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UK, Middle and Far East the same.
Controlled discounting on DJ 7-10% no stock of SS sports. A good friend who has an AD told me that this part of a greater strategy to elevate the brand to an Uber luxury level ala Patek hence this will become the norm.
Limit availability, remove stickers, allocated pieces on Rolex approval and of course new electronic warranty cards where your purchase is logged. All we need now is the price hikes...
By the way, when I visited my AD yesterday I asked the Manager what is happening to the Stainless Steel Models' Rolex
Either he did not want to let me know or he really does not know, he said he has no clues at all. Rolex just ship very few Stainless Steel models. I did not see a single one of the sport models on the display cases. I am sure my AD has some in the invento...
Earlier today I was in Rolex’s boutique on fifth avenue. They have almost nothing regarding to SS sport model excepted one Milgauss GV.
It’s like Mac Donald’s without Big Mac ...
Dubai, Singapore , London...
I checked everywhere & it’s the same story. Low or no inventory in SS sports watches and off course discount policy in enforced .
UK, Middle and Far East the same.
Controlled discounting on DJ 7-10% no stock of SS sports. A good friend who has an AD told me that this part of a greater strategy to elevate the brand to an Uber luxury level ala Patek hence this will become the norm. Limit availability, remove stickers,...
This is like trying to find a Panerai in 2002-2005!
Empty cases everywhere, with maybe a handful of less desirable models available. Except at that time production numbers for Panerai were pretty low. I searched the entire US and UK for a PAM25 in late 2003, eventually finding one in Hong Kong in late spri...
This one was a story of many close encounters.
Twice I had the bracelet sized, boxes on the counter and credit card ready to go only to walk out of the store with something else (one of those times it was a 5711 so I guess that was ok). Happy to finally have taken it home before the madness started.