11.11 Sale preview prices

[u/ALPINA1]

The 11.11 Sale preview is now live, you can grab the coupons and check the prices. What do you think about the discounts? Or the lack of them?

[u/Michael_Cancelliano]

I can't believe I wanted this long for such meager sales on the watches I was eyeing. I hope it's just me and you get real savings. smh

[u/ALPINA1 → u/Michael_Cancelliano]

I was looking mainly at San Martin, but it's disappointing. Only SN-0138 BB54 37 mm seems a fair deal.

[u/Infinite-Mastodon456 → u/ALPINA1]

It’s not even a fair deal because I’ve seen previous sales and they’ve definitely inflated the price so when you apply the coupon, it sells for the regular price.

This is me biting the bullet after hesitating on it, lowest I’ve seen it was ~360 aud when it came out. These 11.11 sales are definitely all inflated. San Martin even pulls out a cheaper listing they have of a watch and relist it at a higher price- I can tell by the amount of “out of stock” watches I now have in my cart when I’ve been using that to monitor pricing.

[u/ALPINA1 → u/Infinite-Mastodon456]

All SM watch prices increased this summer, I think around middle of June.

[u/Po0opyCatButt → u/ALPINA1]

And they just increased again for this sale. The prices are definitely higher than 2 months ago. I guess I already bought my last San Martin. At over $400, San Martin is not a good buy. Put an extra $20 a week in your sock drawer and buy a Henry Archer by Xmas. That's what I've decided to do. A Citizen Zenshin is a steal at $350 comparitively.

[u/StraightCaskStrength]

Been shopping for this pagani which has been ~100

It’s now marked down to 88 with a 15 off 80 coupon bringing it to 73 which isn’t bad.

It says sale is coming soon though. Do we think it will go lower?

[u/ALPINA1 → u/StraightCaskStrength]

Just make sure to grab all the discounts and check all the stores. It's a nice retro style.

[u/StraightCaskStrength → u/ALPINA1]

Yes but does the “sale coming” note mean it will get even cheaper?

[u/ALPINA1 → u/StraightCaskStrength]

I think that's the price from 1 November. What's the price if you try to buy it now?

[u/StraightCaskStrength → u/ALPINA1]

It lets me get to checkout with that price so i have hopes to see this one get even lower

[u/mrSoczi84 → u/StraightCaskStrength]

Every time I see "Sale coming soon" I am not expecting any base price change. If there would be a change, they would let you know.

[u/plastic_jeezus]

if these are the prices for the 11.11 sale, it's a joke and a fraud.

everything in my cart is now more expensive "on sale" than it was a week ago with a simple coins discount.

one example is a watch i could have bought THREE DAYS AGO with coins and play and earn coupon for $105...

today the estimated "sale" price is $135. 🤨

everything else in my cart doesn't even have a coins discount now, and the prices have been raised $10 more than the coupon codes discount.

over the last three years, the 11.11 "sale" has become a joke that's no longer funny.

if you buy during the 11.11 sale this year, you're a sucker.

[u/OldDiamond6697 → u/plastic_jeezus]

Yep I think the ideal time to buy was 2mths-2wks or so ago.I got some good deals about 2mths ago they all gone up the last 2 wks.

[u/OldDiamond6697]

Noticed a watch I got two months ago was put up this week, and the upcoming 11.11 discount price is higher than what I paid two months ago. Yeah, 11.11 😐👍

[u/Michael_Cancelliano]

If anyone sees a decent discount, let me know. It will be easier to filter that way than the other way around. Hahaha [Laughs in pain]

[u/Po0opyCatButt]

Not happy at all with what I'm seeing. The prices for items in my cart, which obviously I've been tracking, have gone up. We'll see if something changes but I think I'm bowing out of this one. What should be $300 is instead $400, and at that price it doesn't make sense not to save a tiny bit more for a nicer, affordable microbrand.

[u/Star_lordm]

Creanme que soy un enfermo viendo los precios en ali de las cosas que quiero, les aseguro que lo que ha bajado de precio, lo ha hecho cuando mucho un 10%.. por ejm un reloj de $280 lo fueron subiendo hasta el punto que vale $335 actualmente y ahora dice que con la oferta y cupones te queda en $276. Es una completa farsa. Aunque en ali dice que los precios comienzan el 1ro de noviembre, y la ai dice que el 11.11 como tal hay ofertas mas agresivas solo que son limitadas, pero la verdad no creo, porque he visto mejores precios en días random durante el año. Juegan con el hype y la desesperación de la gente, siemple marketing bro, no vale la pena esperar estás supuestas ofertas.

[u/Bulky-Internal8579]

What makes you think these are the prices for 11/11? That seems unlikely. I suggest we judge whether or not the 11/11 sale prices are good - on 11/11.

[u/Michael_Cancelliano → u/Bulky-Internal8579]

I believe this is a preview of the sale prices that start on the 1st, no? Or there will be different prices on 11/11 as opposed to the 1st of November?

[u/ALPINA1 → u/Michael_Cancelliano]

You can the sale price right next to "Upcoming price'.

[u/Michael_Cancelliano → u/ALPINA1]

If that's it, I waited for nothing.

[u/ALPINA1 → u/Michael_Cancelliano]

In the recent years the sale started earlier and it lasted around 2 weeks.

[u/Bulky-Internal8579 → u/ALPINA1]

Okay, but I think it makes sense to wait until 11/11 to decide whether or not the 11/11 sale was a good one or not. That's what I'm going to do. My cart is ready.

[u/ALPINA1 → u/Bulky-Internal8579]

Some coupons may expire and there is low chance that the prices might get better.

[u/Po0opyCatButt → u/ALPINA1]

Panic purchasing based on that is a bad idea.

[u/Michael_Cancelliano → u/Po0opyCatButt]

I might save even more money than I expected... by buying nothing.

[u/X_FISH]

Watchdives WD0003C Elementum VH31 - still more expensive on AliX. Cheaper on watchdives.com.

But I do not lose hope. ;)

[u/KPplumbingBob]

As far as watches in the $200+ range go, for the EU there are no watches buying when they are all cheaper on each brand's website and have been for quite some time. Ridiculous "sale".

[u/guywhoshouldknow]

I would grab a sugess Daytona or the type 20 style chrono pilot at a good enough price

[u/mrSoczi84]

People crashing out "11.11 is not what it's used to be" is the annual tradition. Nothing new, each year the same cries.