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junamuan · 25 February 2018, 04:36 PM

OP said 'I am pretty frustrated right now, as I had planned on keeping this watch in as perfect condition as possible..'

I dont understand why having the stickers on is like perfect condition of a Rolex watch. 🤔🤔🤔

Syed117 · 25 February 2018, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bswanson

I'm going to stop the story right here and ask, if you were in my position, what would you have done here? Would you have blown up? Would you have chalked it up to a misunderstanding and say oh well, they must come off sometime?

Right now, I'd like to hear how others would have handled this situation, and what your reaction would have been had you been in my shoes.

If I had asked them to leave them on, but they removed them, I would have been annoyed for sure. But only because when I get a new watch, I prefer to size myself, remove stickers, and wash before I wear it.

I would not have blown up.

When I first read your story, I honestly chucked and thought it sounded like karma. Someone who is making such a huge deal about stickers let someone else handle the watch and the stickers were removed in the process.

I don’t care what people do with their watches, but I would never under any circumstances wear a watch with stickers. That’s about the tackiest thing I can imagine.

Ste_J · 25 February 2018, 04:58 PM

Just watch the news for 10 minutes and you'll see people with much more important things to worry about.

This takes "First World" problems to a whole new level.

Dirt · 25 February 2018, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bswanson

Kids these days, am I right?

Don't even know what it's like walking 15 miles in the snow, up hill both ways to work. Too soft.

Or to have to lick the road clean with their tongues at 10.30 at night, half an hour before going to bed.

tyler1980 · 25 February 2018, 05:33 PM

another day, another sticker thread. I never even knew how big of a deal this was until Rolex made it policy to remove them. This is so weird to me.

joli160 · 25 February 2018, 05:33 PM

I would be very angry. Never wearing a watch with stickers but I do want to remove them myself when and where I like.
Especially after you emphasised keeping them on and they just bull headedly removed them ... Not worth a fight but I would have said a few words not to be repeated here.

Only reason why this happened imo is that the AD is trying to make flipping your watch more difficult. They don't like competition. Perfectly in line with latest AD tactics.
Unfortunately nothing you can do about it, but to avoid this AD in the future.

Fleetlord · 25 February 2018, 06:14 PM

Factory stickers are a crucial, crucial, crucial factor in the value of a BNIB Rolex.

There are even degrees of shop wear to the stickers that can affect value.

But all of that left the station when the watch was sized. The BNIB status is no more and the valuation is hurt pretty dearly once that screw diver blade touches the pristine ROLEX screwhead in the bracelet.

What I can't figure out is why people take ROLEXI, they sourced elsewhere to an AD to remove links? Nothing ever good comes of it and the dramatic negative results become multipage threads on the forums...

scooba · 25 February 2018, 06:15 PM

My Son was mortified when the AD removed the stickers on his SS SkyDweller , so much so he went right off the watch , He leaves them on ,its a personal choice to him it was a big deal ,He bought a 116719 three years ago and that still has a few on it dog eared but he removes them at the time he wants ,

First World Problems maybe but each to there own

tyler1980 · 25 February 2018, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by scooba

My Son was mortified when the AD removed the stickers on his SS SkyDweller , so much so he went right off the watch , He leaves them on ,its a personal choice to him it was a big deal ,He bought a 116719 three years ago and that still has a few on it dog eared but he removes them at the time he wants ,

First World Problems maybe but each to there own

the other side of that argument is if the stickers stayed on he may not have even gotten the opportunity to get it in the first place. Dealers offer less money for watches without stickers and un stickered Sky dwellers are being offered in some cases below RRP for WF to buy them. So no stickers actually makes it a money losing proposition in the UK for a flip. Less being flipped, more actual buyers will get it since its less attractive for flippers to try to source all of them.

So in some way, its almost the argument of no stickers or no watch. Which is more important?... is a personal judgement of course.

The policy is working in that top dollar isnt possible in most cases on the secondary market for a stickered watch.

MonBK · 25 February 2018, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bswanson

He said it was a mistake, and that it was simply "habit". He was pretty embarrassed, so didn't want to pile on.

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Originally Posted by bswanson

Like I said above, it was a mistake by the tech who admitted to it. Not policy related.

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Originally Posted by bswanson

I asked why they did that after we had just agreed not to literally 5 minutes earlier, and the tech said it was an honest mistake, and he was so used to pulling them off he did it out of habit.

Seems pretty straight forward to me.

Zed82 · 25 February 2018, 07:00 PM

Clearly the staff made a fool out of you and lied to your face with the "i forgot and did it by habit". I would be so pissed and demand that they reimburse me in some way or swap the watch for a new one. Lot of people in this thread think that you were going to make an extra buck by flipping it but that doesn´t matter. It´s your watch and your choice. I see a lot of people storing BNIB watches for many years. Who am i to judge that?

