Rolex

Pardon my rant on the current situation with new sports Rolex. I have been collecting watches for 23 years, and have never been as taken aback as what I feel recently. I am tired of the supply situation as a watch enthusiast, and I gave up. I like buying ...  

That is how it is, how this world is running. My advice: be content with what you have got and be patient to get what you want. O.K., three are some pieces we will not get, but that should not spoil your love for watches. This hobby is far to exciting for... 

and Carl Labelfeld ;-)) ... “I am a living label. My name is Labelfeld not Lagerfeld”

You are just expressing your feeling , about a hobby, something that could/would bring you joy. But the reality is different. Imho: spéculation is fully killing the game. Btw: i share your feeling. Grtz,Dom

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The reality you sketch is how things go. The watch companies do everything to have buyers, but the market is difficult. Buyers and retailers are not always happy with each other. Spending huge amounts on shop interiors, and a customer who want a watch alm... 

I follow the market of submariners. No chance to get a submariner for a fair price. So, they can eat them. I go for other watches.

Tru. hahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂

This might be a missed opportunity for the manufacturer because sometime in wanting o create short supply they hurt themselves . One of the few industry where sometime their is too much unbalanced between supply and demand...

you don’t get mad with the fish because you didn’t catch it today,sometimes the hunt is more exciting then owning the watch afterwards

I couldn’t agree more. Local Rolex dealer could care less about my last 10 purchases.. Bought this beauty online. Box papers tag 2012 the heck with new. Excellent condition. Thanks all ...  

I would just like to say that I do also feel sorry if that’s the right word maybe have sympathy with is better with the AD’s who to survive have had to have hundreds of loyal clients to keep their sales up. My AD dreads Rolex or Patek or Omega bringing ou... 

Lucky you that you got most of what you want. True that there is always someone who spend more than you that they have to appease. End of the day businesses exist to solve a customer problem, if one day ADs or even manufacturers do not solve customer prob... 

Not happened yet. Who knows what the future looks like. M.

I have some vintage, but have recently added more 5-digit sports because I cannot buy new. It has been fun. Time may tell that this may be for the better! 😁

I usually have 4-5 watches on order which take some time for delivery so I do not care whether it takes one year or more for a watch to arrive - there is always something nice approaching. like a revolving model i guess

Sadly they don’t care. They don’t care about loyalty, passion or you or me, or anyone else for that matter. The almighty buck is all that matters. And unfortunately, if you read certain other forums...instead of discussing the hobby and passion...they hav... 

Like many here have said, there are other watches to buy. And I have found positivity myself in collecting older watches.

Sometimes. If the pursuit is time spent setting aside money, researching history, specifications or finding the correct specimen this can be very fun. All of the build up leading to a purchase really can heighten the entire experience. When it's educating... 

And that watch is awesome!!!!

Like lemmings everyone moves from one hot thing to the next and like locusts we descend on a brand, consuming it until we move on to the next green field with the brands getting overwhelmed by success. I gave up on Rolex long ago after pointlessly unpleas... 

my thought is that few to none came in to this AD, and it's better to tell you they were 'allocated' than to admit they got none, which would make them see 'lame'. As we know, generally with very few exceptions, salespeople do not know anything beyond the... 

I still want to avoid buying grey. Much has been written about "How we can all win during COVID-19 if everyone wears a mask" - Prisoners' Dilemma. I think we can say the same about the grey situation now. If everyone stop buying new from grey dealers, we ... 

I must reckon that I'm almost there as well. I also understand the AD's position, so I'm not blaming on them. They're simply trying to survive. I've loved watches during my entire life, so I'm afraid that it will never change. But the watch market has cha... 

I think they are suffering as much if not more. My experience with direct has not been good too. Boutiques are probably the first to start with "Preferred Clients", online sale of special edition are not friendly to all regions, etc.

For me, this situation arose in the mid-late 2000’s when I was primarily a Panerai collector. I chased for a while, but not for long. It was a waste of time and energy and was irritating at best. So I went a different direction, which to be honest would l... 

I still like PAMs and I have recently bought a few LEs for a song.

And left with bad taste in my mouth. I was sending in my IWC alarm GST for service. While there, I was talking with the staff about my interest of new OP 36mm silver dial. I want to put my name in the wait list, no hurry, etc. Unfortunately the discussion... 

It is always going to be an issue if it evolves into a conversation about spend. It is all relative, what is the formula? We should event care about the criteria? Annual spend? CLV? Rapport? Goodwill? This shortage has burnt many customer relations for AD... 

But like you I just move on. As I mentioned above I’ll leave my name on the list, or multiple lists, and see what happens as there’s no upside in burning that bridge. If you take a wider look at the consumer world these days, almost anything that captures... 

It stops the story. New ceramics are fake copies

This was one reason why I began to explore other brands, and the journey has been healthy. So, for instance, I've been looking at a Parmigiani Fleurier watch recently (and bought it). This is just an example, and there are plenty of others. Here is a bran...