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jsausley · 12 August 2018, 11:49 AM

This Friday my wife and I stopped by my local Rolex AD (where I bought my Explorer 214270 a few months ago) and had a chat with the salesman I usually work with. He knew I had been looking for a BLNR for a while, but I didn't expect to see one for months, honestly. He mentioned that he might be able to source one in a few days, but that if so I'd need to be ready to buy it pretty quickly to secure it. I said that's fine, if he called me I'd be in the same day.

We shook hands and then my wife and I went to dinner nearby.

About an hour later, on the way home, my phone rings. It's the salesman from the AD, and he tells me that he has a BLNR up for grabs as long as I could come in the next 24 hours or so. At this point the AD is scheduled to close in about thirty minutes. I only had to look over at my wife for her to say, "Turn around now."

We went back to the store and picked it up.

The watch was still in the shipping coffin on receipt. Turns out it had just arrived that day or possibly the day before and hadn't even been entered into the corporate inventory system.

I know there's a lot of stories about what is going on with Rolex right now and the stainless steel shortage, and especially what ADs are telling people, but what he told me I found very interesting. Apparently, according to my AD, when dealing with a franchised AD chain, Rolex ships these watches directly to the franchises for them to be sold, not to any corporate warehouse. Because of that it's possible to find one as soon as it comes in. This probably exacerbates the waitlist problem. I've only been waiting for this watch for a few months. Presumably there are people that I skipped ahead of, but when a franchise has a customer ready to buy at that moment, it's better to secure the sale than hope someone on the waitlist is still interested.

Once the watch is entered into the inventory system as in stock, at least at this AD, a franchise only has a few days to find a buyer otherwise the watch gets sent to the corporate office where it will be distributed to someone on the list.

So basically, I walked in and got lucky that he had one in stock. The reason he didn't tell me when I first walked in, and rather called me back an hour or so later, is because he had to make sure that this watch wasn't already promised to a VVIP or someone on the waitlist. It probably helped my case that I told him I'd come back the same day ready to pull the trigger.

I'm super excited to pick this one up. I did not expect to see a BLNR for at least a few more months, maybe even a year. I'm not going to lie that I didn't expect to (and I probably shouldn't have, financially) buy two Rolexes with three months, but when you have the opportunity to buy a grail watch that's as in demand as this one, and you can afford it without going on the Ramen Noodle Plan, you've got to do it.

It's even more beautiful in person than in pictures, and its everything I had hoped it would be.

Thanks to my wife for being supportive and not giving me the evil eye for such an expensive impulse buy. She's awesome.

Oh, and just to annoy the purists. BATMAN!!!!

TheRolexKingofLV · 12 August 2018, 11:51 AM

Congrats!

Luciano Oliveira · 12 August 2018, 11:59 AM

Congratulations, a beautiful watch and an excellent wife. Enjoy your new graal.

watchmework · 12 August 2018, 11:59 AM

Congratulations!

schoolboy · 12 August 2018, 12:29 PM

Nice!

It sounds like you were at the right place at the right time.

Or maybe, he knew you were serious because you previously bought a watch from him?

Anyway, congrats!

It’s nice that your wife supports your decisions like that

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Chloe&Harley · 12 August 2018, 12:32 PM

Congrats and fantastic pictures

rmlovett1 · 12 August 2018, 12:47 PM

Outstanding! Very well done!

Time4aRolex · 12 August 2018, 12:50 PM

Nice!

eonflux · 12 August 2018, 12:58 PM

Congrats!
Nice grab.
I was lucky getting my D-Blue as well.

jrs146 · 12 August 2018, 01:07 PM

Congrats!!

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Nikrnic · 12 August 2018, 01:11 PM

Congrats! Great timing 'Batman'

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ap1 · 12 August 2018, 01:17 PM

Yeah man, awesome

c41006 · 12 August 2018, 01:20 PM

Congrats!

ttomczak · 12 August 2018, 01:27 PM

Congratulations, right place and the right time.

Rolexavidfan · 12 August 2018, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsausley

Apparently, according to my AD, when dealing with a franchised AD chain, Rolex ships these watches directly to the franchises for them to be sold, not to any corporate warehouse. Because of that it's possible to find one as soon as it comes in. This probably exacerbates the waitlist problem. I've only been waiting for this watch for a few months. Presumably there are people that I skipped ahead of, but when a franchise has a customer ready to buy at that moment, it's better to secure the sale than hope someone on the waitlist is still interested.

