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SFBAY · 1 November 2018, 07:38 AM

I had some time to kill so I stopped by a local AD to discuss Rolexes and to look for a gift for my wife. The discussion was disheartening. She put me on a list for a Rolex I desire...I’m some outrageous number, 65 I believe. She blatantly told me I could move up on the list if I wanted to purchase 4-5 other Rolex watches or spend a substantial amount of money on other jewelry.

A. I am not interested in spending uncanny amounts of money to collect unnecessary jewelry just so I can move higher on a list to buy a watch that already costs 10k. If I wanted it that badly I would purchase the watch from a gray dealer at a 6k premium versus spend 50k on items I don’t need nor want.

B. I don’t need a new Rolex that badly. It’s just a watch.

This experience has given me new perspective on just how ridiculous this game has become. I was going to purchase a relatively small gift for my wife but I’m certainly not giving that store my money.

I’m on one other list for the Rolex I want and if my name gets called, great, and if not, no worries. I have plenty of other ways to spend 10k.

yuk0nxl1 · 1 November 2018, 07:42 AM

Welcome to the game.

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ferrissteve11 · 1 November 2018, 07:49 AM

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Sounds par for the course....glad that I bought before all this madness began.

mhunt1014 · 1 November 2018, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SFBAY

I had some time to kill so I stopped by a local AD to discuss Rolexes and to look for a gift for my wife. The discussion was disheartening. She put me on a list for a Rolex I desire...I’m some outrageous number, 65 I believe. She blatantly told me I could move up on the list if I wanted to purchase 4-5 other Rolex watches or spend a substantial amount of money on other jewelry.

A. I am not interested in spending uncanny amounts of money to collect unnecessary jewelry just so I can move higher on a list to buy a watch that already costs 10k. If I wanted it that badly I would purchase the watch from a gray dealer at a 6k premium versus spend 50k on items I don’t need nor want.

B. I don’t need a new Rolex that badly. It’s just a watch.

This experience has given me new perspective on just how ridiculous this game has become. I was going to purchase a relatively small gift for my wife but I’m certainly not giving that store my money.

I’m on one other list for the Rolex I want and if my name gets called, great, and if not, no worries. I have plenty of other ways to spend 10k.

I've been hearing more stories like this from people complaining how AD's treat them. Sounds pretty cruddy.

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rtalk · 1 November 2018, 08:05 AM

Hey. On the bright side, she is honest. We all know the game. Most stores do this but some pretend they don't.

ian.thomas · 1 November 2018, 08:05 AM

I was looking at a YG Daytona and inquired about an SD42. I was told there were no SD42s available, but [told in so many words] one would come available if I purchased the YG Daytona.

I understand (especially where this AD is located - high income/high traffic) that special items need to go to VIPs (which I'm not) or along with another big purchase.

Rolexavidfan · 1 November 2018, 08:06 AM

I heard this quote many times “You have to pay in order to play.” So sorry to hear that disheartening remark from that AD. Time has a way of not just healing hurt feeling but also on correcting “excesses” of current times.

You did right with your thought about watches. These can be substituted but not your integrity and correct rules of the game that you wish to play.

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envuks · 1 November 2018, 08:06 AM

I can only imagine that the SF Bay Area is an extremely difficult market to acquire a SS Rolex at retail.

superdog · 1 November 2018, 08:10 AM

Oh. This thread again?

AK DeepSea · 1 November 2018, 08:14 AM

I waited 4 months for my first SS Rolex. Wasn’t bad at all.

oldman2005 · 1 November 2018, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by envuks

I can only imagine that the SF Bay Area is an extremely difficult market to acquire a SS Rolex at retail.

I bet there are more billionaires here than number of SS BLRO allocated. Sorry but you have almost _no_ chance competing with these guys for a highly desirable watch.

On the other hand Rolex isn't the only game in town, there're many other watches to be loved, seriously.

Bigblu10 · 1 November 2018, 08:19 AM

Another potential Rolex watch buyer shot down in flames.

Eric-London · 1 November 2018, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigblu10

Another potential Rolex watch buyer shot down in flames.

True but when there are several million others in the queue do Rolex care?

jstan9 · 1 November 2018, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by envuks

I can only imagine that the SF Bay Area is an extremely difficult market to acquire a SS Rolex at retail.

It is, and I feel for my AD. They want to sell. They don’t like saying “no.” Selling watches people want is their business and they just can’t get enough inventory to meet demand. It’s too bad for the ADs and for customers.

