SS Daytona is still VERY hard to get from most ADs...

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by Dingoo93

It all depends where you shop... My boss has about 7 in stock, just depends if he will open his vault and sell you one...

Interesting.

So they are hard to get for a customer who wants to spend money.

It just takes an AD who is actually willing to sell the product he is an authorized dealer for.

[Al1988]

Originally Posted by Dingoo93

It all depends where you shop... My boss has about 7 in stock, just depends if he will open his vault and sell you one...

I'd imagine this is the case with many ADs though perhaps with fewer than 7 daytonas

I bought mine at an AD in London. I was initially given the 7 year waiting list spiel but I quite firmly said to the manager that I was buying an SS Daytona TODAY and I didn't care whether it was going to be from them or from a grey dealer with a premium. A few minutes later he brought out the daytona I wanted and it was mine

Now obviously that isn't a guaranteed way of getting one but it was my experience and I would imagine that once he saw I was a serious buyer not looking to purchase through 0% financing or anything he was more inclined to bring out the daytona from the safe

[The Waddler]

there's a plethora of them here in AD's in Singapore. Saw a black face SS in an AD just last week on Sentosa.

[baller24]

never seen one in a Dallas or Fort Worth AD before. Most of the time the AD laughs when you ask if they have one.

[gwalker]

Originally Posted by beshannon

Interesting.

So they are hard to get for a customer who wants to spend money.

It just takes an AD who is actually willing to sell the product he is an authorized dealer for.

Yes but you could also consider that 99 of 100 people (and it's probably a lower percentage than that) that ask have no intention of buying one. Pull out $12k at many ADs and you will be surprised what shows up. One particular AD I talked to said he started keeping them in the back because it's always the watch that people want to try on. When a watch is tried on 10x a day for month it's bound to get a scratch. Even with all the sticker he's had 2 refusals to buy because of very small hairline scratches.

[RC2]

Took my father a while. Think 2 years to get. Found in an AD while at a wedding in DC. Very random

[sig-x]

None of the ADs have a SS Daytona in the showcase ever. Only place I see them for sale is on the boards and Ebay.

[myopiccoog]

They are everywhere. I remember when I bought mine 10 years ago. I saw maybe 1-2 a year on the street. I have seen 6-7 already this month. Bottom line. Not rare. Best fitting Rolex in my opinion! I have a 18k yellow, white mop dial on a strap now too. This watch is 10 x harded to find than an SS.

[ingoodtime]

Originally Posted by rr-nyc

I keep hearing of AD's that save their Daytonas in back for their special customers and I call BS. Its a completely counterintuitive business they're running. If they have inventory that can sell the minute they open the door, they're selling it... Not hiding it in the back so they can close out the register with a goose egg... just in case one of their well known customers decides they want a Daytona. You don't need to run a business to know that.

If Daytonas are so readily available at AD's with an unlimited supply ready to ship from RUSA, AD's wouldn't be hoarding them in safes. They'd be selling the crap out of them

Pretty weird business model if you ask me. If they are that popular and with the difficulty that exists with getting a decent discount on Rolex SS models, what is the purpose of making it difficult to obtain a SS for those Rolex fans that want it. I mean c'mon, they mind as well start limiting how many subs their dealers get also...and then , heck lets limit the availability on GMT's. Maybe soon, they wont be selling any watches.

[sierracharlie]

Originally Posted by Lentz

My AD has black and white in stock

I bought the white. My dealer has a black now.

I could not believe she had one of each in stock.

[mitchie41]

It seems like a lot comes down to regional variation and local business practices.

In Vancouver, its pretty easy to find an ss Daytona. The three ADs in downtown have them in the display cases. I heard a rumor that Rolex ads are not supposed to display ssh Daytona and green/anniversary models in the showcases though.

[Dayton ssb]

during my hunt last year in Illinois, first Rolex ... and been on a waiting list for two months.. first call, my funds were not ready... one month later, got a call from Indiana ad and jumped on it.. lucky.. I think the amount of names on their supposed list were short...

