Does Rolex Pay Attention to TRF?

[dman]

Originally Posted by Blue Bull

Rolex dont monitor any forums ... Why ? They sell everyone they manufacture.

My AD told me that he has had 2 Leopards in the last 3 years and never sold either. They are one of the 50 largest independant AD's in the world. Not sure they will ever sell them either.

I do agree with the rest of your post though, very well written and thoughtout m8.

I just that it was funny that people insist that they sell every watch they make, according to my AD they don't.

[redcalx]

Yes, I think they do.

[advocatia]

rolex may unload every watch they make to AD's however we know that some pieces can sit on AD's shelves for years. semantics i suppose.

[dman]

Originally Posted by advocatia

rolex may unload every watch they make to AD's however we know that some pieces can sit on AD's shelves for years. semantics i suppose.

Too right, the ultimate marketing machine.

[ohlins]

Originally Posted by dman

My AD told me that he has had 2 Leopards in the last 3 years and never sold either. They are one of the 50 largest independant AD's in the world. Not sure they will ever sell them either.

I do agree with the rest of your post though, very well written and thoughtout m8.

I just that it was funny that people insist that they sell every watch they make, according to my AD they don't.

haha quite the opposite at my end.....2 ADs i spoke to sold out their leopard daytonas......not one but a few

and to make things clearer, rolex sells every watch they make to ADs but ADs dun sell every rolex watch in their inventory......

[Incurable]

I would think not... Why? With Rolex's staunch, proud, dictatorial sales policies, I don't think they give a hoot about customer feedback. Apparently their thinking is more, "If we build it, they will come" than, "We are here to meet your needs"... Sales will dictate whether the Clownmaster survives in it's current form. Had they done any actual market research, it probably never would have made it to production. I don't view Rolex as approachable at all. In the end, it may well be their undoing. As Al Pachino so prophetically said in The Devil's Advocate, "Vanity, it's my favorite sin"...

[jac67]

Originally Posted by Blue Bull

Rolex dont monitor any forums ... Why ? They sell everyone they manufacture.

You are wrong. Read my post above. But I don't think they care too much for the chat but rather the archive information. As a Rolex watchmaker said too me, "Our archives are cr@p".

Originally Posted by Blue Bull

Dealers dont monitor forums ... Their interest in Rolex is profit.Thats their business.No passion,just business.

Again incorrect. Many look at forums to gauge selling prices as well as "popular" watches. Why do you think SS Daytonas are selling BNIB thousands over list?

Originally Posted by Blue Bull

Most Rolex owners dont monitor forums,simply because they dont share the intense interest on the subject that we do.We are a Rolex wearing minority.

Agree.


John.

[amanda]

Originally Posted by jac67

I know for a fact that RSC Australia occasionally visits TZ. I was picking up one of my watches, and they were printing something from TZ. (True story)


John.

JOhn, ha how long ago was that? Hope it wasnt something I said I shouldnt use my real name dammit dammit dammit

[jac67]

Originally Posted by amanda

JOhn, ha how long ago was that? Hope it wasnt something I said

Hi Amanda

It was around September 2006.

Remember BIG BROTHER is watching. The walls have ears


John.

[GoldenBear]

I belong to an athletic booster site. I know for a fact that members of the athletic department monitor that website to "see which way the wind is blowing" (apologies to Bob Dylan)...There is a lot of valuable information and feedback that comes from this site. Anyone in management and has some area of responsibility for the business would be foolish not to keep up on what the watch buying public (their brand in particular) are thinking. (i.e. time to say "Just kidding" on the new yachtmaster...)

[dman]

Originally Posted by ohlins

haha quite the opposite at my end.....2 ADs i spoke to sold out their leopard daytonas......not one but a few

and to make things clearer, rolex sells every watch they make to ADs but ADs dun sell every rolex watch in their inventory......

Good point, LOL! Because I also called my AD to ask him what the oldest watch he had in his case was. He is a personal friend and I don't buy Rolex watches anymore, but he understood the question. He told me he had a ladies pearlmaster that was a Y series and a DD with bling that was a Y series. Rolex did sell the watch, but he thinks he may never be able to do the same.