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abrush32 · 22 August 2019, 01:11 PM

I took a break from my Rolex hobby for several years and when I got the itch to dive back in, I couldn't believe the state of the Rolex market. Since then, I put myself on the list at my local AD for a Sub Date as well as a BLNR. Today I received "the call" for a 114060 (Sub/Non-Date). It's not on the top of my list as I prefer the date version, but that being said...would I be crazy to pass on this watch? I'm extremely appreciative for the opportunity. I know the list of people they can offer this watch to is rather long. Just don't want to feel like I'm settling.

interestedwatcher · 22 August 2019, 01:12 PM

If you're going to feel like you're settling, give it a miss.

BT1985 · 22 August 2019, 01:16 PM

Hard pass if you feel like you are settling. A sub date shouldn’t take that much longer. That said, I prefer the classic sub.

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Geaux Tigers · 22 August 2019, 01:24 PM

If you want the date I’d wait...agree it shouldn’t take long to get it.

42itus · 22 August 2019, 01:45 PM

FOMO is real. But you can buy it knowing that if/when you purchase a date you can sell this one with minimal loss if any.

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enjoythemusic · 22 August 2019, 01:51 PM

Wait for what you want. Don't settle.

badass09 · 22 August 2019, 02:14 PM

Just grab this nd sub and keep it till u get the sub u want or just buy this and flip it for a sub date.

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JonaG · 22 August 2019, 02:41 PM

I did the opposite, passed on a date Sub for the Submariner. I think here is a case where the word ‘settle’ applies as you’ll regret not having the date rather than being simply flexible with what is available.

Nairn1980 · 22 August 2019, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonaG

I did the opposite, passed on a date Sub for the Submariner. I think here is a case where the word ‘settle’ applies as you’ll regret not having the date rather than being simply flexible with what is available.

Same and agree

Watcheroo · 22 August 2019, 03:16 PM

Definitely don’t settle

Kliminator · 22 August 2019, 03:20 PM

Express your interest in the date version an ask the SA you're working with how long it might be until one of those comes in.

In this case for the sub, I'd wait if I was you. If it was a Daytona like in another recent thread, that would be a much harder decision.

Good luck!

DoDe · 22 August 2019, 03:41 PM

Why buy a ND when you want a date? You might need a longer break.

TreiseKL · 22 August 2019, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonaG

I did the opposite, passed on a date Sub for the Submariner. I think here is a case where the word ‘settle’ applies as you’ll regret not having the date rather than being simply flexible with what is available.

Same. I passed up a 116610 in favor of 114060. Having the 5-digit 16610 Sub prior, I knew the Date wasn't going to be missed.

Carry The Interest · 22 August 2019, 04:46 PM

Wait for what you want. The whole notion of settling will linger and will tarnish the purchase for you if you move forward.

You won't lose any credibility with the AD as a serious buyer since the Sub Date is what you voiced interest in. Hopefully the wait for that one isn't much longer.

Seibei · 22 August 2019, 04:56 PM

NEVER settle.

214270Explorer · 22 August 2019, 04:59 PM

"Settle?"

euh . . . would you "settle" for getting a wife you did not really care for?

dori · 22 August 2019, 05:29 PM

This Rolex craze is really getting into people’s heads... why in the world would you pay thousands of dollars to settle for something you don’t really want (a watch)? Don’t settle, just wait you get what you wish for

2ltdjorn · 22 August 2019, 05:31 PM

Get what you want. Otherwise regret will erode your resolve.

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Boaters · 22 August 2019, 06:37 PM

WAIT

The Libertine · 22 August 2019, 07:46 PM

Settle = Regret.

AK797 · 22 August 2019, 07:59 PM

Usually I'd say don't settle, but that is in a fair and reasonable market which this sure ain't no more so just go with what feels right at the time, best to have no set rules nowadays.

Wools · 22 August 2019, 08:31 PM

Don't settle.

I've always disagreed with some people's opinions of; Buy this precious metal watch to let an AD know you're seriosu then they'll get you watches you want. That may be true of some AD's but I would never do business with them. Besides, why spend so much cash on crap you don't want?

Wait for the watch you really want. Not only do you save cash and hassle, the AD knows you really are just after watches you want, you're not a flipper or a cow to be milked dry!

