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16 February 2019, 01:26 PM | #31 |
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Rolex WIS community is tiny and inconsequential so I doubt if Rolex cares you're happy or not. Vast majority of the watches sold are DJ/TT/PM not SS Sport. Unlike Omega where they made watches for WIS such as the Tuesday Speedy. But since we're into Rolex, it's part of the pain you have to endure
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16 February 2019, 01:46 PM | #32 |
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I'd rather have a date with Scarlett Johansson.
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16 February 2019, 06:35 PM | #33 | |
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As per other comments maybe some lower hanging fruit like an Explorer, Steel Black GMT, Yacht Master? |
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16 February 2019, 06:42 PM | #34 |
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even two years ago in the UK you would have had great difficulty sourcing that watch. Today its pretty much impossible. If its discontinued or not, which it isn't (yet) doesn't matter. You still probably won't be able to get it from an AD in the UK
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17 February 2019, 03:32 AM | #35 |
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17 February 2019, 03:39 AM | #36 | |
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When I went in to see AD, with my tail wagging - thinking Oh, so they CAN GET THEM! - they did not want to add me to the list! ....needless to say I left with tail down. I think Goldsmiths sell serveral dozen each week btw. perhaps just not to us....YET! |
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17 February 2019, 03:52 AM | #37 | |
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Moved that on last year as it wasn't the one for me, but then got to the AD wait list party quite late. With hindsight if I had been on waitlist back then I could be admiring the scrapes and wear marks on my watch now!!! Whist I am not with the "trusted seller/grey" extra rip off margin stuff -there must be a time at which it would be cheaper to go that route rather than visiting many more UK AD's - who will all say the same thing, a NO (in a variety of ways/forms and sometimes with rudeness!) |
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17 February 2019, 04:14 AM | #38 | |
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Grey prices this time last year were low £8s I’m sure and now they’re £10-11. |
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17 February 2019, 04:29 AM | #39 |
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Yes your probably right. Is their like a website that scans all places that sells watches and notifies you when one comes in on your price range? I remember somebody posting details of something like that here.
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17 February 2019, 04:54 AM | #40 |
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I’d pass on the blnr and just get the LN GMT... “everybody” has got a BLNR
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17 February 2019, 05:04 AM | #41 | |
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So if you can become a guy that they can have some trust won’t flip a watch (obviously easier said than done) then “the list” becomes easier to climb.
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17 February 2019, 05:24 AM | #42 |
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IIRC the BLNR is the first bi-color Ceramic bezel produced by Rolex. So there is that aspect driving desirability and the simple fact that it just plain looks good. I really wasn't a GMT guy and then I started with the EXii, didn't care for it and saw the BLNR release at Basel and thought wow, that is a good looking piece. Took a little while, but I eventually procured one and have been quite happy with its acquisition.
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17 February 2019, 05:29 AM | #43 |
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I was actually able to get one with no wait from an AD. Got Lucky
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17 February 2019, 05:56 AM | #44 |
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Since several people have made the obvious (and correct) suggestion of going secondary market, why have you not even acknowledged that? It is the ONLY way you will get one any time soon. DavidSW has two right now and I saw a couple of others from TS in the FOR SALE section of this site. Instant gratification. Playing the AD game is just not a good idea unless you’re in standing to actually get the watch from them or develop the patience to wait a good, long while. It is not a rare watch at all. It is just a watch that is mostly unavailable in the traditional distribution channel.
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17 February 2019, 05:59 AM | #45 | |
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17 February 2019, 06:33 PM | #46 |
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17 February 2019, 06:42 PM | #47 |
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Probably you have to wait what Rolex will reveal at Baselworld in March. ADs will keep their stocked BLNRs in the safes until then.
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17 February 2019, 09:37 PM | #48 |
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17 February 2019, 09:46 PM | #49 | |
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17 February 2019, 09:52 PM | #50 | |
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If you wanted to create a watch that would by design be flipped at a high rate you’d basically produce the BLNR: - Supply less than demand meaning people essentially want it through FOMO/hype - Strong resale prices meaning money can be made selling it - Strong resale prices meaning people who don’t actually want the watch will still buy it “just in case” - PCL’s look great when new but scratches make some people twitch enough to not bond with it - Novelty of the bi-colour bezel can wear off All that means that fewer people that actually love the watch for what it is can get it. Then the AD’s try to combat that by withholding warranty cards and selling to people they know and they get grief for it. It all adds up to being crap for the WIS and crap for the AD.
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17 February 2019, 10:10 PM | #51 |
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So far 5 ADS
For me it’s very sad we can’t go to an AD and just get what we want......unless you’re like a VIP for that AD
But IMHO it’s even worst going to pay more for that same watch somewhere else.....because this is part of the problem!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
17 February 2019, 10:43 PM | #52 |
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I was on a forum a long time ago with Johanssen; not impressed in the least. Not too impressed by the BLNR either. I'll pass!!!
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17 February 2019, 11:03 PM | #53 |
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You have the answer, Trusted Seller/Grey Market. This is not personal in AD's refusal to put you on a list. They are doing you a favor. Go get the watch you want and get the best deal possible.
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18 February 2019, 01:56 AM | #54 |
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End of 2019 the BLNR will be traded at 20k! Sure, sure, sure! It' s an icon even more you doubt it today!
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18 February 2019, 02:06 AM | #55 | |
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Yeah, not a fan of the BLNR either. OP, my recommendation is to do some soul searching and see if it is really the watch you want or it's the hype. |
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18 February 2019, 02:09 AM | #56 |
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18 February 2019, 02:14 AM | #57 | |
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Listen, I don’t know the OP, maybe he needs to see a therapist or priest about a watch, which would obviously be ridiculous, but more likely than not he’s trying to go to the one place it’s ok to vent and say things like he feels gutted without being judged. |
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18 February 2019, 02:17 AM | #58 |
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I'll give you my BLNR if you can get me a date with Scarlett Johansson.......and get my wife to agree with it!
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18 February 2019, 02:18 AM | #59 | |
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18 February 2019, 03:26 AM | #60 |
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At least the grey prices aren't as bad as the BLRO - just suck it up and get one.
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