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I don't understand the recent Rolex SS craze/shortage. What am I missing?
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerWhat's this one going for then? It used to be the more in demand one.
When PP makes a baby poop yellow dial, yours will skyrocket I'm sure. 😉
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··Spell Master!When PP makes a baby poop yellow dial, yours will skyrocket I'm sure. 😉
hard to believe that makes these an option but, hey!! You never know.
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·I love the fact that people are chancing their arm with these stupid prices but if you do the wording right in the advert and make it sound too good to be true then some silly sod will pay the asking price, and once you have got one sold then.......................
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·This can't be dollars? It's not possible.
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·WoW this subject sure has long legs!
I’m wondering how much of the production has been going to China in the last few years. I know someone earlier pooped on this but it’s hard to believe Rolex doesn’t chase all those cashed up CCP cronies like almost every other western biz has done and rich Chinese are infamous for chasing whatever products are desirable to the hated Gaijing.
I bought a new sub date back in 06 for my father from the Rolex boutique in Sydney Australia discounted 25%. About 2yrs afterwards I noticed he wasn’t wearing it. He said he found it uncomfortable and I should have it. I tried wearing it but couldn’t get over the cyclops. So it’s long gone but even then the buyer a pro on-seller, offered me full retail, so they were good investments 15yrs ago. Anyways I thought I might dip back in with the sub nodate because I surf and skindive near every day (except weekends) so a rugged watch that keeps its value is appealing BUT THEN I saw the Plo-Prof and hot damn no comparison to my eyes and a new one is less than than a ten yr old Rolly. Gosh you can even get a BP Bathyscaphe for less. And that’s how you know ppl aren’t buying the watch anymore, the hype, the bragging rights, the gravy but not the watch.
Hoping for a brighter 2022
I’m wondering how much of the production has been going to China in the last few years. I know someone earlier pooped on this but it’s hard to believe Rolex doesn’t chase all those cashed up CCP cronies like almost every other western biz has done and rich Chinese are infamous for chasing whatever products are desirable to the hated Gaijing.
I bought a new sub date back in 06 for my father from the Rolex boutique in Sydney Australia discounted 25%. About 2yrs afterwards I noticed he wasn’t wearing it. He said he found it uncomfortable and I should have it. I tried wearing it but couldn’t get over the cyclops. So it’s long gone but even then the buyer a pro on-seller, offered me full retail, so they were good investments 15yrs ago. Anyways I thought I might dip back in with the sub nodate because I surf and skindive near every day (except weekends) so a rugged watch that keeps its value is appealing BUT THEN I saw the Plo-Prof and hot damn no comparison to my eyes and a new one is less than than a ten yr old Rolly. Gosh you can even get a BP Bathyscaphe for less. And that’s how you know ppl aren’t buying the watch anymore, the hype, the bragging rights, the gravy but not the watch.
Hoping for a brighter 2022
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·Haha “six months”
Worthy of Oscar Wilde😀
Worthy of Oscar Wilde😀
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·The crazy prices for these Tiffany blue dials reminds me of the old Crazy Eddie commercials from the 80's, except in reverse. "His prices are insane.........". Of course Eddie Antar was a fraudster and did time for income tax evasion and securities fraud.
80s Commercial | Crazy Eddie | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 - YouTube
80s Commercial | Crazy Eddie | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 - YouTube
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petay993
·Nobody will ever tire of their neon yellow or pale blue 3 hander in 41mm case. Timeless. It will be just as fresh and on trend even six months from now.
Whilst I appreciate your irony, unfortunately this will be true.
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·What's this one going for then? It used to be the more in demand one.
£20k now if you believe Chrono 24!