Best of luck for finding and buying your Submariner Date, hope it arrives soon. :)

Chester01 · 22 August 2019, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abrush32

I took a break from my Rolex hobby for several years and when I got the itch to dive back in, I couldn't believe the state of the Rolex market. Since then, I put myself on the list at my local AD for a Sub Date as well as a BLNR. Today I received "the call" for a 114060 (Sub/Non-Date). It's not on the top of my list as I prefer the date version, but that being said...would I be crazy to pass on this watch? I'm extremely appreciative for the opportunity. I know the list of people they can offer this watch to is rather long. Just don't want to feel like I'm settling.

Hard pass. Don’t let the market dictate your feelings. Too much money to spend and not be 100 percent satisfied. This idea that we need to be lucky and thankful to the Rolex gods for what ever crumbs trickle our way is ludicrous.

joyfultrade · 22 August 2019, 10:32 PM

Calm,don’t settle

brandrea · 22 August 2019, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BT1985

Hard pass if you feel like you are settling. A sub date shouldn’t take that much longer. That said, I prefer the classic sub.

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Fully agree on both points ^^

Never settle.
I prefer the Submariner by a mile

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AJMarcus · 22 August 2019, 10:36 PM

Unless you have money to throw away why would you settle for something you don’t want

dxbtousa · 22 August 2019, 10:38 PM

For me, I enjoy the date complication and use it frequently; I would wait.

beshannon · 22 August 2019, 10:43 PM

Every time I have "settled" on something I have regretted it.

Every.

Time.

Catatafish · 22 August 2019, 10:46 PM

You could wear the nd until the one you wanted arrived and probably sell it for minimal loss but I wouldn't want that kind of hassle. Like others have said, wait for what you want. After all, you've been doing just fine without it, what's another day/week/month?

datejustrms · 22 August 2019, 10:58 PM

Wait for the one you want.

22 August 2019, 01:11 PM	#1
abrush32 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Real Name: Adam Location: Portland Posts: 67	To settle or not? I took a break from my Rolex hobby for several years and when I got the itch to dive back in, I couldn't believe the state of the Rolex market. Since then, I put myself on the list at my local AD for a Sub Date as well as a BLNR. Today I received "the call" for a 114060 (Sub/Non-Date). It's not on the top of my list as I prefer the date version, but that being said...would I be crazy to pass on this watch? I'm extremely appreciative for the opportunity. I know the list of people they can offer this watch to is rather long. Just don't want to feel like I'm settling.

22 August 2019, 01:51 PM	#6
enjoythemusic 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Real Name: Steven Location: Glocal Posts: 19,444	Wait for what you want. Don't settle. __________________ __________________ “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!'” -- Hunter S. Thompson Sent from my Etch A Sketch using String Theory.

22 August 2019, 02:41 PM	#8
JonaG "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Real Name: Jonathan Location: East Watch: ... Posts: 1,171	I did the opposite, passed on a date Sub for the Submariner. I think here is a case where the word ‘settle’ applies as you’ll regret not having the date rather than being simply flexible with what is available. __________________ Yacht-Master 126622, GMT-Master II 16710, Submariner 114060, Sea-Dweller 16600, Panerai Luminor PAM111 Lange Saxonia Moon Phase 384.029, Tudor Black Bay Harrods M79230G.

22 August 2019, 04:59 PM	#16
214270Explorer "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: United States Watch: me buy Watches Posts: 3,955	"Settle?" euh . . . would you "settle" for getting a wife you did not really care for? __________________ “The display of actual intelligence terrifies much of mankind” Rolex "some" Tudor "some" Damasko "some" Misc Pieces "some" Marathon "some" GS Spring Drive "some" Hamilton "some" Findeisen "some"

22 August 2019, 05:31 PM	#18
2ltdjorn "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Real Name: Dan Location: USA Watch: 116710BLNR Posts: 1,100	Get what you want. Otherwise regret will erode your resolve. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 116710 BLNR, M79030N BB58, 126600 SD43. First GTG El Paso Nov 2016, WISCON 2019. Would rather be on the river, somewhere.

22 August 2019, 01:12 PM	#2
interestedwatcher 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: Perth Posts: 974	If you're going to feel like you're settling, give it a miss.

