Rolex Watch Shopping Zurich Switzerland Bucherer Beyer &Watch Museum Daytona Submariner GMT Master?

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00:00 Arrival & Check in
01:40 Dinner
02:15 Zurich Lake Cruise
04:19 Gift for Girlfriend
04:52 First Rolex Store
06:53 Second Rolex Store
08:12 Watch Museum
17:07 Third Rolex Store
21:11 AP House Zurich
21:49 Dinner GÜL
22:53 Dinner outfit
23:23 Closing & next stop
Rolex Watch Shopping Zurich Switzerland Bucherer Beyer &Watch Museum Daytona Submariner GMT Master?
Hey everyone,
in this episode we are going to visit all the Rolex Stores in Zurich Switzerland and try to find a nice watch we can buy. We will also do a tour in the watch museum and have some good dinners together. In case you are from Switzerland, drop a comment below with your experience at the stores.
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@NicholasSadlier 26 күн бұрын

It is hard to understand the point of a store that has nothing for sale and won't take orders. Enjoy your trip and better luck at the next stop.

@user-dq4sh2mt8l 25 күн бұрын

we need to cancel rolex for fake wait lists

@dd-dd2co 20 күн бұрын

@@user-dq4sh2mt8l I support cancel culture when it comes to this Rolex BS.

@Paka1983 26 күн бұрын

"The store people were quite keen on selling me the piece." - Yep, they really tried to rip you a new one.

@adamloo85 26 күн бұрын

Pricing a watch that high with service hands is a crime. With vintage, having original parts is the core of its value.

@cheero57 26 күн бұрын

I really can’t stand Rolex on how they do business…..here you can look at them but you can’t buy them…..rediculous

@user-pe1wu4vi5w 26 күн бұрын

we (who wants to spend thousands of dollars)do business to them. They do have tons of stock

@cheero57 26 күн бұрын

@@user-pe1wu4vi5w its fine,i bought an omega anyway…..

@vunguyenchannel 25 күн бұрын

Exactly, I hate it but I still buy and own a Rolex because I think it’s genius. The way they can control and manipulate supply and demand makes their watches much more desirable. After all, it’s a luxury product and true luxury need to be exclusive.

@duffydon1741 23 күн бұрын

Because we let them bully us with our money, they are smart, they make you feel special whilst in the process bullying you with your hard earned money, stuff them!!!

@cheero57 23 күн бұрын

@@duffydon1741 i bought an omega….

@TimeFlys000 26 күн бұрын

Taking a coffee ☕️

@GRAFHC 26 күн бұрын

I'm actually rather surprised Rolex is still acting this way, it isn't 2022 anymore. Rolex just isn't in the demand it was a few years ago. The secondary market has taken a significant beating.

@derosa1989 25 күн бұрын

rolex is still selling all the watches they make, over 1.2 million per year. the only thing that has changed in the last year or so is how much people will pay over msrp on the gray market. Which is a good thing.

@waleed8530 25 күн бұрын

@@derosa1989 I checked with the local Rolex AD for the GMT Steel, seems like they don't want to sell and don't take future orders. salesperson in another AD told me you gotta build a relationship, how can i build one if i cant get the watch i want. he answered by purchasing these watches, points at nobody wants dusty setting watches and maybe you'll get the watch you want. bad business practice Afterall.

@Islandchris242 26 күн бұрын

The vintage sub has replaced hands the patina on the hour markers looks great, but the white hands ruin the watch

@TheDubaiExpat 26 күн бұрын

Agree 👍

@sc1 25 күн бұрын

It sounds like Rolex is telling all the ADs and Boutiques to sell to local residents only. I suspect a local would have an easier time getting the Rolex of their choice. Your Panerai looks great with a suit. Smart choice to take as an only watch on your trip. Just tidy up the fit slightly: shorten the white shirt sleeves (or just move the buttons to make the cuffs tighter) [only 1/4 inch of shirt sleeve should show], take in the jacket waist slightly, and add a white pocket square! BTW, Zurich does not seem too expensive for hotel and food. NYC can be very expensive.

@pipolebnene 24 күн бұрын

I live in zürich and no it is not easy

@sergiofacchinetti2954 23 күн бұрын

@@pipolebnene was about to say, tried at many stores and managed to get one steel watch, that I didn't even want.

