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Kingfish01 · 23 August 2018, 10:45 AM

To start, the watches on my want list are the gmt blro, blrn, and sub date.
In Athens there are about 5 ADs within walking distance so I walked to them all, 1 was closed, 3 said they didn’t have anything and in the 4th, I sat down and spoke with the salesman/owner (I think). He explained that he had a sub d in his safe at retail, about 8k euro, but since they were so rare, I’d have to pay him an additional 1k euro in order to purchase it. Ha! This guy was a complete sleaze. Then he told me how much of a VAT refund I would get back, about 1700 euro in order to lessen the blow. Later, I found out this number was inflated so I’d look at the price as lower than actual. I honestly felt like taking a shower after leaving his tiny, sleazy, shop. I smiled and told him that I’ll keep looking. I didn’t even want to entertain haggling with the a-hole. Absolute scum.
After this, I was dismayed by the whole search and figured I’d just stop off at any ADs in the areas I’m traveling in and not seek them out

We then traveled through Corinth (we rent a car and drive) on our way to the southern town of kalamata On the way, we passed one AD in a town called Loutraki but it was closed. Then on to the very beautiful little town of Nafplio. I highly recommend stopping here and checking out the adjacent fortress and the beautiful beaches. In Nafplio, we found a very small AD run by a husband and wife. I asked if they had a sub date or a gmt. Guess what...they had both
Unfortunately the gmt was the all black model, so I passed on it. Naturally, I bought the sub d. There was no price mark up, and the owners were extremely friendly and knowledgeable about Rolex My wife and I had a nice chat with them and they told us next time, call in advance, and they’ll hold one if they can.
Here it is

(My hand isn’t really this wrinkled, lots of water time)

Fat_ninja · 23 August 2018, 10:56 AM

Sure its the water.

George from Seinfeld said the water was cold. :)

Congrats!

stylinleems · 23 August 2018, 11:02 AM

Congrats OP, a little looking paid off!!

And I quote 'I was in the pool, I was in the pool' 🤣

TheRolexKingofLV · 23 August 2018, 11:05 AM

Score! Congrats!

brandrea · 23 August 2018, 11:10 AM

Congratulations

Pw92676 · 23 August 2018, 11:17 AM

Congrats!

rmlovett1 · 23 August 2018, 11:18 AM

Awesome! Congrats!

Nikrnic · 23 August 2018, 11:37 AM

Congrats to you. Your perseverance paid off well. I would have taken that GMT LN.

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uniqueMR · 23 August 2018, 11:40 AM

Congrats

JasoninDenver · 23 August 2018, 12:17 PM

Now you have a great story to go with a great watch!

Enjoy.

Odie-r · 23 August 2018, 12:20 PM

Lovely piece. Congrats!

AmaBans · 23 August 2018, 01:27 PM

Congrats on the find!

JasChCh · 23 August 2018, 01:30 PM

Congratulations, love the story & admire your fortitude in passing on the one in the sleazy guys shop.

greanie · 23 August 2018, 01:33 PM

Great account of the Journey . . . Some shots of the small AD's on your trip would be cool if you have any.

Congrats!

Kostas · 23 August 2018, 02:47 PM

Congrats on the sub ! Nice find :)

R G · 23 August 2018, 04:26 PM

Great story.

Congratulations!

HK Islandboy · 23 August 2018, 04:33 PM

That’s great news. Congratulations!

mikkoi · 23 August 2018, 05:00 PM

Nice story. Congrats!

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Flier · 23 August 2018, 05:02 PM

Bought both my SubC and Deep Sea in Greece all within 9 months
Lovely piece enjoy

rambo99 · 23 August 2018, 05:25 PM

Greece is certainly one of the few places where you can still get the ss models from AD. congratulations.

roosvelt · 23 August 2018, 06:03 PM

Congrats on your sub and sharing on how you got it!

Shakini · 23 August 2018, 06:04 PM

Congratulations! Well worth the buy and a lovely tale to accompany the purchase - one that you'll never forget.

keller · 23 August 2018, 06:29 PM

Nice one, congratulations

theomegaaddict · 23 August 2018, 10:28 PM

Am in greece as well sailing for the week!

