Benefits or Pitfalls of buying Gray

[garrye]

Hi guys, firstly, what a treasure trove of information this place is. Its been a great find for me.

I am looking at adding a Rolex Daytona to my existing couple of Cartier watches. I certainly dont have a collection by any stretch of the imagination, but i do have a strong desire for a Daytona, and i am ready to make the purchase.

Obviously my initial go to plan was to buy retail through the AD network, this being my first Rolex purchase. This idea was less about the 'experience' of buying through an AD and more about being assured of getting the genuine article, given the plethora of fakes out there. My Second option was to look at recently used models via authenticated resellers likes of Bobs Watches, and that seemed like my solution as they got good feedback from this community..... then i found the For Sale section in the Forum - and it seems like that is an even better option. My guess is that anyone attempting to sell anything other than the genuine article would be called out almost immediately.

I have found a couple of watches i like in the For Sale sections...one was already pending payment by the time i reached out to the buyer, but im really interested in the other one i have my eye on.

The watch seems perfect for me, and the seller has been nothing but professional, courteous, super helpful at answering all questions i have and has gone out of his way to assure me this is all 100% legit and above board, and has welcomed a face to face meeting to see the watch etc - so i have a high level of confidence in him, the product and would like to give the business to him.

It came from an overseas AD, and while that poses little issue for me, i wondered if there is any downside to buying a gray import. There seems to be some conflicting info on here vis a vis the warranty etc. It feels like a global brand like Rolex would honor any warranty anywhere in the world and regardless of where it had been purchased??? or not??

Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks