Hardest Rolex to get only sold to flippers?

[tomminator855]

I had a blue Skydweller once and Daydate 40 , I owned it for 2 years ,it’s a beautiful watch but I am wanted to explorer more if I sold those DD and skydweller , so after I sold them now I owned 5 different sport Rolex watches .


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[1665fan]

Skydweller is a souped up datejust....demand won’t hold up

[jerryguo]

The premium isn’t that crazy on this one (compared to some of the Nautilus models). i wouldn’t mind paying market price if i really want one.


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[BumbleB]

Originally Posted by sp006

In the market for a 116710LN just in case you were thinking of selling.


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Sorry, I don’t sell watches, only buy them


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[moneymike83]

One of my friend owns the blue skydweller. Is nice but you will not see much wrist time.


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[JSolution]

Try the white dial. I have i much prefer it over the blue. And you can buy for close to retail.

[iliketime]

Hmm, I dont know about hardest to get. I just checked my ig and during one of our collectors gathering' pictures, there were two blue dial skydwellers in that pile along with a white dial in gold. I know there are at least four skydwellers among our bunch.

[drb477]

there's currently around 300 ceramic white daytonas, a roughly equal number of blacks, about 600 hulks, and about 400 ceramic pepsis available on Chrono24. All of these are listed in the 1.6-2x MSRP ballpark.

So I think pointing out there are <100 blue skydwellers selling at around 2x/msrp doesn't mean much compared to other hot models. I don't think this is anything unique with blue SD which sells at a relatively comparable premium. SD is less available at ADs and less sellers on Chrono24. But in reality any of these could be in your possession tomorrow if are willing to pay "market" price.

[antoine524]

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[Benzsiam]

Originally Posted by mmmmp

The OP's question was crystal clear and reasonable. Wish I could say something helpful but I don't know much about the SykDweller or secondary market movement of the reference.

What I *do* know is common courtesy. Also the sensibility to let someone post a reasonable question and let others who are willing to offer help or a helpful comment to do so. If a topic is not of interest to me, I simply move on to the next thread. I didn't intend to post, but needed to comment.

This forum is about knowledge, the sharing of information and hopefully shining light on issues which concern us all. 'Jumping' on a post, berating a simple question or offering useless remarks are not really what TRF is all about. But, as usual, some folks don't abide by this oh-so-basic policy. Thankfully, it's a very small number of people.

To the person asking, if sincere, NO post is pointless. Thankfully, 99% of the members understand and act accordingly. I still feel privileged to be a member, something that is NOT a God Given right. Sorry for getting slightly OT, but my 'pointless' ramblings are just an opinion.

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I totally agree with your comments.

For OP question: Hardest Rolex to get only sold to flippers?

I think some of hardest Rolex models was sold by ADs directly to Grey Dealers.

They must have a deal together, Greys will buy some hot models mix with some not very popular models, so ADs can get rid of the stock that they normally cannot sale. Definitely there are some flipper also but it isn't that many.

[garyk]

Originally Posted by BumbleB

I think everyone agrees that a Blue Sky Dweller is in the top 3 hardest Rolexes to obtain from an AD.

Every single AD has “only seen 1 in the past 2 years” and it’s truly the only watch I’ve not been able to get my hands on even through high-roller friends with outstanding track record and relationships at ADs.

It’s also the only Rolex I’ve never seen in real.

I know a collector of over 100 Rolexes ( all new from ADs) but even to him the Blue SkyD is elusive.

However, on Chrono24 there are 91(!) for sale at roughly double the MSRP.

How is that possible???


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The unfairness of the market conditions. Maybe this is changing but probably not

[garyk]

Originally Posted by JSolution

Try the white dial. I have i much prefer it over the blue. And you can buy for close to retail.

I would do that in a heartbeat but none have come in at my AD.

[JSolution]

Originally Posted by garyk

I would do that in a heartbeat but none have come in at my AD.

I didn’t buy from an AD, point was it’s the same price near enough if you want to buy one second hand. I paid 500 Over retail for a brand new in box (near enough)

My AD is still three years for black or white and piss off for a blue one !

[Woody]

I guess that ADs are selling them at a handsome profit out the backdoor to dealers. They want a share of the money to be made.

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by 1665fan

Skydweller is a souped up datejust....demand won’t hold up

Likewise DD40 is a gold DJ41 with a $20 complication. Hehe. I still want one.

[Xerxes77]

Rolex don’t care if the demand for SkyDweller rise or not.
They know for sure that SkyDweller will be produce in very limited pieces and from this most limited are blue dial. This thing will remain like this for many years from now because Rolex don’t want to put the most complicated movement on a large quantity of pieces. Don’t forget also that SkyDweller are made in big numbers in precious metal.
My AD told me like this:
On SkyDweller and Daytona problem is the low supply and from this two SkyDweller are the lower supply.
On Pepsi or Sub problems are high demand.

[garyk]

Originally Posted by JSolution

I didn’t buy from an AD, point was it’s the same price near enough if you want to buy one second hand. I paid 500 Over retail for a brand new in box (near enough)

My AD is still three years for black or white and piss off for a blue one !

Haha, thanks for making that clear. I would actually prefer the white and two tone possibly as well! Thank you

[Nikrnic]

Capitalism + Flipper = $$

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[Richw185]

Originally Posted by BumbleB

Exactly, it’s so elusive, yet there are disproportionate amount for sale new through secondary channels.

Because ADs have become flippers themselves, I can get BNIB blue SkyD with my name and current date of purchase if I was willing to same price as gray market prices.

[HogwldFLTR]

I bought one of the first blue ones sold. It was too big for my wrist which I lived with. It is easy to set however it is a pain when it comes to wearing it in rotation as I always wanted it set up correctly. I ended up deciding that the watch would be better off worn by someone else (along with quite a few others of mine). I don't feel the allure of the SkyD anymore. Bye bye Sky!!! This is how I ended up with the Platona.

FWIW, the Subject could use some better punctuation; at first I thought it meant the "hardest Rolex to get sold to Flippers." I did try to sell mine to Bob's who said they already had a couple and really underpriced what they were willing to pay for it.

[BumbleB]

In the meantime I’ve obtained both the BLRO and Blue SkyD from my AD, all it took was the purchase of two full gold Presidents (at heavy discount), which we wanted for our 20th wedding anniversary... :)






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[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by BumbleB

In the meantime I’ve obtained both the BLRO and Blue SkyD from my AD, all it took was the purchase of two full gold Presidents (at heavy discount), which we wanted for our 20th wedding anniversary... :)




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Congratulations on all the watches!!! Especially congratulations on the 20th!!!

[BumbleB]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Congratulations on all the watches!!! Especially congratulations on the 20th!!!

Thanks! Just added a pic of the 2 presidents in the post above :)


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