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Old 6 April 2018, 06:19 AM   #1
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why dont Rolex insist that purchasers of new watches have to get the serial number of the watch tattooed somewhere discreet?

this would stop people flipping them.
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Old 6 April 2018, 06:22 AM   #2
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Old 6 April 2018, 06:24 AM   #3
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I know where I'd get mine tattooed
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Old 6 April 2018, 06:25 AM   #4
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Old 6 April 2018, 06:27 AM   #5
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Rolex loves flippers.
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Old 6 April 2018, 06:28 AM   #6
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Ha! Sure would put a damper on 'flip for profit only', flippers!
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Old 6 April 2018, 06:38 AM   #7
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Tattooing numbers on people is not a good idea...
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Old 6 April 2018, 06:46 AM   #8
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We'l get back to you on that one....
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Old 6 April 2018, 07:01 AM   #9
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Tattooing numbers on people is not a good idea...
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My first thoughts too.. Good (?) attempt at humor , I hope OP realizes why it’s not cool though .


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Old 6 April 2018, 07:11 AM   #13
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The ever popular Rolex tattoo. Will we see this at Basel 2019? Impossible to flip...

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why dont Rolex insist that purchasers of new watches have to get the serial number of the watch tattooed somewhere discreet?

this would stop people flipping them.




Couldn’t agree more hahah!!



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Old 7 April 2018, 01:17 AM   #15
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Is this the one with the updated movement? Lol


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Old 7 April 2018, 01:20 AM   #16
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I heard that some Rolex AD's (primarily in the UK, at least for now) are requiring permanent Rolex ink before delivering such hard to get models as the SS Daytona. They want to ensure buyers are serious fans about Rolex and not just trend followers.
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Old 7 April 2018, 01:54 AM   #18
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Old 7 April 2018, 02:11 AM   #19
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why dont Rolex insist that purchasers of new watches have to get the serial number of the watch tattooed somewhere discreet?

this would stop people flipping them.
so does keeping the warranty card for a year, AD's blacklisting confirmed flippers, and limiting repeat purchases. All of which happens in the UK and people here think its the worst thing ever.

I contend that as much as people hate the concept of flippers they will fight any and all attempts to curb it even at the expense of getting a watch sooner.

So its a losing battle when the people affected by flipping in general want no curbs or attempts to stop it.
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I had my boy done kinda looks like the Rolex etching
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Old 7 April 2018, 02:58 AM   #22
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Not impossible, but certainly painful.
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Old 7 April 2018, 03:00 AM   #23
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What makes you think we don't have the tattoo already?
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Old 7 April 2018, 03:03 AM   #24
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Old 7 April 2018, 03:31 AM   #25
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why dont Rolex insist that purchasers of new watches have to get the serial number of the watch tattooed somewhere discreet?

this would stop people flipping them.
ridiculous!

A sub-dermal microchip that could be scanned at the AD would be easier to administer - and it could hold all your bank and service history.... what could possibly go wrong?
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I can sell you my Rolex but then I would have to kill you.
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Old 7 April 2018, 04:03 AM   #27
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I'm not a tattoo guy but somehow I like that.
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Ha thanks!!


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Tattoos are just as bad as watches if not worse. lol
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That was a hairy foreskin.
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