When i bought my 116500 and my 116610LV i specifically asked the AD to size the watch but to leave the stickers on. Of course they respected my request. Anything else would be rude and unprofessional. I like to pull my own stickers and keep them and i don´t care what anybody else says.

Zed82 · 25 February 2018, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MonBK

Seems pretty straight forward to me.

Pulling the stickers takes it´s time. Do you mean to say that the staff magically forgot about his request a couple of seconds earlier despite pulling stickers for a few minutes?

tyler1980 · 25 February 2018, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Zed82

Clearly the staff made a fool out of you and lied to your face with the "i forgot and did it by habit". I would be so pissed and demand that they reimburse me in some way or swap the watch for a new one. Lot of people in this thread think that you were going to make an extra buck by flipping it but that doesn´t matter. It´s your watch and your choice. I see a lot of people storing BNIB watches for many years. Who am i to judge that?

When i bought my 116500 and my 116610LV i specifically asked the AD to size the watch but to leave the stickers on. Of course they respected my request. Anything else would be rude and unprofessional. I like to pull my own stickers and keep them and i don´t care what anybody else says.

A. He didn't buy the watch from them, so no way they would give him a new watch

B. Since its the policy going forward, your AD (unless you are close personal friends) will most likely remove the stickers as its not worth getting into trouble with Rolex if they find out they are violating policy. Patek also no longer allows sealed watches to leave the AD and no more brown shipping boxes. Double sealed is no longer OK with patek. Its the same thing.

Heypacha · 25 February 2018, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ste_J

Just watch the news for 10 minutes and you'll see people with much more important things to worry about.

This takes "First World" problems to a whole new level.

Leave Britney alone!

If you still have stickers on your watch, your Anil Arjandas bracelets can't scratch it.

I bought a BLNR two days ago and lend it to a friend to wear over the weekend. He's probably passed out in some underground dive bar. Come to think of it, I better call him to check if the watch is still on his wrist.

MonBK · 25 February 2018, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Zed82

Pulling the stickers takes it´s time. Do you mean to say that the staff magically forgot about his request a couple of seconds earlier despite pulling stickers for a few minutes?

I don't mean anything as they were not my words.

Zed82 · 25 February 2018, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tyler1980

A. He didn't buy the watch from them, so no way they would give him a new watch

B. Since its the policy going forward, your AD (unless you are close personal friends) will most likely remove the stickers as its not worth getting into trouble with Rolex if they find out they are violating policy. Patek also no longer allows sealed watches to leave the AD and no more brown shipping boxes. Double sealed is no longer OK with patek. Its the same thing.

Doesn´t matter if he didn´t buy the watch there. The AD can still reimburse him however they see fit but since they are acting unprofessional already i doubt he will get anything.

We don´t have this policy in Europe but it doesn´t matter. Even if we had i could still remove my own stickers in the shop before sizing. The OP:s BLNR wasn´t even bought at the AD who pulled the stickers so why did they even bother pulling them?

tyler1980 · 25 February 2018, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Zed82

Doesn´t matter if he didn´t buy the watch there. The AD can still reimburse him however they see fit but since they are acting unprofessional already i doubt he will get anything.

We don´t have this policy in Europe but it doesn´t matter. Even if we had i could still remove my own stickers in the shop before sizing. The OP:s BLNR wasn´t even bought at the AD who pulled the stickers so why did they even bother pulling them?

yes you do. Its policy. AD's can chose not to follow it, but its a big risk.

MonBK · 25 February 2018, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Zed82

Doesn´t matter if he didn´t buy the watch there. The AD can still reimburse him however they see fit but since they are acting unprofessional already i doubt he will get anything.

We don´t have this policy in Europe but it doesn´t matter. Even if we had i could still remove my own stickers in the shop before sizing. The OP:s BLNR wasn´t even bought at the AD who pulled the stickers so why did they even bother pulling them?

Of course he won't get anything.

Zed82 · 25 February 2018, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tyler1980

yes you do. Its policy. AD's can chose not to follow it, but its a big risk.

Maybe it´s only policy in the US. I have bought several Rolex from different AD:s in the last year and none of them removed the stickers.

omx5o · 25 February 2018, 07:19 PM

Should have bought a screwdriver for a couple of dollars and sized it yourself. A much safer option.

Zed82 · 25 February 2018, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MonBK

Of course he won't get anything.

It´s sad and bad for business but i guess AD:s can do pretty much anything they want in these times and get away with it.

RHJ · 25 February 2018, 07:21 PM

Wearing the watch with stickers for selling it later as unworn? So it was karma loosing the stickers.

MonBK · 25 February 2018, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Zed82

It´s sad and bad for business but i guess AD:s can do pretty much anything they want in these times and get away with it.