Athens was a write off! Half the ADs also closed for august holidays.

Unfortunately no ADs where I'm sailing to check out others

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Rashid.bk · 23 August 2018, 11:01 PM

Awesome. Sounds like a great memory to boot. Congrats.

drmizzou · 23 August 2018, 11:11 PM

Congrats!! Patience paid off!

mas12 · 23 August 2018, 11:12 PM

Congrats! Awesome find and special that it'll always be tied to your trip. I'm Waiting to get the call for mine in the DC Metro area... who knows how long!

mjclark32 · 23 August 2018, 11:30 PM

Good work, congrats!

mfnj · 23 August 2018, 11:34 PM

your persistence paid off, congratulations! and you actually purchase from people that were nice, friendly and customer-oriented and treated you fairly even though you were not local. now that is what i call a good transaction!

PLNYC · 23 August 2018, 11:45 PM

Congrats!

23 August 2018, 10:45 AM	#1
Kingfish01 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: MD Posts: 164	Got back from Greece last week and scored To start, the watches on my want list are the gmt blro, blrn, and sub date. In Athens there are about 5 ADs within walking distance so I walked to them all, 1 was closed, 3 said they didn’t have anything and in the 4th, I sat down and spoke with the salesman/owner (I think). He explained that he had a sub d in his safe at retail, about 8k euro, but since they were so rare, I’d have to pay him an additional 1k euro in order to purchase it. Ha! This guy was a complete sleaze. Then he told me how much of a VAT refund I would get back, about 1700 euro in order to lessen the blow. Later, I found out this number was inflated so I’d look at the price as lower than actual. I honestly felt like taking a shower after leaving his tiny, sleazy, shop. I smiled and told him that I’ll keep looking. I didn’t even want to entertain haggling with the a-hole. Absolute scum. After this, I was dismayed by the whole search and figured I’d just stop off at any ADs in the areas I’m traveling in and not seek them out We then traveled through Corinth (we rent a car and drive) on our way to the southern town of kalamata On the way, we passed one AD in a town called Loutraki but it was closed. Then on to the very beautiful little town of Nafplio. I highly recommend stopping here and checking out the adjacent fortress and the beautiful beaches. In Nafplio, we found a very small AD run by a husband and wife. I asked if they had a sub date or a gmt. Guess what...they had both Unfortunately the gmt was the all black model, so I passed on it. Naturally, I bought the sub d. There was no price mark up, and the owners were extremely friendly and knowledgeable about Rolex My wife and I had a nice chat with them and they told us next time, call in advance, and they’ll hold one if they can. Here it is (My hand isn’t really this wrinkled, lots of water time)

23 August 2018, 11:02 AM	#3
stylinleems 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: N/A Watch: 116500 Posts: 3,216	Congrats OP, a little looking paid off!! And I quote 'I was in the pool, I was in the pool' 🤣 __________________ Rolex: 126334 (BL) \| 116610LN \| 116500LN (WT) \| 116500LN (BK) \| 126710BLRO \| 116610LV \| 116710BLNR

23 August 2018, 11:05 AM	#4
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23 August 2018, 11:40 AM	#9
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23 August 2018, 12:17 PM	#10
JasoninDenver 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Denver Posts: 4,284	Now you have a great story to go with a great watch! Enjoy. __________________ Jason 116610 LN DateJust Pelagos FXD

23 August 2018, 10:56 AM	#2
Fat_ninja Banned Join Date: May 2018 Real Name: Jonathan Location: USA Watch: P-01 Posts: 11,772	Sure its the water. George from Seinfeld said the water was cold. :) Congrats!

23 August 2018, 11:10 AM	#5
brandrea 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 78,076	Congratulations

23 August 2018, 11:17 AM	#6
Pw92676 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,309	Congrats!

23 August 2018, 11:18 AM	#7
rmlovett1 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Real Name: Richard Location: GA Watch: YTBD Posts: 23,509	Awesome! Congrats!

