hoseachandra
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When will this "weirdness" end?
Right now walking at Beijing's center of shopping malls, entering every Rolex boutiques, and cannot find any single steel sport rolex, even the explorer 1 and 2. Only see two tone datejust, mostly ladies models with diamond. Many empty showcases...so sad .
Was willing to have a serious look to explorer 2....but...
Really kills my passion to this brand.
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When will this "weirdness" end?
Right now walking at Beijing's center of shopping malls, entering every Rolex boutiques, and cannot find any single steel sport rolex, even the explorer 1 and 2. Only see two tone datejust, mostly ladies models with diamond. Many empty showcases...so sad ...
"Order, please!", like the chairman of House of Commoms is saying
You have to order one these days. Times of "Look, a Sub in the window." are over.
Don't give up ! Patience my friend , patience!!!
Join the rest of the heard and wait for that special moment ..
Rolex distribution policy is only annoying....
I can only agree here. It sucks and is just monkey. Rolex has a big brand strengh, but slowly there are more and more alternatives. and when I order, I would like a reliable delivery date and no virtual waiting lists.. Rolex simply should go into online s...
I'm so happy
there are a lot of other intersting brands out there. I never beg for buying, if they don't want to sell I move on.
I bought two (non-sport model) Rolexes recently (NIB), but not from an AD
Why should I give the AD business when they can’t source the steel sport models I’d like to buy from them. You wind up developing loyalty to other supply sources who CAN supply the watches you want. Is this really good for Rolex’s business?
It's the same in Las Vegas...
I walked into almost every Rolex AD, only to see 1 Milgauss in Green crystal + black dial...maybe that's I'm lucky It's the demand as they say.
The weirdness ends when they no longer sell over retail.
Conversely, does your stock broker sell you something under market price? Its somewhat the same if you think about it.
Personally, I don't buy because of desirability but because I actually like a watch.
Not being able to even buy the "bread and butter" Submariner anywhere can be an alienating experience for some people.
Pretty much the same in Zurich, Frankfurt, Dubai, Bahrain and Kuwait
...and plenty of Datejusts in 41mm... and possibly the odd (and lovely) Milgauss from time to time Then again, there are so many alternatives in the "mid-tier" luxury segment...
when you meet with watch aficionados, at least here in Switzerland...
people usually laugh at this 'lack' of models, particularly steel models, and particularly from the brand that is the topic here as well as two from the so called trinity brands.... it's all about marketing and it's all about increase and control the dema...
thank you everybody for your opinion.
Yes there is a lot of alternative brands out there. I only have 1 rolex currently and would like to add 1 more, and that's it, no more rolexes. The good thing is that this make me patiently waiting for the explorer 2 to come back at 40 mm size and with ne...
Hahaha...i prefer that way too.
But somehow the communication between us and Rolex suddenly become cold and uninspiring.
... then they're very easy to get in the grey market.
And every other man on the street has one.
That's very true for Subs, daytona and GMT
That's why I bought an Oyster perpetual, discreet and still has every Rolex quality. Also the explorer II , not everyman's watch.