Well, there are two prices here that you need to know,

MSRP - RM22,xxx
Price sell by AD - RM27,xxx

From my experience, it's alot cheaper to buy a Rollie outside Malaysia despite the currency exchange, say USD. It's a sad thing to know eventhough the gov does not impose tax/duty on watches, but there's always markup by ADs here especially on sports model (sub, GMT, Daytonas, etc). Check out those internet forums (timezone, WUS and eBay), you can buy the GMTIIc a 3 months old for USD5,500 (RM18,500!!) or even new ones for less than USD6,000 which is definitely much cheaper than RM27,000 here. Good luck

I will share these simple 3 rules. They have worked well for me.

1. "know what you're buying or want to buy". Do research by readings various forums, articles etc.

2. "buy the seller". Check his references and follow through, asks for close-up pictures other than those posted, validate the serial number against the warranty card. Get his contact info fully (home & office address), not just handphone. Validate the address given, not some bogus chicken shop, restaurant, abandoned warehouse or what have you. If you're paying via wire transfer, check with the receiving bank how long the account has been established before proceeding.

3. "if it looks strange, sounds strange, then it is strange!" Anytime your instinct tells you it's fishy, backout and move on.

Hope these helps!

Further to my first rule above, do research also on how to avoid the counterfeit/fake. They're getting better, but still fake nevertheless. Check this out

Fake GMT II Ceramic

Rolex parts are controlled items which can only be purchased from authorised dealers (AD). However, in Malaysia ADs don't carry parts. So your only way is to go to the service center below and buy from them and get it installed. However, before you get excited, Rolex (in SEA and most part of the world except EU) is strict in terms of parts mix and match. So, if the dial you want is not one of 'official' dial variations of the watch you own, then tough luck.

Rolex Malaysia

This post has been edited by SamD: Nov 11 2010, 02:46 PM