Grey Market Horror Story - IS JOMASHOP SAFE TO DEAL WITH?

[@seanthomas7211]

Bought a 2k oris divers for 1200. Perfect box papers and the real vanilla smelling strap. Still wearing it 8 yrs later!!

[@michaelwhite3615]

I have not had any trouble with JOMASHOP. Purchased an Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean. Quick shipping.

[@chucknorth8804]

I bought my speedmaster from Jomashop, and I was a flawless transaction, came with the new large box, and nasa Velcro straps.

[@mattka5354]

chuck north thank you for sharing. Plan to do the same thing

[@Kewrock]

I bought a new Speedy Moon from an AD in WashingtonDC. We'll call him J.G. owner of C.J. He was the recommended dealer at WatchUseek at that time. The watch came with a slight defect under the lens. The inner black ring didn't lay flat at 6:00. I called him as soon as I opened it. He told me to take the strap off and mail it to Swatch in NJ. Thanks alot AD. So,yeah. I'd take my chances at Jomashop, or Amazon, or even Ebay. PayPal or Amex for protection.

[@Kewrock]

One thing about Gray Market. With a lot of brands, you don't get a factory warranty. They withhold the warranty cards, or you get them unsigned or unstamped. Omega for one. Also, reading through the forums, you see a lot of comments about people receiving watches the look tampered with. Like they may have been store returns, blems of factory seconds. Still new, but not quite perfect.

[@MPerry-ox9qb]

I've purchased Oris, Omega and Tudor from Jomashop without any issues. Favorite online store.

[@FlyingPancreas]

Man, I LOVE your channel. I've purchased a Hamilton shitter-beater (which I love) from Joma. Transaction was fine. But I'm currently shoe-boxing for an Oyster P 39 & don't know if I can go grey market for that one. I hate paying full price, sales tax, etc., but I'm a timepiece ignoramus & don't want to worry for years about whether I've got a fake, etc.

[@crappyluxurypdx]

Steinenhauser headphones is the El Primo model from Sennheiser.

[@clyde2801]

I prepher the rutgerhauer model myselph.

[@nejjk]

Steinenhauser von Schoppenhausen, das ist gut.

[@WaitForYouu]

i recently bought a Tissot everytime and they gave me a partial refund because i was willing to deal with a barely noticeable defect on the crystal

[@mrfuriouser]

Having trouble finding the "Steinenflugenhauserhoff" headphones Arch, can you help? Yeah...

[@clyde2801]

Phind the closest IWC retailer...

[@rumblejungle5590]

If you run into something you can't abide, tune into advice from Archie and Clyve, there's no need to get screwed over, When you can feast on this bed of clover.

[@ForbinColossus]

HATE boxes and wish they had no effect on value (box&papers). A watch fits into a small space in your drawer. But the damn boxes I feel obliged to keep take up space and are typically overwrought as though they are the reason I bought. Imagine if you bought a new car and had to keep the phuvking box it came in. Put the money into the watch - not the packaging...Sick of storing all this superfluous frou-frou wrapping...Remember "rugged"? Think of all the wanna be 'sportsman' with their diver watches worried about the paper packaging. Pathetic male of today.

[@steve69chevy]

ForbinColossus Indeed I sold all my watches that had boxes. It's like keeping your beer in a dozen Micro repheridgerators all over .

[@Kewrock]

YESS!! God damned boxes. They should just put them in clear plastic Timex display boxes. You can store them on a shelf or on a dresser and still see and appreciate them while still being protected. The way I have it now. My watches are laying loose all over the top of my dresser, and an entire drawer full of stupid empty boxes. "So why don't you just keep you watches in their boxes?" Because they'd be out of sight and out of mind. I'd never where them. I'd never even see them. That's no way to appreciate something. Some of those cheesy Invicta watches come in their own suitcases! Fuck, should I store them in my attic with the rest of my luggage?

[@elzafir]

Throw it away then. But I wouldn't pay the same price for a watch without a box compared to a watch with complete box and papers. Nobody (except you, apparently) would want to buy a $5000 NEW watch that came with no box.

