How long has the stainless shortage been going on

[harvey]

I do have to add if you're a good customer then there is no shortage, but just a slight delay.

[10klakes]

Originally Posted by harvey

I do have to add if you're a good customer then there is no shortage, but just a slight delay.

Agree.


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[brucethemanlee]

Originally Posted by harvey

I do have to add if you're a good customer then there is no shortage, but just a slight delay.

+1


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[Mtlguy52]

at least 2 years

[Johny]

Originally Posted by dwjez14

I know stainless Daytona’s have been hard to get for a very long time so that was not surprising to me. Being a new member and I was really out of the Rolex scene for years happy with the pieces I owned I had not even looked at Rolex for about a year or so. Coming back into the Scene 2 months ago I had no clue about how things had changed. Who would have thought that I would come back onto the scene and it would be hard to find something simple as a submariner black. I’m just curious how long has this stainless steel issue with Rolex been going on ? 6 months , 2 years ??

I think that it has been going on since the big tudor launch...

[FoolioABC]

Just wanted to contribute some actual data to this thread. I bought my BLNR in the San Francisco Bay Area last year (2017) in June. At the time, I went to three different ADs, and each one had a BLNR sitting in the case. The one I bought eventually came out the back with a coffin, with the AD telling me they had 3-4 BLNRs in stock in total. During my survey, each of the places also had basically every SS model on display, besides obviously a Daytona. About 2 months later I was seeing post from people in the Bay Area lamenting inability to find more basic models like a no-date/date black sub.
edit: also, at the time this was my first purchase from all the ADs, and all of them were trying pretty hard to get my business - it seems like business wasn't so good back then.

[jackcarls0n]

Plus TRF adds to the fuel of shortage too I think.

[Nikrnic]

Ads around me sold out of Subs and most all SS sports by Dec.'17

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