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Hendrikus · 14 September 2018, 08:51 PM

In Monaco at the moment and the AD here has the best collection of watches I’ve seen at any AD for a while. Including some SS!

I’m wading in this PM I fear ...

AK797 · 14 September 2018, 08:58 PM

Really? Would have thought they'd have VIPs coming out of their ears. You sure they are available?

Speedbird-1 · 14 September 2018, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Hendrikus

In Monaco at the moment and the AD here has the best collection of watches I’ve seen at any AD for a while. Including some SS!

I’m wading in this PM I fear ...

Any pix?

etp · 14 September 2018, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hendrikus

In Monaco at the moment and the AD here has the best collection of watches I’ve seen at any AD for a while. Including some SS!

I’m wading in this PM I fear ...

Which models? +1 for Pics!

Ballzzz · 14 September 2018, 09:48 PM

I think we will start seeing these threads become more frequent.

Hendrikus · 14 September 2018, 10:49 PM

I think the celebs here don’t bother with Rolex! They are all in the Richard Mille store next door! There are so many ‘high end’ brands Rolex feels like the poor relation, I suspect.

Will try and get some photos later. Service wasn’t exactly pleasant however ...

AK797 · 15 September 2018, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Hendrikus

I think the celebs here don’t bother with Rolex! They are all in the Richard Mille store next door! There are so many ‘high end’ brands Rolex feels like the poor relation, I suspect.

Will try and get some photos later. Service wasn’t exactly pleasant however ...

I would have thought that before the hype but then SS Rolexes became more coveted than grand comp Pateks.

painexpert · 27 January 2024, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Hendrikus

I think the celebs here don’t bother with Rolex! They are all in the Richard Mille store next door! There are so many ‘high end’ brands Rolex feels like the poor relation, I suspect.

Will try and get some photos later. Service wasn’t exactly pleasant however ...

Those Richard Mille watches are ugly, IMHO

lenfried29 · 14 September 2018, 10:52 PM

I've been in Monaco this past June. No SS models were available.

Hendrikus · 15 September 2018, 12:42 AM

GMT-Master II available (not the Batman or Pepsi obviously!) and a no-date Sub. Various Explorers, perhaps unsurprisingly.

The other SS I saw are (as one poster above perhaps guessed) I am told, “reserved”. It is the Yacht Show in a week or so, they said....that figures.

It’s come to something, hasn’t it, when I felt seeing even these watches merited a post.

mykii · 1 March 2020, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Hendrikus

GMT-Master II available (not the Batman or Pepsi obviously!) and a no-date Sub. Various Explorers, perhaps unsurprisingly.

The other SS I saw are (as one poster above perhaps guessed) I am told, “reserved”. It is the Yacht Show in a week or so, they said....that figures.

It’s come to something, hasn’t it, when I felt seeing even these watches merited a post.

That is still pretty amazing. You don't see a Sub ND sitting around anywhere these days.

Tha Baron · 1 March 2020, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mykii

That is still pretty amazing. You don't see a Sub ND sitting around anywhere these days.

Exactly, this post is from 2018...

uniqueMR · 15 September 2018, 12:42 AM

Pics ??

Pol1 · 15 September 2018, 05:22 AM

I bought my SD43 there last Wednesday. Two of them passed the counter that same day.

They had a black Deepsea available as well.

Sweetswisssteel · 15 September 2018, 08:42 PM

lol no pic, didn't happen..seriously

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Pol1 · 17 September 2018, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetswisssteel

lol no pic, didn't happen..seriously

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Sweetswisssteel · 17 September 2018, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pol1

Awesome pics!

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DoctorA · 15 September 2018, 08:45 PM

Bring them all back with you lol

tottallyoff · 17 September 2018, 07:01 AM

noone wants a rolex in monaco. they all wear pp, or JLC or AP...

Pol1 · 17 September 2018, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tottallyoff

noone wants a rolex in monaco. they all wear pp, or JLC or AP...

Reason to go all there...

R!$ · 18 September 2018, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tottallyoff

noone wants a rolex in monaco. they all wear pp, or JLC or AP...

AJMarcus · 1 March 2020, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tottallyoff

noone wants a rolex in monaco. they all wear pp, or JLC or AP...

Maybe they already have Rolex. Most people are not collectors of one brand. They diversify when they buy watches. That’s more likely.

