Daytona's in the UK

[Keats]

Originally Posted by Lanfor

If you're are unsuccessful just ring around Different dealerships. If you need any help feel free to PM me

Cheers Matt - will do. Where abouts are you based?

[Lanfor]

PM sent

[UKSub]

I live in the north east and have been an active wis for the last 15 years and always check out the stock every couple of weeks. I have never saw any ss daytona in an ad window, white gold yes. Up until the last 18 months to 2 years you would never even see a 16610 sub in a window until the 11610 came out. I have bought both a 14060 and a sub date from goldsmiths as well as cartier and omega. Blackett street goldsmiths in newcastle, quoted 2 years for a daytona 12 months ago and they know iam a serious buyer! So no chance up here unless you are lucky and everyone passes up when they get the call!

[M4C4FF]

i was on a list (about 9th) with Goldsmiths, however I managed to get one through a friend of another AD. Within 1 month of purchasing ( Nov 2008) Goldsmiths called me, 'your watch has arrived sir'. I declined, they rang me every month until I bought it. They even called me once once i had bought it, i had to tell them to cross me off the list. I advertised it on this forum at £50 below RRP - no takers. Sold it to a small independent jeweller, it sat in his window for a long time. Definately hyped out, im thinking of trading up to a Daydate II.

[kmpowell]

I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure Fraser Hart in Westfield (Stratford City) had one in the window at the weekend when I was looking.

[witch watch]

Originally Posted by Bobble

Well you can count the Midlands out, must be further north... anybody know of any up there?

One AD in Glasgow puts them out in the window after advertising the fact they have done so via SM sites, usually gone within a week

[MikeJaye]

Originally Posted by herbie911

I got mine without waiting too long. I spoke to 20 plus AD and eventually got a black and white one within one month! My advise is to avoid big cities like Manchester or London where there are plenty of people earning 6 figure salary. Try independent AD in small town with high unemployment! Avoid David M Robinson, Goldsmith, WOS or Mappin and Webb! Unless you had bought a Patek or a few Rolexes with them, you got no chance!

Ditto, I did the same three years ago and got a BNIB one within 2 days from an AD in Great Yarmouth, UK. They can easily be had for about £6k second hand nowadays...

[RyanJames]

Originally Posted by MikeJaye

Ditto, I did the same three years ago and got a BNIB one within 2 days from an AD in Great Yarmouth, UK. They can easily be had for about £6k second hand nowadays...

£6k I would love to know where from as the grey dealers I buy from sell them for substantially more than retail.

Cheers
Ryan

[astrazen]

Originally Posted by RyanJames

£6k I would love to know where from as the grey dealers I buy from sell them for substantially more than retail.

Cheers
Ryan

A few on TZUK at the moment.

[winston]

Just been to trafford centre chap was picking his up after only 6 month wait. Lists are withering as people cannot stump up the dosh for one. They ate reaching the windows now and I predict they will be in all AD windows before long.

[moonlightdr]

I always find it odd that in all the brochures i have seen the SS Daytona is always shown as a white dial - don't think I've ever seen black dial pictured..