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19 October 2019, 06:32 PM
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Popped in my AD today
Is this the new norm?
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19 October 2019, 06:39 PM
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It's the Kings new clothes line.
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19 October 2019, 06:41 PM
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Amazing.
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19 October 2019, 06:46 PM
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The waitlist is a display piece now apparently
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19 October 2019, 07:14 PM
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Was in Sydney airport today and it looked much the same at the Rolex shop. Might have been 10 watches total in the whole store and not one sport model. All DJ and a couple of DD.
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19 October 2019, 07:26 PM
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Won't be long before the AD's will be selling the display cases as they are surplus to requirements
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19 October 2019, 08:04 PM
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Embarrassing.
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19 October 2019, 08:05 PM
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Maybe they cleared all the two tone mid size diamond encrusted datejusts out to stock it with the dozens of Daytonas, GMTs and subs they just got in... Or maybe not.
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19 October 2019, 08:14 PM
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It's a shame you can't post pics of all the happy customers walking out with their new Rolex watches. You were too late. I bet they were happy. I bet your AD is too.
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19 October 2019, 08:22 PM
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This isn’t the new norm. It’s been the norm for a while now.
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19 October 2019, 08:39 PM
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19 October 2019, 08:40 PM
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Recession is coming so you need to diversify to survive, so Rolex are now also selling glass cabinets.
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19 October 2019, 08:49 PM
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Common equipment at most AD’s.
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19 October 2019, 09:17 PM
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19 October 2019, 09:22 PM
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Christmas is no longer a season, it's all year around for AD's.
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19 October 2019, 09:25 PM
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19 October 2019, 10:07 PM
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Not normal at my AD....at least 50 watches in the case. Not the hot SS, but plenty of inventory.
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19 October 2019, 10:09 PM
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I'll take one of everything.
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19 October 2019, 10:15 PM
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It reflects a clear shift in strategy. Patek makes a fraction of the watches Rolex does but has similar revenue. Think it’s pretty clear Rolex is going to raise prices and tighten supply to command more Patek like prices...
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19 October 2019, 10:16 PM
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19 October 2019, 10:22 PM
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Yes it is. I spoke to one of my AD's recently and he told me that Rolex is obviously aware of this issue and are going to work to make the display area have a more boutique feel. So yes, get used to it, the future cases will be built for fewer watches.
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19 October 2019, 10:38 PM
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19 October 2019, 11:14 PM
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I would love to get myself one of those fancy glass watch boxes Rolex has started selling.
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19 October 2019, 11:42 PM
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No normal is 3 dstejusts and a 2 tone yachtmaster
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19 October 2019, 11:48 PM
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Picked up a new one this week and the same at my AD’s case. Both sides had that wave section basically shrinking his case down by half
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19 October 2019, 11:53 PM
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I think that if the AD is not selling to a TS, then he has a family member of friend selling them out the back door.
Inventory is coming out slowly to all the AD's but they are selling to the sellers, so it appears that the display is empty but it is not... Don't ask me how I know. 
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20 October 2019, 12:10 AM
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Real Name: Ross
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Something is wrong. Could it be that Rolex is in the process of making over there whole line say to larger case sizes and are just letting all existing inventories deplete? Something is up because If I had a Rolex franchise and had nothing to sell I would be asking Rolex to pay my rent.
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20 October 2019, 12:11 AM
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OMG that must be the worst one I’ve seen
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20 October 2019, 12:27 AM
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20 October 2019, 12:39 AM
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