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For us it only this only helps encourage us to the gray market for those simple folk who are buying a Rolex to have a Rolex they likely don’t know of the gray market or are unwilling to access it and therefore will wait.
It doesn’t help that Rolex has been withdrawing smaller retailers from being ADs and leaving them with just Tudor. 114300 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39mm 79280 Tudor Tiger Prince |
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I should have put "... 904L Stainless Steel Storage".
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It was a follow-up to my comment on page one, "I like to think Rolex has an end-of-Indiana Jones size warehouse full of SS watches ... all boxed up and sitting right next to the Ark of the Covenant." |
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This thread definitely deserves a huge bowl of popcorn and a cold Coke!
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Fun fact: just had a VERY interesting meeting. Guess how are AD sales doing?
Think double digits (%). Yes, HIGHER. |
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Sales are up 30 percent. There’s not enough watches to go around that’s all it is.
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26 September 2018, 11:17 AM | #76 |
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So are other watch makers and everything else in the luxury goods marketplace. So what?
Sales would be even higher if the actually produced more watches that people want to buy and less of the stuff that collects dust. |
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I'll bet they aren't. I'll bet inventory is accumulating in the Grey market and in speculator's safety deposit boxes. Private collectors buying more inventory than they want so they can buy a rare - they'll sell the unwanted inventory below retail. Lol it's like the limited edition booster packs for Magic the Gathering. |
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We need like buttons on this site! Yuuuussss, and on point!
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In fact Rolex probably prefers it if anything. They try to make the watches disappear themselves to make them look rare, and when people hide them at the bank vault it furthers the perception of scarcity.
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Thank you all for your comments and observations. Manufacturers such as Rolex must contemplate building an immense monument to the power of the Internet to exacerbate consumerism and unwarranted needs.
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I mean the plan was all along to sell as many DJ41 and new 36s as possible. And Explorer 2s. Allowing, a slow trickle of Professional models until the Sub65 update and until 3285 production is full steam ahead.
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Yeah, that's true, I've heard about them a bit. Is that mostly young people?
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Funny story from the world of publishing...
Kiwi author pens children’s book “The Wonky Donkey”. Retails for $7.99 and is moderately successful.
YouTube clip of Scottish Granny reading the book to her grandson goes viral with over 3 million views. https://youtu.be/gbsZohEMn38 Wonky Donkey becomes #1 on the Amazon Best Seller list. Publisher scrambling to keep up with demand. Waiting lists of 2 months. Used copies appear on eBay for up to $200. Sound familiar? |
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Here's my little tidbit...
I usually stop in my AD once a month just to look at all the shiny Rolex's sitting in the case and get mine cleaned - no Sub's or Daytona's of course. The last time I was there, I was told the current wait time for a Sub was 6 months (I didn't ask if that was for any Sub model) and 2 years for a Daytona. He told me Rolex has cut back on production. I asked why but he did not have a reason. |
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3 hours ago I walked into an AD and asked for a 114060. They had one and I pick it up Friday after the funds have transferred. That said, I did ask if they had a BLNR and they said no. Sometimes I wonder about this availability thing.
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