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14 July 2024, 02:24 AM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Real Name: Doug
Location: USA East Coast
Watch: GMT-Master II
Posts: 265
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Best AD Ever! GANDELMAN
I have to give a shout out to Gandelman Aruba!
 I stay in communication during the year, and my wife and I vacation here almost every year, though Covid put a damper on it of late. I had provided my SA and the corp customer relations leader some ideas of what I’d love to have if they could keep an eye out. Hopeful, but no expectation frankly. It’s been a long time since were here, but if they could, a DJ41 or a Sky-Dweller, I’d be so happy! I know how difficult 126500s are to acquire so I didn’t even bother with telling them, but I did mention it to my SA when I stopped in after we got here. In fact, I posted earlier about a DJ36 that caught my wife’s attention while we were saying hi. We opted to not buy it, let a more deserving home take it.  Two days ago, the SA called me (I was on the beach, enjoying sun and drink), and said she has a 126500LN Black dial for me. Come on in to the store on Saturday [Today].  I nearly spit vodka soda out my nose!  Snapped these shots, and I’m just blown away that they were able to take care of us. I have been on the hunt since 2021 for the Daytona, I’d just about given up frankly, and just couldn’t bring myself to buy grey market for it. Patience paid off! Amazing how these guys are so happy to help their customers, even one that hasn’t been here since Covid left town. This is how you make a lifetime loyal customer with your AD. Just stay in touch, be genuine, and don’t feel entitled. Relationships matter, and it’s not how much $ is spent in that relationship. Thank you Linda! Thank you Gandelman! ❤️ Last edited by NAUI1982; 14 July 2024 at 03:02 AM.. Reason: Spelling |
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14 July 2024, 02:50 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2023
Location: At home
Watch: 226570
Posts: 211
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Congrats. Patience rewards
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14 July 2024, 03:11 AM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Real Name: A-Aron
Location: Utah
Watch: 126710BLNR 226570
Posts: 2,205
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Love this story....
The "Hopeful, but no expectation" resonated with me. That's how I am with my AD. I don't get too worked up, I just try to be me and treat people the right way, and hopefully my turn comes. I just had a friend get allocated the same Daytona .It's an amazing piece. Enjoy the watch an the rest of your vacation. Congrats!!!! |
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14 July 2024, 04:19 AM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Real Name: Doug
Location: USA East Coast
Watch: GMT-Master II
Posts: 265
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14 July 2024, 03:19 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Uk
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Congratulations, fabulous piece and one I’m hoping to acquire myself!
To me much nicer than the white dial. Enjoy  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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14 July 2024, 03:39 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2024
Location: At my desk . . .
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Congratulations!
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14 July 2024, 03:42 AM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Real Name: Richie
Location: "Nowhere Man"
Watch: out now,take care!
Posts: 29,370
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Very nice! Congratulations
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14 July 2024, 03:39 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Real Name: Tom
Location: Florida
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Very Nice and congrats!! I was in there two days ago talking with Linda, extremely enjoyable experience.
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14 July 2024, 04:20 AM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Real Name: Doug
Location: USA East Coast
Watch: GMT-Master II
Posts: 265
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14 July 2024, 04:37 AM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Real Name: Steven
Location: Glocal
Posts: 20,845
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Enjoy your time in Aruba
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14 July 2024, 03:42 AM
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Oct 2019
Real Name: Brian
Location: Nashville
Watch: 16750
Posts: 6,534
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Nice watch! Congratulations!
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16750 | 6516(wife’s) | 126334 | 16570 | SBGA413 | SRPE33 | 126610LV |
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14 July 2024, 03:47 AM
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"TRF" Life Patron
Join Date: Jun 2005
Real Name: Peter
Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng
Watch: ing you.
Posts: 52,962
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Well that's what ADs are in business for to sell watches congratulations wear your new watch in good health.
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 ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder 
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14 July 2024, 03:50 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2022
Location: Cali
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Congratulations, that’s a huge score!
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14 July 2024, 03:55 AM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: USA
Watch: SD43
Posts: 536
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Huge congratulations!
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14 July 2024, 03:56 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Real Name: Jim
Location: NJ
Watch: Rolex Daytona W&B
Posts: 1,539
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Recently got a Sub no date with them 2 months ago. They’re the best!
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14 July 2024, 05:10 AM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: United States
Watch: Rolex and Patek
Posts: 11,232
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Great incoming. Congrats.
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14 July 2024, 05:12 AM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Paris, France
Posts: 35,190
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 Fantastic, congrats!! |
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14 July 2024, 05:31 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Pittsburgh
Watch: 126710BLNR Jubilee
Posts: 7,042
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My favorite Rolex. I am waiting, congrats!
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14 July 2024, 05:53 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Uk
Watch: RolexGMT/Tudor7928
Posts: 4,075
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Congratulations to you and what a great result
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14 July 2024, 06:02 AM
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Australia
Posts: 2,187
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Congratulations, a great story and a fantastic watch. Black is my favorite.
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14 July 2024, 06:06 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Earth
Posts: 740
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Even without this Gandelman Aruba sounds like a great place to live.
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14 July 2024, 06:16 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: USA
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That’s amazing, love hearing a story like this.
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14 July 2024, 06:16 AM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Real Name: Kat
Location: CA, USA
Watch: 126233 Wimbledon T
Posts: 7,053
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Wow! Big congrats! Looks great on you, too. Wear it in good health.
Kat Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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14 July 2024, 06:22 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Sunshine State
Watch: lots of Rolex
Posts: 5,005
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Sweet watch; great story. Congrats! and enjoy.
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126610LV//116508 Daytona YG Black/Champagne 116655 YM40 Everose Oysterflex//126622 YM40 Blue//126600 SD43 126710BLNR//126711CHNR 126334 DJ41 Rhodium/Diamonds//126331 DJ41 TT Wimbledon 124300 OP41 Green//126334 DJ41Mint Green |
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14 July 2024, 06:22 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Planet Earth
Watch: Me Now
Posts: 834
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Wow. Great to see these in demand pieces making it onto wrists. Very well done! West in good health.
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14 July 2024, 06:59 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Colorado
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Great story...Congratulations!
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14 July 2024, 07:24 AM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Apr 2022
Real Name: Bazil Brush
Location: Star Gazing
Watch: Any Daytona
Posts: 3,460
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Love it ! Enjoy …
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  One day, it just stops ticking, so enjoy every second  If you have no enemies, you have no character. Taking a stand always creates opposition. Paul Newman Being Serious = Onto the list you go  
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14 July 2024, 08:30 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: US
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Very nice…what are you going to buy with the chunk of change you saved not going gray?
Enjoy it! |
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14 July 2024, 09:02 AM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Real Name: Doug
Location: USA East Coast
Watch: GMT-Master II
Posts: 265
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 A DJ41 Blue or Green dial. 🤣🙏 |
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14 July 2024, 09:03 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Real Name: Lawrence
Location: Dublin
Watch: Explorer
Posts: 227
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What a story and what an incoming from a good AD!
Not sure when will I be able to get mine. Wear it in good health! PS. Prefer black for 126500  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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