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RJRJRJ · 1 November 2018, 08:35 AM

Sounds like you are after a BLRO. Unfortunately, that is one of the most difficult watches to obtain these days.

vette · 1 November 2018, 08:37 AM

I am on some lists too. I wanted to look at a ttsub in preson before i said yes. Probaly will buy used but no one has a tt sub

Investr · 1 November 2018, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

Oh. This thread again?

Shocker!! We went two days without it.....

SFBAY · 1 November 2018, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by RJRJRJ

Sounds like you are after a BLRO. Unfortunately, that is one of the most difficult watches to obtain these days.

Yes, it is a BLRO and I certainly understand the demand. I own other Rolex watches. It isn’t the fact that the BLRO is incredibly hard to come by, it is just way the AD attempted to suck more money out of me so I could rise up the list.

R!$ · 1 November 2018, 08:45 AM

nothing new

grymg · 1 November 2018, 08:49 AM

Wow 65 on the list for the BLRO, that's like 5 years or some crap like that.

Avs Fan · 1 November 2018, 08:52 AM

In a universe far, far away, I like to imagine the conversation might sound different... "OK I'll take the SeaDweller off your hands, but only if you also have a Hulk and a Daytona for purchase too, otherwise no deal...."

SFBAY · 1 November 2018, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by grymg

Wow 65 on the list for the BLRO, that's like 5 years or some crap like that.

10 years

Chilly Coconut · 1 November 2018, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ian.thomas

I was looking at a YG Daytona and inquired about an SD42. I was told there were no SD42s available, but [told in so many words] one would come available if I purchased the YG Daytona.

SD42?

CaliBear · 1 November 2018, 08:54 AM

I haven’t been affected as I bought before the drought, but these stories are all too common and very frustrating to hear. So much negativity being built up by the Rolex network. I can’t wait to see what happens when this recent Rolex bubble finally bursts and all these speculators get taken down a peg. I for one will be expecting some major groveling by the ADs if they want my business again. And For the greys ... major major hardball discounting. Judgment day will come for them all and it will be a reckoning! Happy Halloween!

The Libertine · 1 November 2018, 08:56 AM

Shop around. Call around. Ask around. Give your business to an AD who does not utilize questionable sale tactics.

Detroit Bill · 1 November 2018, 10:26 AM

Lots of nice watches out there. Certainly less common ones.

huncho · 1 November 2018, 10:39 AM

every AD is different, there are tons of ADs and a lot of good ones out there that will still take care of you. just move on to the next one

imgook · 1 November 2018, 10:56 AM

Good bye =)

Justinmg · 1 November 2018, 11:41 AM

I’d check out some others brands.

brandrea · 1 November 2018, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Justinmg

I’d check out some others brands.

Or another AD

1 November 2018, 07:38 AM	#1
SFBAY "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 546	AD experience today I had some time to kill so I stopped by a local AD to discuss Rolexes and to look for a gift for my wife. The discussion was disheartening. She put me on a list for a Rolex I desire...I’m some outrageous number, 65 I believe. She blatantly told me I could move up on the list if I wanted to purchase 4-5 other Rolex watches or spend a substantial amount of money on other jewelry. A. I am not interested in spending uncanny amounts of money to collect unnecessary jewelry just so I can move higher on a list to buy a watch that already costs 10k. If I wanted it that badly I would purchase the watch from a gray dealer at a 6k premium versus spend 50k on items I don’t need nor want. B. I don’t need a new Rolex that badly. It’s just a watch. This experience has given me new perspective on just how ridiculous this game has become. I was going to purchase a relatively small gift for my wife but I’m certainly not giving that store my money. I’m on one other list for the Rolex I want and if my name gets called, great, and if not, no worries. I have plenty of other ways to spend 10k.

1 November 2018, 08:05 AM	#5
rtalk "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Seattle Watch: 16710T Posts: 547	Hey. On the bright side, she is honest. We all know the game. Most stores do this but some pretend they don't. __________________ 116519 Grey dial Oysterflex Daytona. 116500 Black. 116710BLNR. 16710T. Rolex Explorer I 39MM. 4 digit DateJust. JLC Master Control with Sector Dial. Omega FOIS. Grand Seiko Four Seasons (Spring Version). Tudor Royal. IWC Cal 83 (~1940s). 41MM sub. Omega CK859.

