Rolex patent marks the end of flipping?

[SamArj]

https://youtu.be/eMPMzFlb1sk?si=5l4fOOqudi0YKNFG


If this is true then the AD will know when the watch has been flipped ie when the new owner requests to be registered on the database.

[Calatrava r]

Anytime a secondary owner interacts with Rolex they know the watch has changed owners. Most people believe Rolex is more concerned with the pieces which gain value on the used market over the pieces which lose value. When Rolex is asked to authenticate a new Daytona, the rep will probably be in touch with the selling AD.

[116510lv]

Rolex don't care if your watch is sold.

Ad's care.

Rolex are a charity who make timepieces and are only interested in one thing.... To make money.

They don't care about keeping people safe, the grey market etc.

Sent from my SM-S918B using Tapatalk

[SamArj]

Originally Posted by Calatrava r

Anytime a secondary owner interacts with Rolex they know the watch has changed owners. Most people believe Rolex is more concerned with the pieces which gain value on the used market over the pieces which lose value. When Rolex is asked to authenticate a new Daytona, the rep will probably be in touch with the selling AD.

Yes but usually the second owner only presents to the AD when there is a fault or it needs a service, ie 5+ years in the future.
With this new proposal lets say I get a watch from the AD today. Tomorrow I flip it to a grey dealer who sells to a new client. The new client wants his name registered against the watch and contacts Rolex. At that point it becomes apparent that I flipped the watch within 24/48 hours of purchasing it.

That's why I'm saying that if this new system comes to pass then the days of serial flipping are thankfully over.