Pleasant Surprise from a SoCal AD

[Seaborn]

Well done. Wear the SD43 in excellent health

[ROLEXster]

Congrats and enjoy...

"4 other salesladies who were on the phone and said that they were all scrambling to call their respective vip clients"

Some TS here will be mad at you for taking food off their table.
Maybe the Manager didn't want their SS going to Grey ... that's why she sold to you.

[watchwatcher]

Congrats...absolutely the right choice, IMO.

[Rolexavidfan]

Amazing experience! Not only Lady Luck was smiling at you but Rolex still doing shipment at this time of the year where I was told by my AD that no new arrivals until next year again.


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[Y2kRolex]

After-all, the salesperson/manager did show some integrity to their on-phone VIP's "she would let us have it, but only one of the two"

In the commission 'sales' real-world, the adage of "a bird in the hand is worth TEN on the phones" will always trump the waitlists...

[LesserBlackDog]

Originally Posted by Rvltn123

Congratulations! But let's also take a moment to give our condolences to those on their waitlists that were usurped by your chance encounter. Imagine taking the call from one of those salesladies and getting excited to about the news of the shipment. Then only to be informed that it was sold to a walk in customer.

And this is why you put down the 50-100% deposit

[Danny83]

Congrats ...sounds like Hing Wa Lee lol

[RFBHD]

Originally Posted by Psijason

Would you mind if I ask what AD you were at? Congratulations!!!

I saw those 2 watches in Morgans Rolling Hills CA last week when i was out for the Eagles game... if its in the case its no secrete

[Rvltn123]

Originally Posted by LesserBlackDog

And this is why you put down the 50-100% deposit

Yup. And yet it sounds like it still happens despite deposits. This is a zero sum game, afterall.

[RFBHD]

Originally Posted by Rvltn123

Congratulations! But let's also take a moment to give our condolences to those on their waitlists that were usurped by your chance encounter. Imagine taking the call from one of those salesladies and getting excited to about the news of the shipment. Then only to be informed that it was sold to a walk in customer.

If this was Morgans in Rolling Hills I saw those 2 watches in the case last week when I was out for the Eagles game!!! mmmm maybe this manager told a little story ...just sayin..

[BillA]

I would buy the one that puts the biggest smile on my face. Enjoy wearing it.

[Will1979]

Originally Posted by Ssunnylee24

Congrats.
This is another proven fact that “relationship with my AD” is bull crap.

Or at least that waitlists are bull crap. Bummer for the guy that got on the list last year for the SD43 and thought he was being respectful by not bothering them constantly about it.

[Locust]

I think u made the right choice. I like the sd43 much better than Sub date. It’s impossible to post pics on here without the Tapatalk app. Just download that and post pics threw that.

[biscotti]

Congrats! I would have chosen the same.

[Hodog16]

Without going into details, I can confidently say that Rolex absolutely is still sending shipments out -- and good stuff too.

And yes, waitlists at ADs are crap but relationships are golden.

[watchamatic]

Originally Posted by RFBHD

If this was Morgans in Rolling Hills I saw those 2 watches in the case last week when I was out for the Eagles game!!! mmmm maybe this manager told a little story ...just sayin..

No, it was not in Morgans in Rolling Hills and none of them were on the display. I never even saw the sub. Was just told it was available. I did not need to see it since I am very familiar with it. I did visit one Morgans branch, and the manager, who came from my country, could not help us at all.

[Chloe&Harley]

Congrats great right place right time story

[lenfried29]

Originally Posted by watchamatic

I chose the Sea Dweller over the sub date because it has much more wrist presence than the sub. Also, back home, many people in my country club and business circle wear subs but no one has an SD43. This is my second Rolex, the first one being a Polar 42mm Explorer 2.

Would guys have made the same choice, or would you have gone for the sub?

This would be my choice in definitely. Congrats on the great pies. After all it's a 50th anniversary watch wich will go in history as such.

[Winny80]

Congratulations, great watch! MK1 or MKll?

[Odie-r]

Nice to hear a story like this. Congrats!

[SLS]

Congrats!

[jimcameron]

I've never met anyone from "Asia" that didn't know how to work a camera. I'm calling bs on this one.

Just on the off chance you're really from New Jersey, USA but now live in Asia, congratulations on a great watch. ;-)

[slim]

Originally Posted by Danny83

Congrats ...sounds like Hing Wa Lee lol

My guess as well. I've gotten PM pieces from them but have yet to receive a call from them for SS models or my AP.

[redmess]

Congrats!

[watchamatic]

Originally Posted by Winny80

Congratulations, great watch! MK1 or MKll?

It is the Mark 2,

[watchamatic]

Originally Posted by jimcameron

I've never met anyone from "Asia" that didn't know how to work a camera. I'm calling bs on this one.

Just on the off chance you're really from New Jersey, USA but now live in Asia, congratulations on a great watch. ;-)

If you will teach me how to resize pics taken from my Ipad or iphone I can post the pics.

[Racerdj]

Congratulations

[trackntrail]

Congrats! SD43 is fantastic

[oldman2005]

Congrat! Story like this we don't hear too often!

[Atone]

Originally Posted by Rvltn123

Congratulations! But let's also take a moment to give our condolences to those on their waitlists that were usurped by your chance encounter. Imagine taking the call from one of those salesladies and getting excited to about the news of the shipment. Then only to be informed that it was sold to a walk in customer.

That’s what I was thinking. Neat story but sucks if you’ve bought a bunch of watches and had that on your list