@darenweeks273 8 минут бұрын

I live in St. Gallen and can't get shit from Bucherer

@stevemoreno6241 25 күн бұрын

Switzerland is a terrible place to buy a watch. High prices and very low VAT refund rate. Better off to cross the border to Germany to buy it. The prices are better and you get a 19% VAT refund.

@DA-ju3iv 25 күн бұрын

Rolex ADs here in Zurich prioritize locals. Their first question when you get in the store is if you live in Switzerland. There is nothing you will not find in Dubai actually. Beyer museum is awesome and I would recommend to visit Schaffhausen and the IWC museum. Try reaching out to Moser to see if you can visit their Museum too. There’s an AP house in Zurich in case you can get an appointment, I had a great experience there. Enjoy

@AndreaDoesYoga 26 күн бұрын

Loved the watch shopping tour in Zurich, keep it up! ☺️

@fitzpatrickeamo 25 күн бұрын

I regularly travel to Zürich every 2/3 months and have done so for in excess of 25 years. I have regularly called into the Bucherer stores that you visited and they say that only local residents can purchase Rolex pieces, going so far as the request proof of residency etc. Incidentially, just across on the other side of the street from the first Bucherer Rolex store, Tudor have opened a new boutique and virtually all timepieces are available. It is amazing how in the second Bucherer store you were in have no issue selling pre-owned pieces, with a hefty premium. Further up on that street you have IWC, Omega amongst others and most pieces are available to purchase.

@nina_abroad7710 26 күн бұрын

Great episode! Love the museum tour.

@riktrink 26 күн бұрын

Alles über Rolex ist schon lächerlich

@user-dq4sh2mt8l 25 күн бұрын

first watch at everest was not rolex

@jamierees9226 26 күн бұрын

Really enjoyed your travel blog and watch shopping experiences thank you ☺️

@nr1416 26 күн бұрын

You can source proper hands for the vintage Sub, not a big deal. A Tritium hamd set can be bought for $600 or so.

@SinnMaster 26 күн бұрын

Lots of fake parts out there. It’s a minefield.

@vicentvanmole 26 күн бұрын

thanks for very interesting shopping view ..My next planned trip ..

@abhaig 26 күн бұрын

Awesome video! One of the best. Living vicariously through and great shout out to SC whom I also follow. I was able to get a 2tone Datejust for my dad at Bucherer 2 years ago as a walk-in. Times change. Being offered a rose gold GMT is still amazing!

@shonen84 2 күн бұрын

I was in Zurich a couple of months ago. My cousins live there, so they indulged me in my search for a MoonSwatch! I also window shopped at Bucherer and Omega but this wasn’t the focus of my mission. The Swatch store was very cool and they blankly told me which ones they had. They also showed the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms collab, which I really liked as well, actually. I got a lovely Pluto MoonSwatch and went home with my cousins, happy about a fun day in Zurich.

@Island606 25 күн бұрын

Loving the context, cool video 👌🏻

@Rolexriderusa 26 күн бұрын

Another superb video and commentary!!!

@ANDRE_675 26 күн бұрын

5:20 I got that exact watch for my mother at an AD in Dubai, the wait time was 2 months, so I am sure if you put down your name you can get it fairly quickly.

@chrisc8073 26 күн бұрын

what the heck? @ 7:01. lol

@TheDubaiExpat 26 күн бұрын

just noticed 😂

@woozertoo 25 күн бұрын

@@TheDubaiExpatyou spotted the elusive “Where’s Waldo” of Zurich.

@TheDubaiExpat 25 күн бұрын

@@woozertoo 🤣🤣🤣

@saafan 26 күн бұрын

Really unique Vlog 🙏🤗

@10tpm 25 күн бұрын

Walked in recently in Panerai Store in Munich. Very cool atmosphere, every watch was available. No bullshitting, no offering other watches I have to buy first in order to put me onto the waiting list which doesn’t exist at panerai. Great experience, great watches. Im not sure whether Rolex can keep up with their strange strategy of doing business. It’s not sustainable. At the end of the day you have to make profit otherwise your dead.

@S2kBPRIME 25 күн бұрын

Great vid! My wife and I will be in Zurich next month for our anniversary. Unfortunate to see that the Rolex ADs are closed for tourist business. Oh well, will try it out, hoping for better luck.

