Incoming 116500LN Panda

[gaymondlee]

Wow I thought this day would never come. My ad reached out about a week ago just to say hello and wish me a happy bday and asked if i had anything planned. I said nope not really since this month has my mom and daughters bday and also a good college friends and mine was weeks away. She texted me yesterday and asked if I could come in sometime today but would not tell me what she had, just that it was on my list of wtb. There's only 2 left on the list the panda and blue skydweller and she gave me a thumbs up. When i sat down i ruined her surprise unboxing since i saw the card/model #. So for those wanting to know it took 3 yrs 7 months since asking, 22 months since I got the black dial and with this purchase ~$140k-150k spend history i cant recall. Requirement was $10k addition spend on diamond jewelry

[hellofromthebay]

Originally Posted by gaymondlee

Wow I thought this day would never come. My ad reached out about a week ago just to say hello and wish me a happy bday and asked if i had anything planned. I said nope not really since this month has my mom and daughters bday and also a good college friends and mine was weeks away. She texted me yesterday and asked if I could come in sometime today but would not tell me what she had, just that it was on my list of wtb. There's only 2 left on the list the panda and blue skydweller and she gave me a thumbs up. When i sat down i ruined her surprise unboxing since i saw the card/model #. So for those wanting to know it took 3 yrs 7 months since asking, 22 months since I got the black dial and with this purchase ~$140k-150k spend history i cant recall. Requirement was $10k addition spend on diamond jewelry

Wow. Congrats!!! Good AD


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[amphr1]

Wow congrats! Oh your watch looks so good!

But wow $150k spend history to save $15k for a Daytona. But if you're already gonna spend it then well worth it.

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[DESH]

Congratulations- enjoy in good health!

[ltmgeller]

Congrats!!!

[brucethemanlee]

congrats

[Driver8]

Originally Posted by amphora001

Wow congrats! Oh your watch looks so good!

But wow $150k spend history to save $15k for a Daytona. But if you're already gonna spend it then well worth it.

This ^ on all accounts. Looks good on you, and provided you had already planned to spend that $150K (plus another $10K) on jewellery, then it's a great result. (Far less so if you only spent that amount to get the Daytona!)

[DM101]

The spend is worth it.... Congrats !

[Carguy87]

Congrats man that’s a great piece!!

[gaymondlee]

The spend history includes all the other rolex watches + additional spend. Maybe about 30% of that was additional spend, rest was the rolex watches at msrp

[MichelleP]

Congratulations.

[Cassidyanne]

So, the Watch cost you $200,000 at the end of the day?

[EEpro]

Congrats OP! I'm jealous.

I've bought this watch grey... twice.


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[skipstar]

Congrats

[Vince_76]

Congrats. They told you to spend an ADDITIONAL $10k for the allocation? Smh

[gaymondlee]

Yea thats been the norm for in demand watches. I initially was not happy about it back in 2020 but I figured I'd rather have it offered with terms than not offered at all. I was prepared to push back on the spend amount if it had been the blue skydweller. I did that successfully last yr on pepsi and they let me use the spend I made on a bb58 6 weeks prior

[gaymondlee]

Originally Posted by Cassidyanne

So, the Watch cost you $200,000 at the end of the day?

Msrp +$10k min extra spend so final tally depends on what my wife/kid like this weekend

[noshake]

Congratulations OP! A lifetime heirloom piece. I like this version better then the new release personally. Thanks for the transparency also. Kudos to you sir.

[garyk]

Very strange about the additional spend on jewelry. I could never do that but I know how great it is to get this Daytona. Fortunately I bought mine in 2016 from a Rolex boutique store where I had bought a DSSD Deep Blue a year earlier as my only spend history with them…

[rmlovett1]

Congratulations! Beautiful!

[Dawgprint]

If you know, you know. Congratulations sir

[4 Aussies]

Big Congrats!! One of my faves, and welcome to The Club!!

[Nico81]

Was just offered one with $10k of roberto coin purchase along with it
I took the offer.. will pick it up Tuesday

Congratulations


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[Onequik135i]

Congrats!

[hutch300]

I don't like the ask for additional spend. Feels wrong.

[msum]

Originally Posted by hutch300

I don't like the ask for additional spend. Feels wrong.

Yeah, it feels pretty blatant…

But it is transparent, I suppose. And perhaps the ultimate required spend isn’t different from other retailers.

I think I’d feel better if there was a clear, pre-defined purchasing history amount required (which the $10k would just get you to). Otherwise it seems a bit arbitrary on the AD’s part.

Regardless, hearty congratulations on the acquisition and the provision of information. Can’t see myself ever getting an 116500LN.

[996marty]

Looks stunning congratulations to you

[puma1552]

Definitely don't care for getting bamboozled with an additional spend requirement, just not a good business practice IMO...buuuut, that is a great watch, congrats and enjoy OP!

[Vince_76]

So let me get this straight… you spent $200k to have the “opportunity” to purchase a Daytona at MSRP +10k? Mind you the secondary prices BNIB are around MSRP+10k

Really hope you were planning to spend that extra dough anyway. If not, I don’t know how a rational actor would be amenable to this… the $200k spend should be what gets you a Daytona at retail. The “by the way” $10k at point of sale is frankly insulting. Wouldn’t be me that’s for sure

Nice watch though

[4reRlxGuy]

Thank you for the transparency on spend history.