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Originally Posted by Shomarih
I've been on the list for a GMT Master II Pepsi going on over two years now. Told my SA I'd love to have this watch for my wedding next May. She has recently told me it would be very difficult as May 2025 approaches and my AD hasn't received a single Pepsi yet. She asked if there was anything else that I desire should she not be able to get it. My heart is set on a GMT Master II, but I only like the Pepsi. So far, I've been allocated a Sub Date and a Datejust for my fiancé. I want the Pepsi not for resale value, but for sentimental value as the colors on the bezel were both of my grandmother's favorite colors. This is whats making this a very hard decision. I don't buy grey as I've never had to and would like to not pay double the price. Should I wait it out even if it never comes or pick something else?
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Such is life my friend, we cannot always have the things we want. Cut the crap about your grandma too.... nobody buys a watch because it has their grandmas favourite colours on it. Your AD is seeing right through that.
You have four choices:
One - buy around 100 grand's worth of other stuff, available watches, jewellery etc and I would bet that BLRO availability would suddenly accelerate for you. Seriously though, are you buying your engagement ring and wedding and wedding rings from them? I don't know, your AD may not be a jewellers too, but if they are, then investigate buying the rings from them too. ADs/jewellers like to try and make life-long customers, where you get things to celebrate different thing through yours and your families lives.... if you've overlooked this, no wonder you're not getting a BLRO...
Two - Buy grey - I know you don't like buying above MSRP, but technically, the only way you're going to get one at retail is by essentially doing that anyway by buying other things.
Three - Simply wait.
Four - Don't choose one of the most widely unobtainable watches in the world to get at retail before a specific timeframe. There's probably 200+ people ahead of you on their registrations who are much more well positioned to be allocated that watch I'm afraid. There's always a bigger fish.