@nickbrooker1411 26 күн бұрын

love your videos, but rolex seriously piss me off! i gave up on them (waste of time) years ago!! So many brands of equal quality who treat prospective customers so much better!

@stevecox6286 26 күн бұрын

I completely agree. I refuse to join in with the charade

@SinnMaster 26 күн бұрын

Same. I wrote Rolex off years ago and never looked back. Why waste your time? Life is too short for those games.

@charismaticares3382 24 күн бұрын

Same here even me and my friends gave up on Rolex we bought new Seamaster instead

@dedu 26 күн бұрын

Habe als neukunde bei Beyer nach ca. 3-4 Monaten Wartezeit eine Rootbeer erhaten. Komme selber auch nicht aus Zürich. Wohne ca. 1 5h entfernt. Top Experience danke @Beyer. Ich trage die Uhr mit freude ;)

@nelsoncaraig3120 25 күн бұрын

I love your video, Im always watching your vlog.,,,

@muhammetozbek529 26 күн бұрын

İ dont have much of a collection. Just a gmt master 2 "batman" passed down from my father. But rolex employees seriously make me want to sell the watch. İ put my name for a watch and its almost 3 years now. No calls nothing, when i visited the ad and talk to the same guy. He looks at my face and lies to me saying its only been 1 year. At the same time i know they sell to flippers and the same guy got laid off because he took money from a customer for a specific model. From the owners of ad's to the workers they are all in it.

@user-og2wt3le4j 12 күн бұрын

Submariner at 20:32. Anything removed from the original Rolex watch may lower the price. Collectors most often want the original parts even if the original color has faded. Having said that, if you are not reselling the watch enjoy your purchase. A watch from 1983 is a different era in Rolex history.

@structurescience 25 күн бұрын

Excellent!

@wwllmcheng 25 күн бұрын

I managed to get one through a fren who is a regular customer. My fren told m to wait outside the shop while he goes in to get it. Is this approach right or wrong???

@JB-loves-watches 26 күн бұрын

This was fun

@ckjl7704 25 күн бұрын

Actually i bought a steel 41DJ white dial with roman index in Interlaken Bucherer last week (mid June 2024).

@tigertoothcsgo5766 25 күн бұрын

Nice vlog and lifestyle.

@user-og2wt3le4j 12 күн бұрын

The Panerai with green strap looks fantastic.

@robbiedazzler6358 26 күн бұрын

Nice submariner first thing I noticed was the new hands thou😕

@scollyutube 26 күн бұрын

I live in a tourist resort town and the shop here only sells Rolexs to locals too.

@andreaso.raschendorfer8141 20 күн бұрын

Great video again!

@DoctorAB282 26 күн бұрын

Thanks

@ChandeepaFernando 14 күн бұрын

Watches are not for sale in order to create more demand so that the sales of the Rolex watches on it's unofficial Rolex stores would go up. It is stichting one end completely so that the other end thrives!! This way Rolex will be able to create the same demand continously throughout with any drops.

@user-og2wt3le4j 12 күн бұрын

Beyer has a nice collection of vintage Rolex watches on the upper floor.

@cfunk10 25 күн бұрын

NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!

@user-og2wt3le4j 12 күн бұрын

AP at 21:27. You will need an appointment and you had better be wearing an AP watch. For the newish collectors boutiques will offer you a limited set of watches. Buy the less desired model. You get on a list for AP boutiques and eventually will get the call you're waiting for. That hard to find model will be yours if patient. They are closing AD stores so soon you'll be out of luck going that route.

@paulwilcock9815 26 күн бұрын

I was in that Bucherer store (visiting from the UK) in April & was offered new watches. They were all PM’s though & I dislike full PM watches for various aesthetic reasons, or were on an Oysterflex which I’m also not a fan of.

@user-og2wt3le4j 12 күн бұрын

If you ever find watches with the Beyer name on the dial they are worth a lot.

@jenturque 26 күн бұрын

AD's are pushing hard still. Rolex watch market is pretty dead now.

