[ADR1982]

Originally Posted by Reinhard in SA

In the year 2017 AD, they hit us from all sides. Nobody expected it and no one saw it coming, let alone expect it on a global scale.

Supply dried up. A few lucky ones snatched up the remaining few SS sport watches and then.....there was none. Unsuspecting citizens went to AD's asking and eventually begging for Submariners or just the possibility of the chance to buy a Submariner. For some the hope was not enough, they tried to appease their AD's with lavish gifts or buy buying expensive jewelry just to be considered for a stainless steel watch. How the dynamic had shifted.

Requests for discount were scoffed at and dismissed. Gypsy watch collectors would travel not only from the city to city, but state to state and even country to country looking for submariners and GMT masters. Some of these wandering nomads had good fortune while others eventually broke down and bought Datejusts, or in more severe cases turned to cannibalism and Omega.

This is the world we now live in. The financial markets are manipulated by demigods with names like "Batman" and "Hulk". Where once wars were fought over silver, gold and precious stones, it is now fought over stainless steel. Those with immeasurable wealth turn to the illicit grey market, where anything your heart desires can be had, but at a price...This is 2019AD.

Haha this sounds like the narrative for a post apocalyptic movie