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24 January 2019, 10:16 AM | #1 |
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“My AD said”
Yes, I know, but I still like to pass along for kicks. On a phone call with my preferred AD today he told me Rolex has discontinued all SS Yatchmasters....just sayin’.
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24 January 2019, 10:25 AM | #2 |
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Doubt it. I believe the Platinum dial is gone, but the rhodium is still around.
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24 January 2019, 10:26 AM | #3 |
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Hu? Now that the 116622s blue and rhodium dials have gained sudden interest since the beginning of the sports steel scarcity? Even the discontinued and less popular platinum dial is creeping up preowned. Sorry, I don't buy it.
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24 January 2019, 04:25 PM | #4 | |
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All they care about is initial sales & if the YM is a slow seller & sits around in AD's for months it makes no business sense to carry on making it. They could put that manufacturing efffort into producing more SS sports models which is their bread & butter.
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24 January 2019, 04:44 PM | #5 | |
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24 January 2019, 07:17 PM | #6 | |
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Yes I agree with you that Rolex are trying (and succeeding) to maintain brand value by limiting the supply of popular references, thus creating artificial demand/hype etc. What I meant was I don't think Rolex would continue to produce a model that wasn't selling well at the AD just because there was increased demand for it in the secondary market. Does that kind of make sense?? Apols if it's a bit of backward logic lol. Regards. Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk
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We are on the same page. Perhaps I read your first post too fast and misunderstood. Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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24 January 2019, 07:42 PM | #8 | |
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The argument of slow sellers sitting around and risking being discontinued could be applied to many models, DJs, Milgauss, YMII etc and yet Rolex carry on making them. It seems to me they're willing to put less effort into SS Sports models and more into SS DJs, TT DJs and PM pieces, not the other way around. In any case, we don't really know what their strategy is. It's just that I'd find it very surprising to suppress a model which seems to have gained momentum lately. |
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24 January 2019, 10:27 AM | #9 |
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An object lesson in why "my AD said" threads should rarely be taken seriously. But the entertainment value has real potential.
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24 January 2019, 10:33 AM | #10 |
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24 January 2019, 10:58 AM | #11 |
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Which AD is this?
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24 January 2019, 11:01 AM | #14 |
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I’m predicting a fast rollout of the new movements and several models will be discontinued over the next 1-5 years. The model name will be around, but it will be a new reference.
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24 January 2019, 08:28 PM | #15 |
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Possible but the so called new 32 movement is exactly the same size as the old 31 movements. So quite simple to change movement in any of the current models with no fanfare from Rolex or case design change.PS my AD told all Rolex models will be discontinued as Rolex is going into the fairytale business.
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Oh brother..
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24 January 2019, 12:40 PM | #17 |
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lol
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24 January 2019, 03:38 PM | #18 |
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Is rolex discontinuing all watches and going into the fast food business? I feel like with all the discontinued threads, there's nothing left
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24 January 2019, 03:56 PM | #19 |
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It’s Rolex’s master plan to get demand for their product as high as possible - eventually there will be no supply at all.
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24 January 2019, 04:45 PM | #20 |
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Nobody wants a yacht master.........
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24 January 2019, 07:54 PM | #21 |
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24 January 2019, 07:52 PM | #23 |
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Why do people start these ridiculous threads. My ad said is prefaced as absurd and the op ends with "just sayin" which seems like the op doesn't even believe it.
You know how much bs is traveling through the sky at any given moment for my ears or eyes to absorb...a lot lols. Turn your filters on people, don't be so gullible when people say ridiculous things, just giggle inside and keep it moving, because if you repeat said bs you will look just as silly as the very same "ad that said it". |
24 January 2019, 07:54 PM | #24 |
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You can't buy a YM without a PM bezel, so technically speaking it's true.
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24 January 2019, 09:00 PM | #25 |
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Well one of the most available models is the YM. It wouldn't surprise me to see it discontinued, They're in every AD.
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24 January 2019, 09:50 PM | #26 |
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My AD said your AD is wrong
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24 January 2019, 10:51 PM | #27 |
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My AD told me that I shouldn't believe anything that I read on the Internet.
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24 January 2019, 10:57 PM | #28 |
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The price of a YM is now more than a Daytona!! Lol
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24 January 2019, 11:34 PM | #29 |
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24 January 2019, 09:51 PM | #30 |
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Assuming this to be the case, should I be happy or sad that I own one? Did your AD say anything about that?
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