Rolex availability before discontinuation

[Watchdoctor998]

Hi, so I have a question for the forum about SS availability at present.

It seems that quite a few members have been allocated the submariner 114060 over the last few months. Its fantastic to see so many people enjoying wearing this fantastic watch but its raised a few questions for me.

Do you think that this is a sign that rolex may be sending stock to ADs of this model to sell the models before a discontinuation at this years basel?

I guess the only other similar SS model that has been discontinued in the modern era of waiting lists and allocation pieces (starting around 2017) was the 116710LN in production from 2007-2018. Was there a big increase in people on waiting lists receiving allocation of the 116710LN in the months leading up to basel as rolex were using up their stock or do rolex plan discontinuation years in advance to stagger their stock release so they do not need to send big batches of the watch to ADs in the few months before basel?

Looking forward to your thoughts!