Non blue 15500ST availability?

[RealMadrid1988]

Originally Posted by TunaTuna

All the boutiques are very nice. AD's not so much when it comes to Rolex, AP and Patek. Many people confuse an AD that may have a brand specific store, like a Rolex store. It is not a boutique.

Huh? A monobrand Rolex AD is indeed a boutique, even if it isn’t owned by Rolex (indeed, there is only one Rolex-owned boutique in the world, which is located in Switzerland).

[RealMadrid1988]

Originally Posted by BigBallerBrand

I’m still confused about the difference between a boutique and an AD. What’s the main difference? Thx

A boutique is monobrand (i.e., only sells the brand in question). An AD can be a boutique or non-boutique — that is, all boutiques of a brand are ADs, but not all ADs are boutiques.

The above is not to be confused with the idea of corporate-owned boutiques (e.g., AP boutique NYC) vs. non-corporate-owned boutiques (e.g., AP boutique Las Vegas (owned by Westime)).

[VogelPhoenix]

Originally Posted by BigBallerBrand

Any harm in trying all of them?

Just FYI, all the boutiques can see your wishlist, buying history and any other info AP might have collected about you. So visiting every boutique one can and asking to be put on waiting lists for hot models may or may not be a smart strategy. At least one needs to make sure you keep the story straight (the manager of a boutique in Europe recently gave me a run down of the dossier AP had compiled on me - it was hilarious).

[macrowatch]

Originally Posted by VogelPhoenix

Just FYI, all the boutiques can see your wishlist, buying history and any other info AP might have collected about you. So visiting every boutique one can and asking to be put on waiting lists for hot models may or may not be a smart strategy. At least one needs to make sure you keep the story straight (the manager of a boutique in Europe recently gave me a run down of the dossier AP had compiled on me - it was hilarious).

And….what did it say!??

Serious question. I am curious what a compiled profile looks like. Ha.

[VogelPhoenix]

Originally Posted by macrowatch

And….what did it say!??

Serious question. I am curious what a compiled profile looks like. Ha.

Most of it expected - state of collection/buying history, wish list, occupation, martial status, occupation of spouse, number of kids, home/business location, but also some commentary/psych evaluation on family, travels, interests etc. Didn't catch everything because I was laughing so hard.

[Mini2]

Originally Posted by VogelPhoenix

Most of it expected - state of collection/buying history, wish list, occupation, martial status, occupation of spouse, number of kids, home/business location, but also some commentary/psych evaluation on family, travels, interests etc. Didn't catch everything because I was laughing so hard.

Less information to get a bloody mortgage

[Nav01L]

Originally Posted by VogelPhoenix

Most of it expected - state of collection/buying history, wish list, occupation, martial status, occupation of spouse, number of kids, home/business location, but also some commentary/psych evaluation on family, travels, interests etc. Didn't catch everything because I was laughing so hard.

Psych evaluation? Like client mentally unstable, has an unhealthy affliction with our luxury trinkets? Wouldn’t that apply to mostly anyone walking in there?

[smallcollector]

Originally Posted by VogelPhoenix

Most of it expected - state of collection/buying history, wish list, occupation, martial status, occupation of spouse, number of kids, home/business location, but also some commentary/psych evaluation on family, travels, interests etc. Didn't catch everything because I was laughing so hard.

wow are you serious?

[nsarkas]

Originally Posted by VogelPhoenix

Most of it expected - state of collection/buying history, wish list, occupation, martial status, occupation of spouse, number of kids, home/business location, but also some commentary/psych evaluation on family, travels, interests etc. Didn't catch everything because I was laughing so hard.

I hope that’s not the case; I might be ok with chatting, but definitely not for it all to be recorded

[macrowatch]

Originally Posted by nsarkas

I hope that’s not the case; I might be ok with chatting, but definitely not for it all to be recorded

I hope you are not using FB Messenger, free Gmail, or Alexa.

Knowing this now, I will simply go in and start with conversation with I know VogelPheonix personally, and start messing with his recorded profile.

[VogelPhoenix]

Originally Posted by smallcollector

wow are you serious?

Well, when AP says they'd like to know their clients, what do you think they mean? As someone already said, it's a microscopic fraction of what any number of internet outfits know about (almost) everyone of us. In this case I at least know what I get in return, i.e., excellent service, even if not every watch I'd like.

[youthagainsttt]

Originally Posted by RollinMoses

I would say you would not want to wear it to any office where you do not want to draw substantial attention to your wrist wearing an incredibly flashy (quite literally) watch.

WR is 50 metres I believe, but anyway I full agree that the watch should be a perfectly good daily wear from the point of view of robustness. A tech office might be worse since most tech people are on MacBooks and the metallic cases can be scratchy.

I totally agree with you, wore it a few times to my old workplace & it is very flashy & shiny. If you're in a meeting it's literally the tbjng that's grabbing people's attention if you're speaking etc

[VogelPhoenix]

Originally Posted by nsarkas

I hope that’s not the case; I might be ok with chatting, but definitely not for it all to be recorded

Well, one advantage of a written record is that you don't start from scratch if your SA moves (or if you move and work with a different boutique).

[www777]

Do you think a black or grey dial would be much easier to get? Say in under a year on the list?

[VogelPhoenix]

Originally Posted by www777

Do you think a black or grey dial would be much easier to get? Say in under a year on the list?

Easier for sure, much easier - maybe, under a year, well, depends on circumstances/luck.

[Mini2]

Originally Posted by www777

Do you think a black or grey dial would be much easier to get? Say in under a year on the list?

I put my name down in 2018
And nothing

[www777]

Originally Posted by Mini2

I put my name down in 2018
And nothing

Wow

[GW44]

Originally Posted by Mini2

I put my name down in 2018
And nothing

I did the same in Spring 2019, I feel your pain…..

[Jaypremium]

Originally Posted by www777

Wow

Same here smh…


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[shaunylw]

Originally Posted by cascavel

Every Grey Market dealer has a large stock of these. They are available to anyone at a price of around 2X MSRP. No prior purchase history required.

Cool story. I’m sure everyone’s dream is to pay an extra 35k.

[dh1]

Originally Posted by shaunylw

Cool story. I’m sure everyone’s dream is to pay an extra 35k.

Someone's paying?

[shaunylw]

Originally Posted by dh1

Someone's paying?

Why would he ask how hard is it to get something when everyone understands you can just pay double or triple and have it instantly?

[dh1]

Originally Posted by shaunylw

Why would he ask how hard is it to get something when everyone understands you can just pay double or triple and have it instantly?

Fair enough. I didn't read the thread carefully so my reply was somewhat of a non sequitur.

That being said, I feel like in some ways the grey market value should be a somewhat reliable answer to "how hard". If grey markets dealers are selling for retail + 35k, and anyone who buys at retail stands to make a pretty big amount of guaranteed profit (not full 35k but a fair bit), it's probably hard. If the markup is 1k, it's probably not too hard.

Of course, I fully admit there are probably cases where it's not as hard as the $$ difference implies...