@ol6309 25 күн бұрын

The Rolex grey market might be dead, but at AD’s it is still robust

@1983YK 25 күн бұрын

They want to keep the hype alive and playing hard to get... I've seen many explorers and date justs for the grabs the pas months.. #thoughtimes

@Maardinli 26 күн бұрын

G8 mate

@jda7499 25 күн бұрын

Another great Video Niko. Looking fitter Buddy ❤, see ya soon , JD

@Tounsi_Official 23 күн бұрын

Curious what was the Smal gift that she gave you ? 😊

@joshua6244 25 күн бұрын

If you buy a Rolex, a large chunk of the purchase price goes to pay for expensive shops employing staff, but deliberately selling very few watches.

@mrwexoe 22 күн бұрын

When do we gonna see any videos about your Patek purchase? 😊

@y0kozuna 25 күн бұрын

I stay at the same hotel 3 month ago, no need to eat at the hotel there is plenty of cafe n restaurant around with much better value n taste 😊

@JA-mq9ti 17 күн бұрын

I love your Panerai!!!

@shoa8929 24 күн бұрын

Hi, another great video. I'm hearing that situation in Dubai (malls) is even worse? I've been told they're not taking or putting you on lists anymore. They hardly have anything to sell, and if anything, mostly gold ladies models. Is that true? Thanks in advance!

@user-kf1rj5eq1m 25 күн бұрын

You’ve saved me thousands showing me around thank you. Also, you’ve saved yourself thousands not buying the Frankenstein submariner - unfortunately the original bezel wasn’t attached along with the hands you mentioned.

@bjoernaltmann 22 күн бұрын

Strange, the ladies' gold and two tone models should have been available. Anything with gold and diamonds tends to be available now

@Watch_supplier 21 күн бұрын

I think so

@daniell2217 23 күн бұрын

Niko - how would you compare the 1908 to a PP 6119?

@victorreyes4739 21 күн бұрын

Same experience .they say they would rather sell it to their locals

@Watch_supplier 21 күн бұрын

Yes

@sb_dvb960 26 күн бұрын

I think it’s time to rename ROLEX to FEO (for exhibition only) this is sarcasm Tell me, do you think you can buy H. Moser & Cie Pioner Green?

@riktrink 26 күн бұрын

or Rolex gallery not Rolex store

@harryvanderveen773 25 күн бұрын

If the store clerk would welcome me with "No Rolex watches are for sale and you can't order any either" I'd reply with "Thats ok, one can buy all of these watches easily today with no wait directly"

@dogukansusun7355 25 күн бұрын

For 16.5 cm wrist dj36 or dj41?

@Dragon-bm7tf 22 күн бұрын

DJ 36 👑

@m0t3ki 25 күн бұрын

that 16800 was overpriced by 3-4k usd (which u are effectively paying for the CPO program). plus the hands are service hands (although usually not a big deal, since the dial/case is usually the deal breaker in vintage pieces, dial constitutes majority of the price in vintage pieces anyways) i would still not buy into that, though. lol

@huybui5530 25 күн бұрын

Rolex GMT root beer solid gold for sale but you don’t buy 😢 at 5:50

@Imzaluzzulazmi 24 күн бұрын

My experience to buy watch in Zurich was to buy Swatch.

@Mahalakshmi-Khan 24 күн бұрын

Which country are you from sir? I'm new subscriber.

@HumanAction1 25 күн бұрын

The funniest thing about Rolex AD's are that their base salary is allegedly around $50k +commission (in the US). So maybe $120k/yr? School principals make more.

@jeffnesbitt1168 24 күн бұрын

That’s a lot of money for not selling anything and telling customers nothing is for sale!

@stevem863 26 күн бұрын

So funny. I say that all the time about my Panerai Radiomir 01385. The only other watch I have with great lume is my Black Bay Blue 39mm. Omega, Rolex, crap lume.

@michaelfierman3256 24 күн бұрын

“The lady was really nice to me”. Yeah sure. Absolutely ridiculous. I would have walked right out after that disgraceful treatment. They know you spend. It’s clear they enjoy playing games. Sad. But I loved the video and the travel vlog style Niko! ✌🏻 by the way..that clock museum was fascinating

@Andrew-yy2ye 26 күн бұрын

That lume is awful on the panari , sorry, have you checked it's real 😁

@craigbrown6792 26 күн бұрын

Recently become addicted to these videos haha, admiring watches I'll never even be able to dream of, one day I hope to have an omega of my own

@dd-dd2co 26 күн бұрын

Rolex still playing games.

