Buying designer watches at a discount

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Yesterday my b/f and I popped into Nordstrom and after much looking and pussing about (on his part) he finally saw a watch he liked and wanted.

Backstory: I've been trying to get him to buy a nice watch for about a year, he keeps saying later, later but then I hear about how he wants a nice watch.. :p I would have got him a watch for his birthday if it wasn't also for the fact that he's set on wearing on his dominant hand. Hello? You're going to destroy your watch!! (this is a slightly sore subject :graucho:)

So we found this Burberry watch, really nice but it's $395 and I'm not a fan of paying full price. My Burberry is from a Fossil outlet and I got it for $129. Here's the watch:
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http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2949922/0~2376777~2374609~6026903?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6026903&P=1

So ladies and gents: how do you get deals on watches?
Since it's Burberry I feel like it would be excluded from Friends and Family sales and that sort of thing. I already have a Nordstrom card, so I can't hit that route.
I really want to make this happen for my honey.
 
Yesterday my b/f and I popped into Nordstrom and after much looking and pussing about (on his part) he finally saw a watch he liked and wanted.

Backstory: I've been trying to get him to buy a nice watch for about a year, he keeps saying later, later but then I hear about how he wants a nice watch.. :p I would have got him a watch for his birthday if it wasn't also for the fact that he's set on wearing on his dominant hand. Hello? You're going to destroy your watch!! (this is a slightly sore subject :graucho:)

So we found this Burberry watch, really nice but it's $395 and I'm not a fan of paying full price. My Burberry is from a Fossil outlet and I got it for $129. Here's the watch:
2jdqrsg.jpg


http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2949922/0~2376777~2374609~6026903?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6026903&P=1

So ladies and gents: how do you get deals on watches?
Since it's Burberry I feel like it would be excluded from Friends and Family sales and that sort of thing. I already have a Nordstrom card, so I can't hit that route.
I really want to make this happen for my honey.

Well, it actually may go on sale now because they are doing their men's sale and double points. Or, they seem to always have Burberry, and watches of that type during Anniversary Sale. Also double points. And, they will match prices of any other retailer who has the same model offering a discount.
 
Balto Bag Lady, it wasn't on sale yesterday but I will keep checking back. Other retailers have it for the same exact price. :(

Then I would wait for Anniversary Sale. I know they had a lot of lady's Burberry watches last year, so they probably have gent's as well. I think pre-sale is in a few weeks. And, DOUBLE POINTS!!!! I am such a loyal Nordstrom customer, that I actually got a Michelle ceramic and diamond deco watch with points, including tax and the discount match from the competitor down the mall. I save my points for a long time! Love those triple and 10x events.
 
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