Comments on: A short message from Beijing http://www.fratellowatches.com/archives/2005/05/17/a-short-message-from-beijing/ watchweblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:09:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Robert-Jan Broer http://www.fratellowatches.com/archives/2005/05/17/a-short-message-from-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Robert-Jan Broer Sun, 22 May 2005 05:14:22 +0000 /?p=286#comment-579 @ Bas: That's the weird thing :-) They have Japanese digital equipment and Japanese cars all over the place :-) @James: Watches were almost the same price as in Europe, maybe a few tens off or on. RJ @ Bas:

That’s the weird thing :-) They have Japanese digital equipment and Japanese cars all over the place :-)

@James:

Watches were almost the same price as in Europe, maybe a few tens off or on.

RJ

]]> By: James http://www.fratellowatches.com/archives/2005/05/17/a-short-message-from-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-578 James Wed, 18 May 2005 02:25:11 +0000 /?p=286#comment-578 I'm based in HK so I travel to China quite a bit...and yes indeed Omega seems to be the main brand in China, with boutiques and stores in most major cities. Funny thing is you'll find brands you don't normally find in malls as well...for example in the main department store in Nanjing, I saw both a JLC boutique AND an AP boutique on the first floor...needless to say they are not doing very well. Also, Seiko does not seem to have a strong presence in China, whereas Citizen is much more common, as are Timex's. Anyhow, hope you're enjoying your trip...how are the prices? I’m based in HK so I travel to China quite a bit…and yes indeed Omega seems to be the main brand in China, with boutiques and stores in most major cities. Funny thing is you’ll find brands you don’t normally find in malls as well…for example in the main department store in Nanjing, I saw both a JLC boutique AND an AP boutique on the first floor…needless to say they are not doing very well.

Also, Seiko does not seem to have a strong presence in China, whereas Citizen is much more common, as are Timex’s. Anyhow, hope you’re enjoying your trip…how are the prices?

]]> By: Bas http://www.fratellowatches.com/archives/2005/05/17/a-short-message-from-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Bas Tue, 17 May 2005 11:20:31 +0000 /?p=286#comment-577 RJ, I don't know much about Chinese culture, but I do know that the Chinese don't get along very well with the Japanese. Maybe that's the reason they don't buy Seiko. What about other Japanese products, like Sony and Toyota? RJ, I don’t know much about Chinese culture, but I do know that the Chinese don’t get along very well with the Japanese. Maybe that’s the reason they don’t buy Seiko. What about other Japanese products, like Sony and Toyota?

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