Interesting thing the AD mentioned about the YM 116622...

[travisb]

Nice watch, but BS sales tactic.

[shalako]

The sales person is indeed talking BS - however it's clear you like the Blue dial YM but have this need to think the YM is rare and sought after to give you the strong residual value you crave - which is a pity, it's a stunning watch but if that really is your biggest concern then you had better get a SubC or steel Daytona.

[nagano2125]

Originally Posted by tjspark

My thoughts are that rolex treats its AD's like mushrooms. Keeps them in the dark and feeds them shit. Likely just wanted to sell you the more expensive watch, which also happens to be the one which likely spends longer in the case.

Someone watched the Departed a few too many times

[MovieGuy]

As mentioned in previous threads, I work at an AD as their timepiece specialist. I have never stretched the truth or lied to convince someone to make a sale. I give them all the information they need to know to make an informed decision and nothing more. My customers know that steel Daytonas aren't a limited edition, on the other hand I can't call Rolex and order 10 of them and expect them all to arrive pronto. They know that there's always a potential for a price increase but only once in the last couple decades has Rolex actually informed their ADs of when exactly it would be. They know that the wholesale to retail margins have been decreased quite a bit over the last few years so they shouldn't expect to get as large of discounts they may have received in the past.

Our store and I personally do very well with Rolex sales.

[cityscape]

Originally Posted by southtexas

Damn, then I guess I shouldn't have done the 'blue to green' mod yesterday.


before:



After:




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

@southtexas... What made you decide to flip the YM?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[southtexas]

Originally Posted by cityscape

@southtexas... What made you decide to flip the YM?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was just tired of it. I bought it when it was first released and, after owning it for a while, I realized I just didn't love it. I liked the blue dial but just didn't dig the watch anymore. I've gotten a few vintages since I bought the YM and have fallen in love with them; I think they have loads more character. It's certainly a stunning watch, but not my type of stunning.