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12 May 2019, 05:07 AM | #31 |
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They grey market IS the true market value. MSRP is a good customer discount. Try buying a Dodge Demon sometime. They sell used for $40k over MSRP and it’s been like that for years.
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12 May 2019, 05:21 AM | #33 |
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The fake scarcity is stupid and totally disrespectful of customers. The grey market is a terrible solution for a first time buyer. Many of these supposedly reputable “trusted sellers” are not reliable as people think. Buyer beware. Losing respect for Rolex in a hurry, other houses make better watches and actually respect their customers.
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12 May 2019, 05:51 AM | #34 |
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I’m actually quite surprised by how many members on this forum are triggered by the words “ sad state of affairs”. Sadness is relative and these kinds of situations are in fact sad to many. Rolex used to be the brand that many middle class men could aspire to own. Also, in regards to the comments of “jumping the line”, there shouldn’t be a line in the first place. We’re talking about mass produced watches.
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12 May 2019, 05:58 AM | #35 |
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Can't put a price or value on time.
It's not impossible to source a TT bluesy sub or even a TT CHNR from an AD. If you can drop $10k on a watch stretch a little more and pass on SS. At least you can have a Rolex now or in 4 months vs. years of beating your head against the wall. |
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12 May 2019, 06:08 AM | #37 |
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Indeed, this is very sad. It reminds me of the time I wanted my son to have a Tickle Me Elmo, for Christmas. I had the money and was ready to pay, but the stores were all sold out. At the same time, people were selling the doll, in the classified ads, for hundreds and hundreds of dollars! Tyco Preschool was obviously playing games, because you couldn’t buy one at any store!
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12 May 2019, 06:30 AM | #39 |
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Sad? That they can't buy a watch? If that's all they have to be sad about they are very fortunate indeed.
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12 May 2019, 06:32 AM | #40 |
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50 and 25 calls for a Patek ... oh wait
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12 May 2019, 06:47 AM | #41 |
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The explorer II is now $700 or so over list now on grey, (last year I bought brand new w/ stickers for $600 under from david). The only steel left that isn't at a premium is the yacht master. I agree OP, this sucks.
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12 May 2019, 06:50 AM | #42 |
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Speedmaster or Navitimer would be equally great gift for someone from the air force.
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12 May 2019, 06:52 AM | #43 |
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Real talk but an occasion like this which sounds like an out of character one off buy for these guys deserves a little sympathy.
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12 May 2019, 06:56 AM | #44 |
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12 May 2019, 07:06 AM | #45 |
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12 May 2019, 07:17 AM | #46 |
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Increase the retail on the sport rollies ,substantially.There will be stock at the AD,or more sensible waiting periods.
If you cant (and shouldnt) produce more and demand is high,increase the retail pricing. If demand drops in the future you can give discounts again,like it used to be . Simple Ta-ta flipper/grey dealer/package deals and other kinds of current rubbish . Come on Rolex,don't let the Greys determine your market value,do it yourself !!! |
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It is a lot, i mean a lot, better than Omega or Hublot way where you can buy anything anytime.
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12 May 2019, 08:11 AM | #50 |
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There's simply too much talk about Rolex and price/availability. And that sums it up.
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12 May 2019, 08:29 AM | #51 |
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Grand Seiko has a great selection of wonderful GMT watches. High quality, excellent attractive finishing - very special in every way. No availability issues. A brand new one could be winging its way to your door at a nice discount with a simple phone call to an AD. You would be hard pressed to find a better watch anywhere, and the value is unbeatable.
What a great gift that would be!
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12 May 2019, 10:17 AM | #53 |
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I was in a AD today in New Orleans and while I was looking at the display of empty watches i can’t help but think that this is hurting the brand long term. If you were new to watches and just wanted to check out what each brand carried, I would walk right on past Rolex and check out what other brands had to offer. It’s funny how people post on this thread and others they are glad they are hard to find, maybe I’m into watches for the wrong reason but I liked being able to go to a AD and buy most sport models.
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Grand Seiko is a little like the top of the range hyundai. It’s probably as dynamically competent as a Mercedes, maybe as fast as a Mercedes and, can even look like a Mercedes to the untrained eye, however, it isn’t a Mercedes nor does it have the Mercedes emblem.
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12 May 2019, 12:00 PM | #58 |
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If it were not for the stupid prices SS were commanding, I would never have come to terms with PM pricing. The crazy SS prices made PM look like a bargain to me so that is what I decided to get.
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12 May 2019, 12:29 PM | #59 |
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This has all kind of helped me...no watches in the AD means no temptation.
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