Once the watch is entered into the inventory system as in stock, at least at this AD, a franchise only has a few days to find a buyer otherwise the watch gets sent to the corporate office where it will be distributed to someone on the list.

So basically, I walked in and got lucky that he had one in stock. The reason he didn't tell me when I first walked in, and rather called me back an hour or so later, is because he had to make sure that this watch wasn't already promised to a VVIP or someone on the waitlist. It probably helped my case that I told him I'd come back the same day ready to pull the trigger.

Congrats there and thanks for sharing your story. I also heard of that franchise and corporate office thing when I got my Sub C ND from an AD that I just walked in.

Pleased to see you being rewarded with the said watch. And always great to have a supportive wife.

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uniqueMR · 12 August 2018, 03:08 PM

Congrats. Enjoy :)

joli160 · 12 August 2018, 06:08 PM

Congrats with this comic book character watch

Navarino · 12 August 2018, 06:11 PM

Congrats. Welcome to the BLNR club!

JRT · 12 August 2018, 07:05 PM

Congrats! Enjoy your stunning BLNR in good health.

Jagsie · 12 August 2018, 08:49 PM

I popped in to a local AD in Windsor UK yesterday and was quoted 4 YEARS wait for a Hulk or Deepsea Blue. Really?

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jsausley · 12 August 2018, 09:13 PM

The waitlists are definitely long. The thing is, I doubt it actually takes anyone that long to get one of they're really motivated. The problem is that it's easy to walk into 10 different dealers and get added to 10 different waitlists. But you only need to buy one watch. And since lots of people have done this, the lists get extraordinarily long.

If you are a verified customer like I was and you keep going into the same AD, it will certainly not take them 4 years to get you any watch, except maybe a stainless Nautilus, lol.

Oh and I did ask how many BLNRs that Rolex dealer had received this year. The salesman wasn't sure but he estimated 3 or 4 total in a year. So it is a rare watch, but obviously they are obtainable.

Thanks for the comments everyone!

jezza17 · 12 August 2018, 09:29 PM

Congrats. Great story.

Etschell · 12 August 2018, 09:57 PM

congrats.

Avilanche · 12 August 2018, 10:08 PM

What a watch that is!!! Enjoy it in good health...

Michael N Q8 · 12 August 2018, 10:16 PM

Nice one! I like mine more every day...

RichM · 12 August 2018, 10:11 PM

Nice! Congratulations

Mick8moses · 12 August 2018, 10:22 PM

Congratulations!

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GarageBMW · 12 August 2018, 10:22 PM

congrats, well done!

time4more · 12 August 2018, 10:44 PM

Great story. Enjoy it

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Art 1 · 12 August 2018, 10:52 PM

Congrats

12 August 2018, 11:49 AM	#1
jsausley "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: North Carolina Watch: 214270/116710BLNR Posts: 813	An unexpected arrival. 116710BLNR. This Friday my wife and I stopped by my local Rolex AD (where I bought my Explorer 214270 a few months ago) and had a chat with the salesman I usually work with. He knew I had been looking for a BLNR for a while, but I didn't expect to see one for months, honestly. He mentioned that he might be able to source one in a few days, but that if so I'd need to be ready to buy it pretty quickly to secure it. I said that's fine, if he called me I'd be in the same day. We shook hands and then my wife and I went to dinner nearby. About an hour later, on the way home, my phone rings. It's the salesman from the AD, and he tells me that he has a BLNR up for grabs as long as I could come in the next 24 hours or so. At this point the AD is scheduled to close in about thirty minutes. I only had to look over at my wife for her to say, "Turn around now." We went back to the store and picked it up. The watch was still in the shipping coffin on receipt. Turns out it had just arrived that day or possibly the day before and hadn't even been entered into the corporate inventory system. I know there's a lot of stories about what is going on with Rolex right now and the stainless steel shortage, and especially what ADs are telling people, but what he told me I found very interesting. Apparently, according to my AD, when dealing with a franchised AD chain, Rolex ships these watches directly to the franchises for them to be sold, not to any corporate warehouse. Because of that it's possible to find one as soon as it comes in. This probably exacerbates the waitlist problem. I've only been waiting for this watch for a few months. Presumably there are people that I skipped ahead of, but when a franchise has a customer ready to buy at that moment, it's better to secure the sale than hope someone on the waitlist is still interested. Once the watch is entered into the inventory system as in stock, at least at this AD, a franchise only has a few days to find a buyer otherwise the watch gets sent to the corporate office where it will be distributed to someone on the list. So basically, I walked in and got lucky that he had one in stock. The reason he didn't tell me when I first walked in, and rather called me back an hour or so later, is because he had to make sure that this watch wasn't already promised to a VVIP or someone on the waitlist. It probably helped my case that I told him I'd come back the same day ready to pull the trigger. I'm super excited to pick this one up. I did not expect to see a BLNR for at least a few more months, maybe even a year. I'm not going to lie that I didn't expect to (and I probably shouldn't have, financially) buy two Rolexes with three months, but when you have the opportunity to buy a grail watch that's as in demand as this one, and you can afford it without going on the Ramen Noodle Plan, you've got to do it. It's even more beautiful in person than in pictures, and its everything I had hoped it would be. Thanks to my wife for being supportive and not giving me the evil eye for such an expensive impulse buy. She's awesome. Oh, and just to annoy the purists. BATMAN!!!!

