New Oyster last November

I was surprised the stickers had been removed from the new Oyster ref: 116000 I bought from a London AD, but I did say I would wear it straight away, having had the bracelet shortened while I waited. Not sure how important stickers are for the future (I expect to pass the watch to my son when I move off this planet!). After a brief call to the AD the day before, the precise watch I wanted was available to buy - no waiting list.

Buy the way, I am a bit disappointed with this watch's regulation. It regularly loses 7 seconds per day, so it is going back to the AD. I cannot stand any watch that loses time and 7 seconds is well outside Rolex's claim for "Superlative Chronometer" of +/- 2 seconds per day. I checked all its positions on my Timegrapher and each shows a loss with average beat error of 0.22 m/s and average amplitude of 279º (a bit low I think). Anyway I shall see next week.

Best

Clive

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There is a lot of rumors abot Rolex at the moment

By: Jocke - Bad Santa : February 9th, 2018-10:19

As they will cut down the production of the professional line and a watch is not allowed to leave the store with the stickers on. In UK they say the dealer keeps the certificate for 6 months so it will be a problem to sell the watch. And now they have to ...

I can confirm peeling the stickers because when I got my Daytona....

By: Clueless_Collector : February 9th, 2018-10:24

my AD rep who is their trained Rolex ambassador took out every single tiny protective films away, even those within the clasp which I always requested to keep. She said this is the new rule and that was last year. Rgds Raymond

is they AD's must do it Rolex' way or hit the highway so to speak, and not sell Rolex anymore. I hear they control everything at the dealer level. My AD said Rolex made them put a Rolex "boutique" in one section of the store to continue being a dealer.

Not surprising when you are considering what is happening with the new steel Daytonas

By: drphileasfogg : February 9th, 2018-11:21

Same thing as with the Patek Nautilus. Long waiting list and some people resell them immediately.

A bit of a pointless exercise really in the case of Daytona

By: Poky : February 9th, 2018-11:30

If someone really wants to sell the watch to make a profit, they will wait another 6 months- they have already waited for 3 years, what is another 6 months. As long as the watch remains in an unworn condition, stickers or not, it will sell at a premium. I...

perhaps that is their real intention all along

By: jim_94104 : February 9th, 2018-15:18

anyways, its all a hype to me

As a huge fan of Rolex, I see this is a step backwards

By: JToddH : February 9th, 2018-12:02

At some point, they have to realize they can't micro-manage the market and bully ADs. What's the point? I love the brand but I'm afraid their corporate ego will eventually hurt them. So, as they run around with a heavy fist, I can see Omega and others get...

U serious about them keeping the cert for six month?

By: jim_94104 : February 9th, 2018-15:22

if i paid for the good, all things associated with the good is mine once payment is made in full. Who in the right mind would enter into such unfair transaction? Fake demand

Strange news. Am surprised about what you said on the AD keeping the certificate for 6 months. [nt]

By: amanico : February 9th, 2018-15:34

It’s AD and customer dependent...

By: jonrus : February 9th, 2018-15:52

Similar to allocation of the hard to get models.

Indeed there is a lot of noise.

By: Onemorewatch : February 9th, 2018-19:01

The chatter on other forums suggests the WG BLRO is discontinued - I hope this is true. I have also heard of cut backs in the professional line but not sure what’s to be gained by it. The brand also has desirability and I would imagine plenty profit for w...

Names can become difficult to track

By: jonrus : February 9th, 2018-21:53

One can use names of friends and family. I don’t think it’s going to change anything.

So Rolex monitors the “waitlist “ by the AD?

By: jonrus : February 9th, 2018-22:07

My AD just has a sheet of paper that is handwritten. My name has never been on these sheets. I guess I will never be able to buy a Rolex, if this is the case. I normally just walk up to the owner and get anything in stock, unless it’s already prepaid. The...