Buying a Rolex post-Xmas?

[literallyjase]

Hello everyone!

Now that we have entered the Christmas slump week (aka what do I do after Christmas but before NYE), I was wondering if anyone had any good experiences in getting the watch they wanted during this week? Are ADs more open to selling pieces or do they wait to the new year?

I'm after the SS DJ 36 so not sure how my luck will fare, especially as my immediate choices for ADs are Goldsmiths

Thanks!

[TheSearcher]

With the price increase due on 01/01/24 I would try to buy asap to save yourself a little bit of money

[Pacamack]

Walked into an AD on Christmas Eve having bought an OP39 from them 8 years previously and walked out with GMT II BLNR on a jubilee.

[literallyjase]

Originally Posted by TheSearcher

With the price increase due on 01/01/24 I would try to buy asap to save yourself a little bit of money

Thats a good point, I am travelling to Bristol soon so I will try my luck there or my local ADs!

[literallyjase]

Originally Posted by Pacamack

Walked into an AD on Christmas Eve having bought an OP39 from them 8 years previously and walked out with GMT II BLNR on a jubilee.

oooh nice one and congrats on the new watch! Which AD did you go to?

[ArtNouveau]

My US market is probably pretty similar to your’s. For years it’s been said that RolexSA takes off a couple of weeks after New Year’s and so does the RolexUSA distributor. Our dealers typically receive some bonus stock for Christmas if their sales goals have been met, I’m pretty sure my dealer is pretty much out of watches for this year. Oh, they’ll have some exhibition models and will keep talking with clients but actual deliveries for the next few weeks will be limited to those they’ve held for people.

[Nads786]

Originally Posted by Pacamack

Walked into an AD on Christmas Eve having bought an OP39 from them 8 years previously and walked out with GMT II BLNR on a jubilee.

That is just insane… congrats !!


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[Njkdog]

The factories are currently shut down, so now is not a good time to buy a new one.
And it’s not a particularly good time to buy a used one either. Black Friday is better.

[jb335]

Half of my AD incomings have come in the month of December, most of those a few days before Christmas. I have never received the AD call between January and March. The first quarter of a year certainly seems dead for me.


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[Pacamack]

Originally Posted by Nads786

That is just insane… congrats !!


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Thanks, my original OP39 Grape was a walk in at the same AD but that was nearly 9 years ago and I could have walked out with any of the three colours then.
I was then lucky enough to get a Hulk as a walk in a year later at a different AD. That dealer said they’d given up on the list because so many people were backing out when they were called.

[Pacamack]

Originally Posted by Nads786

That is just insane… congrats !!


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I got my OP39 grape from the same dealer nearly 9 years ago as a walk in. At that time I was able to try on all three colours and I could have had any one.
A year later I picked up a Hulk as a walk in at another local dealer. That dealer said they had given up on their list because so many people were backing out when called. They had taken it in stock that day and were putting it in the window just as I walked past.
Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket?

[Guppydriver]

Originally Posted by TheSearcher

With the price increase due on 01/01/24 I would try to buy asap to save yourself a little bit of money

Or quite a bit of money.

Skimming the Oisin O' Malley vid, it looks some pieces may climb by up to $1500. Of course, that was in Euros in the Italian market, but I'm sure we will see commensurate changes.

[GGGMT]

Originally Posted by literallyjase

Which AD did you go to?

Funny!


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[southtexas]

Originally Posted by ArtNouveau

My US market is probably pretty similar to your’s. For years it’s been said that RolexSA takes off a couple of weeks after New Year’s and so does the RolexUSA distributor. Our dealers typically receive some bonus stock for Christmas if their sales goals have been met, I’m pretty sure my dealer is pretty much out of watches for this year. Oh, they’ll have some exhibition models and will keep talking with clients but actual deliveries for the next few weeks will be limited to those they’ve held for people.

“…if Sales goals have been met…”. If the goal is for the AD to sell watches, then the mothership is doing it wrong.

[Tambo19]

So sad for me i couldn't achieve that at this times, but I'm hopeful for the new year.

[Pacamack]

Originally Posted by Nads786

That is just insane… congrats !!


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I got my OP39 grape from the same dealer nearly 9 years ago as a walk in. At that time I was able to try on all three colours and I could have had any one.
A year later I picked up a Hulk as a walk in at another local dealer. That dealer said they had given up on their list because so many people were backing out when called. They had taken it in stock that day and were putting it in the window just as I walked past.
Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket?

[Pacamack]

It doesn’t seem to be letting me make posts with quotes for some reason.

I got my OP39 grape from the same dealer nearly 9 years ago as a walk in. At that time I was able to try on all three colours and I could have had any one.
A year later I picked up a Hulk as a walk in at another local dealer. That dealer said they had given up on their list because so many people were backing out when called. They had taken it in stock that day and were putting it in the window just as I walked past.
Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket?

