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Some of them will discount as youve discovered, but generally speaking, Tourneau is very tight with the discounts.

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-RJ

I think the name of the AD's giving discounts should be removed.

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SA-Baton White Dial/ProII
Tissot Le Locle

ok so here is my situation. I originally went into Torneau and placed the order for the watch...They did not want any down payment, they said they would contact me when the watch arrived. However I followed everyone's advice and decided to give George a call. He offered me a significant discount compared to Torneau's asking price. My question is, does Torneau charge a fee for canceling an order? No money was left as a deposit

I negotiate deals at work all the time and am pretty familiar with how the game works. That being said, I couldn’t even get 1 dollar knocked off at a Tourneau in the Boston area. It’s not you, it’s them. It actually defies logic, because you would think their prices would be lower with their sales volume and purchasing power.

I agree with the others, skipping out on sales tax is an underrated savings tool, particularly in bankrupt states like mine where the tax is about 10%. You don’t get the experience of walking out of the store with the watch, but carefully opening the package has a certain “6 year old at Christmas” feel that adults don’t get very often.

Either way, the Evo is an absolute classic. Don’t let whatever you paid distract you from an amazing watch…..

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Chronomat Evo (White, Arabics)
Avenger Seawolf (Black, Batons) INCOMING?

If they didn't require a deposit, then they shouldn't charge you to cancel the order.

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Justin
Please contact me via PM for the contact details for Govberg Jewelers
Govberg is an AD for over 50 fine Swiss and German watch brands.
Visit them on the web at http://www.govbergwatches.com or call 800-528-8463

No damages, no recourse. They will sell the watch sooner or later so what is the foul other than one more watch, Breitling's most popular model, in inventory. If they contact you tell them to pound salt!

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SHARKMAN

I second shark's comment above. Tell them an extremely better deal was had! Dont by any means tell them where though. I have heard of Tourneau reporting other AD's of the brands they carry. That being said they cant force you to pay anything if they dont have any of your payment info. I guess they could try and file a lawsuit but trust me they wont.

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SA-Baton White Dial/ProII
Tissot Le Locle

OK maybe I'm dumb, but how could they sue you? If you didn't pay any deposit then presumably you never signed any agreement, there was never offer and acceptance (or at least it's a he said / he said).

They won't sue because they can't prove damages. But from a purely hypothetical view, they could claim detrimental reliance on a verbal offer to buy the watch - that is, they ordered and bought the watch. But this is just hypothetical bullshit in this instance because their provable damages may be all of $20. Big, mutli-location AD. How much do they loose by having one measley extra watch in inventory?? Nada to $20.

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SHARKMAN

Well I was simply just going to say a verbal agreement. I think thats what Shark is saying just well on a professional level. Damn lawyers.

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SA-Baton White Dial/ProII
Tissot Le Locle

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SHARKMAN

Lawyers! LOL

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SA-Baton White Dial/ProII
Tissot Le Locle

Interesting smileys. And apporpiate. All my client's have that "just been kicked in the nuts" look when I first meet them!

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SHARKMAN

LOL usually by the women that leave them Im sure! Not sure if you are a divorice attorney or not but just saying.

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SA-Baton White Dial/ProII
Tissot Le Locle

Ya, ya. Divorce lawyer? I didn't even hire one of those guys for my own divorce.

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SHARKMAN