Rewarded with New Pepsi GMT C for MSRP after long wait

[1kw]

I remember the days when you went to gray dealers for discounts, those days are long gone and unfortunately buying from a authorized dealer is now much less then a gray. I have wanted a Pepsi gmt since it was announced. I had a Batman and I don’t know why I traded for a two tone GMT .. definitely doesn’t make sense now (still have it and the extra weight feels great). Last summer I bought a Pepsi GMT from a authorized Rolex dealer who would only sell for $6000 above MSRP , woke up the next day and returned due to buyers remorse (I didn’t want to reward a dealer selling at gray prices)
I put my name on a list at another Rolex dealer while buying jewelry for my wife as a anniversary gift, another visit I bought a new Breitling crocodile strap and a deployment buckle for myself. Over the next few months bought some more jewelry for wife as a birthday gift . My business was appreciated. Today I got the call and picked up a brand new Pepsi GMT at MSRP from this second dealer. I plan to buy all my Rolex watches from them.

[fskywalker]

Congrats!!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

[moneymike83]

Congrats!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Dr H A]

That is awesome
Congrats

[EndlessEight]

Congrats. I picked up my BLRO today too!

[Me4u2night]

congrats! can we see pics?!

[scombs263]

Congratulations. Pepsi is an awesome piece.

[iTreelex]

Wait, there was an AD that sold you a GMT for a premium? What?

Anyway, congrats OP. Love the BLRO

[sgwatchguy]

Congrats!

[VonSomething]

Very curious as to how much $ in jewelry you bought

[rockdrock]

Congrats. Where is the wrist shot?


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[teabags001]

Congratulations!

Lots of BLRO incomings. Interesting.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[timeldn]

Congrats

[1kw]

Wrist shot

[JayHantz]

Originally Posted by 1kw

Wrist shot

Congratulations and it looks great on you!

[Buckaroo Banzai]

Originally Posted by 1kw

Wrist shot

Congratulations! Welcome to the club

[1kw]

I’m already thinking about the new Sub. Black vs Green bezel

[rmlovett1]

Outstanding watch! Congrats !

[travisb]

Great watch! Enjoy it!

[ap1]

Enjoy that bad boy

[brandrea]

Well done, I hope you really like wearing

[aekdb]

Looking good. Congrats

[Atone]

An AD asked you for $6k on top? I find that very hard to believe.

[1kw]

Originally Posted by Atone

An AD asked you for $6k on top? I find that very hard to believe.

You can look back at my prior post I started a thread on that when it happened. the dealer who charges above retail is Precision Watch in PA.

[Deepseadoug]

Originally Posted by Atone

An AD asked you for $6k on top? I find that very hard to believe.

The owner of an AD I did business with for many years use to take hot pieces (daytonas,skydwellers,subs,gmts) right out of the box the day they arrived and would “sell” them to himself. Mostly to wear and to fuel his hobby of collecting but as pieces got more and more valuable on the grey market more and more pieces sat in the safe with his name attached sealed in coffins.

I had placed an order for a blue skydweller at debut and as a small mom n pop they did not receive one for some time. When they did the head sales guy I did all my deals with slipped up and said “ ya Doug we did get your watch in but it’s in the safe with ....... name on it and not to be sold. This infuriated me to no other as the wait was north of 1.5 years but I kept my cool and just let the story play out. Week or so later I got a call offering me the skydweller at msrp if I also bought a dd36 that had been in the case for north of 7 years. The price on the day date was very appealing but when added to the skydwellers 14k msrp it was just more than I could swing so I passed. Expressed a few more choice words with my sales guy and put the issue to bed.

Fast forward said owner stayed stockpiling hard to get pieces and they voluntarily supposedly gave up the Rolex line due to not being able to supply customers with watches and were sick of telling people nothing was in stock. He pulled his own plug before Rolex had the chance. Owner now has no ties to Rolex and a safe full of hard to get Rolex he can sell at his existing jewelry store at grey prices. Took them about a year to blow through n sell everything n they closed the doors n retired with a mountain of cash or watches they paid wholesale for and could be sold for double retail in the future.

* Rolex even after coming in and taking all the branding down to the wall clock n display trays let them keep the iPad and warranty card swipe plug in for 6+ months after they dropped the brand so if somebody bought a watch they could swipe n activate the warranty.

I believe it

[tomallen]

Originally Posted by Atone

An AD asked you for $6k on top? I find that very hard to believe.

I have a suspicion that some ADs have a second business selling their inventory under a different name and cutting out the middle grey seller. The OP's first AD is just more bold.

[MAINEZX10]

Originally Posted by atone

an ad asked you for $6k on top? I find that very hard to believe.

+1

[Danny83]

Congrats

[brucethemanlee]

Congrats

[1William]

Congratulations.