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Old 16 October 2021, 03:03 AM   #1
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SS in UK ADs

Any Uk ADs selling any SS these days?

I’ve given up with the northern ads unless I’m spending 100k every year they are just as rude as 🤬
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Old 16 October 2021, 03:13 AM   #2
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Old 16 October 2021, 03:23 AM   #3
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Same in the south, need not to say London.

Either go grey or be patient and wait
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Old 16 October 2021, 03:46 AM   #4
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Newcastle ads have sorted me out. Stainless ym for the misses and a submariner after buying one tt yacht master a few months ago so they are not bad in my view.
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Old 16 October 2021, 06:11 AM   #5
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of course theyre selling them but not to you unless you have established relationship with the manager thats how it works for me got to work for it
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Old 16 October 2021, 07:13 AM   #6
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I was offered a BLNR last year. So it was possible to still stumble upon one in the right place at the right time. I am an existing customer and they know us well. I don't know if a stranger would be so fortunate.

Last week I got my SS BLRO. But that was a 16 month wait. Some contributors say that waiting lists aren't real. At some ADs they may not be. Or not entirely. My AD, from everything I've seen, runs real waiting lists. Which makes it worth the wait.
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Old 16 October 2021, 07:27 AM   #7
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Same in the south, need not to say London.

Either go grey or be patient and wait
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Told the Chnr will arrive before Xmas,,
That remains to be seen but gut tells me longer,,
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Old 16 October 2021, 07:47 AM   #8
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Newcastle ads have sorted me out. Stainless ym for the misses and a submariner after buying one tt yacht master a few months ago so they are not bad in my view.
My experience with the 3 Newcastle AD's is a big DIDDLY SQUAT !

Spent a fortune on jewellery, watch servicing, rolex for wife, Tudors x 4 and received Sweet F. ALL in return.

The problem imho is that the Sales people only last a short time, so trying to even deal with the same person to build a relationship is virtually impossible.

That is why I travel 200 miles to deal with a reliable, honest AD.
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Old 16 October 2021, 08:15 AM   #9
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SS what exactly? If you are asking for a SS sport model without being specific that may be the issue. If you express a specific model and keep in regular contact, you might get it with a wait. If it’s a Pepsi, Sub LV or Daytona, it’s probably not going to happen without a relationship. .
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Old 16 October 2021, 08:41 AM   #10
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Newcastle ads have sorted me out. Stainless ym for the misses and a submariner after buying one tt yacht master a few months ago so they are not bad in my view.
Peter you must be blessed with the Goldsmiths holy water !

I have been told on numerous occasions by Goldsmiths Sales people in Newcastle "Don't register interest with more than one AD or you will be BANNED from buying"

So it seems to me Goldsmiths AD's Sales people are just full of BS.
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Old 17 October 2021, 04:21 AM   #11
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My AD I used to deal with lost the account, the ones near me are awful
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Old 17 October 2021, 06:24 AM   #12
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My AD I used to deal with lost the account, the ones near me are awful
You’ll need to start from scratch with a new AD.
That will likely mean starting with a non professional model.
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Old 17 October 2021, 06:34 AM   #13
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You’ll need to start from scratch with a new AD.
That will likely mean starting with a non professional model.
They won’t sell me much they are just rude in the local Ad wouldn’t mind but you’d think the sales assistants would be so rude anyone would think I want to spend some money in the shop

It is odd the more you spend on stuff these days the worse the customer service gets
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Old 17 October 2021, 06:37 AM   #14
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I would consider myself a good customer and get on really well with the manager of the AD, but yet to acquire anything SS. Other than an air king a while back. There’s not much hope I’m afraid apart from to sit and wait. Pretty sure Rolex has strangulated the supply.
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Old 17 October 2021, 08:50 AM   #15
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Another thread here has speculated that the UK is not getting as much inventory due to high turn over rate to the greys and Rolex is punishing them for this... poster' AD confirmed this and Paul Thorpe on YouTube also mentioned it... anyways who knows...just fyi,
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Old 17 October 2021, 09:24 AM   #16
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Paul Thorpe on YouTube also mentioned it
In that case, supply to UK ADs is better than ever.

My AD hasn't had a supply decrease apart from when the supply chain shut down for a while. They got plenty before and they've had plenty since.

The demand is insane and getting worse. That might have something to do with it. If you're an existing customer with a spend history you will have some leverage. Probably. If not, you are one more voice in a sea of thousands. Not good, but right now, that's how it is. It won't always be like this.
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Old 17 October 2021, 01:54 PM   #17
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Another thread here has speculated that the UK is not getting as much inventory due to high turn over rate to the greys and Rolex is punishing them for this... poster' AD confirmed this and Paul Thorpe on YouTube also mentioned it... anyways who knows...just fyi,
Interesting, it seems the main supply for the secondary markets is from middle east like Qatar. I saw a few Skydweller SS blue dial from them, with stickered..

