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Vaxe · 27 September 2016, 01:14 PM

In the past week, I happened to be in the San Francisco boutique and the Hong Kong airport boutique - both were equally smug at a 2 year wait list. ADs have better customer service.

scooba · 27 September 2016, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaky

Lmao. Yes I m sure you have a decent relationship with your AD Scooba.

Shame they are in a bank though, do they get to see the light of day much. Must be a pain to just wear one on a whim, that is unless you actually live next door to the bank

Hi Shaky,

I gave 38k for the Pllaty and list for the 500s so total out lay £54500 , OK a lot of money but I could maybe sell the two 500s for £12500 each leaving me with a sub 30k platty.

Rocket_Man · 27 September 2016, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by orlandoboom

This, and if we are thinking of the same AD, I have spent quite a bit there and worked a great relationship. To be honest I don't think 100k does it. It's gotta be more for Vancouver...

The owner even came out at one point and suggested I buy a few more pieces....

Please bribe me for the privledge of buying my merchandise??? The nerve is amazing. I wonder how they get this arrogant? No wonder there is a market for Trusted Sellers. Personally that comment would have been the last thing I heard from that guy. He likes your money a little too much.

Wine4Golf · 27 September 2016, 02:46 PM

Yea the arrogance of the ADs is out of control. It has turned me off from buying the watch. I am on 5 different lists and it's amazing how arrogant they have all been, even the ones I have bought Rolexes from, it still doesn't matter. When you go in to ask they literally won't check the list.

I went into Fourtane in Carmel, California; supposedly John Mayer got his there. I'm on their list & when i went in to browse and check the list progress these two old sales women literally started grilling me on what car do i drive and what do I do for a living. SHOCKING, mind you I was wearing a brand new Sub. My friend who was with me and not a watch guy walked out and laughed. Will probably buy a different Rolex from somewhere else...

GB-man · 27 September 2016, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BIGAAPL

Yea the arrogance of the ADs is out of control. It has turned me off from buying the watch. I am on 5 different lists and it's amazing how arrogant they have all been, even the ones I have bought Rolexes from, it still doesn't matter. When you go in to ask they literally won't check the list.

I went into Fourtane in Carmel, California; supposedly John Mayer got his there. I'm on their list & when i went in to browse and check the list progress these two old sales women literally started grilling me on what car do i drive and what do I do for a living. SHOCKING, mind you I was wearing a brand new Sub. My friend who was with me and not a watch guy walked out and laughed. Will probably buy a different Rolex from somewhere else...

That's an easy one. I don't work much and my driver steers a rolls. Where is my Daytona

Wine4Golf · 27 September 2016, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GB-man

That's an easy one. I don't work much and my driver steers a rolls. Where is my Daytona

Haha I almost said that to them, drive??? Why would I drive?

orlandoboom · 27 September 2016, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocket_Man

Please bribe me for the privledge of buying my merchandise??? The nerve is amazing. I wonder how they get this arrogant? No wonder there is a market for Trusted Sellers. Personally that comment would have been the last thing I heard from that guy. He likes your money a little too much.

To further this story, again I won't name names or dealers, but one of the SA told me his boss is just sitting on a few of the Daytonas, trying to make everyone hungry to over-pay.

Danny83 · 27 September 2016, 03:33 PM

In the Uk even Subs and Blnrs are hard to find .....So I guess paying a premium would be reasonable

ConnorBurr · 27 September 2016, 06:27 PM

I currently own a BLNR which i waited a few months for a absolutely love, considering a bluesy Sub if i cant get a Daytona C within the next year or so.

Unfortunately the Platona is out of my budget at the moment even though it is personally my favorite Rolex ever made, so building a "Good Relationship" with my AD is quite difficult.

Seems like i'm just going to have to play the waiting game or invest my money elsewhere.

Thanks for the help so far, my first post on these forums and certainly wont be my last.

Mick P · 27 September 2016, 06:30 PM

Chaps

Rolex have a history of keeping SS Daytonas very difficult to buy.

These means that there is a constant waiting list that attracts investors and pushes prices upwards.

It is alway good for a luxury goods maker to keep some of their goods hard to get quite simply because of the cache.

This shortage will follow the 16520 and the 116520 in being almost impossible to buy and Rolex will have the joy of watching lots of people getting on lots of AD's waiting lists, all scurrying around trying to land that exclusive purchase.

If you can't land a 116500, you may opt for a BLNR as a stop gap and so on.

Rolex really know how to play the market to their own advantage.

Regards

Mick (16520 owner)

george023 · 27 September 2016, 07:06 PM

Come to Perth Australia, go to AD Smales. Their wait list is 2.5 years and have a nice holiday into the bargain.