@user-or6cy4kx1t 26 күн бұрын

Need more detail

@JJPurp 10 күн бұрын

So, basically they have precious metal pieces for sale. 😑

@tomdebom1706 6 күн бұрын

Bucherer Düsseldorf was my worst watch shopping experience. Very arrogant, really not helpful, very reluctant. Yikes.

@ahsan101 25 күн бұрын

Amazes me how they tell you we don't have any models available at retail price and then try shoving an older model down your throat via CPO program. What a joke

@darenweeks273 11 минут бұрын

Absolutely ridiculous that Rolex stores say that. Waste of time

@judesisilangilang4465 25 күн бұрын

Rolex is making you buy the CPO watches with a premium. Bonkers.

@chrisa950 23 күн бұрын

What is going on with Rolex?

@fivedogsranch9288 26 күн бұрын

It’s my guess at this point, you’re probably shooting off your own feet. Walking into multiple Rolex AD’s with cameras rolling, inquiring over and over in each store if you can buy a watch, then posting all these efforts; you’re throwing red flags, IMO. Maybe time for a new approach?

@POSUEN 25 күн бұрын

You can’t buy anything because they will wait three years and everything can be shifted to the Rolex CPO shop and sold at a premium 😂

@buddastud5534 20 күн бұрын

So Zurich sucks for watch buying

@jaemisboker3288 4 күн бұрын

Why your wife had not approved for visa to Switzerland ? Is she from Russia ?

@proart27 26 күн бұрын

This is illegal monopoly. Boycott Rolex

@watches202 25 күн бұрын

Suit is too big.

@hatemabughabin3683 14 күн бұрын

Moser is way better than

@Andrew-yy2ye 26 күн бұрын

I love you say "its a watch i would consider"YOU CAN'T BUY THEM , ANYONE WHO LETS THEMSELVES BE TREATED LIKE THIS HAD NO SELF RESPECT OR PRIDE wow

@sidneyt1016 26 күн бұрын

We as consumers are putting up with Rolex and the ADs that perpetuate this business model. We are in essence enabling the behavior and business practices. If we stop supporting these ADs, stop purchasing from gray market and consider other brands…we Ada consumers would send a strong message. Just think about it. You are begging and kissing the butts of ADs…pleading with them to let you spend your money.

@geniustripod 26 күн бұрын

Seriously F rolex! Trust me id rather die than pay grey market pricing. Just unbelievable they charge more than a new watch for a watered moldy sub that belongs in the trash. I happily wear my omega Seamaster and on the way to get a speed master sapphire sammy.

@charismaticares3382 24 күн бұрын

Like my comment if you agree to cancel Rolex!

@huyhuynh9523 7 күн бұрын

Something isn’t right about Rolex and its clientele. Rolex opens store every where but everything is on exhibition only, ie. it’s not for you, and Rolex clientele has money to drop on a diamond encrusted wrist watch but complaint about how expensive the hostel is in Europe. Pretentious bunch. Off my watch list - both!

@waynemoore9951 26 күн бұрын

How dare you come in here and ask about a new Rolex, but we will sell you this 2nd hand used one that's overpriced. Outrageous behavior

@philipcollins3849 26 күн бұрын

Rolex are a pain

@RegNarnoc21 26 күн бұрын

I think you should take notice of your subscribers when they say they are not interested in Rolex watches,so many other quality brands out there that are willing to take your money.

@NP-yi5vk 26 күн бұрын

Absolutely ridiculous not sure why you keep going to Rolex stores maybe for content or the free coffee. Seeing your past videos amd seeing how they treat their customers with BS about No Watches for sale is absurd. They are pushing to sell their used high priced watches to customers in almost every store. I stopped with Rolex one year ago and am glad not having to deal with AD nonsense. Much better brands out there for cheaper prices

@waleed8530 25 күн бұрын

I checked with the local Rolex AD for the GMT Steel, seems like they don't want to sell and don't take future orders. salesperson in another AD told me you gotta build a relationship, how can i build one if i cant get the watch i want. he answered by purchasing these watches, points at nobody wants dusty setting watches and maybe you'll get the watch you want. bad business practice Afterall, I'm not sure how is this sustainable. I still have my Datejust from 2015 and it wasn't like this at all, i gave up and I'm eyeing the Cartier Santos. funny thing is a jewelry store nearby is selling those brand-new/used steel GMT over MSRP. imagine they have more stock than Rolex AD, ridiculous.