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I can't believe this.... here's a Melbourne AU 'grey' watch dealer who already has a pre-owned TT 50th Anni GMT II up for sale!
I'd love to know the provenance and why the original buyer flipped it. ![]() His price is in Aussie dollars BTW. http://www.watchtime.com.au/index.htm Steve |
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Maybe he believes in the rumor that the SS version is coming out soon.
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not EVERY model is going to appeal to EVERY buyer...
He probably saw a Leopard Daytona and HAD TO HAVE IT.
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Funny you should post this.... there's a vintage / grey dealer in brisbane that i saw, on saturday, had a solid gold one sitting in the window.
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Steve and I are familiar with Antiquorum, and I doubt he'd recommend those pirates either.
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I can never understand this sort of thing.
It happens with cars a lot too. Why get rid of a car or watch in under 3 months etc.... They must have more money than sense as they must loose money hand over fist ![]() ![]() ![]() The dealers must love these them. |
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I shouldn't even critisize... most of my g/f s don't make it past 10 weeks.
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Probably has a very good reason for flipping it. Maybe has the hots for another Rolex Model.
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i was told $12,000SGD before discount at an AD i visited and was quoted much less by a colleague's friend who works in an AD( but i think thats only because he knows i'm a cheapskate ![]() ![]() |
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Here in the UK there have been a couple of anniversary GMTII TT on the market from good dealers for £3995, around $8000 US
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The seller in Melbourne of the TT always puts a significant premium on the sale price of late model Rolex watches, such as the green sub and now it would appear the TT GMT. They do this on the basis that you pay and you get it now or your only other alternative is to wait and maybe one day you will find one in an AD and then you will have to pay retail anyway. This shop does have premises in a premium location in the CBD and so I guess they have to pay the rent somehow. They do rely on the less informed and seasoned Rolex purchasers.
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I was in that shop in Melbourne very recently
and was wearing my new TT GMT. The guy in the shop indicated that he was getting one the same as mine in for sale soon. He said the owner had a very wealthy friend who owned call centers in India and who always flipped his new watches after a couple of months. Didn't care that he lost a bundle on each deal. So when you get that evening call from someone in India trying to sell you something..you know where the profits are going!!
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Yup - the guy's premium isn't worth the homework you save. I've seen the guy's ads too - he offers a pitiful amount to private sellers and then loads the prices on the other end. Not someone I would do business with.
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Me neither. I don't agree with that sort of way of doing business. At the end of the day I'd still get the watch checked out anyway too, I just think you can never be sure.
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Is the 2 tone GMT II 50 anniversary supposed to be hard to find? I saw one in the display window of DeVon's Jewelry in Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento California last Friday afternoon around 5 p.m.
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