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zeus91 · 28 September 2016, 12:55 AM

Hi,

I'm from the UK myself (Midlands) what I've found is that even the usual SS sports models like the Sub and BLNR are difficult to find outside of London. The Daytona no chance, I asked a couple of the dealers in Birmingham and was politely laughed at and told there was no point even adding me to the list as they had several hundred names on it already and were looking to receive 4/5 pieces a year.

I've already done the leg work previously, back in May I called about 90% of the ADs in the UK over a weekend and was given waiting times from 5-20 years. It is impossible for now unless you want to go down the grey market route (which I'm sure you don't). Luckily I spend most of my time in Switzerland for a contract I'm working and managed to get to know the manager of an AD here and got my hands on a white face 116500LN a couple of weeks ago, but even in Switzerland its a similar situation, without having the link in the AD I'd be facing a similar wait!

masyv6 · 28 September 2016, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ryan1011

dude you seem to have answered your own question before you asked it. The reason its 15k grey is a good indicator as to its avilability which is zero in this country

27 September 2016, 01:14 PM	#31
Vaxe "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Austin TX Posts: 2,121	In the past week, I happened to be in the San Francisco boutique and the Hong Kong airport boutique - both were equally smug at a 2 year wait list. ADs have better customer service.

27 September 2016, 02:46 PM	#34
Wine4Golf "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: USA Posts: 129	Yea the arrogance of the ADs is out of control. It has turned me off from buying the watch. I am on 5 different lists and it's amazing how arrogant they have all been, even the ones I have bought Rolexes from, it still doesn't matter. When you go in to ask they literally won't check the list. I went into Fourtane in Carmel, California; supposedly John Mayer got his there. I'm on their list & when i went in to browse and check the list progress these two old sales women literally started grilling me on what car do i drive and what do I do for a living. SHOCKING, mind you I was wearing a brand new Sub. My friend who was with me and not a watch guy walked out and laughed. Will probably buy a different Rolex from somewhere else...

27 September 2016, 03:33 PM	#38
Danny83 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Real Name: Danny Location: Bay Area CA Watch: Yellow Gold Posts: 20,325	In the Uk even Subs and Blnrs are hard to find .....So I guess paying a premium would be reasonable

27 September 2016, 06:27 PM	#39
ConnorBurr "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Real Name: Connor Location: Essex, England Watch: SD43/GMT2 Pepsi Posts: 33	I currently own a BLNR which i waited a few months for a absolutely love, considering a bluesy Sub if i cant get a Daytona C within the next year or so. Unfortunately the Platona is out of my budget at the moment even though it is personally my favorite Rolex ever made, so building a "Good Relationship" with my AD is quite difficult. Seems like i'm just going to have to play the waiting game or invest my money elsewhere. Thanks for the help so far, my first post on these forums and certainly wont be my last.

27 September 2016, 06:30 PM	#40
Mick P Banned Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: UK / Spain Watch: 39mm Explorer Posts: 1,990	Chaps Rolex have a history of keeping SS Daytonas very difficult to buy. These means that there is a constant waiting list that attracts investors and pushes prices upwards. It is alway good for a luxury goods maker to keep some of their goods hard to get quite simply because of the cache. This shortage will follow the 16520 and the 116520 in being almost impossible to buy and Rolex will have the joy of watching lots of people getting on lots of AD's waiting lists, all scurrying around trying to land that exclusive purchase. If you can't land a 116500, you may opt for a BLNR as a stop gap and so on. Rolex really know how to play the market to their own advantage. Regards Mick (16520 owner)

27 September 2016, 07:06 PM	#41
george023 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Sydney Posts: 179	Come to Perth Australia, go to AD Smales. Their wait list is 2.5 years and have a nice holiday into the bargain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

28 September 2016, 12:55 AM	#42
zeus91 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Switzerland/UK Posts: 48	Hi, I'm from the UK myself (Midlands) what I've found is that even the usual SS sports models like the Sub and BLNR are difficult to find outside of London. The Daytona no chance, I asked a couple of the dealers in Birmingham and was politely laughed at and told there was no point even adding me to the list as they had several hundred names on it already and were looking to receive 4/5 pieces a year. I've already done the leg work previously, back in May I called about 90% of the ADs in the UK over a weekend and was given waiting times from 5-20 years. It is impossible for now unless you want to go down the grey market route (which I'm sure you don't). Luckily I spend most of my time in Switzerland for a contract I'm working and managed to get to know the manager of an AD here and got my hands on a white face 116500LN a couple of weeks ago, but even in Switzerland its a similar situation, without having the link in the AD I'd be facing a similar wait!

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