Time to give up on AP?

[grahammackay86]

I’ve been into watches since I was a teenager. I still have my first watch and can remember one time a nurse complimented it when I was getting a jab, maybe that’s where it all began…

Fast forward quite a few years later (more than I’d like to mention) and the love of watches is there more than ever. It went from fashion watches, to Tag Heuer, to Omega, to Rolex. So as I’m now in the fortunate position to have enough income I’ve been looking follow the “progression” and purchase an AP.

Over the last few years I’ve bought 7 Rolexes, most of which are deemed “tricky to get” from various ADs. They say Rolex is hard to obtain but I’m finding AP another level. I’ve always had my heart set on a clean dial Royal Oak as my first purchase as it’s one of my favourite watches but it doesn’t seem possible.

I’ve tried to get one through an AP boutique in London and was also on the list with an AD for over one year (with a deposit paid) and they recently contacted me to say they’ve lost their dealer status so won’t be able to fufill the order… I was next on the list apparently which makes it worse.

So as AP is now only available in London I can’t help but think they’ll become even more difficult to obtain from now on to the point where is it even worth trying anymore?! Maybe I’ll move straight onto Patek, might have more luck there!