Is there anything different that I can do?

[AlyRba]

I moved to a new city in Jan this year. The city has two Rolex ADs, a chain multiple with 2 stores and one independent AD. Thinking that I will have a better chance with the independent AD, I went and met a salesperson in February. I was mainly interested in Batman and the Daytona. I was told that the allocations were made on basis of relationship. Meanwhile, I also put down my name for the Pepsi when it was announced at Basel. In order to start a relationship, I bought a Sub date in June. Now I know that a Sub is an easy-to-sell piece unlike a PM watch. I, nonetheless, thought at least I was starting a buying relationship. However, its been 8 months since I put down my name for the 3 watches but am yet to hear back, even for the Batman. I have twice reached out to the owner also. Today, he told me today that he maintains a list of favored clients and if I can buy an easy-to-obtain watch, he can add me to the favored list (indirectly hinting to purchase a PM watch). As a point of reference, in March when I was putting down my name for the Batman and Daytona, I was also checking the JLC Perpetual Calendar in steel. The salesperson hinted that if I bought the JLC, he could get me the Batman in 2 months and Daytona in 2 years. I, ofcourse, did not make the purchase.

I am kind of stumped on what should I do here. Separately, I have been able to get a Patek 5711 white dial (11 months wait), AP 15202 (3 months wait), and FP Journe CB (7 months wait) in the last 16 months. Admittedly, the Patek, AP, and Journe were high on my wishlist and I made a number of calls to get on few waitlists. With the Patek, a number of ADs later turned their back on me after initially taking my name. However, the point is that the out of-state ADs/Boutiques were willing to take names and work with me without a prior relationship. With AP and Journe, I went the Boutique route and maybe that helped too. I like the 3 Rolex references but not to the point that I will go on a calling spree. And there is no guarantee that out-of-state ADs will entertain me as Rolex instructions are to sell to local clients.

Do I have any other option here besides paying a premium on grey market or buying 1-2 PM watches from the AD? Both these options do not appeal to me.