ChronoShark.com One Watch Deal A Day: The Woot.com Of Timepieces

chronosharklogo1 ChronoShark.com One Watch Deal A Day: The Woot.com Of TimepiecesYou know Woot.com right? Its the popular deal-a-day website which offers just one very good deal a day. If you miss it, there is no going back. Well, countless Woot.com competitors have popped up, often focusing on some market niche. Here though, is the watch version, and it is very well done. ChronoShark.com (just launched in December 2008) is the place to go for a super daily watch deal. It was started by the people who do DiamondShark.com (I am sure you can guess the idea is there too).

Chronoshark.com is executed really well, and is a testament to simple online purchasing and good watch marketing. It is really simple, first you visit ChronoShark.com everyday to see the deal de jour. If you want, you can get e-mails from them, or get their deals via RSS. If you like what you see, you can view some technical information, a clear image of the watch, some relevant details about the watch, and most importantly you get some some comparison prices as to what the same watch model would cost on major retails elsewhere. The process is so smooth, and they really stress the "time is running out" feeling with the countdown clock ticking in real time.

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The prices currently are really quite good. A draw back at this time is that the selection is limited to mainstream brands with high distribution. Chronoshark says the main brands offered right now are: Accutron, Bulova, Citizen, ESQ, Invicta, Movado, Seiko and Technomarine. Nothing wrong at all with these brands, but don't expect to see anything exotic or too extravagant here - this is your good deal site for your basic mainstream watches. Still, the potential range of models even from these few brands is really large, there are men's and women's watches that are available, and the deals can be just great (I've been watching what they offer over the last few days and can approve). For good design and good prices I feel comfortable giving ChronoShark.com my aBlogtoRead.com Good Value Award. Certainly a site to visit from time to time.
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Written by Mr. Ariel Adams - aBlogtoRead.com, trusted independent watch media.


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Chronoshark guys suck. You have no idea what kind of operation these idiots are running. I do watch repair for a living and a relative of mine new one the guys running behind the show. I contacted him about buying left over watches and they said sure. When I got there, these guys where very unprofessional. They made a meeting with me, had no price list of left over products, made me come back again and during the meeting they were bouncing around doing other things. I told them I do watch repair for a living and they gave me a michelle watch to repair a missing crown. I did it CHEAP, only charged 70 Bucks including the crown!!!!
I also changed 4 watch batteries for 20 bucks. This was back in, late August early Sep. of 2010. They never paid yet, and they told me that they don't want to sell me there left over watches. "Its not worth it for them", what Bull S**T. I was going to buy 10-20 peices at a time and they told me we don't sell onezies and twozies.
I have proof of all this.

My only concern/doubt is how do they do these deals so cheap? Are they original, which they claim to be.

There is no big secret behind the deals. There are various reasons, but you really need to understand how the watch market works in terms of the wholesale pricing. Trust me that people are making money off these watches, and they are legitimate watches. There is also the concept of making up profits in volume, what you lose in individual margins.

Buyer beware if you have to return your item. Make sure you get a tracking number. I insured my package, but did not get a tracking number. Chronoshark noticed this and claimed they did not receive my package on a $800 watch and said they could not issue a refund without a tracking number. It would have been very convenient for them to deny ever receiving it, deny my refund, and have me go on a 3 month long insurance claim through USPS. I had to go on an investigative spree with USPS to finally show that the package had been delivered 2 days after I sent it out and signed for by one of their employees! I got my refund, but am not inclined to do business with a company who will take the opportunity to screw with a customer if they see a loophole (like a missing tracking #).

Hi there,
Thanks for the notice. Returns can sometimes be a pain. Thanks for letting people know about what they need to keep track of when making a return to ChronoShark.com. Take care.

Just bought my husband a TAG for $450! WOW!

Jake,
That is a good deal you are right! Thanks for commenting. Take care.

Today's deal: Movado Elliptica for $299?!

Wow. While I'm not a big Movado guy, this might be too good to pass up.

Hi Harry,
Just got back from Germany. Too bad that don't ship outside the US yet. I foresee it occurring soon. Remember that Chronoshark.com just got up and running last month. Stay warm!

Unfortunately both are continental US only :-(

Cheers from currently -27 degrees Canada
Harry

http://www.harrybishop.ca

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