London ss daytona update

[charliec]

Hi all,
My faith has been knocked but not lost !!!! You may remember this thread posted yesterday.

Hi all,
Just to prove to my wife that I CAN pass on a watch that im offered by an AD here goes.
A local AD has after some time received a M serial White face SS Daytona. It's been offered to me at RRP £5730 ?(no discount obviously) and is only being held until tomorrow (Sunday) 6pm. The AD will only hand over to me i'm afraid as it should be for personal use ideally and not re-sale.
A forum member is due to meet me later today so we can go in and collect it but if for any reason they fail to do so due to business commitments I will open it up to any TRF member.
If you are interested and can meet me tomorrow at the AD and provide full payment it's yours. Im in West London as is the AD.
The AD may want to put the warrenty card in my name but then again he may not??? Either way it makes absolutely no difference with regards Rolex and service etc.
Please PM me and leave your details. Tel etc

Two really decent TRF members expressed serious interest in meeting up and purchasing the watch which pleased me immensely. You know who you are. BIG THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND INTEREST.
However at 9.45pm last night the original TRF member got in touch, apologised profusely about not meeting up earlier in the day but due to work committments just didn't have the time but would be able to tomorrow. That being today. Apology accepted my man. I thus notified the 2 other members that the watch had gone much to their disappointment.
We arranged to meet at the AD at 4pm today and guess what? I waited and waited and waited. His mobile was off, my AD is thinking that I'm flipping it for a profit and all the while I'm losing credibility with my AD! Numerous coffees pass and eventually the AD reiterates his position with regards pressure from the HQ wanting to close on the sale today. I couldn't buy it as my credit card doesn't have the room nor did i go with loads of cash !!!!
Eventually 30 minutes before closing my 19 yr old son decides to help his poor sad dad out. He whips out his debit card and says "Don't worry dad I'll buy it" !!
Will he keep it ? Will he sell it ? Can he afford it ? All i know is he saved my embarrassment no end !!!! "Thank you son..xx" !!

Will i name and shame the TRF member who has broken his word twice now? No I won't. Will i do business with him again ? No i won't. :

What is interesting is that last week the RRP £5730 this week after our 2.5% cut in VAT the new price was £5430. How the 2.5% cut in VAT= £300 i'll never know. Was the old price ever £5430 ???? The watch is a M serial with an old clasp (bit upset about that) .

My son already has a GMT Pepsi and a DATE so now has added a SS Daytona to his collection and he is only 19!! Congrats son ...xxxxx

[marke]

of your son wants to sell it I will buy it from you.

let me know

[worktolivelife]

My honest opinion! you made a great gesture! excuses are just that! man should be judged by his word in my opinion the upside is your son has a great watch does it get better than caring for your own

steve

[oldrolex]

I would expose the TRF member that left you high and dry.

[toph]

real shame. but at least your son got it

[Chris B]

You've showed supreme patience Charlie, glad your reputation / standing with your AD is still intact & many congrats to your son

[Quicksilver]

You have shown great patience - and your son now owns a great watch

[082013]

Originally Posted by charliec

We arranged to meet at the AD at 4pm today and guess what? I waited and waited and waited. His mobile was off, my AD is thinking that I'm flipping it for a profit and all the while I'm losing credibility with my AD!

Charlie....You did a hugely generous gesture, for someone to do that to you is disgusting, short of there having been a death in the family, I would name and shame. That is a really disgraceful turn out to what you had offered to do for us here.

Originally Posted by charliec

What is interesting is that last week the RRP £5730 this week after our 2.5% cut in VAT the new price was £5430. How the 2.5% cut in VAT= £300 i'll never know. Was the old price ever £5430 ???? The watch is a M serial with an old clasp (bit upset about that) .

Old clasp = £5450 before vat reduction, £5334 after - clasp number 78490
New clasp = £5730 before vat reduction, £5608 after - clasp number 78590

[charliec]

Thanks all for the words. Appreciate it no end.

Thanks for the price info 082013... looks like they overcharged by £6 !!!!! Unlike an AD ??

[Welshwatchman]

My view has always been "if the man's word is no good, the man's no good".

If the watch had been black dialed I would have been your man and I would have not let you down.

[charliec]

082013 made a good point yesterday that basically said that rolex wil change your dial colour free of charge on new purchases if the dial initially purchased wasn't the ideal choice to begin with .

[spogehead]

Not good form at all from the other member, and fair play to you and your son, now tell me how does a 19 year old have £5.5k on the hip

[exper]

Originally Posted by spogehead

Not good form at all from the other member, and fair play to you and your son, now tell me how does a 19 year old have £5.5k on the hip

Exactly what I was thinking :P Wish I was in that boat at that age

[charliec]

Originally Posted by spogehead

Not good form at all from the other member, and fair play to you and your son, now tell me how does a 19 year old have £5.5k on the hip

Well his first 2 watches were presents 16th b-day & 18th b-day so this is his first real real serious purchase.
Chances are he'll fall behind on his rent payments, need a loan and i'll snap it up at a bargain !!!!!!
As if Dad would do that ??????

[spogehead]

Originally Posted by charliec

Well his first 2 watches were presents 16th b-day & 18th b-day so this is his first real real serious purchase.
Chances are he'll fall behind on his rent payments, need a loan and i'll snap it up at a bargain !!!!!!
As if Dad would do that ??????

Like your style, sounds like you had it planned all along

[GBJIV]

Charliec, that was a great thing for you to do. Shame it worked out that way.