New member seeking advice on first purchase

[Drake3287]

New member here and although I'm not a Rolex owner yet I'm looking to make my first purchase but of course it happens to be one of most popular watches Rolex makes. The GMT BLNR.

I wish to make my first purchase from an AD and recently visited my local dealer here in the San Francisco Bay Area and although treated very well, he advised that he has a waiting list of 7 people for this watch which of course didn't surprise me. Because they only receive a few of these a year it looks like it'll be difficult to come by.

Although I know it'll take time to find one, are there any suggestions as to the best way to ultimately get one with an AD? I thought about asking my AD to add me to his waiting list in the hope's that a few on the list my have found a watch elsewhere. Is it suggested that I visit several AD's here in the Bay Area and get on several different lists or is that frowned upon?

As a side note, I have a previously scheduled vacation next month to Europe which includes Paris, Zurich, Lucerne, Zermatt and Florence Italy. All of course in the land of various Rolex dealers. I completely understand that these AD's have the same issues as here in the US with supply and it would only be luck if I stumbled on one. I also fully understand the VAT process and need to declare it when returning back to the US. I'm not looking for a deal necessarily, just a watch.

Thanks for any suggestions or tips and I look forward to someday posting my new watch here! Following this forum and you members has been a wealth of information for me. Thanks!