Odds of getting a blue Skydweller

[JayHantz]

Originally Posted by Tom5518

I was at the AD getting a price on a new Seiko orange Samurai and they asked if I wanted to see the blue Skydweller they just got in. I said sure, why not? Next thing I know it's two watches I bought this week.

Well done, Tom! An excellent pickup. Congratulations and enjoy the heck out of it!

[BNA/LION]

Congratulations!

[Apheaven]

Originally Posted by Tom5518

What are the chances of me walking into AD and getting offered a blue Skydweller?

To qualify your question, will this be a robbery where you access the back safe?


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[chinguel]

Congratulations Tom; Enjoy it. Seems Great the best Dial it’s blue to me in that watch. Imho.
Blessings,
Mike

[Tom5518]

Originally Posted by scombs263

It’s been said already. But you need to go grey if really want one. I am #3 on my AD for last two years. I will never get called. Coveted pieces go to ballers or VIPs or out the back door to some grey where owner can’t get a lot more than MSRP.

I guess I screwed up by buying from my AD then.....

Originally Posted by CollinVon

One of the more entertaining incoming posts I’ve seen. Congrats!

Thank you

Originally Posted by nyyankees

Well done


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Thank you

Originally Posted by usmc_k9_vet

Haha awesome! Congrats on an excellent watch.


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Thank you

Originally Posted by JayHantz

Well done, Tom! An excellent pickup. Congratulations and enjoy the heck out of it!

Thank you and I will. Still can't believe I have it.

Originally Posted by BNA/LION

Congratulations!

Thank you

Originally Posted by Apheaven

To qualify your question, will this be a robbery where you access the back safe?

Not quite, don't think I could wear it in prison.

Originally Posted by chinguel

Congratulations Tom; Enjoy it. Seems Great the best Dial it’s blue to me in that watch. Imho.
Blessings,
Mike

Thank you Mike. The blue is stunning. This is the first Skydweller of any combination I have seen in person and I was shocked at how it looks in person and even more shocked that they wanted me to have it. Little 'ol me. LOL

[campfire]

Congratulations.

[noshame]

Wow, congrats! Beautiful watch, Tom! Sorry if I missed it, but do you have any history with this AD?

[Harry-57]

Being offered a blue Sky Dweller on a walk in?
AD 0%
Grey 100%

[gops]

Congrats OP....I hope I get lucky like you.....you give me hope.

[DoDe]

Originally Posted by Mike Barnard

About as much as Omega releasing a non limited edition.

And congrats OP

[mister_poom]

From what I hear people say, you have a slim chance of getting a Blue Sky-Dweller.

But there are few people that got lucky and got one from their AD like @Tom5518 (kudos to you ;) )

Not sure about "waiting lists" too, many of the ADs I went said yes to put my name down. I guess you could try to ask random ADs and maybe you will get lucky.

[dandan]

Op well done and congratulations.

Also good to know that very few people read the the comments after reading the title or the OP. Very entertaining.

[ap1]

The unheard of seiko bundle lol. Just wow. I’ve had no luck for quite some time

[Manu74]

Originally Posted by Tom5518

Thank you very much. I wanted to do something different for an incoming.

And you did!
Congrats and welcome to the club

[NachoNeal]

Originally Posted by STLrolexfan

Slim to none


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Reminds me of what the late great Chick Hearn (voice of the Lakers) used to say, when referring to a player with no chance of success.
"He has two chances, slim and none, and slim just left the building."

[ttomczak]

I have a great relationship with my ad, and it took two years to get one... Only because they didn’t get hardly any in. I’m not a big spender like almost everybody says you have to be, but I do have about a 20 year relationship with him. He is now the GM at a respectably sized AD chain (11 stores in NC and Virginia), and he has been with the same company all along.

Funny part was, he called me on a Batman jubilee I wanted so I went there, while trying on the gmt, he brought out a blue sky, and then said, I could only have one... I ended up with the SD lol.

[HopWatch]

Originally Posted by NachoNeal

Reminds me of what the late great Chick Hearn (voice of the Lakers) used to say, when referring to a player with no chance of success.
"He has two chances, slim and none, and slim just left the building."

The mustard’s off the hot dog


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[lord91]

Congrats, OP! This thread proves how many ppl post without reading a thread

[Bobby T]

I like your style!!!!!

[sp006]

Originally Posted by lord91

Congrats, OP! This thread proves how many ppl post without reading a thread

Haha so true


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[1William]

Congratulations.

[Tom5518]

Originally Posted by campfire

Congratulations.

Thank you

Originally Posted by noshame

Wow, congrats! Beautiful watch, Tom! Sorry if I missed it, but do you have any history with this AD?

Thank you. I do have history with this AD. They have been very good to me, better than I deserve.

