BREAKING NEWS - 50th Anniversary Apollo 11 in Steel Revealed

Evitzee

I think your chance of getting the gold version from an OB is pretty slim unless they have a cancellation and you are in the right place at the right time. Personally, the price for the all gold version was very well priced for an all gold watch, I don't think many people will flake out if they have been promised one. You'll have to wait for them to appear on the secondary market and we'll have the same discussion again about those damn flippers.

MTROIS

I have also many thoughts on flippers and people who profit from doing this, but I think I will take these thoughts in a new thread and we can have at it there.

Going back to the business at hand: Apollo 11 50th anniversary...

Wasn't anybody surprised to hear that a member here was offered to still buy the gold model if he would purchase both the SS and the Au models?? 👎

Does that mean that there is still a chance to get the gold model somewhere at an OB?? 😕

R Robbyman

I agree with agreeing with Taz. We are not all millionaires who can afford to keep everything but even so if he buys it to sell, so what we live in a capitalist society and apart from the left wing nutters communism ended a while ago.

Japanred

I’ve already got a deposit down on one. I was more interested from the point of view of how the system works, if there is even a system.

So it’s just down to the store manager ringing his pals/best customers and offering it to them? Nothing more than that?

amiga500

I have to say yes, that's exactly how it works. It's about relationships. I popped in to an AD to have a chat with the manager, who I've known for a while after shopping there for a few years. Told him I was after a Rolex GMT (Batman). He said he didn't have any but came out a few minutes later with a black ceramic Daytona and asked if I would like that instead. Obviously bit his hand off for it. Wasn't even on the list for one!

taz101

Are you serious!? Tell me you took it..

amiga500

Ha ha of course I did! Not a fan though so my brother bought it off me and drinks have been on him ever since

amiga500

I have to say yes, that's exactly how it works. It's about relationships. I popped in to an AD to have a chat with the manager, who I've known for a while after shopping there for a few years. Told him I was after a Rolex GMT (Batman). He said he didn't have any but came out a few minutes later with a black ceramic Daytona and asked if I would like that instead. Obviously bit his hand off for it. Wasn't even on the list for one!

Pepe Lucas

That kind of makes me mad. I understand that that you create relationships with ADs to get some pieces that you like but then why would an AD create lists if they are not going to follow it. I think that is BS. I personally have been on a “list “ for a ceramic Daytona for 3 years. I’m not a flipper, I want the watch for me and wear it so when I hear that someone that is not on the list gets one upsets me. I would be more upset if I was on the list for one on that AD and get jumped by someone that didn’t show interest on the watch before. Just to be clear, I’m upset about the system not the buyer.

Pepe Lucas

That kind of makes me mad. I understand that that you create relationships with ADs to get some pieces that you like but then why would an AD create lists if they are not going to follow it. I think that is BS. I personally have been on a “list “ for a ceramic Daytona for 3 years. I’m not a flipper, I want the watch for me and wear it so when I hear that someone that is not on the list gets one upsets me. I would be more upset if I was on the list for one on that AD and get jumped by someone that didn’t show interest on the watch before. Just to be clear, I’m upset about the system not the buyer.

taz101

It is highly unusual in todays climate though, especially on a Daytona for any AD from an unknown buyer with no history to just walk in and even MORE so when they ask for a hot SS model to walk out back and pull out a Daytona lol. Very very unusual.

Pepe Lucas

That kind of makes me mad. I understand that that you create relationships with ADs to get some pieces that you like but then why would an AD create lists if they are not going to follow it. I think that is BS. I personally have been on a “list “ for a ceramic Daytona for 3 years. I’m not a flipper, I want the watch for me and wear it so when I hear that someone that is not on the list gets one upsets me. I would be more upset if I was on the list for one on that AD and get jumped by someone that didn’t show interest on the watch before. Just to be clear, I’m upset about the system not the buyer.

Mr Blond

You really believe there is a list???

Unless you buy other models there’s no chance.

Texasjohn

Yeah pics or it didn’t happen

Texasjohn

Yeah pics or it didn’t happen