Watches back in the shops

[Bucky]

Went to my Local Ad today to register for a Bluesey and BLNR on Jubilee. The other large well known chain I have been on a “list” for over two years keep changing the rules and have had enough of the nonsense.
The well known chain insisted that to buy a Rolex I had to have a purchase history. Was close to buying another brand and then got told that to buy a Rolex I had to have a purchase of buying a Rolex?? Then got told I also had to fill out a bio to help with my register of interest.
So I enquired about the Bluesey while I wait for the BLNR to become available and to help me have purchase history.
Kept on calling every month or so to find out what was happening and if management were allowing me to buy the Bluesey. A few days ago I got told that I was not allowed to buy the Bluesey either but maybe should get a Datejust model which I could then flip but would then have purchase history.
Decided to call another AD that is not affiliated with this other chain. They invited me in to register for the two watches I am interested in and had a nice chat about watches and they said they would never ask a client to purchase something they didn’t want or spend extra money on jewellery to get a good spend history.
They gave me a honest time frame and said it might be sooner but they seemed much more friendly and honest and they also said they receive watches so I just have to be patient and my time will come.
They had watches in the display cases which was so nice to see again with non working movements but reminded me of the days when you could go into a Rolex shop and try on watches.
Sales assistant was lovely to deal with. Asked to see my Hulk I had on. Asked if they had the Rolex magazine issue 9 and he went out to the back to get me one.
Am hoping the wait for my new watch won’t be too long but it’s nice to deal with a honest AD who doesn’t play the games that the big chains do.