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ttomczak 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Thomas Location: North Carolina Watch: The Beach Posts: 3,434	Congratulations, right place and the right time. __________________ If you wind it, it tells pretty good time (Paul Newman)

12 August 2018, 11:59 AM	#3
Luciano Oliveira "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: 1P/Halley Posts: 118	Congratulations, a beautiful watch and an excellent wife. Enjoy your new graal.

12 August 2018, 11:59 AM	#4
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12 August 2018, 12:29 PM	#5
schoolboy Banned Join Date: Nov 2017 Real Name: Jesus Location: Texas Watch: 116234 Posts: 8,721	Nice! It sounds like you were at the right place at the right time. Or maybe, he knew you were serious because you previously bought a watch from him? Anyway, congrats! It’s nice that your wife supports your decisions like that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12 August 2018, 12:32 PM	#6
Chloe&Harley 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Real Name: Mark Location: Niagara Falls Can Watch: Milgauss white Posts: 3,124	Congrats and fantastic pictures

12 August 2018, 12:47 PM	#7
rmlovett1 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Real Name: Richard Location: GA Watch: YTBD Posts: 23,509	Outstanding! Very well done!

12 August 2018, 12:58 PM	#9
eonflux "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SNA Posts: 3,637	Congrats! Nice grab. I was lucky getting my D-Blue as well.

12 August 2018, 01:11 PM	#11
Nikrnic "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Real Name: Louis Nick Ric Location: Michigan, USA Watch: Blnr, Expll, Subs, Posts: 10,172	Congrats! Great timing 'Batman' Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

12 August 2018, 01:17 PM	#12
ap1 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: usa Posts: 19,536	Yeah man, awesome

12 August 2018, 01:20 PM	#13
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12 August 2018, 06:08 PM	#17
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12 August 2018, 06:11 PM	#18
Navarino 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: USA Posts: 3,411	Congrats. Welcome to the BLNR club!

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12 August 2018, 08:49 PM	#20
Jagsie "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: UK Watch: 116610LN,126660-JC Posts: 172	I popped in to a local AD in Windsor UK yesterday and was quoted 4 YEARS wait for a Hulk or Deepsea Blue. Really? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12 August 2018, 09:13 PM	#21
jsausley "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: North Carolina Watch: 214270/116710BLNR Posts: 813	The waitlists are definitely long. The thing is, I doubt it actually takes anyone that long to get one of they're really motivated. The problem is that it's easy to walk into 10 different dealers and get added to 10 different waitlists. But you only need to buy one watch. And since lots of people have done this, the lists get extraordinarily long. If you are a verified customer like I was and you keep going into the same AD, it will certainly not take them 4 years to get you any watch, except maybe a stainless Nautilus, lol. Oh and I did ask how many BLNRs that Rolex dealer had received this year. The salesman wasn't sure but he estimated 3 or 4 total in a year. So it is a rare watch, but obviously they are obtainable. Thanks for the comments everyone!

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