[@cotycollins6302]

Sell the boxes and papers online to someone without then bud, I personally keep my stuff in the box that it comes in to keep it dust free and display the boxes on shelves in my gameroom, but to each his own ya know?

[@rogeliopadua6963]

I bought all my watch to JOMASHOP and i don't have any problem.

[@cp1699]

Jomashop is the best yes I agree!! Just bought a Man on the moon, correct box everything PERFECT!!! This was a birthday gift and I am very happy!!

[@vladamirkb1]

Great show Archie ...i love you Clyde .

[@clyde2801]

Aw, thanks Vlad!

[@clyde2801]

Been called worse; you too, Haru.

[@ShazibAhmed]

Just a few days ago, I received my Seamaster in a Speedmaster box 😁

[@TheYjmfan]

Why didn't they send it out in the original box in the first place, they were obviously trying to rip him off.

[@GlamourShotsByDeb]

I have bough items from JOMASHOP several times. No problems. Great retailer

[@znasser1]

I bought a watch from jomashop a month ago and now waiting for 2 other watches from them. I think they have great deals on their website and what's reassuring is that they've been in the market for quite some time and I'm sure they have a reputation to maintain and let's say there is a problem with a purchase I'm sure they will be accommodating so don't see any issues

[@dylvasey]

Well done guys. The guy PAYS for help and you belittle his concerns. Well done!!!

[@MrBoston332]

Bought a piece from Joma they said was "in stock". Several weeks on still no watch nor tracking info. I notified them and they would not refund and they stopped answering their phone or responding to emails. I had to have the credit card charges reversed. Also Joma does not sell any watches with the factory warranty included which is huge considering Rolex AD provides you with 5 years of warranty coverage. I believe most of their watches are sourced demos or otherwise secondary market. Extremely seedy people.

[@grassulo]

He got my Soviet Raketa tracking right along with my phone losing or gaining NOTHING and I wear this thing every day! Simple tough good movement and properly serviced it will run a long time same with my HMT!

[@antoniolittera2154]

Jomashop is no different from other grey market dealers. AD's can screw you over too but they have the brand itself to answer to if they do.

[@michaelturcotte5814]

I had an issue with savingwatch on amazon. Which is linked with jomashop. Resume. 1. My girlfriend bought me a tissot heritage. On watch saving amazon. Received the box an EMPTY BOX at 1.6 lbs with the same packaging same from and to of the shipping adress. 2. I bought a lady open heart tissot to jomashop. I received the watch at 1.7lbs same packaging same adress from jomashop and watch saving. At first when I receive the first package I though it was my lady heart for my gf so I have called jomashop to tell them the box was empty. After comparing the tracking number I have realise my mistake. that were things became interesting. First jomashop told me they werent linked to watchsaving. But at the same adress. I was ok could happen but when i have receive the watch from jomashop it was the same packaging same as watchsaving. So i did some research and discovered watchsaving was registered under jomashop name (make sense) but jomaahop totally denied they were linked. After a while they admit they share the same customer service. They started to denied they have sended me a empty box the math dosent lie and they haven investigate enough. They refund my girlfriend when amazon get involve. One the refund done I told them I had pay the import and taxes for the empty box and I would like to be refund for that too. And they told me remove your bad review first if not we wont refund you WTF!!! Its how they deal their stuff. Its sad because i got a seiko 5 and the tissot lady without issue. Shame they treath their customer about their freedom of speech.

[@motaz1975]

was this a new or pr owned? that would explain the lack of box and or papers.

[@JohnDoe-ub8fq]

I purchased a few watches from them. They sent me a watch, no tags. Sent an email, resolved. I didn't wear it of course. Got another watch from them, the description features, didn't match, when I received it. Sent an email, returned, resolved. I use PayPal and they are on the customer's side. Joma ISN'T perfect, BUT will work to resolve. Bought another watch from them, found it at a lower price elsewhere, sent an email, they matched the price.

[@rodolfoacepcion929]

You must be from Jomashop posing as a happy customer of Jomashop.

