Daytona oysterflex -scarce or not .

[garyk]

Originally Posted by IGY

The silly names are not really silly but instead useful in the sense that they are:

1) descriptive and
2) memorable.

As for the names being a bit childish or naff, sure I agree. And they also identify you are a bit of a watch geek / Rolex fan boy/girl. You may - or may not - be happy to be identified as someone that spends too much time obsessing about dial / bezel combinations on something as mundane as a watch. I don't use those names in Rolex ADs for that reason, even though the sales associates have on rare occasion used the nick names themselves. (I imagine their brand training asks them not to).

You do make some sense. After the delivery of my 116500 in early 2017 and learning about watches since i began collecting in the 70s, i corrected a guy who called my Daytona a panda. I explained what a panda watch looked like and then found out that other people on TRF etc were mistakenly referring to my daytona as a panda. So, just my opinion but the nicknames of such sophisticated machinery as a Rolex are kind of silly?!

[Bazil]

Bet the OP is glad he asked about this Daytona .. now we get to nicknames .. honestly ..

[Joearch]

6 months in 2023.

[kwingy]

Been waiting 9 months so far for the 126518LN. Was offered a PN last year and turned it down. Really want the one everyone wants (won't say the name as it seems to offend everyone)

[Dave O]

Originally Posted by dnd2984

The Pikachu might be harder to get but I tell you this one is gorgeous! Congrats to you

Originally Posted by Escobardee

I agree very nice watch for sure

Thanks! I absolutely love it.

[Escobardee]

Well hopefully I will get a call soon before any more rises since I been waiting over 2 years lol

[Rollieo]

What people are experiencing makes a lot of sense.

ADs don’t get that many of each reference, but there isn’t that many people asking for $30k pieces (unlike everyone asking for that $10k SS Pepsi, which frankly isn’t much more $ than a Datejust or any Rolex for that matter).

So if you are only working with one AD and you want a specific reference, you might have to wait a long time, as maybe the AD only gets one or two a year and you’re #2 or 3 on the list.

On the other hand, if an AD has the reference and you walk into the store wanting to buy it, they will gladly sell it to you because if they didn’t already sell it, it means they don’t have anyone waiting for that reference on their list.

So best advice (if you don’t care about working with a specific AD) is to ask 3 or 4 ADs and check in every few months. You should get the watch within a year.

Mine says hi (timeline above doesn’t apply for this one).

[Escobardee]

Originally Posted by Rollieo

What people are experiencing makes a lot of sense.

ADs don’t get that many of each reference, but there isn’t that many people asking for $30k pieces (unlike everyone asking for that $10k SS Pepsi, which frankly isn’t much more $ than a Datejust or any Rolex for that matter).

So if you are only working with one AD and you want a specific reference, you might have to wait a long time, as maybe the AD only gets one or two a year and you’re #2 or 3 on the list.

On the other hand, if an AD has the reference and you walk into the store wanting to buy it, they will gladly sell it to you because if they didn’t already sell it, it means they don’t have anyone waiting for that reference on their list.

So best advice (if you don’t care about working with a specific AD) is to ask 3 or 4 ADs and check in every few months. You should get the watch within a year.

Mine says hi (timeline above doesn’t apply for this one).

Lovely watch btw —- yes definitely makes sense it what you said .

[911cz]

White gold easier then yellow gold at my AD.

[derklink]

Originally Posted by 911cz

White gold easier then yellow gold at my AD.

Vice versa at mine. Interesting how this differs by location.

[Akacoke]

Originally Posted by Rollieo

What people are experiencing makes a lot of sense.

ADs don’t get that many of each reference, but there isn’t that many people asking for $30k pieces (unlike everyone asking for that $10k SS Pepsi, which frankly isn’t much more $ than a Datejust or any Rolex for that matter).

So if you are only working with one AD and you want a specific reference, you might have to wait a long time, as maybe the AD only gets one or two a year and you’re #2 or 3 on the list.

