Surge in Daytona inventory

[whitelightning]

I periodically check Bob's Watches to keep up on prices and availability. Last Friday, the Daytona inventory was 31, today it's 51. Many are ceramic stainless models. Are people dumping these for fear of a price drop? Or is Bob's pulling them out of "the back" to move them?

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by whitelightning

I periodically check Bob's Watches to keep up on prices and availability. Last Friday, the Daytona inventory was 31, today it's 51. Many are ceramic stainless models. Are people dumping these for fear of a price drop? Or is Bob's pulling them out of "the back" to move them?

Call them and ask, then report back here

[REFZ]

Ask Bob.

[037]

20 of those are from me.





Ask Bob.

[ap1]

I just don’t know

[101031-28]

Interesting. I'm going to say a combination of both.. Cant imagine people continuing to pay this kind of money for the 500c. Have to believe that at some point that segment of the market willing to do so is fulfilled, leaving a larger number of pieces unsold at that price point.

[vicsdca]

$1M in Daytonas. That's a lot of inventory for just one reference. It's even kind of scary from a business standpoint. Hit by a recession, I can see many of those big grey dealers going under. Before you know it, you'll be able to pick up Daytonas from Bob's for $8k :)

[GrandCanyon]

FWIW - Ben Bridge in Riverside, CA. has a stainless Daytona in stock.

[ec00421]

Originally Posted by GrandCanyon

FWIW - Ben Bridge in Riverside, CA. has a stainless Daytona in stock.

Is that an AD?

[GrandCanyon]

Yes, it is an AD.

[ec00421]

Originally Posted by GrandCanyon

Yes, it is an AD.

Guessing its probably gone by now lol

[ArtNouveau]

Originally Posted by ec00421

Guessing its probably gone by now lol

I can’t imagine it is/was sitting in the case waiting for a walk-in customer. Ben Bridge in general is a tough place to get anything “hot” from.

[vicsdca]

Originally Posted by ec00421

Guessing its probably gone by now lol

They're closed now. It's still early morning in CA. They open in one hour ;)

[goodolejr]

Originally Posted by GrandCanyon

FWIW - Ben Bridge in Riverside, CA. has a stainless Daytona in stock.

You sure it wasn't a white gold example saw? Or was it a stainless in the pre-owned section?

A brand new, SS Daytona sitting in an AD case is wildy unusal.

[ap1]

Originally Posted by GrandCanyon

FWIW - Ben Bridge in Riverside, CA. has a stainless Daytona in stock.

Haha

[McinRolex]

Originally Posted by GrandCanyon

FWIW - Ben Bridge in Riverside, CA. has a stainless Daytona in stock.

No. That was Two Tone with White Dial in the window case not SS.

I can confirm this as of yesterday.

[1665fan]

Originally Posted by McinRolex

No. That was Two Tone with White Dial in the window case not SS.

I can confirm this as of yesterday.

They look so similar

[Nairn1980]

Originally Posted by GrandCanyon

FWIW - Ben Bridge in Riverside, CA. has a stainless Daytona in stock.

[SDR581]

Originally Posted by whitelightning

I periodically check Bob's Watches to keep up on prices and availability. Last Friday, the Daytona inventory was 31, today it's 51. Many are ceramic stainless models. Are people dumping these for fear of a price drop? Or is Bob's pulling them out of "the back" to move them?

I think maybe its a little of both. There is only so much people will pay for a SS reference and the grey secondary market knows it now.

Hence the reason Bob is no longer taking BLNRs on the jubilee.

[2nastie]

The majority of the SS I see on Bob's Watches is the SS 116520 (more white dials than black) and a handful Ceramic SS, all in black.

Doesn't seem like any indications to me considering they are one of the larger grey's out there.

[Naples09]

Originally Posted by 2nastie

The majority of the SS I see on Bob's Watches is the SS 116520 (more white dials than black) and a handful Ceramic SS, all in black.

Doesn't seem like any indications to me considering they are one of the larger grey's out there.

x2 only 7 116500's showing on the site.

[Rosex]

Even when availability normalises, if it ever does again, the Daytona will continue to be unavailable.

[vicsdca]

Originally Posted by Rosex

Even when availability normalises, if it ever does again, the Daytona will continue to be unavailable.

Why?

[mattsrs]

Originally Posted by vicsdca

Why?

Cuz Daytona always been Daytona! even before this SS model fiasco Daytona was hard to find

[AndyWright]

Crazy situation

[Rado63]

51 Daytonas is a lot of money tied up in inventory. Nobody lowering prices yet.

[dcash0615]

I called Ben Bridge in Riverside and spoke to them. The person I spoke to said there was no SS Daytona available, and if there was it would never have hit the case as their list of previous customers for one is a mile long.

[Hollie_Rollie]

I couldn’t imagine sitting on a million dollars worth of inventory for one model. I guess if his overhead is low than he’ll continue to sit on it until there’s a reason to move it for a lower price

[exador]

732 Daytona C's on C24 compared to 726 last month so no surge.

[Chester01]

Originally Posted by whitelightning

I periodically check Bob's Watches to keep up on prices and availability. Last Friday, the Daytona inventory was 31, today it's 51. Many are ceramic stainless models. Are people dumping these for fear of a price drop? Or is Bob's pulling them out of "the back" to move them?

Reality is there are plenty out there, the grays were cutting off supply. But the same happened to the 116520, after several year’s (close to 10-12 years into the production cycle they began to be available. I got mine at MSRP, just had to be patient. The hype is wearing off and hell seiko is putting ceramic on their watches now that sell for under 700 bucks, so people are likely coming to their senses that the ceramic material is nothing special and is rather cheap material slapped on the same model as before.