22 August 2019, 01:16 PM	#3
BT1985 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: USA Posts: 2,911	Hard pass if you feel like you are settling. A sub date shouldn’t take that much longer. That said, I prefer the classic sub. IMG_7673.JPG Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

22 August 2019, 01:24 PM	#4
Geaux Tigers "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: USA Watch: SS Sub Date Posts: 436	If you want the date I’d wait...agree it shouldn’t take long to get it.

22 August 2019, 01:45 PM	#5
42itus "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Real Name: Tom Location: Honolulu Watch: 116519LN Posts: 3,828	FOMO is real. But you can buy it knowing that if/when you purchase a date you can sell this one with minimal loss if any. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

22 August 2019, 02:14 PM	#7
badass09 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Real Name: prabhu Location: singapore Watch: ROLEX 116613LBD Posts: 713	Just grab this nd sub and keep it till u get the sub u want or just buy this and flip it for a sub date. Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

22 August 2019, 03:16 PM	#10
Watcheroo 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: CT Posts: 3,912	Definitely don’t settle

22 August 2019, 03:20 PM	#11
Kliminator 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: West Coast Posts: 2,349	Express your interest in the date version an ask the SA you're working with how long it might be until one of those comes in. In this case for the sub, I'd wait if I was you. If it was a Daytona like in another recent thread, that would be a much harder decision. Good luck!

22 August 2019, 03:41 PM	#12
DoDe "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Norway Posts: 627	Why buy a ND when you want a date? You might need a longer break.

22 August 2019, 04:46 PM	#14
Carry The Interest "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: LA Watch: RLX, ALS Posts: 3,410	Wait for what you want. The whole notion of settling will linger and will tarnish the purchase for you if you move forward. You won't lose any credibility with the AD as a serious buyer since the Sub Date is what you voiced interest in. Hopefully the wait for that one isn't much longer.

22 August 2019, 04:56 PM	#15
Seibei Banned Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: New Zealand Watch: 114060 Posts: 2,630	NEVER settle.

22 August 2019, 05:29 PM	#17
dori Banned Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: israel Posts: 372	This Rolex craze is really getting into people’s heads... why in the world would you pay thousands of dollars to settle for something you don’t really want (a watch)? Don’t settle, just wait you get what you wish for

22 August 2019, 06:37 PM	#19
Boaters 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Mike Location: Pacific Northwest Watch: 116610LV 16710 SD Posts: 10,649	WAIT

22 August 2019, 07:46 PM	#20
The Libertine Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: Mike Location: BOS Watch: 16710;14060;214270 Posts: 6,375	Settle = Regret.

22 August 2019, 07:59 PM	#21
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,230	Usually I'd say don't settle, but that is in a fair and reasonable market which this sure ain't no more so just go with what feels right at the time, best to have no set rules nowadays.

22 August 2019, 08:31 PM	#22
Wools "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 374	Don't settle. I've always disagreed with some people's opinions of; Buy this precious metal watch to let an AD know you're seriosu then they'll get you watches you want. That may be true of some AD's but I would never do business with them. Besides, why spend so much cash on crap you don't want? Wait for the watch you really want. Not only do you save cash and hassle, the AD knows you really are just after watches you want, you're not a flipper or a cow to be milked dry! Best of luck for finding and buying your Submariner Date, hope it arrives soon. :)

22 August 2019, 10:32 PM	#24
joyfultrade "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Chicago Posts: 49	Calm,don’t settle

22 August 2019, 10:36 PM	#26
AJMarcus "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: AJ Location: USA Watch: Swiss Posts: 5,205	Unless you have money to throw away why would you settle for something you don’t want

22 August 2019, 10:38 PM	#27
dxbtousa "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: dubai Posts: 672	For me, I enjoy the date complication and use it frequently; I would wait.

22 August 2019, 10:43 PM	#28
beshannon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Northern Virginia Watch: One of Not Many Posts: 17,895	Every time I have "settled" on something I have regretted it. Every. Time. __________________ Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Glashutte Senator Exellence, Rolex 116710 GMT Master II BLNR, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent

22 August 2019, 10:46 PM	#29
Catatafish 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 X2 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Real Name: Todd Location: Memphis, TN USA Watch: Sub 126610LV Posts: 192	You could wear the nd until the one you wanted arrived and probably sell it for minimal loss but I wouldn't want that kind of hassle. Like others have said, wait for what you want. After all, you've been doing just fine without it, what's another day/week/month?

22 August 2019, 10:58 PM	#30
datejustrms "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Posts: 2,799	Wait for the one you want.

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