Originally Posted by Harry-57

Being offered a blue Sky Dweller on a walk in?
AD 0%
Grey 100%

Well, I did bundle it with this:

Originally Posted by gops

Congrats OP....I hope I get lucky like you.....you give me hope.

Thank you and best wishes for you on your "hunt". If I can do it, anyone can.

Originally Posted by DoDe

And congrats OP

Thank you.

Originally Posted by mister_poom

From what I hear people say, you have a slim chance of getting a Blue Sky-Dweller.

But there are few people that got lucky and got one from their AD like @Tom5518 (kudos to you ;) )

Not sure about "waiting lists" too, many of the ADs I went said yes to put my name down. I guess you could try to ask random ADs and maybe you will get lucky.

And it is luck for me, they treat me better than I deserve.

[Robf52]

Originally Posted by pw92676

zip zero chance. Best bet is go to a grey dealer. Try it on. If you like it, buy it.

+1.

[Tom5518]

Originally Posted by dandan

Op well done and congratulations.

Also good to know that very few people read the the comments after reading the title or the OP. Very entertaining.

Thank you. I wanted this incoming thread to be fun and entertaining.

Originally Posted by ap1

The unheard of seiko bundle lol. Just wow. I’ve had no luck for quite some time

The Seiko Bundle™

Originally Posted by Manu74

And you did!
Congrats and welcome to the club

Thank you very much.

Originally Posted by NachoNeal

Reminds me of what the late great Chick Hearn (voice of the Lakers) used to say, when referring to a player with no chance of success.
"He has two chances, slim and none, and slim just left the building."

Very true. At least I left the building wearing a blue Skydweller.

Originally Posted by ttomczak

I have a great relationship with my ad, and it took two years to get one... Only because they didn’t get hardly any in. I’m not a big spender like almost everybody says you have to be, but I do have about a 20 year relationship with him. He is now the GM at a respectably sized AD chain (11 stores in NC and Virginia), and he has been with the same company all along.

Funny part was, he called me on a Batman jubilee I wanted so I went there, while trying on the gmt, he brought out a blue sky, and then said, I could only have one... I ended up with the SD lol.

Congratulations on yours. I would hate to make that decision, I love wearing the BLNR jubilee. It's a favorite too.

Originally Posted by lord91

Congrats, OP! This thread proves how many ppl post without reading a thread

Thank you. I had a feeling it would be entertaining.

Originally Posted by Bobby T

I like your style!!!!!

Thank you sir.

Originally Posted by 1William

Congratulations.

Thank you William. How is that SLA037? I am really hoping I get the opportunity to purchase this reference.

[42itus]

When I saw the title I said "here we go again..."

Well played, my friend. Beautiful watch.

[MRPWRPATX21]

Originally Posted by BNABOD

100k hey , I mean wth is wrong w these people . Got to pay 1 billion dollars to be invited to buy a $14800 watch . Do they not know how idiotic that sounds ?

Flip this around for a minute. You are the AD. You order watches all year long from Rolex, and let's say maybe 1 of these comes through. Or even 5. Hell, even if 10 came through- are you just going to let some guy walk in off the street and say "hey, give me that blue Sky Dweller you've got in the safe, please." No, you are going to call some of your best customers and tell them you've got something they might be interested in. The size of those customers will obviously vary by geographic location and AD, but it's all the same directionally...that AD has customers who spend a good deal more than the average person, and those are the people that are going to get the call. The AD saying you have to spend $100k to be on that list is not him actually EXPECTING you to do that; he's giving you a relative threshold needed to be in that VIP tier that gets those calls. I fail to understand how there is anything at all wrong with this practice. He can't invent watches. And even if he does happen to get 10 blue Sky Dwellers and sells 5 to greys to split the extra juice, I'm not even really sure I can blame him for that.

And saying "I'd happily spend $100k in a year if you had all of the popular watches that I want and could likely turn a profit on" is just as crazy as the AD saying it takes $100k to get on that list...especially because that list is made up of people who spend $100k every year, not just in 1 year to buy the most popular few SS Rolexes out there and then be content.

[synrrgy]

Fantastic! Congrats!

[David5807]

I'm sure it has happened before but my feelings are that chances would be very slim of it happening at best.

[Harry-57]

Originally Posted by Tom5518

Oops, my bad, forgot a pic....





I was at the AD getting a price on a new Seiko orange Samurai and they asked if I wanted to see the blue Skydweller they just got in. I said sure, why not? Next thing I know it's two watches I bought this week.

Wow! Congratulations. That's one hell of a result.

I will revise my estimate accordingly:

AD 0.000001%
Grey 100%

[Danny83]

Congrats this is the 3rd blue dial ive seen on a random walk in this week!! Crazy stuff