What's the weirdest place you purchased a Rolex?

[daOnlyBG]

Maybe it was at a Blackjack table at Atlantic City. An art dealer's "miscellaneous" showcase in Los Angeles. A second-hand jewelry store in Boston, a flea market in Baton Rouge. A garage sale in the suburbs of Minneapolis.

Where's the weirdest place you've purchased a Rolex? What did you acquire? What's your story?

[scubadds]

my dental office;
A patient asked if I was interested in a new Daytona he had just received.
Traded for my 2004 and a bit of cash difference

[fsprow]

A casino in Macau -- from a pawn dealer. A bit of a scary trip to his shop, down some ill traveled roads in a not very nice part of the city and with $10,000 USD in my pocket. After showing me a few fake watches (I had my trusty Rolex back remover, no fakes I know of use a microstella balance)) we made a deal for two Daytonas.

[R G]

Originally Posted by daOnlyBG

Maybe it was at a Blackjack table at Atlantic City. An art dealer's "miscellaneous" showcase in Los Angeles. A second-hand jewelry store in Boston, a flea market in Baton Rouge. A garage sale in the suburbs of Minneapolis.

Where's the weirdest place you've purchased a Rolex? What did you acquire? What's your story?

Quite an interesting thread topic.

[dublrnutn1]

Back in the mid 1980's, a furniture store which also was an authorized Rolex dealer. Long gone now.

[1665fan]

Craigslist

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by 1665fan

Craigslist

Sold mine on Craigslist !

[harvey]

Surprised no one has yet said an AD lol

[AK797]

Originally Posted by harvey

Surprised no one has yet said an AD lol

My first thought, just like the Sahara now.

[Macnavara]

Originally Posted by AK797

My first thought, just like the Sahara now.

I did ...you missed it

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Macnavara

I did ...you missed it

Nope Harvey was first.

[singe89]

Tried to buy a vintage red seadweller in the waiting room at the doctors office after talking about its history for awhile. After informing him how special it was and offering fair value he wasn't selling.

[meatman]

Meat cutting room at local supermarket. Beat up two tone blue Sub from a meat cutter, which I had brought back to life.

[othertbone]

Originally Posted by harvey

Surprised no one has yet said an AD lol

THAT definitely would be a weird place now a days for sure brother!

[agsstructures]

On a watch forum, via wire, from a complete stranger!

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by agsstructures

On a watch forum, via wire, from a complete stranger!

That IS pretty crazy to be honest haha

[donas]

Originally Posted by agsstructures

On a watch forum, via wire, from a complete stranger!

Exactly what I was going to say

[Swearengen]

We've all done that with DSW

Originally Posted by agsstructures

On a watch forum, via wire, from a complete stranger!

[Jim Smyth]

Originally Posted by Swearengen

We've all done that with DSW

I actually go into his shop since I like to look around. But my first deal with David was in a car at a hotel parking lot in Ocoee Fl. That seems like such a long time ago now.

[j.alex]

Originally Posted by agsstructures

On a watch forum, via wire, from a complete stranger!

same for the 1st,

then a F2F at a Mc Donalds parking lot

[Gold Crown]

In my car on a movie set from a Chicago Cop. It belonged to his father. This little 1952 Precision. She was a wreck had water damage and was on a Spidel twist o flex band. With a little love and lots of cash she was brought back to life. This was back in the late 1980s. She is now 67 years old and running strong.

[daOnlyBG]

Thanks for the responses, folks- keep 'em going. Walking around in Macau with $10K cash... wow.


And my fellow Chicagoans did not disappoint.

Originally Posted by dublrnutn1

Back in the mid 1980's, a furniture store which also was an authorized Rolex dealer. Long gone now.

I have to ask- which furniture shop?

Originally Posted by Gold Crown

In my car on a movie set from a Chicago Cop. It belonged to his father. This little 1952 Precision. She was a wreck had water damage and was on a Spidel twist o flex band. With a little love and lots of cash she was brought back to life. This was back in the late 1980s. She is now 67 years old and running strong.

That's really cool. Which movie set was it? How were you involved in the movie?

[Gold Crown]

Originally Posted by daOnlyBG

Thanks for the responses, folks- keep 'em going. Walking around in Macau with $10K cash... wow.


And my fellow Chicagoans did not disappoint.



I have to ask- which furniture shop?



That's really cool. Which movie set was it? How were you involved in the movie?

If my memory serves me correctly it was “The Package” With Gene Hackman.

[Richard Carver]

Trunk of a Cadillac. Twice. It was a well known gray dealer in town and that was his preferred method of delivery. He would come to wherever you were and you would go out and make your deal in the parking lot.

LOL, sounds a lot weirder now than it did at the time. :)

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by Richard Carver

LOL, sounds a lot weirder now than it did at the time. :)

A lot of things are like that hahaha

[10XRolex]

In my car on the side of the road in NY Wall Street district.

[Macnavara]

Originally Posted by daOnlyBG

Maybe it was at a Blackjack table at Atlantic City. An art dealer's "miscellaneous" showcase in Los Angeles. A second-hand jewelry store in Boston, a flea market in Baton Rouge. A garage sale in the suburbs of Minneapolis.

Where's the weirdest place you've purchased a Rolex? What did you acquire? What's your story?

At an Ad...very weird these days

[fskywalker]

Interesting thread


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[daOnlyBG]

Originally Posted by fskywalker

Interesting thread

Originally Posted by R G

Quite an interesting thread topic.

Thanks. I figured we should try to talk about non-AD stuff and watches have tons of stories to tell, so... here we are lol

[GradyPhilpott]

All my Rolex watches were bought from either an AD (Beauchamp Jewelers) or a reputable used watch dealer (ABQ Gold and Silver), except one that I bought from a friend at my bank where I withdrew the funds to pay him.