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#1 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: Virginia
Posts: 54
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It can be done!
Got the call! Started the journey back in September and after losing all hope I finally got the call. I introduced myself to my local AD back in September and expressed interest in a sub. I told her I would be happy with pretty much any version. I went back in October and made a jewelry purchase. Then in December I went in and tried to place a custom jewelry order and I never received a call back so I gave up and bought a pepsi from a trusted dealer. Then, I got a call Friday from the AD saying they have some good news. I swung by over the weekend and picked up this beauty. So, don't give up guys, it definitely can be done!
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#2 |
2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Real Name: Danny
Location: Bay Area CA
Watch: Yellow Gold
Posts: 20,249
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Congrats
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#3 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: USA
Watch: Rolex
Posts: 2,799
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Congratulations!
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#4 |
2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Real Name: Randy
Location: Midwest USA
Watch: Blue Sky
Posts: 3,034
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Congrats!! Good things do happen at AD's!!
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#5 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2020
Real Name: Kevin
Location: Northeast
Watch: My first, Sub Date
Posts: 1,930
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Congrats
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#6 |
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: World
Posts: 173
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It can be done! (if you make a jewelry purchase)
In any case, congrats! It's a great watch |
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#7 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: USA
Watch: All of them
Posts: 7
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Congrats! I had a similar experience last year myself. I started inquiring about a Sub in February 2021. My wife and I had our 20 year anniversary in June and knew I would buy her some jewelry as well. Followed up multiple times, bought the jewelry I planned to for my wife… and kept following up. My AD said I would eventually get a watch, but could never give me a firm timeframe.
Anniversary passed, wife was happy for her gifts, but sad I didn’t get the watch I wanted. I finally broke down and bought an Explorer II (which was my second choice for 1st Rolex) from a trusted seller in September. I brought the Exp. to my AD to be sized and two days later he called to say he had a Sub Date for me. Blessed to be in a position to buy two within a week! |
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#8 |
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Real Name: Andrew
Location: USA
Watch: Too many
Posts: 2,396
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Congrats! That’s a nice duo you’ve got there
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#9 |
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Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Earth
Posts: 2,318
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Beautiful. Congrats. Looks great on u
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#10 |
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Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: UK
Posts: 6,545
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Nice - congratulations!
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#11 |
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Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Canada
Watch: DSSD, CHNR, SUB
Posts: 1,681
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Congrats. Great duo
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#12 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Switzerland
Watch: yourself
Posts: 1,253
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#13 |
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Real Name: Harry
Location: England
Posts: 10,290
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It certainly can be done. There is luck involved but it's not impossible.
Congratulations. Superb watch. Superb pair of watches actually. |
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#14 |
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Real Name: Mark
Location: Niagara Falls Can
Watch: Milgauss white
Posts: 3,104
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Congratulations
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#15 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Sunshine State
Watch: lots of Rolex
Posts: 4,884
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#16 |
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: nyc
Posts: 6,545
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congrats, looks great on you. but buying jewelry to get a sub isn't really what most are hoping for lol
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#17 |
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: san francisco
Watch: SS daytona, Hulk,
Posts: 1,297
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Awesome!!! Enjoy them and congrats!
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#18 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Real Name: Roger Lococco
Location: Asia
Watch: 126719BLRO Pepsi
Posts: 2,908
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Congrats! A great watch and one that takes a great amount of good fortune to get.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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#19 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Real Name: Brian (TBone)
Location: canada
Watch: es make me smile
Posts: 75,969
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The perfect twosome IMHO, congratulations and enjoy them both
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#20 |
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: detroit
Posts: 532
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Maybe indicate how much jewelry haha. If a reasonable buy needed anyways it was really just maybe a tipping point. If a 5 ct ring at retail… then right on they better get you that sub lol.
Congrats! |
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#21 |
2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Real Name: Anthony
Location: Triad
Watch: Me go broke!!!!
Posts: 4,036
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^^^^
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#22 |
2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: SE PA USA
Watch: GMT/SUB/Daytona
Posts: 847
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Congrats!
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#23 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: So Cal
Posts: 1,829
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Awesome congratulations!
I can’t help but be nosy lol I’m interested to know what your partner is dishing up in the background… ? It’s lunch time here ;) |
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#24 |
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Toronto
Watch: 126710BLRO
Posts: 696
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congrats!
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#25 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2021
Real Name: It's not Tim
Location: EST
Watch: 126610LN
Posts: 1,144
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Congrats but it was totally because of your jewellery purchase.
I walked into an AD for the first time in September. 31mm DateJust purchase. 38mm Tudor Royal purchase. Hesalite 3861 purchase. Offered me a Sub Date within two months. It can be done...with money! Meanwhile, guys who don't buy anything else wait for years. |
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#26 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: Virginia
Posts: 54
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Thanks guys. I bought a pair of earrings and a bracelet for around $1200 the first time I went back. Then, I went to place a custom order for a $500 bracelet and answered a bunch of questions about it and was told they would call me with the details. They never called. So, I reached out after about a week and a half and they didn't return my phone call. I figured they were not going to sell me a watch and didn't want me to keep purchasing jewelry thinking they were. I pretty much gave up at that point. The thing is that I was buying the jewelry regardless so I would rather buy it from an AD then non AD in hopes of maybe getting sold a watch. The weird part is they didn't even mention the custom order when I went back. I didn't bring it up. I already reached out to a different store about it anyway. Other then that they have been great. Very nice people. Had some good conversations with my SA. I plan on buying all my future jewelry from there just maybe I won't do any more custom stuff. I know, it's a crazy situation fellows. You gotta play the game to get a watch but it does work. With patience.
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#27 |
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Real Name: Richard
Location: USA
Watch: me set the time
Posts: 2,520
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Nice
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#28 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Northeast
Watch: Rolex/AP/ALS/Omega
Posts: 1,461
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Congrats. Thanks for sharing.
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#29 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Miami
Watch: me lose count.
Posts: 5,662
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That’s such refreshing news. It proves that real watch lovers can get their prize if they just employ patience and cunning. The jewelry sealed the deal in my view.
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#30 |
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: 88 keys
Posts: 2,238
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Congrats! Great watch! What AD is it?
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