Hendrikus · 17 September 2018, 09:08 PM

Thanks sweetswisssteel for helping me out with the photos. When I was in there last week it was a rather intimidating atmosphere I have to say - have never felt less welcome in an AD ever before. I did not feel able to get my phone out and start snapping away, which I regret now.

That said, if anyone happens to be in south of France or northern Italy, or fancy a designated trip to Monaco, I think your chances of finding that piece you want are (marginally) better here than most places.

Pol1 · 18 September 2018, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Hendrikus

Thanks sweetswisssteel for helping me out with the photos. When I was in there last week it was a rather intimidating atmosphere I have to say - have never felt less welcome in an AD ever before. I did not feel able to get my phone out and start snapping away, which I regret now.

That said, if anyone happens to be in south of France or northern Italy, or fancy a designated trip to Monaco, I think your chances of finding that piece you want are (marginally) better here than most places.

I had a complete opposite feeling.
I met four people : my salesman, a young guy wearing glasses. A black lady sitting in the back of the store on a desk. Another lady from the back approaching me to say hello and finally the watchmaker himself dressed in a white dustcoat.
My salesman told me afterwards that this watchmaker achieved a "three dan grade" (one of the highest degrees) at the "Teaching the art of Swiss Watchmaking" school established by the Rolex Watch Company.

Dougiebaby · 1 March 2020, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Hendrikus

When I was in there last week it was a rather intimidating atmosphere I have to say - have never felt less welcome in an AD ever before.

Interestingly, I was there in early September and they treated me like royalty. Not at first, but when the SA realized I had the new BLNR on jubilee (remember it was just released a few weeks/months before) he thought I was a VIP He took my girlfriend and I upstairs to the VIP floor, gave her champagne and me water, brought out the gold Cellinis for me and then their in house jewelry designer & store manager joined us.

Knowing we were Americans, the jewelry designer asked,” do you know Michael Jordan?” Little did he know MJ has a home in my neighborhood on Lake Norman (outside of Charlotte, NC — he is an owner of the Hornets).

He said he created a ring for Michael Jordan’s second wife. It was a butterfly made with all black diamonds. The ring actually fits on two fingers with a little button on the underside. When wearing the ring, if you rest your hand on a flat surface it depresses the button and the butterfly’s wings close. When you release the button the wings open.

He then brought out the identical ring and put it on my girlfriend — however, this ring was made with both white and black diamonds.

Here’s some pics of my GF and me there, the ring, and my TH Monaco (I was actually wearing it and not a Rolex that day).

Rolex store at Casino Square in background of my Monaco watch

In store on second level with ring (you can see Rolex sign behind my GF)

Church where Princess Grace was married

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AJMarcus · 1 March 2020, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dougiebaby

Interestingly, I was there in early September and they treated me like royalty. Not at first, but when the SA realized I had the new BLNR on jubilee (remember it was just released a few weeks/months before) he thought I was a VIP He took my girlfriend and I upstairs to the VIP floor, gave her champagne and me water, brought out the gold Cellinis for me and then their in house jewelry designer & store manager joined us.

Knowing we were Americans, the jewelry designer asked,” do you know Michael Jordan?” Little did he know MJ has a home in my neighborhood on Lake Norman (outside of Charlotte, NC — he is an owner of the Hornets).

He said he created a ring for Michael Jordan’s second wife. It was a butterfly made with all black diamonds. The ring actually fits on two fingers with a little button on the underside. When wearing the ring, if you rest your hand on a flat surface it depresses the button and the butterfly’s wings close. When you release the button the wings open.

He then brought out the identical ring and put it on my girlfriend — however, this ring was made with both white and black diamonds.

Here’s some pics of my GF and me there, the ring, and my TH Monaco (I was actually wearing it and not a Rolex that day).

Rolex store at Casino Square in background of my Monaco watch

In store on second level with ring (you can see Rolex sign behind my GF)

Church where Princess Grace was married

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She got champagne and you water? I guess the SA figured she was paying and you were the Kept man

brandrea · 2 March 2020, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by AJMarcus

She got champagne and you water? I guess the SA figured she was paying and you were the Kept man

acp001 · 1 March 2020, 06:46 AM

Waiters and school girls for example wear SS Rolex and gold Rolexes in Monaco. I like Rolex very much, but as some people have said, AP, RM and Patek are very popular here with LOCALS.

