Help w/ first Rolex purchase

[ryanpatrick]

Hey All,

My fiance is buying me a Rolex 16710 for our wedding. Because she knows very little about watches she has asked me to source the watch. It will be my first Rolex purchase (I inherited my father's Datejust)and it's been nerve racking.

I lost out on one with HQ Milton, I've spoken with Capetown in Atlanta as well. Here is my issue; my fiance wants to use a new credit card she has because she will get an $1800 travel credit, so bank wire is out. she intends to purchase on the card and pay off immediately. This tends to add 3%-4% but she's okay with it because it's more than offset by the CC rewards she'll receive. The budget is decent, easy enough to find examples in the price range she has given me but some are priced out of reach by a few hundred. I'm a stickler for box and papers, though okay with just box because this is a piece i will never sell. All of this has made the search more challenging.

I'm open to using the forum's trusted sellers but can't seem to find a comprehensive list and, as previously mentioned, they will need to accept PP/CC payment. Is there a list here that I am missing? Open to dealer/seller recs as well.

Thanks in advance for the help all.