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Old 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!
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Old 24 February 2023, 12:50 AM   #2
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Old 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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Old 24 February 2023, 11:50 AM   #4
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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)
I vouch for all of these guys also.
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Old 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
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Old 24 February 2023, 01:00 AM   #6
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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
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Rebes Timepieces
AlexTheGreat

When you stick around TRF long enough you'll get better and better at performing due diligence.
I second BriBoxer, he is awesome!
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Old 24 February 2023, 01:19 AM   #7
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Third for Brian.

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I second BriBoxer, he is awesome!
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Old 24 February 2023, 01:22 AM   #8
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Third for Brian.
Make that 4 of us.

I’ve done multiple deals with him. Always flawless
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Old 24 February 2023, 12:36 PM   #9
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Make that 4 of us.

I’ve done multiple deals with him. Always flawless
Add me to that list!! He is my FAVORITE!!
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Old 25 February 2023, 06:27 AM   #10
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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.

Good list!!


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Old 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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Old 24 February 2023, 02:12 AM   #12
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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.
Meh...pads my post count to reply, haha. Makes me look like a contributing member.
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Old 24 February 2023, 02:13 AM   #13
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Meh...pads my post count to reply, haha. Makes me look like a contributing member.
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Old 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.

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Old 24 February 2023, 12:43 PM   #15
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I check these guys just about every day. Ive traded 5 of them. This is a solid list.
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Old 25 February 2023, 04:14 AM   #16
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Old 2 March 2023, 02:29 AM   #17
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Old 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.
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Old 24 February 2023, 03:09 AM   #19
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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.

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.


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Old 24 February 2023, 03:26 AM   #20
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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.
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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Old 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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Old 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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Old 24 February 2023, 04:20 AM   #23
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Old 24 February 2023, 02:45 PM   #24
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Old 24 February 2023, 04:22 AM   #28
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Chase at Nashville Watch is very reliable.
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Old 24 February 2023, 11:05 AM   #29
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Chase at Nashville Watch is very reliable.
I second this. Chase is great.
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Go to moda. Plenty of dealers and very competitive price compare what you see elsewhere


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