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sgwatchguy · 1 March 2020, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by acp001

Waiters and school girls for example wear SS Rolex and gold Rolexes in Monaco. I like Rolex very much, but as some people have said, AP, RM and Patek are very popular here with LOCALS.

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Interesting. Any particular reason you bring this thread back to life after 2 years, to tell TRF that waiters and school girls wear SS and gold Rolex in Monaco? If they have money, why not, they too can buy. Perhaps even buy Bovet if they have the cash.

Cheers

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illiguy · 1 March 2020, 07:14 AM

Best open availability of SS models I’ve heard of in a while. Thanks for sharing.

14 September 2018, 08:51 PM	#1
Hendrikus 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Norfolk, UK Watch: All of them... Posts: 806	Monaco AD In Monaco at the moment and the AD here has the best collection of watches I’ve seen at any AD for a while. Including some SS! I’m wading in this PM I fear ... __________________ A collector of Rolex, Patek, Vacheron, JLC and Cartier

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Ballzzz 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: NY Posts: 2,488	I think we will start seeing these threads become more frequent. __________________ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein

14 September 2018, 10:49 PM	#6
Hendrikus 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Norfolk, UK Watch: All of them... Posts: 806	I think the celebs here don’t bother with Rolex! They are all in the Richard Mille store next door! There are so many ‘high end’ brands Rolex feels like the poor relation, I suspect. Will try and get some photos later. Service wasn’t exactly pleasant however ... __________________ A collector of Rolex, Patek, Vacheron, JLC and Cartier

15 September 2018, 12:42 AM	#10
Hendrikus 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Norfolk, UK Watch: All of them... Posts: 806	GMT-Master II available (not the Batman or Pepsi obviously!) and a no-date Sub. Various Explorers, perhaps unsurprisingly. The other SS I saw are (as one poster above perhaps guessed) I am told, “reserved”. It is the Yacht Show in a week or so, they said....that figures. It’s come to something, hasn’t it, when I felt seeing even these watches merited a post. __________________ A collector of Rolex, Patek, Vacheron, JLC and Cartier

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14 September 2018, 08:58 PM	#2
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,304	Really? Would have thought they'd have VIPs coming out of their ears. You sure they are available?

14 September 2018, 10:52 PM	#9
lenfried29 Banned Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Far Far Away Watch: tick-tock Posts: 1,206	I've been in Monaco this past June. No SS models were available.

15 September 2018, 05:22 AM	#14
Pol1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Belgium Posts: 226	I bought my SD43 there last Wednesday. Two of them passed the counter that same day. They had a black Deepsea available as well.

15 September 2018, 08:42 PM	#15
Sweetswisssteel "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Brisbane Watch: 126618LB Posts: 588	lol no pic, didn't happen..seriously Sent from my HTC 2PXH3 using Tapatalk

15 September 2018, 08:45 PM	#18
DoctorA "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: USA Posts: 6,523	Bring them all back with you lol __________________ Wear the watch you like, not the one they tell you to wear!

17 September 2018, 07:01 AM	#19
tottallyoff "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Real Name: Mike Location: london Posts: 52	noone wants a rolex in monaco. they all wear pp, or JLC or AP...

17 September 2018, 09:08 PM	#23
Hendrikus 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Norfolk, UK Watch: All of them... Posts: 806	Thanks sweetswisssteel for helping me out with the photos. When I was in there last week it was a rather intimidating atmosphere I have to say - have never felt less welcome in an AD ever before. I did not feel able to get my phone out and start snapping away, which I regret now. That said, if anyone happens to be in south of France or northern Italy, or fancy a designated trip to Monaco, I think your chances of finding that piece you want are (marginally) better here than most places. __________________ A collector of Rolex, Patek, Vacheron, JLC and Cartier

1 March 2020, 06:46 AM	#28
acp001 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Real Name: Andre Location: Monaco Watch: Bovet Posts: 5	Waiters and school girls for example wear SS Rolex and gold Rolexes in Monaco. I like Rolex very much, but as some people have said, AP, RM and Patek are very popular here with LOCALS. Sent from my Mi A2 Lite using Tapatalk

1 March 2020, 07:14 AM	#30
illiguy 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: UTC/GMT -5 Posts: 3,519	Best open availability of SS models I’ve heard of in a while. Thanks for sharing.

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