Ну вот похожий ответ от Cartier для Quill and Pad:
Цитата:
"Wal-Mart is not a Cartier authorized retailer therefore Cartier has no knowledge or involvement in the selling or marketing of this watch nor can confirm the authenticity of the piece. Because Cartier has built its reputation on providing high quality merchandise to the consumer, it attempts to control its product from creation through the retail channels. It does so by selling its products exclusively through its own boutiques and its own hand-selected retail partners worldwide. Despite these efforts, due to currency fluctuations and other marketplace pressures, Cartier products can be found at unauthorized retail outlets including online and brick and mortar stores.
Over the years, because of its concern over the quality of Cartier products distributed outside of its authorized trade channels, Cartier has continually monitored the unauthorized marketplace and discovered that unauthorized dealers try to cover up the fact that they sell products that are often used, sometimes faulty, occasionally counterfeit, and never warrantied by Cartier. All of this behavior is done at the expense of the unknowing consumer, who are being sold on the false idea that they are getting the exact same product for less. Cartier has filed several lawsuits on this basis as well that are a matter of public record.
Cartier has been and will continue its commitment to monitor the unauthorized retail network for the sale of used, damaged and counterfeit products, combat fraud in the marketplace and protect consumers and its long-standing reputation of excellence and authenticity....
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Но, Дмитрий, неужели нет ощущения, что бренд очень сильно лукавит?))))
Да и с серым рынком насколько знаю, похожая ситуация. Очень многие бренды балуются продажами часов с очень и очень хорошим дисконтом за кэш. Чуть ли не специального человека держат, отвечающего за серый рынок.