yes, but your 100% wrong. You have a narrow view that is not supported by the wide proven view.

 

You are posting pics of grey/flipppers prices as places that have watches "in stock", supposedly answering our question "where do we travel to to find them"... The underlying element to our question is "at MSRP". Otherwise, of course if one is willing to pay 2x retail, there are TONS of them available outside of the regular retail network. For instance, there are 345 NEW BLRO's available on C24... (https://www.chrono24.com/search/ind...tToSearchIndex=true&sortorder=0&usedOrNew=new)

 

yes indeed - my friend who works at Bucherer GVA says that the leaders in the Luzern HQ have the most popular models shipped directly to the customers who are entitled to one. Given the waitlists, they just never make it to the shop windows.

And Bucherer is working pretty hard against flippers (got a friend who flipped his BLRO bought from Bucherer, and he got a phone call from them a couple of weeks after: the guy he flipped it to quietly, didn't do so quietly later on and the serial appeared on a pic on the intrawebz... true story) so I wouldn't expect Bucherer to feed the grey market directly.

Net - the best time to get on a waitlist was yesterday, the second best is today

(or don't believe the hype and buy something else!)

 

This is a hopeless thread guys. I’m done

 

Since this thread is completely here is a pic of my most recent acquisition I’m super stoked about:

 

here's a rougher one we recently picked up. luckily the stains and damage is on the acrylic not the dial

 

This is the thing people don't seem to want to pay attention to. The watches are just not being delivered to AD's in the volume they once were. People have often said they are being directed to other markets, but if that's true where and more importantly, why?

 

I've got my credit card out, tell us where the AD's are who have steel professional models in stock. Have passport, will travel.

 

I’d be cautious here. Year end at private companies is just as intense as with public. ( sometimes worse) Your burning down DJ inventory though is plausible.

 

Most of us probably enjoy the thrill of the chase as much as owning them, so nothing wrong with adding a holiday Rolex to the bucket list.

Some will oppose this type of scrutiny of the Rolex market as it affects their own pockets. If this thread helped one person it was surely worth it...

 

It's not just because of flippers. People (collectors) like to have more watches in the safe than ever before. Personally, I would not mind owning two examples of my favorite pieces. One to use as a beater and the other to keep new. It's a new mindset I think.

 

one to rock and one to stock has always been my motto

 

forget about the flippers... it seems the corona virus might have the last say... if the Chinese market goes, all that stock might be channeled to your local dealer... dont book that plane ticket yet.

 

Honestly in Brazil it's pretty easy to get SS models except the GMTs and the Daytonas. Subs, DJ and everything else are always in stock.

 

At MSRP?

if so look up the term arbitrage and make some money.

 

Some items even below MSRP a few times of the year, my DJ41 blue dial for example was bought at 40k BRL in 30th December, which would be the equivalent today of 9,3k USD and it's the 126334, blue dial, white gold bezel and jubilee bracelet.
Subs are usually at MSRP at the AD or slightly above MSRP, around 2-4% above.

 

I am in Hong Kong and always look in the window of any Rolex boutique or AD I wander past and there are no SS sports watches displayed. Two tone, yep you can buy but GMT, Subs nothing and as others have said there never has been any steel Daytona’s.

 

they are not an AD if they go above MSRP.

 

however are all the hot models available at other places? the non ads or the shops on the watch streets?