Well, according to my OB, there is an official Omega waiting list in case people would "flake out" (on which I am), but reading how the London OB handled that sale left me wondering.
I will reach out to Omega again to inquire and will report back if I hear anything new.

 

Don’t believe everything you read. Who knows what the truth is here.

 

usually not a fan of LEs but this one I like. wish it came with 321 re-issue... that would have made it perfect.

 

Stop with the politics dude.....

 

@Robbyman, I have news for you: if you don't think there are "nutters" on both sides of the isle, then you're drinking someone's kool-aid...

 

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!

 

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

 

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

 

Picssssssssssss

 

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.

 

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.

 

I think the answer to this is quite simple. AD's are crapping themselves that they will sell to a flipper and then get on the wrong side of Rolex, possibly putting their authorized status at risk. Rolex are apparently not happy at the profiteering going on and are bugging AD's to sell only to customers they know are not going to sell the watches to grey market dealers. The AD in this particular case trusts his long standing customers not to do this. When I sold the watch to my brother it was under the explicit condition that he would not flip it to a dealer, therefor protecting my relationship with the dealer by not getting them into trouble. Not saying you would do this but a large proportion of SS Rolex buyers are buying solely for this purpose

 

But I have done business with my AD

 

You really believe there is a list???

Unless you buy other models there’s no chance.

 

Yeah pics or it didn’t happen

 

Thread - drift!!

 

Consider me naive if you want but at the beginning I did. I wear it every time I go to the AD to show that I’m not getting the watch to flip it.

 

Second that motion. Pictures please!!

 

I'm hurt that you don't believe me