All Rights Reserved. User Name Remember Me? Go to grey market Anyone has experience? Any advice is welcome! Thank you. Forget the watch. Live in the present and enjoy your trip instead. Also a few grey dealer next to Daimaru like watchnian, okura, Quark and komehyo. Good thing is Japen yen is at a all time low right now. There are a lot of grey dealers in Osaka and Kyoto. However, many are situated off the main street. Came across a few greys when I was exploring the small alleys looking for food.
Have fun and enjoy Japan. Low key on the watches, enjoy Japan. We were there for 2. Very interesting country. Liked Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto. Get Kobe beef at a steakhouse in Kobe. See the bamboo forest and the shrines in Kyoto. Osaka is nice, too. Check out the Prospex watch boutique in Ginza, Tokyo.
Do not bother going to any ADs. You will be wasting your time. I feel so sorry for all the tourists standing in long lines at the ADs. Gray shops everywhere. I think it's worth popping into a few and checking out the selection. They all have different time tables when they re-evaluate inventory and lower prices, so you can get lucky at any of them.
Just literally got back from Japan. Chances of landing a professional model from an AD are slim to none. Every AD will be cordial and ask specifically what you're looking for. They'll all feign like they're going in the safe to check but will tell you its not available after walking to the back for a couple minutes.
As soon as you ask for alternate model, they won't even walk to the back and immediately say sorry. I wasn't in the market for any of those pieces, but seems to be a bit under what greys are selling stateside.
