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Old 12 April 2021, 07:56 PM   #31
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Old 12 April 2021, 08:05 PM   #32
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Old 12 April 2021, 08:25 PM   #33
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Cor. That's nice. Congratulations.

And you bought a steering wheel to go with it. Nice match.
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Old 12 April 2021, 10:13 PM   #34
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Old 12 April 2021, 10:20 PM   #35
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Old 12 April 2021, 10:37 PM   #36
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Cor. That's nice. Congratulations.

And you bought a steering wheel to go with it. Nice match.
haha!
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Old 12 April 2021, 10:39 PM   #37
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Old 12 April 2021, 10:59 PM   #38
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congrats!

curious what size is your wrist? looks svelte like mine but that pepsi looks great...
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Old 12 April 2021, 11:58 PM   #39
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Old 13 April 2021, 12:11 AM   #40
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Old 13 April 2021, 12:13 AM   #41
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Congratulations, wear it in good health. The hours hand needs adjustment - looks like a poor QC by Rolex.
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Old 13 April 2021, 12:13 AM   #42
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Congrats! That’s one heck of a score for a first time purchase
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Old 13 April 2021, 12:19 AM   #43
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i had a very similar situation to you for the exact same watch, except i would check in much more often and even when they first reopened. I explained to a very experienced SA what had transpired and referenced certain things that brought credibility to my situation (i referred to where the SA left to and they apologized and indicated they would add me to their personal list). do you know what i got? a big fat nothing LOL. When the owner of the store sells himself before it hits the showroom and essentially competes with his own employees (selling for over MSRP out the back door), what can one expect?

consider yourself lucky and congrats on findings a VERY honest AD, especially in this market.

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After an agonizing few days, finally picked up one of my dream watches. I’m speechless and can’t believe that it’s actually on my wrist. I technically got put on “the list” 18 months ago, but the SA I was working with left the store. I had failed to follow up during this time.

About a 6 weeks ago I reached out and spoke with a new SA who was a friend of my old SA. I brought up that I had been waiting but failed to follow up due to a hectic 2020. I was invited in, made an introduction, and connected with the SA. I only stopped in one more time to introduce my fiancé around two weeks later.

With the new announcement on the 7th, I texted and asked if they’d be getting more watches due to it being available on both bracelets. I received a response back stating they didn’t think so - but it didn’t matter because they had a surprise for me and asked me to call when I got a chance. Scheduled pickup for today. No games, no bundling requests, just a straight smooth transaction with amazing people. I know my case isn’t normal, but keep inquiring and making an effort.





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Old 13 April 2021, 12:28 AM   #44
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Old 13 April 2021, 01:49 AM   #45
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Old 13 April 2021, 02:51 AM   #46
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Old 13 April 2021, 02:58 AM   #47
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Old 13 April 2021, 03:03 AM   #48
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Old 13 April 2021, 03:05 AM   #49
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Looks great with the Porsche!
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Old 13 April 2021, 04:06 AM   #50
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Spectacular! My favorite Rolex! Waited 3 years for mine. Wear in great health!
This is not a rant but personally I can't see waiting 3 years for anything, unless you have to, and this is not one of those times since you could have very easily gone grey and had that watch right then and there. Sure there is a premium but I wonder how much the official MSRP went up during those 3 years plus losing the 3 years of enjoyment of having a Rolex, and what's that worth to someone.
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Old 13 April 2021, 04:09 AM   #51
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Huge congrats!!!
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Old 13 April 2021, 04:16 AM   #52
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Congrats! Looks great!
Thanks!

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Big score, congrats!
Appreciate it!

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Cor. That's nice. Congratulations.

And you bought a steering wheel to go with it. Nice match.
Thanks! The steering wheel is my fiancé's

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Congratulations!
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Enjoy it
Definitely will!

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Congratulations!
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congrats!

curious what size is your wrist? looks svelte like mine but that pepsi looks great...
Thank you! I believe (if I measured correctly) I have around a ~7.25in wrist.

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Congrats
Thanks!

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Congratulations! Wear it in good health!
Appreciate it!

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Congratulations, wear it in good health. The hours hand needs adjustment - looks like a poor QC by Rolex.
Good catch - I didn't even notice that, I'm assuming this was due to it having just been wound or something. It's perfectly fine today? Strange.

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Congrats! That’s one heck of a score for a first time purchase
I couldn't agree more. Definitely lucky.

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i had a very similar situation to you for the exact same watch, except i would check in much more often and even when they first reopened. I explained to a very experienced SA what had transpired and referenced certain things that brought credibility to my situation (i referred to where the SA left to and they apologized and indicated they would add me to their personal list). do you know what i got? a big fat nothing LOL. When the owner of the store sells himself before it hits the showroom and essentially competes with his own employees (selling for over MSRP out the back door), what can one expect?

consider yourself lucky and congrats on findings a VERY honest AD, especially in this market.
It's tough when greed controls the situation. If I were you, I'd start going around to other AD's and express your story. Try to connect with different SA's until you find someone who actually understands your frustration. I know my situation is out of the norm but it definitely shows that there are good people out there. Best of luck!

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aweseome congrats!
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Great purchase
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Outstanding. Big congrats!
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Looks great with the Porsche!
Appreciate it! It's my fiancés car hoping to find a 911 before the end of 2021 however.
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Old 13 April 2021, 04:22 AM   #53
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Big congrats! Wear it in good health!
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Old 13 April 2021, 04:26 AM   #54
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Congratulations! The wait makes it that much sweeter. Pairs really well with the Porsche! What model is it?
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Old 13 April 2021, 04:28 AM   #55
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Never mind....I see it in the post. 911. Hell yeah! I had a similar post in my 718 when I got my Pepsi.


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Old 13 April 2021, 04:29 AM   #56
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Amazing! It's great to read stories like these. Enjoy the watch!
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Old 13 April 2021, 04:31 AM   #57
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Nice - congratulations!
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Old 13 April 2021, 04:37 AM   #58
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Very nice. Glad to read that such transactions exist.
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Old 13 April 2021, 05:23 AM   #59
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Great score! Congrats.
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Old 13 April 2021, 06:31 AM   #60
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Nice! Wear in excellent health!
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