[@JohnDoe-ub8fq]

rodolfo acepcion no. Did you have issues?

[@SudipHowlader]

Had some issues with Jomashop once. But they refunded once they recieved the item. Since then, no problem whatsoever. Bought Tissot/Seiko. I will not recommend brands like Lucien Piccard or Swiss Legend from them.

[@iqbalroskolnikov1391]

ALSO - is there any other way of paying you save PayPal? It does not work for me.

[@vahagnkarapetyan1162]

Bought Breitling avanger gmt came without certificate, also serial numbers tiped quality was very poor ,Can’t hardly See numbers numbers was blurred, call them they told me we don’t geeve (COSC) certificate returned for exchange waiting for response (Horror) )))

[@Oakleyworld]

What happened? Any update?

[@pannolane]

would you buy a car on line when there is only an email number and when you try to phone only a recording voice on the other end of the line and no body to talk too if you were sent the wrong watch ,they sent me which was a much cheaper version than the one i paid for ,yes i was stung by downunder watches,never buy from downunder watches ever again.

[@mtbkai]

Fwiw I've bought some ray bans and a tag aquaracer from joma and both transactions were quick, easy and legit. Would I buy a gmt master ii from them,? probably not but 40% off on the tag and 1/2 off on the ray bans and I couldn't be happier.

[@MichaelWillems]

I, here in Canada, have recently bought several watches from Jomashop, and received two more as gifts, and I’m happy. All arrived fine. All were as advertised. Genuine and new and in the right box.

[@ronnypaul1400]

I think the main reason for the over-reaction by the forum poster in question had against Jomashop concerning the Speedmaster was because of cost sensitivity. To some, $3000 for a watch is a lot of money, and when expectations aren't met when you open up the box, you'll go into panic mode and think the worst has happened to you. Myself, $3000 wouldn't be enough to set me off into panic mode, but $10,000 sure would!!!!! Best to make that 1-800 phone call to the seller and ensure they are sending you everything you are expecting.

[@bobbyjocowpoke1057]

I have made numerous watch purchases from jomashop, and have never had a problem. The quality has been supreme and service has great.

[@grassulo]

Sennheiser! And I had a pair of them awful headphones and now I have a Vintage pair of vintage Stanton Dynaphase Sixty DJ headphones and a headphone amplifier and they are awesome so good. If you have a good watch repair guy and it's a name brand older watch or even an HMT as long it's not an expensive brand the repair cost won't be so bad! He fixed my HMT for $20 usd it was just dirty and needed cleaning and calibration, and my Russian Raketa just needed the same thing those are way tougher than those more expensive watches

[@pukenanginang]

You want to save and pay way below the price then you complained that shit stuff was given to you? Buy from the AD sit with the manager get a decent price no headaches! If any problem occurs you can just walk in the AD shop problem solved!

[@rickbar123]

I just took delivery of a Omega 9900. FUCKING PERFECT !!!!!!!!!

[@ertana7609]

of course you completely understand but the thing you do not understand jomashop do not fix things, they asking you to send it back insured (at your cost) plus they do not refund the delivery price even it's free shipping and it is $40, plus there's no guarantee they accept the returned item too, and if the item is over $4000 they keep the 8% even the item they sent you is defective, did you know this and did you get it now Archie? (my cat's name is Archie too) just to let you know Ashford Watches is a lot better then them

[@celestialfix]

I bought a watch from Jomashop one time and had a smooth transaction with everything as it was represented. Just fyi.

[@tbone1493]

Bought my Speedmaster "man on the moon" from Joma Shop and had no issues at all. The reality is anyone can find a complaint about a reseller online, the more business a reseller does the more complaints you can find. Unfortunately people don't post to the internet that all is well.

[@clyde2801]

Live Phist Award goes to Dis Count: "​retail ........BLASPHEMY !!!!" One, ONE best phist award!!! Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Organ muzak and my respecktos.

[@nickfranco8779]

They list backorder watches as in stock which is irritating.

[@clyde2801]

Ew, that is irritating.