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·Rolex recently opened a boutique in KOP. I visited the store sometime before Christmas and of course all of the booths were filled with "exhibition" watches. They also had an entire wall filled with pre-owned rolex. Facetiously I asked how much a new sub cost. The representative told me ~$8k (I believe it was 8,100 at the time) however that they did not have any available. He informed me that they did however have one 2019 preowned submariner available if I was interested. When I asked him how much that preowned sub was he said $15,500 ... 🤦. To me, it appears that Rolex seems just fine playing the game.
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··Hears dead people, not watch rotors.When I asked him how much that preowned sub was he said $15,500 ... 🤦. To me, it appears that Rolex seems just fine playing the game.
If the market price for a pre-owned Sub is around $15K, why would a Boutique sell it for anything less?
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TheGreekPhysique
·If the market price for a pre-owned Sub is around $15K, why would a Boutique sell it for anything less?
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cvalue13
·Rolex recently opened a boutique in KOP. I visited the store sometime before Christmas and of course all of the booths were filled with "exhibition" watches. They also had an entire wall filled with pre-owned rolex.
A Rolex boutique selling pre-owned? That doesn’t square
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·A Rolex boutique selling pre-owned? That doesn’t square
Yup. Had a ton too. Mostly relatively newer models but I also spotted a meters first 5513.
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·Yup. Had a ton too. Mostly relatively newer models but I also spotted a meters first 5513.
Did this “boutique” also sell other brands?
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·Did this “boutique” also sell other brands?
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·so I guess it would classify as an AD not a boutique
this makes more sense
though, even with an AD, I’m still a bit surprised that they sell used Rolex under the same roof as their new sales; this could be just a foggy brain of mine somehow misremembering that I’ve seen this a dozen times, but I otherwise have the possible misconception that Rolex disallowed this
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··Spell Master!this makes more sense
though, even with an AD, I’m still a bit surprised that they sell used Rolex under the same roof as their new sales; this could be just a foggy brain of mine somehow misremembering that I’ve seen this a dozen times, but I otherwise have the possible misconception that Rolex disallowed this
Several do, Tappers does to. AD's need now to create an entire separate area only for Rolex if they want the license. That's why some stores are not carrying the license anymore because it forces them to give precious real estate and counter space only to Rolex for, basically, advertising. They need dedicated attendants and space. But, Tourneau and tappers etc are still the owners of the branch and they do sell other brands and pre-owned units.
One of these stores tried to buy my Daytona from me when I came in asking for something else. It's stupid.
I do find it amusing as well that we are at a point where the same store will say -"this "new" is 8g, second market it's 15G. - Oh easy choice!! I'll take the new one!!!- No, you can't.
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·Several do, Tappers does to. AD's need now to create an entire separate area only for Rolex if they want the license. That's why some stores are not carrying the license anymore because it forces them to give precious real estate and counter space only to Rolex for, basically, advertising. They need dedicated attendants and space. But, Tourneau and tappers etc are still the owners of the branch and they do sell other brands and pre-owned units.
One of this stores tried to buy my Daytona from me when I came in asking for something else. It's stupid.
I do find it amusing as well that we are at a point where the same store will say -"this "new" is 8g, second market it's 15G. - Oh easy choice!! I'll take the new one!!!- No, you can't.
Yes, I imagined it had to be a Tourneau-like shop if at all; searching my very fallible memory I couldn’t remember ever seeing used Rolex in a Tourneau, but then again I was probably only ignoring their existence.
I would guess fewer and fewer brick-and-mortar sales shops will be carrying both new and used Rolex, for a mixture of both the sales-side reason you mention (Rolex requiring significant dedicated space, etc.) as well as the Rolex-side agenda (seemingly, moving toward direct-to-consumer integration). Of course, these two pressures are surely linked: Rolex demanding more of ADs because the Rolex end game is to avoid ADs, anyway; though for now, if an AD will accept Rolex’s terms, then Rolex will tolerate the middleman.
My local AD has a rather large dedicated Rolex space, and the local managers at least seem attracted to the idea of doing away with Rolex, if they could. I assume Rolex feels similarly about my AD.
