From now on I will boycott Rolex: Please join me.

[SeaAndSky]

Originally Posted by Mystro

It has to be a drunk post because no one has balls big enough to try to start a anti Rolex social movement on TRF and use a Omega watch pic as the flag of the resistance. ......

Imagine this....Next day phone rings and dealer tells him they have his watch in to pic up. Decisions, decisions??????

I love the Seinfeld GIF. Nice Omega op. Have fun with your boycott.

[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by SeaAndSky

I love the Seinfeld GIF. Nice Omega op. Have fun with your boycott.

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[ChipotleBanana]

Originally Posted by mystro

it has to be a drunk post because no one has balls big enough to try to start a anti rolex social movement on trf and use a omega watch pic as the flag of the resistance. ......

Imagine this....next day phone rings and dealer tells him they have his watch in to pic up. Decisions, decisions??????

he. Will. Not. Divide. Us.

[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by Mystro

Are you kidding me??? A newbie starting a thread to "boycott Rolex" on TRF. I cant tell if this is a drunk post or not but he did say "please".

I used to be a long-time member here years ago. Life happened, I lost everything, and I started as a newbie.
Sorry if I irritated you somehow.


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[HideMyWalletPlease]

Originally Posted by ShougekiMaru

I used to be a long-time member here years ago. Life happened, I lost everything, and I started as a newbie.
Sorry if I irritated you somehow.


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It’s all good bro. Everyone is not that serious. Please remember it’s a damn watch!

[TimepieceRPP]

Haha, it appears to me that it is the problem of the AD, not the Rolex..... lol

As according to the latest letter from Rolex, it is down to AD to decide who to sell. So now most ADs choose big whale, big spenders over loyal customers, it is not the Rolex's fault. Actually it is nobody's fault too, ADs have to generate profit too.

Sorry only my personal opinion, don't tell me off, haha,

[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by TimepieceRPP

Haha, it appears to me that it is the problem of the AD, not the Rolex..... lol

As according to the latest letter from Rolex, it is down to AD to decide who to sell. So now most ADs choose big whale, big spenders over loyal customers, it is not the Rolex's fault. Actually it is nobody's fault too, ADs have to generate profit too.

Sorry only my personal opinion, don't tell me off, haha,

Rolex is creating this armosphere that customers are treated like criminals. AD’s are frightend of loosing their business. So: Rolex created this situation.
Bruce made great vid of this:
https://youtu.be/XkpQkhe8vOE


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[OrangeSport]

Too many words, but....

Nice watch!

[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by OrangeSport

Too many words, but....

Nice watch!

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[vh2k]

At this point, any meaningful public attempt to boycott Rolex would have the unintended consequence of actually increasing the hype. Good luck!

And Rolex is 100% justified in requesting that ADs limit VIP purchases and spread more pieces to first-time customers.

[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by vh2k

At this point, any meaningful public attempt to boycott Rolex would have the unintended consequence of actually increasing the hype. Good luck!

And Rolex is 100% justified in requesting that ADs limit VIP purchases and spread more pieces to first-time customers.

Yep, Rolex can and will do whatever they want. They have zero interest for their clients.


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[TimeAZ]

Boohoo, your friend can only buy 2 Rolex per year, so insulting, let's boycott Rolex over that!!

Sounds like your friend's AD is doing the right thing. I greatly appreciate and respect Rolex for cracking down and laying out policy that:
1. Helps prevent or limit flipping behavior.
2. Creates an environment where there is more equitable distribution of limited stock to their clientele.

I'm sorry to say this, but a Rolex timepiece should be special. These should have a meaning to them, marking an occasion, celebrating a milestone, lasting a lifetime, and serving as a beautiful, exceptional heirloom piece. Not something you hoard and throw dozens of them into a box that you put in a bank/safe/bunker/panic-room.

Maybe it's time to start hoarding something else.

Or, maybe your friend can move to Omega. You can add 20 of those watches to your online cart and check-out from their website, no problem.

[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by TimeAZ

Boohoo, your friend can only buy 2 Rolex per year, so insulting, let's boycott Rolex over that!!

Sounds like your friend's AD is doing the right thing. I greatly appreciate and respect Rolex for cracking down and laying out policy that:
1. Helps prevent or limit flipping behavior.
2. Creates an environment where there is more equitable distribution of limited stock to their clientele.

