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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Australia
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Expressing Interest with my first AD
Hey guys, first time poster, long time lurker. I just put in my first "expression of interest" form so to speak with my local AD for a 116610LN, and thinking about what lies ahead I can't help but feel like I must have low grade autism or something - the prospect of having to build a relationship with my AD is filling me with an existential exhaustion.
Does anyone have any tips for some filler banter, honestly. |
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"TRF" Life Patron
Join Date: Jun 2005
Real Name: Peter
Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng
Watch: ing you.
Posts: 52,825
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All this so called build a relationship with my AD only exists on internet forums, as all ADs are in business for one thing only.That is to sell as many watches to any Tom,Dick or Harry who enters there store and parts with there cash.
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: NL
Watch: Yachtmaster
Posts: 14,593
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Many alternative places to buy a 116610LN
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Day Date 18238, Yachtmaster 16622, Deepsea 116660, Submariner 116619, SkyD 326935, DJ 178271, DJ 69158, Yachtmaster 169622, GMT 116713LN, GMT 126711. |
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Carolina
Watch: Rolex/Others
Posts: 46,660
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Welcome. Do some research here on TRF and you will see a lot of options on buying a watch. No reason to flip the customer/AD relationship but it is really all about the watches not relationships with retailers.
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: NC
Posts: 159
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1. Get it now and just pay the markup. 2. Buy a couple things for more money than the markup and wait. My AD's hypothesis is that they have been making new movements which have haunted production on the hot models and this could make things a little easier to get by end of year. |
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Real Name: Brian
Location: Northern Virginia
Watch: One of Not Many
Posts: 17,892
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Yes.
Tell them you will buy when they have a watch.
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Real Name: Ben
Location: Valley of the Sun
Watch: 126331 126610 3861
Posts: 3,235
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Relationships count, my friend. In everything. My cars, my house, my jewelry. All purchased through mutually beneficial relationships. And not always because I have the cash on the barrelhead ready to rock. I've had the same car guy for 20 years and I don't know how many cars. Same RE agent and same Rolex AD, too. These things are important to me and I invest in the people and process that enable me to acquire them (mostly) as I please. Ben |
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: GA
Posts: 4,823
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Most ADs are also in the business of selling all sorts of other jewelry and meaningless trinkets. The “relationship,” while still total BS, is just a cute way of them increasing sales to every other TDH. I get it, don’t like it, but understand. Fortunately the AD that I actually buy my watches from doesn’t play this game with me. |
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 102
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Just go in, ask for the watch. When they tell you they don’t have one and it will be months, but they can take your name and info, give it to them. Boom, done. I enjoying chewing the fat with folks at an AD if they are into watches, but that because I like talking watches. I don’t pretend to think it helps me getting a watch I want.
If they don’t offer a list, or suggest you might want to browse for something else to help things along, tell them no thanks and go find another AD. If they ask for a deposit, well that’s a decision for you to make. |
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: CA
Posts: 585
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That aside, just go frequently and talk to them, sometimes it doesn't work but sometimes it works. In the end, humans care about business but also relationship. It depends on your AD and your SA but it wouldn't hurt showing up. |
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: New England
Posts: 3,708
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Every 3 to 4 weeks: “hi there it’s me again, just checking in to ensure you didn’t forget about me.”
You know trickle in some current events and some how were your holidays, when appropriate too. But mainly just stay nice and keep checking in.
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Current watches: 116718ln, 116500 black dial, 40mm Breitling Chronomat MOP dial “A man with one watch always knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.” |
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: USA
Watch: 116618LB
Posts: 573
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Speaking in general terms I agree with you. Although I have seen a number of threads from members recently that would disagree. I also see you talk a lot about things that “only exist on Internet forums”. Don’t you run this Rolex forum? I just don’t get you being the authority on what is real or not. With all due respect. There were just 2 long threads about a gentleman that got a BLRO with no purchase history by striking up good conversation with a SA. That was in real life, not on the Internet. |
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Earth
Watch: 116610LV
Posts: 469
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