1 November 2018, 08:05 AM	#6
ian.thomas 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,314	I was looking at a YG Daytona and inquired about an SD42. I was told there were no SD42s available, but [told in so many words] one would come available if I purchased the YG Daytona. I understand (especially where this AD is located - high income/high traffic) that special items need to go to VIPs (which I'm not) or along with another big purchase. __________________ You're asking me how a watch works. For now, let’s just keep an eye on the time.

1 November 2018, 08:06 AM	#7
Rolexavidfan "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: Har Location: Tukwila, WA Watch: Rolex Posts: 1,569	AD experience today I heard this quote many times “You have to pay in order to play.” So sorry to hear that disheartening remark from that AD. Time has a way of not just healing hurt feeling but also on correcting “excesses” of current times. You did right with your thought about watches. These can be substituted but not your integrity and correct rules of the game that you wish to play. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Go for the timepiece you love. You will save more. ...

1 November 2018, 08:06 AM	#8
envuks 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 X2 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New England Posts: 3,689	I can only imagine that the SF Bay Area is an extremely difficult market to acquire a SS Rolex at retail. __________________ Current watches: 116718ln, 116500 black dial, 40mm Breitling Chronomat MOP dial “A man with one watch always knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.”

1 November 2018, 07:42 AM	#2
yuk0nxl1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: US Posts: 156	Welcome to the game. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

1 November 2018, 08:10 AM	#9
superdog 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Seth Location: nj Watch: Omega Posts: 24,707	Oh. This thread again? __________________ If happiness is a state of mind, why look anywhere else for it? IG: gsmotorclub IG: thesawcollection (Both mostly just car stuff)

1 November 2018, 08:14 AM	#10
AK DeepSea Banned Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: MAGA2020 Posts: 242	I waited 4 months for my first SS Rolex. Wasn’t bad at all.

1 November 2018, 08:19 AM	#12
Bigblu10 Banned Join Date: Jul 2017 Real Name: Jaime Location: Here Posts: 5,606	Another potential Rolex watch buyer shot down in flames.

1 November 2018, 08:35 AM	#15
RJRJRJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,495	Sounds like you are after a BLRO. Unfortunately, that is one of the most difficult watches to obtain these days.

1 November 2018, 08:37 AM	#16
vette "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: earth Posts: 53	I am on some lists too. I wanted to look at a ttsub in preson before i said yes. Probaly will buy used but no one has a tt sub

1 November 2018, 08:45 AM	#19
R!$ Banned Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,405	nothing new

1 November 2018, 08:49 AM	#20
grymg "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 363	Wow 65 on the list for the BLRO, that's like 5 years or some crap like that. __________________ 114060, 116710BLNR, 116234WSJ, Omega 311.30 16710 N-serial "Coke" (SOLD)

1 November 2018, 08:52 AM	#21
Avs Fan "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,396	Someday... In a universe far, far away, I like to imagine the conversation might sound different... "OK I'll take the SeaDweller off your hands, but only if you also have a Hulk and a Daytona for purchase too, otherwise no deal...."

1 November 2018, 08:54 AM	#24
CaliBear "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: San Francisco Watch: BLNR Posts: 98	I haven’t been affected as I bought before the drought, but these stories are all too common and very frustrating to hear. So much negativity being built up by the Rolex network. I can’t wait to see what happens when this recent Rolex bubble finally bursts and all these speculators get taken down a peg. I for one will be expecting some major groveling by the ADs if they want my business again. And For the greys ... major major hardball discounting. Judgment day will come for them all and it will be a reckoning! Happy Halloween!

1 November 2018, 08:56 AM	#25
The Libertine Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: Mike Location: BOS Watch: 16710;14060;214270 Posts: 6,375	Shop around. Call around. Ask around. Give your business to an AD who does not utilize questionable sale tactics.

1 November 2018, 10:26 AM	#26
Detroit Bill "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: MI Posts: 56	Lots of nice watches out there. Certainly less common ones.

1 November 2018, 10:39 AM	#27
huncho 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: nyc Posts: 6,369	every AD is different, there are tons of ADs and a lot of good ones out there that will still take care of you. just move on to the next one

1 November 2018, 10:56 AM	#28
imgook "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Real Name: Rob Location: Australia Watch: 116500LN White Posts: 886	Good bye =)

1 November 2018, 11:41 AM	#29
Justinmg "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Real Name: Justin Location: FL Watch: PO Posts: 3,353	I’d check out some others brands. __________________ //////////////////////////////// Member of The Nylon Nation Does it do anything? It tells the time.

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