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khoalety · 3 February 2013, 04:56 AM

Hello everyone! I hope everything is going great since the New Year!

My wife recently bought a brand new Rolex DateJust from an AD around Xmas. She got a good deal for the watch because the store said they had it for awhile and they wanted to move it. I (Rolex newbie... not even own one yet

) hope someone here can help answering these 2 questions since I don't have any answers for my wife:

1. In the Rolex box that came with new watch, there is only a factory service instruction paper (inside the hard case folder) but there is no watch instruction manual. I can understand if they say they misplaced the instruction manual, but they insisted that the Rolex doesn't come with an instruction manual. Could this be true? It is hard to believe that.

2. There is no warranty card in the box. When I asked about it and they told me that Rolex will send it to me in 40 days. The reason they explained was because they need to be sure that we won't return during the return period before they have Rolex issues the card to my wife's name. Does this sound OK to you? How can I be sure she is the first owner of the watch.

Thank you so much for your feedback!

77T · 3 February 2013, 06:01 AM

First off, welcome and congrats to your wife on a great purchase.

I presume she got it at a current Authorized Distributor and not one who had lost their AD status. Also would suggest speaking to the owner vs. a counter sales rep.

There should be booklets in the box along with your warranty card. Some ADs hold the card for a little time if they have a "no questions asked" 30 day return policy. But Rolex doesn't send the card to you, the AD provides it to the customer.

If they won't provide you with the appropriate booklets, call Rolex HQ and ask them to explain why the AD withheld them.

Cesium133 · 3 February 2013, 06:19 AM

Those things should not have happened. As 77t mentioned, check to see what the AD status is with Rolex. You can start by going to Rolex.com and searching to see if the AD is located in their database. Hope it works out for you. Keep us posted.

Also, welcome to TRF!

mrbill2mrbill2 · 3 February 2013, 06:33 AM

Sounds like Mayors!

No problem waiting for warrantee card. A lot of chain stores do this due to moving watches from one store to another due to customer request.

77T · 3 February 2013, 06:44 AM

Many of the Mayor's here dropped the Rolex line due to low sales - at least that's their version of the story...

z32turbo · 3 February 2013, 08:54 AM

Sending the warranty card after the return period has passed is done by several dealers so nothing to worry there. I am surprised they didn't provide the date just booklet.

Lagunatic · 3 February 2013, 09:07 AM

this is what came with my watch

khoalety · 3 February 2013, 11:05 AM

Thank you everyone so much for taking the time to answer my questions. I just sent an email to the salesperson to confirm there is such an instruction manual that comes with each Rolex. I asked if she could help me to locate it or order from Rolex as an AD.

Other than that, my wife loves her Rolex very much. I bought for her a watch-winder but most of the time it was turned off. :)

3 February 2013, 04:56 AM	#1
khoalety Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: USA Posts: 118	Rolex Instruction/Warranty Card Questions Hello everyone! I hope everything is going great since the New Year! My wife recently bought a brand new Rolex DateJust from an AD around Xmas. She got a good deal for the watch because the store said they had it for awhile and they wanted to move it. I (Rolex newbie... not even own one yet ) hope someone here can help answering these 2 questions since I don't have any answers for my wife: 1. In the Rolex box that came with new watch, there is only a factory service instruction paper (inside the hard case folder) but there is no watch instruction manual. I can understand if they say they misplaced the instruction manual, but they insisted that the Rolex doesn't come with an instruction manual. Could this be true? It is hard to believe that. 2. There is no warranty card in the box. When I asked about it and they told me that Rolex will send it to me in 40 days. The reason they explained was because they need to be sure that we won't return during the return period before they have Rolex issues the card to my wife's name. Does this sound OK to you? How can I be sure she is the first owner of the watch. Thank you so much for your feedback!

3 February 2013, 06:01 AM	#2
77T 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 41,903	First off, welcome and congrats to your wife on a great purchase. I presume she got it at a current Authorized Distributor and not one who had lost their AD status. Also would suggest speaking to the owner vs. a counter sales rep. There should be booklets in the box along with your warranty card. Some ADs hold the card for a little time if they have a "no questions asked" 30 day return policy. But Rolex doesn't send the card to you, the AD provides it to the customer. If they won't provide you with the appropriate booklets, call Rolex HQ and ask them to explain why the AD withheld them. __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

3 February 2013, 06:33 AM	#4
mrbill2mrbill2 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Mr. Bill Location: South Florida Watch: 16610 Posts: 6,148	Sounds like Mayors! No problem waiting for warrantee card. A lot of chain stores do this due to moving watches from one store to another due to customer request. __________________ Card Carrying Member of the Global Association of the Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons - ID # 13

3 February 2013, 06:44 AM	#5
77T 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 41,903	Many of the Mayor's here dropped the Rolex line due to low sales - at least that's their version of the story... __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

3 February 2013, 08:54 AM	#6
z32turbo "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sea Level Watch: Varies Posts: 6,877	Sending the warranty card after the return period has passed is done by several dealers so nothing to worry there. I am surprised they didn't provide the date just booklet. __________________ Instagram @z32turbo

3 February 2013, 06:19 AM	#3
Cesium133 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: USA Posts: 2,037	Those things should not have happened. As 77t mentioned, check to see what the AD status is with Rolex. You can start by going to Rolex.com and searching to see if the AD is located in their database. Hope it works out for you. Keep us posted. Also, welcome to TRF!

3 February 2013, 09:07 AM	#7
Lagunatic Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Ron Location: Laguna Niguel, Ca Watch: Rolex 116613LN Posts: 1,724	this is what came with my watch

3 February 2013, 11:05 AM	#8
khoalety Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: USA Posts: 118	Thank you everyone so much for taking the time to answer my questions. I just sent an email to the salesperson to confirm there is such an instruction manual that comes with each Rolex. I asked if she could help me to locate it or order from Rolex as an AD. Other than that, my wife loves her Rolex very much. I bought for her a watch-winder but most of the time it was turned off. :)

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