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Old 5 July 2020, 05:05 PM   #1
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How difficult is it to get 15450 blue dial at a boutique?

Is it basically near impossible to a walkin with no purchase history to get this model?
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Old 5 July 2020, 09:49 PM   #2
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Old 5 July 2020, 09:57 PM   #3
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I just got one as my first AP, so it is possible. But you won’t be walking into a store and finding one for sale. They are allocated to customers. Make a connection with a sales associate at the boutique and hope for the best. If they like you, you might get one. There are several other options that might be more available including the 26315 chronos. Good luck to you!
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Old 5 July 2020, 10:12 PM   #4
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15450st blue dial is pretty hard to acquire but it isn't as hard as 15500st blue dial.

Other color dials look very good also and it's a lot easier to acquire.
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Old 5 July 2020, 11:17 PM   #5
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I just got one as my first AP, so it is possible. But you won’t be walking into a store and finding one for sale. They are allocated to customers. Make a connection with a sales associate at the boutique and hope for the best. If they like you, you might get one. There are several other options that might be more available including the 26315 chronos. Good luck to you!

Thanks, did you get the blue dial?
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Old 5 July 2020, 11:23 PM   #6
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15450st blue dial is pretty hard to acquire but it isn't as hard as 15500st blue dial.

Other color dials look very good also and it's a lot easier to acquire.
Yes, it is either a blue or grey for me but blue is better no doubt
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Old 5 July 2020, 11:59 PM   #7
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Thanks, did you get the blue dial?
Yeah I got the blue dial 15450 in June. I made an incoming post about it you should check it out!

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=747049
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Old 6 July 2020, 12:42 AM   #8
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Yeah I got the blue dial 15450 in June. I made an incoming post about it you should check it out!

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=747049
That's great, congrat, I guess it is easier in America/Europe as the men have bigger wrists than the asia region. Seem it is more difficult to get in HK.
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Old 6 July 2020, 12:52 AM   #9
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I would imagine that’s probably true. I’ve said this before on other threads but the 15450 blue is really the last AP blue dial that trades at what I feel is a reasonable price on the secondary/grey market. If you can’t manage to get one from a boutique just buy one from a trusted seller. I wouldn’t settle for your second choice dial color just to save a few thousand dollars. The grey is nice also but the blue is the most popular for a reason.
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Old 7 July 2020, 03:18 PM   #10
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Very hard. Ive tried to get a relationship going with two AD's one based in Texas and the other in Miami. So far none have budged. What I was told by my Texan friend was that they have already pre-sold their allocations for the year. Apparently due to covid production will most likely be lower this year aswell.
This seems to be my experience as well. A new customer is nearly impossible to procure at this time. As a reference I have gotten all the sought after pieces within the Rolex family but cant get anyone to commit a 15450 in blue. Sml...

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