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Buying a SS Daytona from an AD
Recently I went into my local AD to put my name down on a wait list for a SS Daytona (I live in Adelaide, Australia).
The owner of the store told me, to go on the list, I need to first purchase another Rolex.
Considering I went in there with a friend about 1 month ago & purchased a deepsea myself (my friend purchased the discontinued SD) I said, well I already have, can you put me on the list?
He said, at the time of my purchase I needed to mention I wanted the SS Daytona and I could’ve gone on the wait list at that time, but now, I would need to purchase yet another Rolex and only then could I go on the wait list for the Daytona.
The owner then showed me a SS Daytona he had in his safe and said he was reserving it to offer as a sweetner to someone purchasing a more expensive precious metal/diamond set model or multiple rolexes.
Basically I feel disillusioned with this experience, and was wondering what other purist experiences/opinions are on this matter. I thought you could just put your name on a wait list for the SS daytona?
This message has been edited by layne_stayley on 2009-05-24 19:34:35
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Buying a SS Daytona from an AD
Recently I went into my local AD to put my name down on a wait list for a SS Daytona (I live in Adelaide, Australia). The owner of the store told me, to go on the list, I need to first purchase another Rolex. Considering I went in there with a friend abou...
Have you tried a different AD?
Hello and sorry to hear about your experiences. Have you tried contacting another AD or called around? The way the economy is now, the watch industry in general is struggling and inventory is high. You shouldn't have to purchase a watch just to buy the on...
That would never happen with...
That would never happen with Omega or Breitling, I would imagine, unless it was a rare solid gold watch perhaps. How about foregoing the 'new' mentality and buy 'like new' or 'mint', there are so many out there waiting to get 'adopted'! =:^D
Daytona
Sorry to hear of your experiences. Thankfully not all dealers act that way. Many owners of Rolex watches go back and buy more watches. In the long run this dealer will loose a lot of customers if he keeps up this policy. I wonder if Rolex the Company is a...
Tell on him! LOL
You should let the Rolex Co. to know about this practice. It´s simple abusive and you shouldn't just let this through. Even if I haven´t bought not a pencil from them, if I wanted a Daytona my AD wouldn't hesitate to put me in the (looong) list;...
You have received sound advice...
I would change AD- you should be treated right. It is understandable for an AD to reserve some watches for regular and good customers but you should not be forced to buy a watch just to be placed on a list- especially when you just bought a watch a month ...
Ditto PinkPanther's suggestion. Also, I just saw a SS Daytona without premium at an AD.
PinkPanter is correct, this is absolute blackmail. There's an SS Daytona here in Orange County, California at the local Rolex Boutique in the window, without markup, without having you must buy another watch.
Most AD may not
even have ready stock for an SS Daytone. What I know is, the SS version is sold at a premium or at least sold at official list price due to the rarity and the high demand. For example: a two tone daytona might be at the same price as the SS version. Your ...
Do go back...
to that idiot AD with a borrowed or bought SS Daytona, and make sure you are wearing a short sleeve shirt. This message has been edited by rick2 on 2009-05-25 18:16:59
Yes & do park ur lambo in front of the store
flashing the SS daytona on ur wrist which u acquired elsewhere Best, Ed~
the worst thing...
and the best is never to shop there again and tell your friends to do the same Of course you could always show that AD that you shop elsewhere but do advertise the ADs bad manners and "blackmailing" cheers
Daytona
Hey guys thanks to ALL who responded to my thread. It’s good to see the majority of opinions concur with my own. My local AD has a ridiculous policy and I’ll definitely voice my objections with any potential or existing customer/s I encounter. Using a Day...
Are you sure you mean interstate?
Interstate means outside of your state. You seem to be trying to say that you are trying to find other ADs within your state...
State Clarification
Just to clarify why i mentioned I need to go interstate to find another AD. Adelaide is a smallish city of just over 1 million people and there is only 1 AD here. The next nearest AD is in Melbourne (about 800kms away - Yes Australia is a vast land and ci...
my AD put SS daytona in lottery
Anyone interested in purchasing SS daytona could sign up & AD will draw on lucky buyer for its monthly quota of about 2 if memory serves me right. an interesting way, fair & good publicity Cheers, Ed~
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It's been standard practice to do this in Australia and some parts of Asia
Starting back in the "Good ole times" ADs started using the SS Daytona as a tool, or marketing gimmick, to attract sales by only selling it to someone, If they bought another Rolex, and some even had conditions like you must pay full retail and I have eve...
I am in Singapore today and decided to check on a Dayton Price for you
Hi Again, After I read your post this morning and as I am passing through Singapore and checking out the local watch houses, I made a point to check on price and availability of a Stainless Steel Daytona. Like your Adelaide AD, the Singapore AD also asked...