[literallyjase]

Originally Posted by Pacamack

It doesn’t seem to be letting me make posts with quotes for some reason.

I got my OP39 grape from the same dealer nearly 9 years ago as a walk in. At that time I was able to try on all three colours and I could have had any one.
A year later I picked up a Hulk as a walk in at another local dealer. That dealer said they had given up on their list because so many people were backing out when called. They had taken it in stock that day and were putting it in the window just as I walked past.
Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket?

What AD(s)(or area) did you visit, I think I need your luck! That being said I went to Copenhagen a few weeks back and got offered the OP Grape at Buchrer

[Pacamack]

Windsor and Guildford, UK

[Calatrava r]

Originally Posted by ArtNouveau

My US market is probably pretty similar to your’s. For years it’s been said that RolexSA takes off a couple of weeks after New Year’s and so does the RolexUSA distributor. Our dealers typically receive some bonus stock for Christmas if their sales goals have been met, I’m pretty sure my dealer is pretty much out of watches for this year. Oh, they’ll have some exhibition models and will keep talking with clients but actual deliveries for the next few weeks will be limited to those they’ve held for people.

This sums up the US market at year end very well.

[literallyjase]

Originally Posted by Pacamack

Windsor and Guildford, UK

Windsor isn't too far away from me, been meaning to visit.

[Njkdog]

Originally Posted by Pacamack

It doesn’t seem to be letting me make posts with quotes for some reason.

I got my OP39 grape from the same dealer nearly 9 years ago as a walk in. At that time I was able to try on all three colours and I could have had any one.
A year later I picked up a Hulk as a walk in at another local dealer. That dealer said they had given up on their list because so many people were backing out when called. They had taken it in stock that day and were putting it in the window just as I walked past.
Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket?

Press, the quill and parchment symbol in the bottom, right of a message. It will take you to the bottom of the screen to type a message, check the checkbox on the very bottom that says quote message in reply?

[Pacamack]

Originally Posted by Njkdog

Press, the quill and parchment symbol in the bottom, right of a message. It will take you to the bottom of the screen to type a message, check the checkbox on the very bottom that says quote message in reply?

Thanks, it kept telling me that the post was being moderated.

[MonsterSS]

Originally Posted by TheSearcher

With the price increase due on 01/01/24 I would try to buy asap to save yourself a little bit of money

What he said....

[TunaTuna]

You should have no problem buying that at an AD if you go to all the ones close to you, or buy for less pre owned. I would do option 2

[jb335]

Originally Posted by Pacamack

That dealer said they had given up on their list because so many people were backing out when called. They had taken it in stock that day and were putting it in the window just as I walked past.
Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket?

I am not saying I don’t believe you but it is hard to imagine an AD having a hard time finding a buyer for a BLNR. Certainly an impossible thought in the States.


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[Nico81]

Originally Posted by literallyjase

Hello everyone!

Now that we have entered the Christmas slump week (aka what do I do after Christmas but before NYE), I was wondering if anyone had any good experiences in getting the watch they wanted during this week? Are ADs more open to selling pieces or do they wait to the new year?

I'm after the SS DJ 36 so not sure how my luck will fare, especially as my immediate choices for ADs are Goldsmiths

Thanks!

Picking up bnib 116500 daytona black dial tonight


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[Pacamack]

Originally Posted by jb335

I am not saying I don’t believe you but it is hard to imagine an AD having a hard time finding a buyer for a BLNR. Certainly an impossible thought in the States.


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That was for the Hulk 8 years ago. They were putting it in the window as I was walking past. I immediately went in and asked if it was for sale or if they were operating a list, the dealer said they’d stopped bothering with the list as they could sell the hot watches straight out of the window.

[Pacamack]

Originally Posted by jb335

I am not saying I don’t believe you but it is hard to imagine an AD having a hard time finding a buyer for a BLNR. Certainly an impossible thought in the States.


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That was for the Hulk, they were putting it in the window as I walked past so I went in immediately and asked if it was for sale or if it was reserved. The dealer said they’d stopped keeping a list as it was easier just to sell them straight out of the window. This was 8 years ago.

The dealer for the BLNR has a list but the watch was for my 50th birthday and I also bought a gift for my wife so the dealer said I could either take the exhibition model or wait for the summer when he’d make sure I got one. I was very much of the mind that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush so I took it.

[Pacamack]

That was for the Hulk, they were putting it in the window as I walked past so I went in immediately and asked if it was for sale or if it was reserved. The dealer said they’d stopped keeping a list as it was easier just to sell them straight out of the window. This was 8 years ago.

The dealer for the BLNR has a list but the watch was for my 50th birthday and I also bought a gift for my wife so the dealer said I could either take the exhibition model or wait for the summer when he’d make sure I got one. I was very much of the mind that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush so I took it.