I think there are people who bought the watch with intend to wear they could not be called flippers....but people who are buying short supplied watches with intention to sell it right away, for profit are contributing to supply shortages! It just ironically when you scrolling through IG and lots and lots of profiles with 10 GMTs, 5 SS daytonas etc. available at double prices ...
And here is me walking to AD and asking for sports models....people are simply smiling at you. I've been traveling some for work and vacation last few years...Every single country I've been to, I would visit AD. They had nothing, but bunch of DJs.
I had a long conversation with my wife the other day, and she couldn't believe what I was saying....She goes:Why don't you buy a new SUB or GMT, why are you always on the hunt for used....I told her that I can't, I just need one watch, I don't need any DJs and DDs - so AD would not even consider myself as a potential customer.
I was fortunate to get Explorer 2 and modern Explorer MK1 and I understand that I came too late to this game...I'm not going to be able to pay double of MSRP, period. So this is what grey market have done here: watch enthusiasts ( I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this boat) are not able to get what they want, paying MSRP.
Of course it's not just flippers, but they are contributing a lot to this issue .
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