I'm sorry to say this, but a Rolex timepiece should be special. These should have a meaning to them, marking an occasion, celebrating a milestone, lasting a lifetime, and serving as a beautiful, exceptional heirloom piece. Not something you hoard and throw dozens of them into a box that you put in a bank/safe/bunker/panic-room.

Maybe it's time to start hoarding something else.

Or, maybe your friend can move to Omega. You can add 20 of those watches to your online cart and check-out from their website, no problem.

Yeah, boohoo… truly first world problems. But the point is that the poor customer experience is affecting the brand. Btw:
Rolex watches will never be special watches: one million mass produced watches every year. I think it sucks that someone is trying to control what a person can do with his/her hard earned money. If someone is that crazy to horde watches: so what? Who are we to judge?


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[Kevin of Larchmont]

Originally Posted by ShougekiMaru

Yeah, boohoo… truly first world problems. But the point is that the poor customer experience is affecting the brand. Btw:
Rolex watches will never be special watches: one million mass produced watches every year. I think it sucks that someone is trying to control what a person can do with his/her hard earned money. If someone is that crazy to horde watches: so what? Who are we to judge?


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How exactly is Rolex “poor customer experience” “affecting the brand”? Have the watches become easier to acquire? Are AD display cases suddenly full because customers are fed up? Have discounts started again? Two guys boycotting Rolex because one got his feels hurt is not a movement.

And the whole ‘I’m boycotting Rolex except for the one I’m not getting rid of’ is a textbook definition of the variable moral compass.

I remain unconvinced by the histrionic kabuki theater.

[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by Kevin of Larchmont

How exactly is Rolex “poor customer experience” “affecting the brand”? Have the watches become easier to acquire? Are AD display cases suddenly full because customers are fed up? Have discounts started again? Two guys boycotting Rolex because one got his feels hurt is not a movement.

And the whole ‘I’m boycotting Rolex except for the one I’m not getting rid of’ is a textbook definition of the variable moral compass.

I remain unconvinced by the histrionic kabuki theater.

So true. This thread and ”boycot” of ours is a sad joke.
It doesn’t matter anymore what we, the customers, do. Companies are ruling the people. We are just puppets.
There were the days when people were the power.
In Companies We Trust And Blindly Obey…


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[Kevin of Larchmont]

Originally Posted by ShougekiMaru

So true. This thread and ”boycot” of ours is a sad joke.
It doesn’t matter anymore what we, the customers, do. Companies are ruling the people. We are just puppets.
There were the days when people were the power.
In Companies We Trust And Blindly Obey…


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What companies are ruling what people? Cite your sources. In what way are we puppets? Cite your examples. In what days did people have the power over these mysterious companies and if Rolex is one of them why did we not use our power to get watches for free?

Do you read on this forum or just initiate boycotts? The vast majority of posts on this forum for a few years running have been about the lack of availability and expressing anger at flippers who buy just to sell. Your friend by your own description is such a person. In the five or so years I’ve been on this forum your friend’s story is the only one I can recall where someone was cut off by a dealer for excessive purchasing. This is called holding the exception up as the rule.

I feel no outrage at your friend’s story, I feel relief. I see the behavior of the AD specifically and Rolex generally as beneficial to normal enthusiasts to whom a Rolex purchase is a special occasion. Your friend is feeding the secondary market with his frequent purchases. Rolex, to whatever extent they can, is trying to limit this behavior. I support them for that. It doesn’t make me less loyal to the brand, if anything it makes me more loyal.

Rolex isn’t exerting any power over me, if they truly had power over anyone they would use it to charge more for their watches. I am not a puppet of Rolex, I buy when I can and when I’m inspired to. And when I am inspired to I have a mutually respectful relationship with my AD and they are very helpful when I make a request.

Your generalizations are meaningless and unsupportable. I have no sympathy for your friend or your cause. In no other business can we demand the product we want whenever we want it. Have you tried buying a car during the pandemic? Luxury goods are not a human right. There is no controversy here, simply one entitled bad faith actor whose luck ran out.

[TimeAZ]

Originally Posted by ShougekiMaru

Too emotional piece and I promised it to my son.


