipe (Tiffany's ... HIGHLY recommend the Mezzanine level):  Calatrava ... I really, really liked it and realized I like more traditional watch sizes...  Nautilus Chronograph ... $43k ... yikes! OMEGA Boutique ... I wish I had the pictures of the interior still because it was wonderful and went on and on!  Speedmaster Pro, 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 (Notice the puddle of drool? ;) )  Speedie, Moon to Mars Watch  Regular Speedie |
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