Normal AD behaviour?

[Simon_e]

Waiting lists are BS! If you are a big spender you get what you like straight away/within 7 days.
I was offered black 116500 same day or white within 7 days. I took white and my AD said they kept watches back for VIPs/good customers. I am NOT a VIP but I know I could get any piece within a week, my AD knows I have a large collection and I won't flip anything.

[lucevan le stelle]

Possibly offering a kidney or other vital organ, in addition to paying full retail will yield quicker results.

Seriously, stay the course. The watch is worth it.

[Xerxes77]

Change AD

[train-time]

The definition of big spenders can vary from jeweler to jeweler. We had a local AD that had a Daytona list back when the old version was impossible to get. He offered Daytonas to his big spenders first and they may not necessarily have been on the list but they were big spenders on jewelry. One associate told me $100K in a year on necklaces, pendants, rings, etc would qualify for a Daytona. Jewelry margins are far in excess of watch margins, many times over. Heck, a gumball machine at the door probably yields a higher margin than a Rolex, so a few Rolexes may not equal a big spender.

Another AD just this week told me that Rolex told them to reserve Daytonas for their best customers. I didn't ask what would qualify as being one of their "Best Customers."

[Fleetlord]

Originally Posted by Simon_e

Waiting lists are BS! If you are a big spender you get what you like straight away/within 7 days.
I was offered black 116500 same day or white within 7 days. I took white and my AD said they kept watches back for VIPs/good customers. I am NOT a VIP but I know I could get any piece within a week, my AD knows I have a large collection and I won't flip anything.

True Story.

[rudestew]

Find a new AD being on the list is one thing being able to take the call and say yes is another thing the lists soon shorten

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Uhtred59

I still think you should move. Maybe to "New England".

I don't want to change the world...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnzpg5GgQCo

[dejj]

It where in the UK. That sounds dreamy

[Cibbersicks]

Originally Posted by sparks

The Deepsea please can you tell us what model it is?

Sorry just spotted this, it’s a 116660 - still in the window today. When I went in there was a guy trying it on, I asked the consultant if he was interested and she just said he wanted to try it on.


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[arosado]

Stick to your original model, GMT BLNR. Hint: visit the ADs and show your REAL interest to get one. If they have one "on hold" and the person delays the purchase you might get the call from the AD. How I know? It happen to me two days ago... I was the lucky one to get the call.

[topfuel25]

Originally Posted by Nairn1980

No the advice to come to USA or HK isn’t good advice.

VAT is payable on a Watch returning to the UK. Add 20% VAT to the cost of the trip and you’ve got the most expensive example ever.

Better dig your heels in and stick to the uk.

HK is the worst place to go as the greys are plentiful of stock and the ADs are pathetically empty with stock and almost won't entertain tourists unless your a local

[904VT]

Originally Posted by Z-Blue

My AD doesn't take people neither on the Daytona list nor on the Batman.
Daytona due to not getting enough watches and Batman due to that the watch will go out of production.

Why do you say the watch will go out of production? It's possible the GMT Master will get a 3286/7, but I'm not sure if ADs were told the BLNR being discontinued?

[Cibbersicks]

As I suspected, got the call today haha! They were clearly testing me....


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