My AD said they will only get 1 226627 YM42 RLX Ti

[Roger Lococco]

This is becoming bit of a joke ...

Celebration ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
Le Mans Daytona ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
YM Titanium ... unobtainable
New SS Daytonas ... unobtainable as usual
Day Date Puzzle Pieces ... unobtainable
Etc.
Etc.

At some point, I will simply lose interest.

[Skully]

Originally Posted by Roger Lococco

This is becoming bit of a joke ...

Celebration ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
Le Mans Daytona ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
YM Titanium ... unobtainable
New SS Daytonas ... unobtainable as usual
Day Date Puzzle Pieces ... unobtainable
Etc.
Etc.

At some point, I will simply lose interest.

I totally agree.

[jb335]

Originally Posted by garymyman

At the Rolex Boutique in Highland Park, Texas, I was told there would be three (3) watches sent to North America this year.

What the hell was the point of making it and marketing it? This is not a complex watch to manufacture.

I have a very hard time believing that.

3 in all of NA seems unlikely and even more unlikely that an AD knows the total allotment for an entire continent.


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[GBD]

It's bog standard grade 5 titanium. Rolex just wants to keep it exclusive, or they're actually having manufacturing problems, in which case they have other things to worry about.

[Auric Goldfinger]

Originally Posted by garymyman

At the Rolex Boutique in Highland Park, Texas, I was told there would be three (3) watches sent to North America this year.

What the hell was the point of making it and marketing it? This is not a complex watch to manufacture.

Originally Posted by jb335

I have a very hard time believing that.

3 in all of NA seems unlikely and even more unlikely that an AD knows the total allotment for an entire continent.


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The Highland Park Village boutique staff isn't the most knowledgeable so I wouldn't hold much weight to their comments.

[messikens]

Originally Posted by Roger Lococco

This is becoming bit of a joke ...

Celebration ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
Le Mans Daytona ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
YM Titanium ... unobtainable
New SS Daytonas ... unobtainable as usual
Day Date Puzzle Pieces ... unobtainable
Etc.
Etc.

At some point, I will simply lose interest.

Right on!

IMO the day date puzzle and similar pieces should just be the fun available ones for people who'd want to add one watch to their collection

The fact that they have turned into highly desirable pieces just shows how much Rolex flipped the Swatch model upside down...

I've actually lost interest in the brand at this point.

There's no frigging way I'm going to kotau for an AD when the next Sub LV isn't going for much over retail and could show up on my doorstep tomorrow... Screw the games at this point

[SamArj]

I put my name down for one of these when first announced, for me it's the perfect watch.
When I had a catch up with the AD a few months later he was actually hinting to perhaps take it off my list of three registrations. He had now got a better idea of what supply would be like and though he didn't offer a specific number he said extremely limited.
Because of that he was worried that I was wasting one of my registrations on a watch I would never see.

But as I'm an eternal optimist I've kept it on my list lol

[Etschell]

It's too big imo. Should have made it 40.

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by Roger Lococco

This is becoming bit of a joke ...

Celebration ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
Le Mans Daytona ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
YM Titanium ... unobtainable
New SS Daytonas ... unobtainable as usual
Day Date Puzzle Pieces ... unobtainable
Etc.
Etc.

At some point, I will simply lose interest.

Not if you are a celebrity who pumps fletcha Azul crap tequila.

[MRBolton]

Originally Posted by Socalwatchguy

Wow… when did you acquire this?

Looks to be an exhibition piece. Look at the time set.

[jb335]

Originally Posted by MRBolton

Looks to be an exhibition piece. Look at the time set.

Yep


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[SamArj]

Originally Posted by Etschell

It's too big imo. Should have made it 40.

Nope. I have the 42mm YM in white gold and it's a perfect size and its slim design means it wears smaller.... man size forearms and hands do help though

[Booth9999]

Originally Posted by Roger Lococco

This is becoming bit of a joke ...

Celebration ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
Le Mans Daytona ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
YM Titanium ... unobtainable
New SS Daytonas ... unobtainable as usual
Day Date Puzzle Pieces ... unobtainable
Etc.
Etc.

At some point, I will simply lose interest.

Yep starting to feel the same way about 911’s. At a certain point it’s a bit redundant to release watch no one can buy.

[scooba]

Originally Posted by Socalwatchguy

Wow… when did you acquire this?

He hasn’t

Look at the time 10/10 31 seconds it’s a demo model at a Rolex Event Also another give away is the date 28

[BlondesNwatches]

Originally Posted by Roger Lococco

This is becoming bit of a joke ...

Celebration ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
Le Mans Daytona ... unobtainable (1 per store per year ... or whatever)
YM Titanium ... unobtainable
New SS Daytonas ... unobtainable as usual
Day Date Puzzle Pieces ... unobtainable
Etc.
Etc.

At some point, I will simply lose interest.

You make an interesting point that all of these new releases are way too limited to even get one or try for.

[codecow]

I prefer the new releases remain extremely limited as it helps pieces retain value. A glut of supply and the value tanks for those who have them.

[Laostuh]

Originally Posted by oystersteel92

i personally think titanium is a step backwards. It made sense on the deep sea challenge because it's enormous, but otherwise, it's too light. You want a rolex to feel like a rolex.

People can fight over limited allocations all they want, but this is not for me.

+1

[PenDelicate]

Do ADs really know?

Isn't this all just demand being so high?

Whenever I find myself longing for a watch I know I can never get, I try to stop myself becoming too frustrated by telling myself that my frustration is essentially my saying, "I have the right to want this watch but no one else has. Demand should be lower!"

It's a bit like (though on the other end) the frustrated driver, stuck in traffic, ringing home to tell his wife, "Traffic's just AWFUL." Few drivers then add, "And I'm actively contributing to it."

[Roberto Kupferschein]

Looks really big that Yactmaster, in that wrist. Good thing is very light.

[Ballzzz]

I think this is a great looking piece, I would just have to try it on and see how the 42 vs 40 fits me.

Good thing is I will never have to make that decision since according the in the know crowd these will be fairy dust only to exist for the chosen ones.

No big deal another 14k in my column or another manufacturers for that matter.

[Garry1]

Originally Posted by PatekPhobic

Worth waiting

Great watch! How long did you wait?

[messikens]

Originally Posted by PenDelicate

Do ADs really know?

Isn't this all just demand being so high?

Whenever I find myself longing for a watch I know I can never get, I try to stop myself becoming too frustrated by telling myself that my frustration is essentially my saying, "I have the right to want this watch but no one else has. Demand should be lower!"

It's a bit like (though on the other end) the frustrated driver, stuck in traffic, ringing home to tell his wife, "Traffic's just AWFUL." Few drivers then add, "And I'm actively contributing to it."

I don't buy it. Was told by an AD that they don't even know which exhibition pieces will be received (may be true or BS)...

Can't imagine Roles is going to tell the AD "You will get exactly 1 per year so better start planning". I think they have a sense though that it's in the single digits vs hundreds

[worldofoyster]

an AD friend has 2 in their vault. it looks big but light for its size.

[Jasb]

C24 has a few, but they are high!

[bluestreak]

Originally Posted by amh

Exclusive? Who would want this watch! Let's pretend they actually manufactured it in normal numbers, perhaps equal to the Sub for example. Demand for the Sub would still be 100:1 and Ti42 would languish in the display case. Even the lowly Exp2 would outsell it easily. Titanium is not a popular material - fact.

It's best described as the Pelagos of the Rolex catalog. They'll soon discontinue it entirely. Rolex lost their way on this one.

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