Unexpected purchase.... Thank you AD

[Vicente]

Visited my AD to see what they have and I was pleasantly surprised
with this offer. Happy camper here

[sambb]

beautiful! love the batgirl, how is the new movement?

[WatchNutcase]

Originally Posted by sambb

beautiful! love the batgirl, how is the new movement?

The new movement is oiled and smooth?

[Luther89]

Originally Posted by sambb

beautiful! love the batgirl, how is the new movement?

Don’t mean to be rude but what sort of question is that?! The movement feels the same as the old one, albeit 24 hours longer...

[Bizcut1]

Gorgeous!

[bj1331]

Congratulations!!!

[RichM]

Congratulations

[BatmanFan]

Congrats!

[uniqueMR]

Congrats

[askdanny]

Originally Posted by Vicente

Visited my AD to see what they have and I was pleasantly surprised with this offer.

Wait. How?

I can imagine the conversation. "It's so good to see you, Mr ___. We just received a BLNR on jubilee, and we have absolutely no one to call. Would you like to see it?"

[Sub Capt.]

Originally Posted by askdanny

Wait. How?

I can imagine the conversation. "It's so good to see you, Mr ___. We just received a BLNR on jubilee, and we have absolutely no one to call. Would you like to see it?"

No kidding! I have walked in to say hello more than once lately and nothing this sweet was just lying about! Great deal for you OP! Congrats

T

[askdanny]

Originally Posted by Sub Capt.

No kidding! I have walked in to say hello more than once lately and nothing this sweet was just lying about! Great deal for you OP! Congrats

With only 19 posts in 5 years, me thinks OP is a high-profile dude who tries to keep it on the low.

[007timer]

Originally Posted by askdanny

Wait. How?



I can imagine the conversation. "It's so good to see you, Mr ___. We just received a BLNR on jubilee, and we have absolutely no one to call. Would you like to see it?"

LOL.


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[Mystro]

That is a major score. It is curious how a walk-in would get one.

[Laszlo]

Nice!

I just can’t see why people are paying $16k on a $9k watch right now. Scarcity or not. It’s still a $9k watch.

That’s just insanity and talk about that sinking feeling when you do pay $16k and some members are getting them from the AD for $9k.

Congrats to OP.

[Mystro]

Originally Posted by Laszlo

Nice!

I just can’t see why people are paying $16k on a $9k watch right now. Scarcity or not. It’s still a $9k watch.

That’s just insanity and talk about that sinking feeling when you do pay $16k and some members are getting them from the AD for $9k.

Congrats to OP.

Ha, I use to say that about the SS Daytona years and years ago. How many years do you want to wait and what is your time worth is the argument. Most also don’t want to buy two watches they don’t want to be considered to buy a hot new SS Professional model. It’s Thunderdome rules at AD’s buying a any Rolex.

These days, you could apply that to any hot model with even more of a market adjustment. $24k on a $12.4K Daytona, etc...
In fact, you could apply this to almost every SS Professional model in the catalog.


Theses walk-in stories keep the dream alive for the 98.7%ers that this doesn’t happen to.

[rmlovett1]

Great timing! Congrats!

[Rado63]

Originally Posted by Laszlo

Nice!

I just can’t see why people are paying $16k on a $9k watch right now. Scarcity or not. It’s still a $9k watch.

That’s just insanity and talk about that sinking feeling when you do pay $16k and some members are getting them from the AD for $9k.

Congrats to OP.

You might be a VIP and have that opportunity to buy a 9K watch at 9K. Most will not get that same opportunity so it's a 9K watch selling for 16K due to supply.

[GeoffS]

There's more to this story. We all know that you don't just walk into an AD and walk out with a BLNR without there being a relationship already.

[scheneider]

Originally Posted by GeoffS

There's more to this story. We all know that you don't just walk into an AD and walk out with a BLNR without there being a relationship already.

This. Regardless congratulations. Great watch

[BT1985]

Congrats!


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[Dougiebaby]

Originally Posted by Vicente

Visited my AD to see what they have and I was pleasantly surprised

with this offer. Happy camper here

Congratulations! I love the new BLNR!