[@TheHundrethmonkey]

can confirm.....twice from my experience.

[@crappyluxurypdx]

I bought a $395.00 Victorinox shitter at Jomashop for $199.00. Everything seems to be fine; no problems. Was it ever phisted up an Aristocrat's or Fatboy's ass before it was shipped? I guess I'll never know, but it did appear to be brand new.

[@clyde2801]

Please wash bephore sniphing it.

[@Seafury2004]

I'm not sure why this guy keeps saying "you're going to save $2000." Don't almost all AD's give discounts? I recently purchased a speedy on a metal bracelet with the new full presentation for $10 more than Jomashop is currently selling them for. Also no shipping costs and you get to walk out of the store with a new watch on your wrist. Maybe I got lucky with my AD, maybe I was just friendly, but for $10 I'd go with a proper AD.

[@2boliviano]

Ive bought more than $100k worth of watches from them and have never had any issues. If you dont care for paperwork, then buy from Joma. Authentic 100%

[@2boliviano]

Desperate? Why? I keep my watches and paying more for a warranty card that is most likely expired is worth what? If you knew anything about Rolex or any high end brand you would know that if you send for service you will receive an authenticated sheet for service receipt. Fuck off if you dont know shit

[@missmygamergirl445]

You would have to think the stories you hear about faulty rolex watches that get returned to ad's end up on the grey market. Like the guy who bought a milgauss that he had to tap to start after he wound it and there is so many more stories even youtube reviewers getting bad rolexes. I would feel better about buying a watch from joma you know didn't sell well for any number of reasons like less popular colors and such. But a rolex especially a popular model. Your chances of getting a problem watch is getting higher. I want to buy a hublot from joma . I'm Obsessed with those shitters. I love the design. They build watches like I build tube amps.

[@xorxzorz6995]

No. Jomashop is Not safe to deal with. Expect problems and bad attitude.

[@psilocybemusashi]

that never happens at an AD lol

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

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[@albertgarcia9464]

There’s not excuse for a mistake like that they should train people better!

[@misterfreeze6545]

Happy Jomashop customer for many years now. My go to watch dealer... amazing selection, whether hard to find or latest models. Usually THE lowest prices with No tax, and EASY credit from Affirm! It's so much nicer to be able to buy new for the price of used. They are highly automated like the Amazon of watches. But everything usually goes well and the merchandise is top rate. I understand they use a mix of in house and drop ship from other Jewelers. It appears they buy direct from the distributor for all the common stuff. Usually comes in the original box with papers, but without the original warranty card. But they substitute it for a Jomashop 2yr. card. I've used it only once on a $1600 Frederique Constant Manufacture watch that stopped after 6mos. They turned it around in 3 weeks, but weren't able to fix the problem. Then they stonewalled me. Ended up fixing myself locally for $300. But, to be honest it was a complicated watch. But hat was only problem I've had out of many purchases.

[@cj-tj04]

After two failed watches from Jomashop back to back have taken my business elsewhere and there CS well i have gotten better CS from a brick wall then i have gotten from there CS people.

[@persistentlydriven9390]

c j what is/ was the problem?

[@2804Freedom]

Sennheiser?

[@pyootchnich]

Jomashop stole $700 from me. They claim they have "no hassle" return policy but don't tell you of the outrageous restock fee. They don't have watches, they just broker watches from their authorized dealer sources. Lots of horror stories in the forums. Also, due to the number of reviews and the timing in which they are posted, I believe Jomashop uses paid reviews to counteract the negative reviews. This practice is not just unethical - it's illegal.

[@pyootchnich]

USA Politics Thank you for making my point. You, and your uncle are slimeballs.

[@mrfuriouser]

pyootchnich Restock fees are necessary in today's world. They keep people from buying, wearing for an event, vacation etc., and sending back for full refund. 15-20% is the norm. Heck, even Home Depot does this with tools. If I owned a shop, I would too. Too many dishonest/dumb people.

[@angrydachshund]

It is dishonest to use the word "stole" to describe your complaint against Jooma's public return policy.

