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24 February 2023, 12:49 AM | #1 |
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Advice on selecting a trusted grey market dealer
I’ve decided to go grey for an Explorer II after more than a year of being on the “list” with my local AD.
Now I’m doing my homework - keeping an eye on the market, shopping around, and researching dealers. Of course, there are reviews of dealers on Chrono24 and Google Reviews. I’ve called some about a particular watch and chatted with them. I feel like these things give me a sense of whether they are trustworthy or not. But, any advice on finding a trustworthy dealer? Is it mainly what I’m doing - searching reviews, calling, searching this forum for good/bad experiences? Any questions I should be asking when I talk to them? Finally, I’ve seen mention of “Trusted Sellers” here. Is there a list of trusted sellers somewhere on this forum that I’m overlooking? Thanks in advance for your help and advice! |
24 February 2023, 12:50 AM | #2 |
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Can’t go wrong with DavidSW or SDWATCHES
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24 February 2023, 12:52 AM | #3 |
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At the top of the classified forum there is a list of "boutiques". Anyone in there is a great place to buy. I've personally used:
JUSTROEXES (Tony Geha of SDWatches) DavidSW OCROLEXGUY (Patrick)
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24 February 2023, 12:56 AM | #5 |
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Your first time venturing into private sellers? Stick to the well known ones.
I have done flawless transactions with: Takuya Briboxer Sohais Ponycar350 HorologyHour Rebes Timepieces AlexTheGreat When you stick around TRF long enough you'll get better and better at performing due diligence.
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24 February 2023, 01:19 AM | #7 |
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24 February 2023, 01:22 AM | #8 |
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Make that 4 of us.
I’ve done multiple deals with him. Always flawless
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24 February 2023, 12:36 PM | #9 |
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25 February 2023, 06:27 AM | #10 | |
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24 February 2023, 02:11 AM | #11 |
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These posts are weekly and get so tiresome. Always the same formula...new user, same scenario over and over. Makes one wonder.
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24 February 2023, 02:12 AM | #12 |
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Meh...pads my post count to reply, haha. Makes me look like a contributing member.
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24 February 2023, 02:13 AM | #13 |
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24 February 2023, 02:25 AM | #14 |
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I'm also fiendishly tracking Grey prices. They are headed back up, unfortunately But the Exp2 is now basically at MSRP, good time to buy.
DavidSW https://davidsw.com/product-category/watch/rolex/ Takuya https://www.takuyawatches.com/product-category/rolex/ OCWatch https://www.ocwatchguy.com/ SDWatch https://www.sdwatches.com/product-ca...-brands/rolex/ AIS https://aiswatches.com/rolex/?sort=newest Nashville https://nashvillewatch.com/buy/?filter_brand=rolex Exchange https://www.watchexchangecompany.com...category=Rolex |
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24 February 2023, 02:53 AM | #18 |
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Thanks amh, that’s helpful.
To those who find a post “tiresome”, an option might be not clicking on it and simply moving on to a thread that’s not so exhausting. |
24 February 2023, 03:09 AM | #19 | |
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Agreed. I’ve never understood why some humans want to control what other people choose to talk about. There’s plenty of topics I am uninterested in that I avoid, easily. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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24 February 2023, 03:26 AM | #20 |
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Fair point. However there is literally a Who's Who section that answers all of your questions. But I understand there are many who operate heavy machinery before reading the instructions first.
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24 February 2023, 03:16 AM | #21 |
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Can't go wrong with DavidSW. Best to not take risks when spending good money. There are a lot of cowboys out there.
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24 February 2023, 03:16 AM | #22 |
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get the explorer ii from the rolex CPO program. that's the only way you can be sure the watch is authentic and not stolen.
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24 February 2023, 04:20 AM | #23 |
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The Timepiece Gentleman
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24 February 2023, 02:45 PM | #24 |
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24 February 2023, 04:00 PM | #25 |
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One of the boutique sellers only, zero risk
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25 February 2023, 12:54 AM | #26 |
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24 February 2023, 04:22 AM | #28 |
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Chase at Nashville Watch is very reliable.
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24 February 2023, 11:05 AM | #29 |
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I second this. Chase is great.
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24 February 2023, 07:21 AM | #30 |
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Go to moda. Plenty of dealers and very competitive price compare what you see elsewhere
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