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28 June 2017, 04:43 PM | #31 |
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I'd already bought a BLNR from an AD on Maui HI... walked into the same dealer about six months later (on another holiday) - bought some jewellery for my wife...and nearing the end of the transaction the lovely saleslady produced the Daytona (still in it's plastic coffin) from a drawer and offered me first refusal... I grabbed it with both hands... so I was "in the right place at the right time" plus I had established a rapport with the AD... this particular AD doesn't have a waiting list - they sell as the stock arrives... anyway that's my tale of purchasing my Daytona... and I had been told that I couldn't even get on the waiting list in Melbourne Australia as "it was full up"...needless to say they got quite a shock when I walked in wearing my new watch a few weeks later !!!!
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28 June 2017, 05:25 PM | #32 | |
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Waiting list time ? I honestly wouldn't wait 8 yrs were will the list price be by then , Myself id pay a premium now to get one if I wanted one badly enough . |
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28 June 2017, 06:00 PM | #33 |
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For the white dial, I've been told at least 5 years + from multiple AD's, and most of those waiting lists are 100% closed.
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28 June 2017, 07:02 PM | #34 |
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Took me a year to get the white one from my AD. I got the black one last June so that one was super quick after Basel. It all depends on your relationship with your AD. No AD is the same and no client is the same so clearly it varies.
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29 June 2017, 02:53 AM | #35 | |
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29 June 2017, 03:12 AM | #36 |
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In the UK theres a 10 year waiting list. Im on the one in Geneva which is approx 18 month waiting list.
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29 June 2017, 08:11 AM | #37 |
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29 June 2017, 08:30 AM | #38 | |
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They aren't going to sell you the watch instead of a previous customer and they don't want you lingering about bothering them about it all the time... So they tell you five years to move you along on this particular watch... Some dealers don't play this game...that's who you need to find and do business with them for sure. |
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29 June 2017, 08:35 AM | #39 |
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bottomline. many wait....get..sell...too small....
the ONLY reason for the wait list is not lust its people wanting to buy and than sell.... Im so over the daytona fake hype |
29 June 2017, 08:48 AM | #40 |
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Same day. I just got lucky...
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29 June 2017, 09:00 AM | #41 |
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I went by a couple of ADs that I have done business with. Both were real quick on telling me that it was going to be impossible to get anything until after Christmas. Interesting that both also told me that they had plenty of the BLNR for sale and asked if I wanted one.
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29 June 2017, 09:02 AM | #42 | |
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29 June 2017, 03:49 PM | #43 |
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White Dial or Black--which is harder to get
Which dial is harder to get? Thank you.
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29 June 2017, 05:56 PM | #44 |
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30 June 2017, 04:03 AM | #45 |
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Entirely too long. I think it can have a souring effect on the brand.
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30 June 2017, 05:48 AM | #46 | |
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In the end I did manage to convince an AD to get me on the list with a relatively solid estimated arrival date, though it did take a rather large deposit. I imagine that it also helped that this particular AD isn't as well known as some of the others. |
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30 June 2017, 06:13 AM | #47 |
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Google the Scarcity Principle. This is based on well-studied sociological behavior. The scarcer something is, the more people want it. Can't blame Rolex for using this principle to elevate their brand to a more exclusive level on the luxury ladder.
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