But true that I saw less incoming posts from the UK. Rolex seems ship more to US or Asia.
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Old 17 October 2021, 04:02 PM   #18
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Interesting, it seems the main supply for the secondary markets is from middle east like Qatar. I saw a few Skydweller SS blue dial from them, with stickered..

But true that I saw less incoming posts from the UK. Rolex seems ship more to US or Asia.
Australia getting less too.
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Old 17 October 2021, 05:19 PM   #19
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They are spoken for when the arrive .Simple .

You wont see them .

Every AD gets their allocation per annum .Everywhere in the world .

Many reach greys via some ADs but mostly via the terrible inhabitants of Flipperville .The quick buck generation of Rolex "buyers".
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Old 17 October 2021, 05:21 PM   #20
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I picked up a SS sub date last week. 6m wait. You also have to understand that the majority of UK Rolex buyers have a different demographic than those of the USA, who are the primary users of this forum. So in my view, supply has been the same just those people aren't necessarily on this forum.
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Old 17 October 2021, 06:12 PM   #21
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I picked up a SS sub date last week. 6m wait. You also have to understand that the majority of UK Rolex buyers have a different demographic than those of the USA, who are the primary users of this forum. So in my view, supply has been the same just those people aren't necessarily on this forum.
How so?

Honest question, I’m curious.

I’m staying with the Mrs. in Covent garden at the moment. Looking forward to some quality watch browsing.
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Old 17 October 2021, 07:17 PM   #22
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All ADs in the world sell SS
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Old 17 October 2021, 07:55 PM   #23
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All ADs in the world sell SS
They do indeed, the problem maybe getting the AD to sell you one.

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Another thread here has speculated that the UK is not getting as much inventory due to high turn over rate to the greys and Rolex is punishing them for this... poster' AD confirmed this and Paul Thorpe on YouTube also mentioned it... anyways who knows...just fyi,
This is likely true. Two of the grey dealer DJ2’s I have were supplied to me fully stickered with Aurum Group on the warranty card.
I took one of them to RSC for a warranty issue. Even they asked where I had bought the watch when they saw the warranty card.
That particular watch I believe had been supplied to the U.K. and then went to Canada before ending up with a grey in the USA where I bought it and repatriated it back to the U.K.
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This is likely true. Two of the grey dealer DJ2’s I have were supplied to me fully stickered with Aurum Group on the warranty card.
I took one of them to RSC for a warranty issue. Even they asked where I had bought the watch when they saw the warranty card.
That particular watch I believe had been supplied to the U.K. and then went to Canada before ending up with a grey in the USA where I bought it and repatriated it back to the U.K.
went around the world
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Old 17 October 2021, 11:39 PM   #26
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Still don't get it. Just did roughly search on Chrono24.uk filtered by Rolex, 2021, location US and UK. There are 4117 Rolex listing coming from the US vs 1118 in the UK. Anyway, small sample size and can not generalise the results.
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How so?

Honest question, I’m curious.

I’m staying with the Mrs. in Covent garden at the moment. Looking forward to some quality watch browsing.
The USA is huge compared to the UK. So of course you are never going to see as many incomings from the UK versus the USA.

Enjoy your stay in London. Not sure you going to spend much time quality watch browsing though... Dry here as much as it is in the USA.
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Old 18 October 2021, 06:01 AM   #28
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I don’t get how the ADs survive off just the odd gold and two tone sales. Surely they UK ADs ain’t selling that much stock each week are they? High street rents must be high
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they won’t sell me much they are just rude in the local ad wouldn’t mind but you’d think the sales assistants would be so rude anyone would think i want to spend some money in the shop

it is odd the more you spend on stuff these days the worse the customer service gets
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I don’t get how the ADs survive off just the odd gold and two tone sales. Surely they UK ADs ain’t selling that much stock each week are they? High street rents must be high
I think you will be surprised at how many watches an AD sells. Just because the windows are bare doesn't mean they don't sell. Watches come in and there is usually someone who has already expressed an interest in it. Hence, it nevers gets to the window.

Supply to my AD has actually increased (I'm not saying every AD has increased) but also the demand has gone up much more than the increase in supply.

Rolex cant/wont (a totally different debate topic) increase supply, so that's where we are at. Demand is totally outstripping supply.

For my AD, they are thankful to Rolex, as for them, it's the brand that has kept them afloat during the pandemic. They are a multi-brand watch and jewellery store.
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