On the other hand, if an AD has the reference and you walk into the store wanting to buy it, they will gladly sell it to you because if they didn’t already sell it, it means they don’t have anyone waiting for that reference on their list.

So best advice (if you don’t care about working with a specific AD) is to ask 3 or 4 ADs and check in every few months. You should get the watch within a year.

Mine says hi (timeline above doesn’t apply for this one).

That's my favorite Daytona ever next to lemans and rainbow. Good piece !

[Mk2rick]

just collected by Ghost today! 2 month wait from my AD. Have only seen it in pics on but its so so gorgeous in real life!

[Sergio_UKR]

Was a four months wait for me to get a Ghost recently

[Escobardee]

Originally Posted by Sergio_UKR

Was a four months wait for me to get a Ghost recently

Hmmmmm very very varied depending where you are based

[Sergio_UKR]

Originally Posted by Escobardee

Hmmmmm very very varied depending where you are based

Yeah it was odd. My main interest was in BLNR and since my AD can accept two different models to be on a list for I chose Ghost as a second one. Did not expect it to arrive before BLNR.


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[Dave O]

Originally Posted by Escobardee

Hmmmmm very very varied depending where you are based

I believe this to be true. However, why do people such as yourself have an issue with placing where they live in their Avatar? We might have a better information towards your thread if we knew what part of the world you live in. You don't need your street address. Heck, even a country would help.

[Escobardee]

Originally Posted by Dave O

I believe this to be true. However, why do people such as yourself have an issue with placing where they live in their Avatar? We might have a better information towards your thread if we knew what part of the world you live in. You don't need your street address. Heck, even a country would help.

I am based in London uk ! Sorry I upset you !!!!!!

[Dave O]

Originally Posted by Escobardee

I am based in London uk ! Sorry I upset you !!!!!!

I'm not upset. It's a legitimate question. Why don't people put their location or even a country in their avatar? There shouldn't be a security concern that I am aware of. I just don't understand why people don't do this. It really would help when trying to answer questions in posts such as yours. You started the thread asking the availability of OF Daytona's. In a followup post you state it is varied depending where you are based, which I think might be true. But hard to say the availability in your area if we don't know where you are from. Not a big deal at all, just a comment.

[Rebar]

Originally Posted by Dave O

I'm not upset. It's a legitimate question. Why don't people put their location or even a country in their avatar? There shouldn't be a security concern that I am aware of. I just don't understand why people don't do this. It really would help when trying to answer questions in posts such as yours. You started the thread asking the availability of OF Daytona's. In a followup post you state it is varied depending where you are based, which I think might be true. But hard to say the availability in your area if we don't know where you are from. Not a big deal at all, just a comment.

Probably for the same reason I don't have an avatar. Laziness

[fargowill]

There’s a few models, how many of each anyone’s guess but they’re not lying around that’s for sure

[Johnnnymac]

That WG with Meteorite dial is just stunning!

[Escobardee]

Originally Posted by Rebar

Probably for the same reason I don't have an avatar. Laziness

lol agree

[Escobardee]

Anyone had anymore calls on these or still quite ?

[brandrea]

There’re flying off the shelves today

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=956718

[Escobardee]

Originally Posted by brandrea

There’re flying off the shelves today

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=956718

Ok seems to be popular ! But the scarce Pikachu I know some people hate the name seems to still be scarce

[1259]

Sounds like the consensus is a few weeks to 2+ years (possibly never).

[ArtNouveau]

And oh the irony…the last Daytonas I saw in the case as the hype era really took off were Oysterflex models. As someone noted above, smaller production numbers wise but way fewer people requesting $30K watches.

[Bazil]

Been a few in just lately ..

[noshake]

Very scarce, but you could still order one. I remember complaining that they were so much more than the two tone models. I should have just bought one. I like the old Newman dial and Pikachu dial better then the new releases.

[Zach69SS]

Congrats.. wear it in good health…

I’ve haven’t even seen one to try on near me.

Cheers,