Got Super Lucky - Acquired A DSSD JC Addition By Randomly Walking Into My AD

[jtrader]

It’s been a while I think since I’ve posted on TRF. So I wanted to share a story about a recent acquisition of a new deep sea sea dweller James Cameron addition, that I just picked up from my local authorized dealer.

This Last Thursday was my birthday and I was near the mall and decided to go in to my local Rolex dealer and talk to them about inventory. I knew there was a good chance they wouldn’t have any oyster professionals in stock, however I thought I would just ask and see if they could do anything for me. So when I went in I was met by the assistant manager of the store. She asked how she could help and I told her I was looking to pick up a stainless steel professional and I gave her a list of watches that I was interested in. Now I had just come from a customer meeting and I was all suited up, looking my best. She said ok, give me your license, I’ll go check your account to make sure it’s in good standing, and I’ll make some calls to see if I can find something.

About 20 minutes later she came out from the back with a Rolex plastic case and it was a Rolex Explorer 1. After trying it on I said I appreciate it but I already own an explorer 2, and it’s not what I’m looking to get at this time.

She said well the only other piece we have in stock is a Deep Sea Sea Dweller blue black with updated design and dimensions for 2018, and I think I’m about 80% sure I can get this for you if you want it. however our VP is currently on vacation and I’ve not been able to get her on the phone to get approval to sell this to you. But I see it’s your birthday from looking at your license and I would love to be able to get this approved for you.

Anyways, the folks at my authorized dealer spent over an hour calling the VP over and over and over again, until they finally got her on the phone and she approved the purchase!

Even though the model was not my first choice or even on my list. I have had my eye on the Deep Sea for sometime and I went ahead and put a down payment on it and picked it up the next day. The sales people said they had not seen one of these for nearly 2 years. You should’ve seen them, the store was buzzing with excitement, they were literally pining over this watch, it was crazy. Anyways, it was a great experience and it kind of renewed my faith in the AD buying process, that if the stars align properly you can still walk in and buy a Rolex specialty watch without being on a waiting list.

I posted a picture of the watch, sorry it’s not better quality. I’m traveling for work right now and will try and take some better pictures when I get back. Also my sales rep said the folks from Rolex we’re in earlier in the week for some event and they mentioned they probably won’t be making any more of the DSSD JC editions. Curious how accurate that truly is? Guess only time will tell.





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