AD ini Bali

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After over a year of pouring over these boards and visiting the authorised dealer in Bali, Bandung and Jakarta I finally decided to take the plunge and purchase my first Rolex. Last week after a nice chat with one of the salesmen he told me that it would be maybe a year for the BLNR, forget about the BLRO as they were not even taking names or deposits, but that he could get me a sub date within a month. The sub is really my first love and a tough call between it and a GMT 2.

So after the week dreaming and deciding that I was 100% certain, I returned to the AD with cash in hand for a deposit to guarantee myself my first Rolex. When I walked in I was greeted by who I assume was the manager as the previous salesman wasn't around. His first response was that they were not even taking names for the Sub as it was a very desirable watch and then after I pushed to at least get myself on the waiting list he gave me the same old story of if I were to purchase another watch he could make sure I got the next sub to arrive.

I know that many have had the same experience, but I thought that Bali being a holiday island and that the MSRP here being higher than most other countries in the region that I had gotten lucky, apparently not.

My dilemma now is that I cannot order from one of the GM dealers as the import duties here are ridiculous, and my friends in Singapore and Bangkok say it's the same situation over there so I can't even fly over there and grab one.

Does anyone here live in the region that can help me out with some suggestions on how to acquire a NIB Sub or GMT around MSRP or am I pretty much back to square one reading the forum and dreaming?