[dcash0615]

Originally Posted by mitchie41

In Vancouver, its pretty easy to find an ss Daytona. The three ADs in downtown have them in the display cases. I heard a rumor that Rolex ads are not supposed to display ssh Daytona and green/anniversary models in the showcases though.

[zeuloa]

Originally Posted by sig-x

None of the ADs have a SS Daytona in the showcase ever. Only place I see them for sale is on the boards and Ebay.

Not true. I've seen them in the showcase at AD.

[77T]

Originally Posted by Al1988

I'd imagine this is the case with many ADs though perhaps with fewer than 7 daytonas

I bought mine at an AD in London. I was initially given the 7 year waiting list spiel but I quite firmly said to the manager that I was buying an SS Daytona TODAY and I didn't care whether it was going to be from them or from a grey dealer with a premium. A few minutes later he brought out the daytona I wanted and it was mine

Now obviously that isn't a guaranteed way of getting one but it was my experience and I would imagine that once he saw I was a serious buyer not looking to purchase through 0% financing or anything he was more inclined to bring out the daytona from the safe

It's easier than that...a NIB White Dial SS is for sale right now on TRF.

[improviz]

Originally Posted by ingoodtime

pretty weird business model if you ask me. If they are that popular and with the difficulty that exists with getting a decent discount on rolex ss models, what is the purpose of making it difficult to obtain a ss for those rolex fans that want it. I mean c'mon, they mind as well start limiting how many subs their dealers get also...and then , heck lets limit the availability on gmt's. Maybe soon, they wont be selling any watches.

+1

[ujj]

Its usually available at the AD's here in India. When I bought my SS Daytone (Black) a few months back, I saw it both the white and black dials at 2 different AD's and also spoke to another AD in Mumbai and he had both in stock too.

[Lanfor]

If any UK people are struggling I know where to find one

[AmbSteve]

Got a call from the AD here that he just got in a black dial one. From what I know of them around here is that they are usually in the back and not in the showcase. Heading out there tomorrow to check it out.

[A.Sharp]

If you have the cash, it is rather easy to find...

[sig-x]

Originally Posted by zeuloa

Not true. I've seen them in the showcase at AD.

Sorry let me clarify none of the ADs I have been to in MI have had one I seen on display.

[Mystro]

There are a few for sale in PA. I know they have been for sale for a while now. These Rolex dealer games are getting old with the artificial supply and demand sales techniques.

[Silvio Mosiello]

They are not as rare as they are saught out to be...

[Jake B]

Not hard to find here..They're all over the place.

[rr-nyc]

Originally Posted by Jake B

Not hard to find here..They're all over the place.

I'm quite certain the OP was referring to brand new SS Daytonas from AD's

Those black face 16520's were new a long time ago

[Jake B]

Originally Posted by rr-nyc

I'm quite certain the OP was referring to brand new SS Daytonas from AD's

Those black face 16520's were new a long time ago

It's the only pic I had on file...Regardless, they're all over the place here. Definitely not hard to find. I bought a 114060 at a boutique yesterday and tried one on.

[rr-nyc]

Originally Posted by Jake B

It's the only pic I had on file...Regardless, they're all over the place here. Definitely not hard to find. I bought a 114060 at a boutique yesterday and tried one on.

I understand.

There are 100's of grey Daytonas here in NYC. Many of them never worn with the plastic still on.

Finding one BNIB from an AD is the debate

[Jake B]

Originally Posted by rr-nyc

I understand.

There are 100's of grey Daytonas here in NYC. Many of them never worn with the plastic still on.

Finding one BNIB from an AD is the debate

Do you realize how many AD there are in HK? There's no debate, they're available.

[caryyee]

Originally Posted by Jake B

Do you realize how many AD there are in HK? There's no debate, they're available.

Someone from HK on page 2 of this thread said the opposite! ?

[Jake B]

Originally Posted by caryyee

Someone from HK on page 2 of this thread said the opposite! ?

Maybe someone who's been, and has only checked out the most popular tourist shopping area? I live in the "suburbs" and have 3 AD within a 4 block radius of my flat, bud. No exaggeration at all... there's watch shops, and particularly Rolex, everywhere

Edit....Sorry, that's 4...forgot one at the new mall.