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8 July 2019, 04:43 AM
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I just wonder>>>>>>
How many people buy a Rolex that they really don't want? I can imagine that this is not entirely unusual in view of the availability.
No one will admit it because they just have to have a Rolex.
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8 July 2019, 04:45 AM
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8 July 2019, 04:50 AM
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Word must be out on the eleven Pearlmasters I bought last year...
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8 July 2019, 04:53 AM
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I think especially in the current state of affairs that this is definitely happening. People walking into an AD, seeing a SS Rolex that they previously didn't really want and end up buying it because of the availability issues and high grey market pricing.
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8 July 2019, 04:56 AM
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I don’t think it’s very many at all....
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8 July 2019, 04:56 AM
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Probably more often than anyone wants to admit.
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8 July 2019, 04:58 AM
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Many, but not me !
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8 July 2019, 04:58 AM
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A new buyer might be underwhelmed with the selection at their AD, but most people will only buy a Rolex only if they like it.
Remember. WISs do not reflect your normal buyer. |
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8 July 2019, 04:58 AM
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Many do. It has become a must have status symbol.
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8 July 2019, 05:00 AM
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8 July 2019, 05:01 AM
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I’m sure it’s always been the case and probably even more so now with the onslaught of social media.
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8 July 2019, 05:17 AM
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I am afraid some buy hard to gets from grey dealers at a huge premiums for the Joneses sake .....
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8 July 2019, 05:17 AM
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More and more by the day. It’s pushing me back towards Panerai and other brands where it is more about the watches, and less about the “look at me, and the investment on my wrist”!
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8 July 2019, 06:01 AM
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8 July 2019, 06:11 AM
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I guess all the ones who franken-up their Rolex didn’t want it the way they bought it.
Oh wait a minute... Wait a futtucking minute... Look who’s asking  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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8 July 2019, 06:34 AM
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 Mostly I made models they not sell.
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8 July 2019, 06:36 AM
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Jocke, I understand.... Send me your Rolexes Jocke, I’ll even pay for the shipping.
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8 July 2019, 06:36 AM
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I want all 6 of mine, I don’t need any of them (except for two of the 6 as they were my fathers). I have been trying to buy and 116719 BLNR for over a year from an AD..that ship has sailed with the release of the new BLNR. I don’t necessarily want 116610LV but if I fell into it I would buy and wear it, not flip it. I want a 126710 BLRO but that is another pipe dream. I wear all my watches, daily, the only one I selectively wear is my dad’s 116520.
I guess I fall into the glory days/mythos of Rolex. The bespoke gentleman/explorer is who I identify most with, coming from someone who is 36....I always think of someone like use “tomuchtalk” as a true Rolex user. |
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8 July 2019, 06:37 AM
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As someone posted, it is FOMO - Fear of missing out. I'm almost in that bandwagon for Explorer I
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8 July 2019, 06:38 AM
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I am sure many buy Rolex for what the name represents, rather than what the watch is . . . .
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8 July 2019, 06:38 AM
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Probably a lot lately.
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8 July 2019, 06:42 AM
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How many people really don't want a Rolex?
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8 July 2019, 06:51 AM
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I have bought easy to get models I liked in the hopes I could get harder to get references I liked.
It worked.
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8 July 2019, 07:11 AM
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8 July 2019, 07:38 AM
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8 July 2019, 08:04 AM
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8 July 2019, 08:41 AM
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I bought a Bluesy 16613 though I really wanted a 16618.
 Based on the advice of members, better to enjoy this while i save up for the all-gold. Does this count? 
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8 July 2019, 09:54 AM
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When I bought my gmt it was originally bc I had damage to my day date 40 and at the time it was my only watch as I had sold my entire collection to move up to 40/41mm watches and the gmt was offered to me under retail (this was 4 months ago) at first I didn’t like it much or care for sports steel watches but I travel so much that opinion quickly changed (hate banging gold on the seatbelts and stuff in planes) so I’d say at one point I bought a watch I didn’t want for opportunity but ended up loving the timepiece after a day on the wrist Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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8 July 2019, 10:02 AM
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I’m not going to lie, I’ve thought about and been close to buying a Rolex I don’t want just to build a relationship with my AD and get the Rolex that I do want. After a second thought, I realized how dumb that would’ve been.
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8 July 2019, 10:25 AM
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My TT Datejust identifies as a SS Daytona, so all is well.
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