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27 October 2023, 10:41 AM | #1 |
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Fully stickered Rolex in 2023?
I couldn’t help but notice that there is a fully stickered 116500 for sale on the forum with a card dated August of this year.
And here I was thinking all stickers are removed at the AD, that’s at least been my experience for the watches I’ve picked up in the last couple of years. In all seriousness, I just find it impossible that an AD would forget to remove the stickers in 2023, much less on the fabled panda Daytona. Wonder how much spend the original purchaser dropped at their AD to pull that off?? DM Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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27 October 2023, 10:44 AM | #2 |
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Who knows . But however much was spent , a good chunk was recouped by the flipper selling to a used watch dealer who will then sell at an even higher mark up. So really it’s only the end user who gets the shaft. Never understand why ppl partake in the used watch market as it currently is
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27 October 2023, 10:49 AM | #3 |
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Mine was all removed from the AD, and link sized to be worn as I left the store.
These fully stickered watches could have been reapplied from the secondhand seller as used but advertised new? |
27 October 2023, 10:53 AM | #4 | |
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I would say you’re onto something but this particular watch was listed by Takuya and I’ve never read anything but the most positive of reviews so I’m sure the integrity of the watch and it’s description is not compromised. Just mind blown that someone apparently made it out of an AD with a fully stickered example during these times. DM Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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27 October 2023, 11:12 AM | #5 |
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if the ADs are willing to sell to grey, they are willing to leave all the stickers on for a price.
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27 October 2023, 11:22 AM | #6 |
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TAKUYA Rolex Boutique, wow there is a dedicated classified sub forum for this guy... lol
In the posting "I am just a watch collector and independent watch seller. And I am not affiliated with Rolex USA in anyway. My watches come from various dealers in the US and around the world..." Yeah sounds like unauthorized retail arbitrage this person is engaging as well as others putting up their sale BNIB watches. |
27 October 2023, 11:27 AM | #7 |
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Depends … I convinced the local AD to leave stickers on for my wife’s watch. Her 30th is coming up so I wanted her to experience the joy of peelings stickers off. They’re holding on the warranty card. Only way they accepted to leave stickers on.
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27 October 2023, 11:53 AM | #8 |
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I buy in few different AD’s, and my main AD usually removes stickers leaving behind some, on a sides or on a bracelet etc, but once when I was purchasing my Panda, they left all the stickers, I mean ALL of them.
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27 October 2023, 01:14 PM | #9 |
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Dealers are not all the same period. The stickers mean nothing to me, my dealer removes them and sizes my watch and I walk out happy. Maybe they’d leave them on if I asked or let me take them off…but I’ve never asked.
I don’t think this constitutes a conspiracy, Takuya’s reputation here is quite solid. |
27 October 2023, 11:40 PM | #10 | |
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Could he chime in this thread as I am curious why the stickers were not removed. |
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27 October 2023, 11:49 PM | #11 |
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Just received a Sub date from my AD, and all stickers had been removed before I even showed up in the store. That is SOP, and I understand Rolex tells their ADs they are supposed to do so. Of course, that doesn't mean it always happens....
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28 October 2023, 12:56 AM | #12 | |
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As for stickered watches last year I bought a new one on the grey market fully stickered. Not all AD’s follow silly ‘rules’ and still prioritize the customer wishes instead
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28 October 2023, 01:00 AM | #13 | |
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I see a fair amount of fully stickered watches in greys around my area. Obviously many dealers do not follow the "rule" of fully removing stickers before it leaves the shop Sent from my SM-S901E using Tapatalk |
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28 October 2023, 01:06 AM | #14 |
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Back door sale as with any popular reference .. Could be someone was having a moment to peel when changing hands and many watches involved ..
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28 October 2023, 01:09 AM | #15 |
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Stickered watches are not that rare
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28 October 2023, 01:16 AM | #16 |
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Probably from overseas but I bought a stickered one this year that wasn't even advertised as stickered by the seller. Collectors in NY.
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I do kinda miss the experience of peeling the stickers off myself, but oh well, kinda fun to walk in, slide the watch on the wrist and walk out immediately wearing it too. |
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28 October 2023, 01:48 AM | #18 |
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28 October 2023, 01:57 AM | #19 |
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Rolex watches get into the used markets with stickers on. Why is anybody’s guess, but it happens.
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28 October 2023, 01:58 AM | #20 |
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The suggestions of something nefarious by Takuya -- even if unintentional -- are wholly uncalled for. He has one of the most solid reputations on these forums and has been a trusted seller for a very very long time.
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There are stickers still left on brand new watches at the point of sale. It’s more rare the last 2 to 3 years but it still happens.
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28 October 2023, 02:13 AM | #22 |
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Picked up my sub 2 weeks ago and they pulled the stickers off in front of me, sized it and sent me on my way. They didn’t do the green Rolex bag, instead it was a brown bag from a pet store in the mall for “my safety”.
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28 October 2023, 02:18 AM | #23 |
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My AD has always removed all stickers from, sized and set every watch they sold me going back to 2009 because it's store policy. Or at least it was until they were unusually busy and running hours behind, which is what happened when I last bought a watch from them. I had an appointment but they were slammed. I was happy to do the peeling and sizing when I got it home.
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28 October 2023, 06:00 AM | #25 | |
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If not, I can promise you, with basically 100% certainty, that your wife will derive no 'joy' from peeling off a sticker. Instead she will forever remember the beautiful gift you got her for her 30th birthday.
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29 October 2023, 01:47 AM | #26 |
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Fully stickered Rolex in 2023?
If you’re going to wear it then take the stickers off at the AD yourself. I can’t think of any reasons other than two obvious 1) flipping to gray or 2) safe queen to be flipped at a later date.
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There are many reasons retailers do this. Reasons including that on the hottest pieces they can move them for over MSRP. For cooler pieces they can move them quickly. Again, what is your point? Or maybe you're just learning of this wide-spread practice? |
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29 October 2023, 07:41 AM | #28 |
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Why on Earth would you write that when you previously quoted him as posting,
"I am just a watch collector and independent watch seller. And I am not affiliated with Rolex USA in anyway. My watches come from various dealers in the US and around the world..." Do you have a specific gripe with this gentleman? It seems like you have an agenda. Because this aspect of the watch market is so well known and has been operating for decades, that ignorance of it seems unlikely. |
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If I gave my wife a watch with stickers she'd look at me and say, "I can't wear this like this...please take the stickers off." We've sat together for her taking delivery of her RO and her 7118. She never once asked about "stickers" I can report. |
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