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Looking for recommendations.......

Post by flyskate » Thu Feb 03, 2022 7:20 am

I'll be in Istanbul, Turkey shortly and I'm looking for Rolex A D that hopefully has something more than an empty showcase! Anyone have hook in Turkey?
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Post by Chocodove » Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:35 am

No experience, but the overwhelming feeling I get from TRF is that you shouldn’t get your hopes up anywhere in the world right now.
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Post by flyskate » Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:19 am

I was hoping there might be a chance... Going to check anyway, since I'll be there.
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Post by JP Chestnut » Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:05 am

flyskate wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:19 am
I was hoping there might be a chance... Going to check anyway, since I'll be there.
No harm in stopping in.

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Post by Ryeguy » Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:17 am

flyskate wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:19 am
I was hoping there might be a chance... Going to check anyway, since I'll be there.
If they don’t have any inventory, storm out of the shop and yell over your shoulder “This place sucks! I’m going to Constantinople!”

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Post by r.palace » Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:52 am

Can’t speak to Turkey specifically but I had a buddy recently go to Greece and the AD wouldn’t sell to anyone that wasn’t “local”.
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Post by Chocodove » Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:58 am

Ryeguy wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:17 am
flyskate wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:19 am
I was hoping there might be a chance... Going to check anyway, since I'll be there.
If they don’t have any inventory, storm out of the shop and yell over your shoulder “This place sucks! I’m going to Constantinople!”
This made me LOL.
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Post by Selym » Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:06 am

Chocodove wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:58 am
Ryeguy wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:17 am
flyskate wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:19 am
I was hoping there might be a chance... Going to check anyway, since I'll be there.
If they don’t have any inventory, storm out of the shop and yell over your shoulder “This place sucks! I’m going to Constantinople!”
This made me LOL.
Me too. :lol:

I think most of the fancy stores are in the Anatolian (Asian) part of the city on Bağdat Avenue (pronounced bah-dot). Good luck with your search! Even if it's fruitless, Istanbul is a beautiful city.

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Post by flyskate » Fri Feb 04, 2022 6:41 pm

Selym wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:06 am
Chocodove wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:58 am
Ryeguy wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:17 am
flyskate wrote:
Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:19 am
I was hoping there might be a chance... Going to check anyway, since I'll be there.
If they don’t have any inventory, storm out of the shop and yell over your shoulder “This place sucks! I’m going to Constantinople!”
This made me LOL.
Me too. :lol:

I think most of the fancy stores are in the Anatolian (Asian) part of the city on Bağdat Avenue (pronounced bah-dot). Good luck with your search! Even if it's fruitless, Istanbul is a beautiful city.
Funny stuff guys!
Thanks for the tip re- Bagdat Ave. I'm looking forward to this trip, will be the first time in Istanbul. :cheers:
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Post by BacoNoir » Fri Feb 04, 2022 7:16 pm

r.palace wrote:Can’t speak to Turkey specifically but I had a buddy recently go to Greece and the AD wouldn’t sell to anyone that wasn’t “local”.
Probably true. Back in the day, I got my Tudor Bucherer Blue Bronze Black Bay edition from a shop in London by wiring the money and having a friend pick it up for me. Probably wouldn’t fly these days.
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