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The manufacturers have contracts with USA importers for exclusivity, and this grey market works outside of that. You can usually tell if a watch is being sold grey market; authorized dealers are not allowed to advertise watches at a major discount. If you see a watch online and the discount is more than 25%- 30% off the website is likely selling grey market watches.
http://thewatchmaker.com/grey-market/
A grey market company cannot hire skilled watchmakers on the business model where they make $20-$30 on a sale, ship it for free, and then have to back it up. They hire whomever will “get it out the door”. Grey market companies do not have access to genuine spare parts.
http://thewatchmaker.com/grey-market/
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Gray market is a slang term used to describe distributors who sell equipment or product without having obtained authorization from the manufacturer to do so. The term is used to describe unauthorized DVD, CD, software or computer hardware sales.
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Put simply, it is a watch being offered for sale in the USA which was meant for a different world market. The watch was sold by the manufacturer to a distributor in another part of the world, and then “transshipped” to the USA.
http://thewatchmaker.com/grey-market/
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what is the gray market
The gray market is a slang term used to describe distributors who sell equipment or product without having obtained authorization from the manufacturer to do so.