A year with Rolex, an Interesting Day

[Why1504]

A year ago my wife bought me my first Rolex, a YG Blue bezel Submariner. Love the watch. In Febuary of this year I got a TT, white dial Sky Dweller.

By May I wanted a GMT and the search began. I really didn’t expect this process to take very long. I travel a good bit and during my travels I would stop in AD’s all over. From Paris to Waikiki. No Joy. I have visited my local AD a half a dozen times with zero success.

This morning I told my wife how frustrated I had become over my lack of success finding a GMT (black, Batman, or Pepsi). When I departed from the office today I decided what the heck why not stop in on my way home. When I walked in the store was empty. Not a clerk to be seen. I waited for what seemed like hours but was more like 5 minutes. A young man walked out I had not seen before (I do know the watch manager). I asked if he had any stainless GMT’s. He said, we received some watches today, let me check. Honestly I wasn’t very hopeful. Low and behold he comes back with a Batman. He pulls it from the coffin and hands it to me. I try it on. Over the last year I have lost 60 plus pounds and when I last tried on a GMT it didn’t fit and I expected I would need an extra link. Low and behold it fits with the links in the middle.

I then ask, is it for sale? He says he needs to ask the Watch Manager. I tell him I know Cory and have been in several times. He goes back in the rear to call him. He was gone a while. When he returns he tell me, if you want the watch it’s yours. I hand him my credit card and the watch is mine.

I loved the chase, but I am happy I finally made it.

[mistercoach32]

Wow! What a day! Congrats on the watch and great work on the weight loss!! That’s a lot of weight and extremely difficult to do! You must feel great physically.

[RRKnight]

Wow congratulations! A lot of BLNR incoming so far this week.

[rmlovett1]

nice! Congratulations!

[ltmgeller]

Congrats! Wear it in good health.

[Chloe&Harley]

Congrats

[imgook]

Awesome! All about that timing!!

[Odie-r]

Big congrats! Nice to hear of a victory once in a while.

[JayHantz]

Many congratulations on a wonderful GMT!


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[Urosfan]

Congrats

[Navarino]

Congrats on the BLNR (and that impressive weight loss)! It's a fantastic watch!

[watchmework]

Congrats!

[TimeRookie]

Congratulations! Good for you. You’ll be very happy with your purchase

[aczaja10]

Congratulations on the watch and weight loss. What an awesome way to congratulate yourself. Keep the links the way they are today - in other words, never add a link. It will keep you motivated to stay in shape. A good friend told me to do that with some suits I bought. It has worked like a charm. Buy something very nice that you can only wear at your current weight or lower. If you want to wear that special item, you will need to stay in a certain shape. It works. Trust me.

[Ben.McDonald7]

Congrats!!! Glad you finally found a GMT and the BLNR is the best of the 3 to me at least. Enjoy it!

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[GarageBMW]

congrats, well done

[cop414]

Congratulations, looks great!

[Tigger]

That's a great pick-up.

Is your wife OK with this? I think if my wife had bought me a Rolex (which would be a pretty special gift) and I went out and bought myself two more in quick succession she might well feel more than a bit miffed.

[elitejae]

Originally Posted by Tigger

That's a great pick-up.

Is your wife OK with this? I think if my wife had bought me a Rolex (which would be a pretty special gift) and I went out and bought myself two more in quick succession she might well feel more than a bit miffed.

Get your point but sounds like the gift watch was a YG Sub, very special and probably less opportunities to wear that vs. daily SS watches? Unless I read that wrong.

[Richie070]

Wow this is great your determination paid off congratulations on this purchase enjoy!!

[MikeyV]

My wife bought me a new Datejust 41 Two Tone, champagne dial, fluted, jubilee. Without her asking me, she picked out the exact watch that I would have bought had I got one for myself (minus a Day Date which I can't swing). So as you can imagine, it's pretty special to me, it was for my 40th birthday.

Doesn't mean that I don't now want another one.
I'm sick, I want the same watch but in ss/rose gold, sundust, fluted, jubilee!

Enjoy your watches, nice snag on that Batman! Lucky for me, I don't crave the SS sport models. Yet.

[yannis]

Congrats! Great watch!

[elitejae]

Forgot to say - congrats, OP!

[Pauln]

Big congrats!

[Why1504]

Originally Posted by Tigger

That's a great pick-up.

Is your wife OK with this? I think if my wife had bought me a Rolex (which would be a pretty special gift) and I went out and bought myself two more in quick succession she might well feel more than a bit miffed.

She was thrilled. She was very happy I found the GMT.

[HK Islandboy]

Awesome! Congratulations!

[jvisor]

Congratulations. A great story to remember this event!

[TheFuture]

Congrats got my BLNR last Friday!

[Tigger]

Originally Posted by Why1504

She was thrilled. She was very happy I found the GMT.

I'm happy for you.

I apologise for asking about something which was none of my business. I was just mentally putting myself in your shoes.

[DowntotheLine]

Originally Posted by Why1504

A year ago my wife bought me my first Rolex, a YG Blue bezel Submariner. Love the watch. In Febuary of this year I got a TT, white dial Sky Dweller.

By May I wanted a GMT and the search began. I really didn’t expect this process to take very long. I travel a good bit and during my travels I would stop in AD’s all over. From Paris to Waikiki. No Joy. I have visited my local AD a half a dozen times with zero success.

This morning I told my wife how frustrated I had become over my lack of success finding a GMT (black, Batman, or Pepsi). When I departed from the office today I decided what the heck why not stop in on my way home. When I walked in the store was empty. Not a clerk to be seen. I waited for what seemed like hours but was more like 5 minutes. A young man walked out I had not seen before (I do know the watch manager). I asked if he had any stainless GMT’s. He said, we received some watches today, let me check. Honestly I wasn’t very hopeful. Low and behold he comes back with a Batman. He pulls it from the coffin and hands it to me. I try it on. Over the last year I have lost 60 plus pounds and when I last tried on a GMT it didn’t fit and I expected I would need an extra link. Low and behold it fits with the links in the middle.

I then ask, is it for sale? He says he needs to ask the Watch Manager. I tell him I know Cory and have been in several times. He goes back in the rear to call him. He was gone a while. When he returns he tell me, if you want the watch it’s yours. I hand him my credit card and the watch is mine.

I loved the chase, but I am happy I finally made it.

If you're talking about an AD in Louisville I got my BLNR from Cory back in the spring.