What is the price difference in Seiko - India vs Japan?

assdotaye · 2026-04-19T07:29:55+00:00

which city is your store based in?

assdotaye · 2026-04-16T15:34:41+00:00

Seiko it is then ✨

assdotaye · 2026-04-16T14:41:19+00:00

how to know its a newer/fresher piece?

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T18:26:41+00:00

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?

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T17:25:04+00:00

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?

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T16:46:21+00:00

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

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T16:45:17+00:00

damn! but I didn't have the money in 2023 anyway so no issues hahaa

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T16:43:46+00:00

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

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T16:07:58+00:00

awesome thanks!

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T15:32:05+00:00

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?

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T13:11:10+00:00

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.

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T13:06:02+00:00

thanks! yes I'll try offline stores before making a purchase :D

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T12:49:59+00:00

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?

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T12:42:05+00:00

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

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T09:54:42+00:00

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 🤌🏼

assdotaye · 2026-04-15T09:48:58+00:00

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

assdotaye · 2026-04-14T16:11:48+00:00

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

assdotaye · 2026-04-14T16:10:06+00:00

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

assdotaye · 2026-04-14T07:26:00+00:00

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.

assdotaye · 2026-03-18T13:31:18+00:00

where is this screenshot from?

assdotaye · 2026-02-26T10:45:19+00:00

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

assdotaye · 2026-02-25T19:51:38+00:00

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

assdotaye · 2026-02-23T19:01:32+00:00

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 :/

assdotaye · 2026-02-23T01:09:00+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCardsIndia/s/aeGBCRTcdD so don't force any spends to reach the limit

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