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28 November 2020, 05:29 AM | #181 |
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I got the call yesterday to say they’re expecting a YM40 in over the next week which is mine when it arrives!
Hopefully the sub will be next! |
28 November 2020, 06:14 AM | #182 |
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Ooh - that is exciting! I’ve been waiting months with my local AD for a Yacht-Master 40 (Rolesium/Rhodium) and he assured me last week I’m getting the very next one he gets.
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28 November 2020, 06:19 AM | #183 |
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Congrats ! Hopefully the purchase history will work in your favour
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28 November 2020, 06:25 AM | #184 |
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Fingers crossed for you! I’m getting the blue dial! I’ve never seen one in real life but it looks stunning on so many photos. I like the Rhodium but I am from Manchester and support United, I couldn’t have baby blue on my watch :(
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28 November 2020, 06:25 AM | #185 |
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9 April 2021, 02:27 AM | #186 |
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Just bumping this thread for any of the UK folk on here.
I'm in regular contact with my AD who is trying their best to get my a CHNR "Rootbeer". I have pretty good purchase history and bought a Chopard Alpine Eagle (circa £11k) earlier this month and also bought my original BLNR from them back in 2017. However despite being on the list for the CHNR since January, it's still alluding me. I do believe the AD is good for their word but I just think it's a supply issue getting them through. I guess it's the same elsewhere in the UK but if anyone knows of an AD that might entertain a conversation and be able to source this piece, I'd be very interested |
9 April 2021, 05:34 AM | #187 |
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You have only been on “the list” since January ......give it until the end of the year.....you might just get lucky .
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9 April 2021, 05:37 AM | #188 | |
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9 April 2021, 06:26 AM | #189 | |
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However since the start of the year, I've struck up a good rapport with the deputy manager after purchasing another watch (none-Rolex) at a cost of around the same price of the Rootbeer. So I have semi decent purchase history. I have also specifically said that it is the Rootbeer (or CHNR to them) that I want. I'm told I should receive it this year which is great but I had heard that this piece was slightly easier to come by than other models. So I'm certainly not feeling inpatient, but others have said on average it would take 3 months to acquire....however I assume this was a pre-COVID timescale as due to lockdown and Brexit, supplies coming through are slower than normal. I'm just curious to know if others are also finding stock being slow in the UK. I had heard with the throughput at airport slowing down, a lot of stock earmarked for airport ADs was being re-rerouted to local / regional ADs. Not sure if that's true either but just curious to assess the landscape out there really. |
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20 January 2022, 07:13 AM | #190 |
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As everyone is aware, the Rolex supply has definitely gotten worse as there is more of a demand. This thread is such a good diary for what happened.
I got my YM40 blue dial in Jan 2021, yesterday Jan 2022 I got the call finally for my Sub Date! It has taken maybe 18 months since starting my quest but I picked it up yesterday and it was worth the wait. For anyone who wants an in demand sports model there is hope even if you have “little” spend history, it all depends on your AD & sales rep. I do have my name down for a GMT Pepsi next but I’ve been told it’s unlikely I’ll be able to get it as I’ve already had 2 sports models within a year so their advice is for me to buy something else like an OP or DJ then I’ll be able to get the GMT. I think I’ll ask for a DJ Wimbledon dial on jubilee. |
20 January 2022, 07:57 AM | #191 |
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Indeed, it's difficult in the UK. No previous spend, coming up to 9 months on an OP 31 (not a hot colour).
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20 January 2022, 08:09 AM | #192 |
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20 January 2022, 08:12 AM | #193 |
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20 January 2022, 05:19 PM | #194 |
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Who are you on a “list” with? As a first purchase that shouldn’t be too difficult to obtain. I guess it depends on the size of the AD whether they get stock. I do wonder whether the smaller OPs aren’t made in high qualities because they aren’t “hot”
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20 January 2022, 05:30 PM | #195 | |
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20 January 2022, 06:35 PM | #196 |
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Oh for sure! But there is specific models which are near impossible to get like Sub, Sky Dweller, GMT, Daytona etc. OP & DJ should be fairly easy to obtain in comparison.
A year ago all of our AD windows were full of DJs now even they’re for exhibition only |
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My last AD acquisition was my SS BLRO, which I wanted to go alongside my TT CHNR. I went on my AD's list in July 2020, collected in October 2021. I would classify that as quick for a BLRO and it indicates that allocations are flowing. If they are up, down or intermittent I have no idea. The best person to ask is the AD you are dealing with. |
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20 January 2022, 06:49 PM | #198 |
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It's interesting that they're available to buy in Central London, I guess the lack of tourists have made it easier there. |
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20 January 2022, 09:08 PM | #200 |
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My recent experience in USA, I’m a “VIP” end of last year (2021). 4-5 months for a requested Batman, was offered Batgirl in between.
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22 January 2022, 06:06 AM | #201 |
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I’m part of a lot of Facebook groups and you guys seem to get watches easier!! Might be an illusion because US is so much larger than the UK! I was told by my AD I can’t buy any more sports watches until I get something else. One of my friends had a batgirl then got a Batman - which I thought was from the same AD but she said they wouldn’t ever do that in the group.
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Good response to a genuine question, best wishes to the OP in the search for your new Sub Date |
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22 January 2022, 06:23 AM | #203 | |
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How easy would it be to get a Rose Gold Skydweller on Oysterflexi n the UK? Presume impossible like the SS Rolex?
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23 January 2022, 07:31 AM | #209 |
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2 years and counting waiting for a Batman…..
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25 January 2022, 08:22 AM | #210 |
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Hi All
After quite a while of reading and enjoying this forum this is actually my first post, and somewhat apt given I am in the UK also and experiencing similar to many of you. This is a great thread to gauge what's going on in the UK in terms of supply and lead times and some of the posts above are really interesting and illuminating. I am apparently "on the pathway" after making initial enquiries with my local AD for a Submariner back in July 2019 and have been on the list proper since April 2021, so a little over 9 months now that I've been 'officially' waiting. I have a relatively small amount of history, although all non-Rolex, consisting of a couple of watches and relatively small items of jewellery and accessories. Despite the AD being very nice and polite and recognising it was an occasion piece and lifetime keeper I've not got any sense yet I am any closer to obtaining it. Whilst it's been made clear that buying other things would help in moving me up the list (despite the fact I've already a buying history) that's not something I really want to entertain, so it feels like it's going to be a very long wait, or perhaps just luck. Thanks for reading and any thoughts and for all the superb advice and knowledge you all share. I'll keep reading and enjoying the forum. |
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