Is rarity geographically based?

[Sherio]

Skimming through several posts, it seems that some watches are hard to find in some places and not that hard to come by at some other places, of course there are watches that are rare no matter where you look, but will still vary significantly in the length of the waiting list, but I’ve seen explorer 2 polar/black, DG 41 both in rhodium with Latin numerals and blue dial with white gold bezel, blue dial YM, TT sky dwellers, and even full gold Daytona’s on display, albeit in different countries scattered across the globe.

Since I buy to wear and not to flip, and although it’s quite tempting to buy, I only buy what I really like, I wouldn’t pick up a hulk at retail if I saw it in front of me ( sorry hulk fans ), but I kinda feel sorry for collectors seeking some certain models and forced to join waiting lists or even go grey for items that are not selling that fast or easily attainable in other areas.

I guess the hype of certain models are country/region specific?