Great AD Experience in North Shore Boston Part II / Update

[fozzyf18]

Back in December, right around Christmas-time 2023, I started this thread:

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=930431

Recap, I walked into Long's in Peabody,MA cold because it is the closest to my "home base" as I have and struck up a conversation with Devin, looked at several Rolexes, tried on a few, asked to be considered for a few. I enjoyed the interaction knowing the current market, and some on the forum agreed that it was a positive interaction and some disagreed. No worries there, differing opinions is what makes this forum great and why I stick around.

Devin was matter-of-fact and suggested that I talk to a local AD, but after I told him that I didn't have one within 3 hour drive of my location at the time, he took my list down.

A month later Devin delivered and my wife's wish for a 278274 was fulfilled. Unfortunately, I knew it was going to sit in a safe for a few months until I returned to Boston to collect it.

In April, Devin told me that he had a JC DSSD and it was my turn if I wanted it. I paid for it immediately and into the safe it went next to my wife's watch.

Fast forward to today when I was able to make it up to Boston and collect my goods. We received the champagne fitting treatment and happily walked out with two new beautiful watches. As an aside, the gentleman that was obviously (to me) the plained-clothed security guy toting a Roscoe followed us out Long's and made sure that we made it safely to our car in the parking lot and stood overwatch until we drove away. A very very nice touch offered by this location even if you don't know it is happening.

Long's had a much larger "FOR DISPLAY ONLY" selection than they had six months ago, by a factor of 5 by my estimation. It was a good day, and I don't choose to use "incoming" to announce a new watch because that means something completely different to me.