23 August 2018, 11:37 AM	#8
Nikrnic "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Real Name: Louis Nick Ric Location: Michigan, USA Watch: Blnr, Expll, Subs, Posts: 10,172	Congrats to you. Your perseverance paid off well. I would have taken that GMT LN. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

23 August 2018, 12:20 PM	#11
Odie-r "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: London Posts: 4,452	Lovely piece. Congrats!

23 August 2018, 01:27 PM	#12
AmaBans "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3	Nice piece Congrats on the find!

23 August 2018, 01:30 PM	#13
JasChCh "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: New Zealand Watch: 114060 Posts: 199	Congratulations, love the story & admire your fortitude in passing on the one in the sleazy guys shop.

23 August 2018, 01:33 PM	#14
greanie "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 234	Great account of the Journey . . . Some shots of the small AD's on your trip would be cool if you have any. Congrats!

23 August 2018, 02:47 PM	#15
Kostas 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Australia Watch: @ kostastimepieces Posts: 5,274	Congrats on the sub ! Nice find :)

23 August 2018, 04:26 PM	#16
R G Banned Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,659	Great story. Congratulations!

23 August 2018, 04:33 PM	#17
HK Islandboy "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Hong Kong Watch: AP Posts: 3,825	That’s great news. Congratulations!

23 August 2018, 05:00 PM	#18
mikkoi "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Real Name: Mikko Location: Finland Posts: 1,437	Nice story. Congrats! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

23 August 2018, 05:02 PM	#19
Flier Banned Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Cy Watch: ROLEX Posts: 516	Bought both my SubC and Deep Sea in Greece all within 9 months Lovely piece enjoy

23 August 2018, 05:25 PM	#20
rambo99 Banned Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Tokyo Watch: SD43,PAM1616,Hulk Posts: 3,567	Greece is certainly one of the few places where you can still get the ss models from AD. congratulations.

23 August 2018, 06:03 PM	#21
roosvelt Banned Join Date: Aug 2018 Real Name: achille Location: Grosse Pointe Mi. Watch: 16613 serti 18078 Posts: 446	Congrats on your sub and sharing on how you got it!

23 August 2018, 06:04 PM	#22
Shakini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Real Name: Mani Location: London Town Watch: TBB (red), YMR Posts: 194	Congratulations! Well worth the buy and a lovely tale to accompany the purchase - one that you'll never forget.

23 August 2018, 06:29 PM	#23
keller Banned Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: USA Watch: Many Rolex watches Posts: 117	Nice one, congratulations

23 August 2018, 10:28 PM	#24
theomegaaddict "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Dubai Posts: 98	Am in greece as well sailing for the week! Athens was a write off! Half the ADs also closed for august holidays. Unfortunately no ADs where I'm sailing to check out others Sent from my LG-H870DS using Tapatalk

23 August 2018, 11:01 PM	#25
Rashid.bk "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas Watch: 12800ft = 3900m Posts: 11,173	Awesome. Sounds like a great memory to boot. Congrats.

23 August 2018, 11:11 PM	#26
drmizzou "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Real Name: Enthusiast! Location: Midwest Watch: Collector! Posts: 1,761	Congrats!! Patience paid off! __________________ HULK BLNR YG Daytona 116515 Pepsi GMT 126710BLRO White DaytonaC 116500 Omega Seamaster 50th Anniv Bond OHMSS Omega Seamaster Bond titanium

23 August 2018, 11:12 PM	#27
mas12 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: DC Metro Watch: 116610LN Posts: 384	Congrats! Awesome find and special that it'll always be tied to your trip. I'm Waiting to get the call for mine in the DC Metro area... who knows how long!

23 August 2018, 11:30 PM	#28
mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	Good work, congrats! __________________

23 August 2018, 11:34 PM	#29
mfnj 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 630	your persistence paid off, congratulations! and you actually purchase from people that were nice, friendly and customer-oriented and treated you fairly even though you were not local. now that is what i call a good transaction!

23 August 2018, 11:45 PM	#30
PLNYC "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mars Posts: 1,683	Congrats! __________________

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