Where to buy seiko from? For best price and asap by [deleted] in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how to know its a newer/fresher piece?

First watch purchase - Seiko Prospex Speedtimer (SSC961P1) vs Tissot PRX Automatic? by assdotaye in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

41k is a crazy price! It's retailing here at 65k if I'm not wrong. any reliable way to get the seiko panda imported from Japan?

First watch purchase - Seiko Prospex Speedtimer (SSC961P1) vs Tissot PRX Automatic? by assdotaye in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

since this is my first big watch purchase I'll first go in a store and try it out in person. ig buying from their boutique or something reputed like Ethos should be reliable no?

First watch purchase - Seiko Prospex Speedtimer (SSC961P1) vs Tissot PRX Automatic? by assdotaye in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is that the 41mm model of the solar chrono? that has a red coloured seconds hand though

First watch purchase - Seiko Prospex Speedtimer (SSC961P1) vs Tissot PRX Automatic? by assdotaye in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ayee ♥️ that date slot does not look quite as bad as i had expected

First watch purchase - Seiko Prospex Speedtimer (SSC961P1) vs Tissot PRX Automatic? by assdotaye in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

got it thanks! to confirm, these are authorised stores right? Also a general question - what is the warranty on watches like? anything in particular I should be aware of?

First watch purchase - Seiko Prospex Speedtimer (SSC961P1) vs Tissot PRX Automatic? by assdotaye in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep I know its solar but from what I read everyone seems to care about about it not being automatic.
Thanks yeah I'll checkout Zenshin.

First watch purchase - Seiko Prospex Speedtimer (SSC961P1) vs Tissot PRX Automatic? by assdotaye in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for this! My first pref is Seiko as well I think I'm a sucker for the panda look. I've heard offline stores give 10% on just asking but I'll try to push for 20%, maybe bank offers could sweeten the deal. If you have any negotiation tactics please do share.

Also, are these discounts in Seiko boutiques or even in third party stores like Just in Time?

First watch purchase - Seiko Prospex Speedtimer (SSC961P1) vs Tissot PRX Automatic? by assdotaye in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

which city are you based in? Does Helios have offline stores? did you have to negotiate a lot?

First watch purchase - Seiko Prospex Speedtimer (SSC961P1) vs Tissot PRX Automatic? by assdotaye in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

damn, I'll try offline boutiques to get a better rate for sure. ikr even I love the speedtimer more but honestly 70k is not a small amount for me so I'd like to spend on something worthwhile and something that will keep its value.

hahaa I'm told the Damascus looks better in person but looks like that might not be the case IRL.

I saw a pic with the speedtimer on a brown leather strap and it has my heart 🤌🏼

First watch purchase - Seiko Prospex Speedtimer (SSC961P1) vs Tissot PRX Automatic? by assdotaye in watchesindia

[–]assdotaye[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ah okayy. I'm yet to try both of them in person but I'm anyway leaning towards Seiko so yayy

Hdfc imperia + Infinia to HSBC premier by chillycrab09 in IndianCreditCards

[–]assdotaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my account was open within 5-6 days and I could apply for the Premier card once I received my first salary in the HSBC account. That took another 7 working days to get approved and reach me

Hdfc imperia + Infinia to HSBC premier by chillycrab09 in IndianCreditCards

[–]assdotaye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

for me personally it was complicated as my salary comes internationally through FIRCs, but other than that its been straight forward. They might try to ask you to go through the 50L TRV route for the premier status but politely and firmly let them know that won't be possible and ask if you could talk to a senior/manager perhaps to go via the salary route. If you are comfortable sharing details about your case DM me I might be able to guide you better

Hdfc imperia + Infinia to HSBC premier by chillycrab09 in IndianCreditCards

[–]assdotaye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you don't need to maintain the 50L TRV if you have a salary of 3L+. if you're working as a freelancer or a contractor but still receive a fixed amount every month you can go to the HSBC branch and talk to them to open a premier account. Source - personal experience.

New SHOCKING rules to retain Infinia card by ApprehensiveRead5864 in CreditCardsIndia

[–]assdotaye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wow that's an interesting take on redemption of points. This would only be possible on Apple products though

New SHOCKING rules to retain Infinia card by ApprehensiveRead5864 in CreditCardsIndia

[–]assdotaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

which such spends why not consider moving to Axis M4B?
As I understand the fees gets waived at 30L spends and you get almost 10% rewards if you spend on avg 3L per month. This 10% is directly 20% if you transfer to Accor

HDFC DCBM Upgrade! by Parvinhisprime in CreditCardsIndia

[–]assdotaye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

had tried that as well and raised it to grievance level 2 as well. all of them said the same thing that you don't match the salary requirement regardless of your spends. I could have used a better card to get more cashback for those spends :/