I had a similar experience in July. I visited my AD to say hello to my SA (I literally had never stepped foot in that store before). A few months before, I purchased a Tag Heuer Monaco quartz from him over the phone because I was in a neighboring state (to avoid sales tax). Later, I called in to order a DJ41. I was told that I would have to physically visit store because of Rolex policy. So, I did.

During that visit I paid for half of my DJ41 order and casually said, “please let me know if you get a new Batman.”

Nothing happened. But later, I asked if they had a jubilee DJ41 there so they could size my bracelet when my watch arrived. My SA said, “I think we have one in the back” because they only had two DJ41s with oysters in the front case.

When he returned, he was holding a Rolex “coffin” — the plastic case Rolex ships watches in to ADs.

As he got closer I could see a jubilee bracelet but then ...

I saw it was a new BLNR. I was a bit perplexed because I thought, “how can they get a proper sizing for a DJ41 with a GMT?”

Then,, he asked, “would you like to purchase this?”

The rest is history ... that was the luckiest watch day in my life!


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[watchmework]

Congrats on the GMT!

[SemperFi]

Right place, right time. Congratulations!

[Ssunnylee24]

Haha this is crazy.
So complicated in. build a relationship with your local AD (like op or the guy whos waiting for the call)

[ltmgeller]

Congrats!

[Vicente]

Thank you everyone

Well, the long version is, I went to browse with no intention to make any purchase since I just pick up a blue DJ 36 a month ago ( from a different AD). I did look at the usual suspects , DJ, OP,DD, YM , PM daytona but since I am partial for stainless steel and white gold, nothing really caught my attention.
He asked what I was looking for and I casually answered Hulk and Pepsi ( me knowing the standard response will be negative ) . After a few minutes of conversation, he asked if I would be interested in a Batman. I asked if I can try it on and the next thing I know he bought out the watch ( in its coffin ) . While I was trying it , he said I would be crazy not to buy it ( I think he made that comment since he can sense that I was having second thoughts as I was stone face and yes, he said that the wait list is years and its going for a premium in the secondary market ). In reality , I was very excited but I was caught off guard ( since I know GMT are hard to get ,ergo it was not in my radar ) and I was expressionless ( haha). The next thing I know , I’m paying for it ( I even have to ask the price ) and its being sized. I was tempted to ask for the coffin but decided not to. At home, I saw they left the stickers of the caseback and clasp.

As the other forumer said, it was the luckiest watch day of my life.

PS—its my first purchase with this AD
Again, thanks to everyone

[Tavli3]

Originally Posted by Vicente

PS—its my first purchase with this AD
Again, thanks to everyone

That’s is completely perplexing!!
A no prior purchase walk in gets offered a BLNR without even asking for one.
Big congrats
I would buy some lottery tickets also if I were you.


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[Nairn1980]

Originally Posted by Vicente

Thank you everyone

Well, the long version is, I went to browse with no intention to make any purchase since I just pick up a blue DJ 36 a month ago ( from a different AD). I did look at the usual suspects , DJ, OP,DD, YM , PM daytona but since I am partial for stainless steel and white gold, nothing really caught my attention.
He asked what I was looking for and I casually answered Hulk and Pepsi ( me knowing the standard response will be negative ) . After a few minutes of conversation, he asked if I would be interested in a Batman. I asked if I can try it on and the next thing I know he bought out the watch ( in its coffin ) . While I was trying it , he said I would be crazy not to buy it ( I think he made that comment since he can sense that I was having second thoughts as I was stone face and yes, he said that the wait list is years and its going for a premium in the secondary market ). In reality , I was very excited but I was caught off guard ( since I know GMT are hard to get ,ergo it was not in my radar ) and I was expressionless ( haha). The next thing I know , I’m paying for it ( I even have to ask the price ) and its being sized. I was tempted to ask for the coffin but decided not to. At home, I saw they left the stickers of the caseback and clasp.

As the other forumer said, it was the luckiest watch day of my life.

PS—its my first purchase with this AD
Again, thanks to everyone

It’s so funny that there must be certain parts of the USA that just maybe don’t have the footfall, or too many ADs for the footfall?

“Flyover states” as Clyve from YouTube would say?

Either way, well done!
Huge waits around these parts

[007timer]

Congratulations on your purchase.


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