There are no lists

[VictorGMT]

So, this is anecdotal.

A great friend is considered a "whale" at our AD. I advise him on his retail businesses.

A few weeks ago, I realized we had missed a fifteen year anniversary of a key employee.

I talked to the employee about the anniversary, and he said his dream was a Rolex GMT.

Texted my friend "You need to get a GMT for ____". He texted AD. They said "Stop by".

A day later, he sent me photos from the AD. "Would he like a Batman or Bruce Wayne?" with both watches in the photo.

He left with Batman a few minutes later.

I am 100% certain that if I had stopped by a day before, I could have "gotten on the list" and perhaps advanced on the list with some 90% markup diamond jewelry.

One person's experience and opinion.

[Zach69SS]

How does that song go, that’s just the way it is, somethings will never change.

The lists are all BS, it depends on your spend history and relationship. Some of us get lucky and score on the first visit or very soon after. Sometimes? Very clever marketing tactics, The lists. The AD chooses who they want to sell to period. I’m sure that AD has more than few customers waiting on either of those pieces, on the so called list.

Those days are over for most pieces, they are a few models that will always hard to get
The SS Daytona or the GMT BLRO and some others new releases etc….

So I believe it, for sure. We all have to play the game until we are chosen.

Cheers,

[ArtNouveau]

I believe my AD has lists. Chronological? No, but if you are told “you are on the list” you will get one. They are a high volume Rolex only store and pretty much know how many of each model they will get each year so the lists are geared towards that, they will never tell anyone five years or the like.
There are six SA’s that have to share what comes in and of course always a few VIPPs that get offered new releases first. My longest wait was 9 months for a 116500, 7 months for a BLRO. Lots of variation in the way dealers are run.

[No SUBctitute]

Originally Posted by ArtNouveau

I believe my AD has lists. Chronological? No, but if you are told “you are on the list” you will get one. They are a high volume Rolex only store and pretty much know how many of each model they will get each year so the lists are geared towards that, they will never tell anyone five years or the like.
There are six SA’s that have to share what comes in and of course always a few VIPPs that get offered new releases first. My longest wait was 9 months for a 116500, 7 months for a BLRO. Lots of variation in the way dealers are run.

You realize that 9 months for a steel Daytona and 7 months for a Pepsi is not normal, right?

[RichardBartlett]

We have only 1 dealer on the island. The other lost their AD status last year. They have the whole of the Canaries and touristy parts of southern Spain too.

So living on a year round tourist island we have rich locals, politicians, local and international celebs with houses here and a huge amount of rich tourists looking to move money.
Everything is still 'display only' and they never have anything on the ultra desirable list in the window ever, I guess they don't need to.

the only time I was actually offered a watch (a TT YMll) was around covid time when there was zero business happening . Before and since nada

[Divingdeep87]

There is a list and then again there is not a list. I'm not on a list, I say what I want and they get it to me as fast a possible and they can always tell me when. The only waiting time there is from Rolex/next shipment. They're a small AD so they don't get that many watches.

[Krash]

Yes and no. I think there are 3 tiers.

1) some folks can get any watch they want at anytime they want. Rarefied air. These folks are the elite.

2) there are lists for folks like myself. I can get any watch I want but it takes a little time. The exception might be a white Daytona, and there could be tiers within this tier.

3) there is no list for the average Joe. They’re not getting a GMT BLNR and probably not even a Submariner either.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Harry-57]

I'm happy to be on a list, a non list, or anything else my AD devisies, just so long as I get to the top of it in due course or preferably sooner.

I was offered a BLNR on a walk in on one occasion. I'm not a big spender, I was just in for a repair the day after a consignment arrived, we got chatting and the SA decided to do something nice for me. Right place right time. No sale though, I wanted a BLRO.

[1William]

No such things as a chronological list for watches. You express interest and it may or may not be noted for future reference and allocation of a watch. I have seen super whales request and buy multiples of watches that are not available to anyone else, anytime. Such is the watch/car or any other game where money and spend history talks. Do I like it, it does not matter, just like I don't when it comes down to impacting a business with the money I spend. The sooner I realized I had to get my emotions out of buying/selling/trading the better I did and the better my collection looks. Just the way that it is.

[bigheart]

Originally Posted by 1William

No such things as a chronological list for watches. You express interest and it may or may not be noted for future reference and allocation of a watch. I have seen super whales request and buy multiples of watches that are not available to anyone else, anytime. Such is the watch/car or any other game where money and spend history talks. Do I like it, it does not matter, just like I don't when it comes down to impacting a business with the money I spend. The sooner I realized I had to get my emotions out of buying/selling/trading the better I did and the better my collection looks. Just the way that it is.

Totally believe this for NC ADs. I can't even get offered anything in the store where I have been shopping since 2007. I just gave up.

[Kap007]

I didn't hesitate to go Grey. The only dealings I have had with ADs is when I had to send my watch in under warranty. Not my scene at all in there. A bunch of pretentious people walking around in their expensive suits. I wanted my AK, bought it at Grey, and never gave it a second thought.

[Ichiran]

I wish there is a list and the only thing I need to do is to wake up earlier than the rest and be the 1st in the queue outside the store.

[996marty]

If you spend big then I’m guessing anything is obtainable