[@pyootchnich]

mrfuriouser, this was a brand new watch with tags, I returned it in new, unused, perfect condition. I shouldn't lose $700 as a result. 2) jomashop's website/checkout process never prominently mentioned the restock fee, but they do prominently suggest a hasslefree return policy. Their practices are deceptive

[@pyootchnich]

angrydachshund, not dishonest. I say they stole $700 because jomashop used "theft by deception". Jonathashop used deceptive practices, promoting a hassle free returns experience when, in fact they have a high restock fee that is only mentioned in the fine print. Theft by deception is still theft.

[@mightbegenius]

jomashop is excellent. I have bought several watches over the years they're great

[@rumvodkaf1]

Steinnenhausen, stein,steinzoffa, stein...

[@harpiehuddy2766]

Jomashop stole 700 from me to! Returns? Good luck. Go to ash ford or authentic watches

[@Jhbejkwpl]

Sorry I have to do it. Phirst Phist. Damn I really need something better to do on a Saturday. Phuck Me Dead

[@haruyamagucci4622]

*It is with great honor that I pay respect. (⇀‸↼‶)☣*

[@Jhbejkwpl]

Many phists to you Hara and Mike. Dis Count, have a good morning I'll catch you on the phist side. -cheers mates.

[@markxxxwinter]

May your phists be deep and plentyphul. Respektos

[@clyde2801]

Respecktos, waitress slayer.

[@Jhbejkwpl]

Clyve, I just didn't want you to think I was some NC country bumkin who speaks with such an accent. Dis Count, Mike Hydro, and ArchBishop, can I join the cartoon avatar club now?

[@jimfromoh8944]

I'm not sure about leaving this comment, I might get a bill for $20. What a joke.

[@jpbernie72]

Bought 2 watches from Joma...no problems.

[@iqbalroskolnikov1391]

Larry you should have paid him at least $100 for this advice. Archie you need to quit selling short

[@eco8gator]

Jomaphist!

[@SuperEmlo]

Jomashop is fine

[@grassulo]

And he said even if you bought a cheap Seiko 5 I have parts up the arse for those! this is not like repairing a Rolex these are simple shit! His words not mine :) And he had my HMT franken watch cleaned and running plus or minus two seconds a day like nothing and that was easy to do, they are tough as nails, same with Russian Raketa or old Indian HMT you just need someone who knows how to fix them and it's no big deal.

[@pannolane]

Never and i mean never buy a watch from DOWNUNDER WATCHES i was dudded , you can,t write a review plus all those testimonials are all fales you try to write one any where ,or a review even on google, would you buy a car from a place that has only has a email address well stupid me i did and paid the price ,that shop front you see on the downunder site is only a mail box shop there is no one you can talk to, and i have been there ,i live in sydney all they do is swap watch tags on the watches.plus the watch came from SINGAPORE .

[@brandonjames8671]

Bought a victorinox inox from jomashop...no problems

[@Lewissssss]

Is it safe to go punting phor a ladyboi in deepest darkest depths of bangers... no but YOLO

[@clyde2801]

It's more like EPIC: Every Pluta Is Cuckblocked.

[@Lewissssss]

Haha touché

[@equaliser2265]

Watch Finder Com

[@ripperx444]

Horror story lol! Jomashop tells you don't rip off the tag from the bracelet... so either call them and fix it or return it. Defiantly don't wear it lol !! I bought a speedmaster and seamaster form them. No issues. Everything came as expected minus the seamaster bracelete was a little fucked up in how the links moved. I oiled it a little and it was fine but I sold Both watches cause omega is garbage dog shit

[@Lycosa]

Sennheiser.... lmao. archie/paul cant even say it properly. Beats by Dre. coolio. Beats arent shit but yea

[@clyde2801]

Iph you've got your music on an iPhone, Parrot Zik 2.0 or 3.0 can't be beat. Beats are 90% marketing and 10% engineering.

[@fullsaildigital]

Clyve hard to beat Sennheiser HD598's also, great sound stage

[@nickg2954]

jomashop is the best

[@alphonsorivera1111]

lmao