They did what they were supposed to do: Size it and take the stickers off.

Zed82 · 25 February 2018, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MonBK

They did what they were supposed to do: Size it and take the stickers off.

The complied with his request to leave the stickers on. Read the initial post again. If their intention was to remove the stickers they should have informed him.

MonBK · 25 February 2018, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Zed82

The complied with his request to leave the stickers on. Read the initial post again. If their intention was to remove the stickers they should have informed him.

Well, they didn't, end of story.

topfuel25 · 25 February 2018, 07:27 PM

Op already left the shop...going back to make demands or negotiate will look bad on him. He should have settled it there and then.

Zed82 · 25 February 2018, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MonBK

Well, they didn't, end of story.

Thank you captain obvious.

MonBK · 25 February 2018, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Zed82

Thank you captain obvious.

Flattery won't get you anywhere.

25 February 2018, 05:33 PM	#126
joli160 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NL Watch: Yachtmaster Posts: 14,352	I would be very angry. Never wearing a watch with stickers but I do want to remove them myself when and where I like. Especially after you emphasised keeping them on and they just bull headedly removed them ... Not worth a fight but I would have said a few words not to be repeated here. Only reason why this happened imo is that the AD is trying to make flipping your watch more difficult. They don't like competition. Perfectly in line with latest AD tactics. Unfortunately nothing you can do about it, but to avoid this AD in the future. __________________ Day Date 18238, Yachtmaster 16622, Deepsea 116660, Submariner 116619, SkyD 326935, DJ 178271, DJ 69158, Yachtmaster 169622, GMT 116713LN, GMT 126711.

25 February 2018, 07:00 PM	#131
Zed82 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Zlatan Location: Sweden Posts: 357	Clearly the staff made a fool out of you and lied to your face with the "i forgot and did it by habit". I would be so pissed and demand that they reimburse me in some way or swap the watch for a new one. Lot of people in this thread think that you were going to make an extra buck by flipping it but that doesn´t matter. It´s your watch and your choice. I see a lot of people storing BNIB watches for many years. Who am i to judge that? When i bought my 116500 and my 116610LV i specifically asked the AD to size the watch but to leave the stickers on. Of course they respected my request. Anything else would be rude and unprofessional. I like to pull my own stickers and keep them and i don´t care what anybody else says. __________________ "The world´s your oyster..."

25 February 2018, 04:36 PM	#121
junamuan "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Real Name: Jun Location: Vancouver, BC Watch: BLNR Posts: 672	OP said 'I am pretty frustrated right now, as I had planned on keeping this watch in as perfect condition as possible..' I dont understand why having the stickers on is like perfect condition of a Rolex watch. 🤔🤔🤔

25 February 2018, 04:58 PM	#123
Ste_J "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Real Name: Ste Location: Merseyside Posts: 380	Just watch the news for 10 minutes and you'll see people with much more important things to worry about. This takes "First World" problems to a whole new level.

25 February 2018, 05:33 PM	#125
tyler1980 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston Posts: 17,622	another day, another sticker thread. I never even knew how big of a deal this was until Rolex made it policy to remove them. This is so weird to me.

25 February 2018, 06:14 PM	#127
Fleetlord "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Vain Posts: 5,915	Factory stickers are a crucial, crucial, crucial factor in the value of a BNIB Rolex. There are even degrees of shop wear to the stickers that can affect value. But all of that left the station when the watch was sized. The BNIB status is no more and the valuation is hurt pretty dearly once that screw diver blade touches the pristine ROLEX screwhead in the bracelet. What I can't figure out is why people take ROLEXI, they sourced elsewhere to an AD to remove links? Nothing ever good comes of it and the dramatic negative results become multipage threads on the forums...

25 February 2018, 06:15 PM	#128
scooba 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Europe Watch: Anything Posts: 2,490	My Son was mortified when the AD removed the stickers on his SS SkyDweller , so much so he went right off the watch , He leaves them on ,its a personal choice to him it was a big deal ,He bought a 116719 three years ago and that still has a few on it dog eared but he removes them at the time he wants , First World Problems maybe but each to there own

25 February 2018, 07:19 PM	#140
omx5o "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Real Name: Richard Location: UK Watch: Milgauss GV Posts: 1,611	Should have bought a screwdriver for a couple of dollars and sized it yourself. A much safer option.

25 February 2018, 07:21 PM	#142
RHJ 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: here Watch: 214270 Mk1 Posts: 920	Wearing the watch with stickers for selling it later as unworn? So it was karma loosing the stickers.

25 February 2018, 07:27 PM	#146
topfuel25 Banned Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Hcm Posts: 217	Op already left the shop...going back to make demands or negotiate will look bad on him. He should have settled it there and then.

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