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Hmm, you mean that piece is special? Meaningful and an heirloom piece? or is it just one of a million mass produced like you mentioned earlier

Originally Posted by ShougekiMaru

Btw:
Rolex watches will never be special watches: one million mass produced watches every year.

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[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by TimeAZ

Hmm, you mean that piece is special? Meaningful and an heirloom piece? or is it just one of a million mass produced like you mentioned earlier

I have also an emotional bond on my crappy Stallone T-Shirt. The shirt and D-Blue are still massproduced things, even though I have some emotions to them.


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[Rushhour]

Originally Posted by TimeAZ

Boohoo, your friend can only buy 2 Rolex per year, so insulting, let's boycott Rolex over that!!

Sounds like your friend's AD is doing the right thing. I greatly appreciate and respect Rolex for cracking down and laying out policy that:
1. Helps prevent or limit flipping behavior.
2. Creates an environment where there is more equitable distribution of limited stock to their clientele.

I'm sorry to say this, but a Rolex timepiece should be special. These should have a meaning to them, marking an occasion, celebrating a milestone, lasting a lifetime, and serving as a beautiful, exceptional heirloom piece. Not something you hoard and throw dozens of them into a box that you put in a bank/safe/bunker/panic-room.

Maybe it's time to start hoarding something else.

Or, maybe your friend can move to Omega. You can add 20 of those watches to your online cart and check-out from their website, no problem.

Well said.


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[RolexSimon]

Originally Posted by TimeAZ

Boohoo, your friend can only buy 2 Rolex per year, so insulting, let's boycott Rolex over that!!

Sounds like your friend's AD is doing the right thing. I greatly appreciate and respect Rolex for cracking down and laying out policy that:
1. Helps prevent or limit flipping behavior.
2. Creates an environment where there is more equitable distribution of limited stock to their clientele.

I'm sorry to say this, but a Rolex timepiece should be special. These should have a meaning to them, marking an occasion, celebrating a milestone, lasting a lifetime, and serving as a beautiful, exceptional heirloom piece. Not something you hoard and throw dozens of them into a box that you put in a bank/safe/bunker/panic-room.

Maybe it's time to start hoarding something else.

Or, maybe your friend can move to Omega. You can add 20 of those watches to your online cart and check-out from their website, no problem.

This 100%. well said. If all ADs did this (or were forced to by Rolex) then a lot of the threads in TRF would be obsolete overnight.

[JSolution]

“I’m keeping the d-blue “

That part made me chuckle

[HideMyWalletPlease]

Originally Posted by JSolution

“I’m keeping the d-blue “

That part made me chuckle

Reminded me of Steve Martin in The Jerk
https://youtu.be/4VbI5zcB8Ac

[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by HideMyWalletPlease

Reminded me of Steve Martin in The Jerk
https://youtu.be/4VbI5zcB8Ac

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[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by HideMyWalletPlease

Reminded me of Steve Martin in The Jerk
https://youtu.be/4VbI5zcB8Ac

[SeeDweller]

Originally Posted by HideMyWalletPlease

Reminded me of Steve Martin in The Jerk
https://youtu.be/4VbI5zcB8Ac

Just returned from airport.
Saw this, watched the video… and have been ROFL for 10 mins!!
So funny!!!
(thanks for sending that!)


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[hoppes-no9]

Originally Posted by JSolution

“I’m keeping the d-blue “

That part made me chuckle

Selective boycott. Very effective.

[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by hoppes-no9

Selective boycott. Very effective.

Too emotional piece and I promised it to my son.


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[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by JSolution

“I’m keeping the d-blue “

That part made me chuckle

I fell in love with watches through Rolex. I have truly an emotional bond to the D-Blue. Can’t let it go… yet. My son will have it.


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[Dirt]

Originally Posted by JSolution

“I’m keeping the d-blue “

That part made me chuckle

And the part where he effectively flipped what appears to be half of his Rolex collection.
Was the Skydweller bought through his mate who has now had the brakes put on him?
For that matter was the JC bought through his mate as well?

[ShougekiMaru]

Originally Posted by Dirt

And the part where he effectively flipped what appears to be half of his Rolex collection.
Was the Skydweller bought through his mate who has now had the brakes put on him?
For that matter was the JC bought through his mate as well?

Nope. I had my relationship of my own.


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