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Yes, but it is the gray marketers that are raising prices and benefiting from increased demand, not Rolex.
Feb 06, 2019,11:45 AM
Rolex has raised retail prices on steel sport watches a little, but not significantly, and in amounts consistent with historical practice as far as I can tell.
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to quote the Seinfeld show- “No Soup for You”
By: descartes1 : February 6th, 2019-10:04
We all know about the very limited supply of steel sport rolexes. I wanted to relay the following experience. I’ll be traveling from the US to Switzerland late next month. I’ve been interested in acquiring a black ceramic GMT (116710 LN). So I wrote to Be...
I stopped playing these stupid games
By: reintitan : February 6th, 2019-10:23
If a brand doesn't want to sell me their product I spend my money somewhere else. It's their loss not mine. Just a couple of examples. A few years ago when the Panerai PAM 662 came out I refused to play the usual games of begging ADs or asking boutiques t...
Thanks for your response.
By: descartes1 : February 6th, 2019-10:31
What do you think Rolex has to gain from this? Are people really buying Datejusts instead of steel sports? And is it enough to compensate for the other watches they could be selling? They spend a ton on marketing for watches you can even buy, which seems ...
I disagree...
By: mdg : February 8th, 2019-09:52
...having lived in Japan, I find customer service there to be the best I’ve ever experienced. Service in the US is abysmal. But as a rule I think Americans are more ‘forceful’ in trying to get what they want. Of course, that doesn’t matter if watches are ...
If you knew someone would...
By: mdg : February 8th, 2019-12:02
...’poke this’ then why generalize about Asia when clearly Japan is ‘Asian.’? And while I have not lived in Singapore, I know people who have (and have lived in Tokyo as well) and they had nothing but good things to say about the experience. Is Singapore ...
I’m not the one who started out by generalizing...
By: mdg : February 8th, 2019-13:28
...and ‘above my capacity’? Rather patronizing. And the point I made about not sending big $ to unknown people seems to be common sense. That point being I wouldn’t send my hard-earned dollars to anyone, even in Japan, without knowing who they are. Is tha...
This is why i say AP is the new Rolex
By: xxn : February 6th, 2019-10:42
they have filled that Rolex gap while claiming to produce only 40k/pa yet you see one on every other pedestrian wrist
Used to be everyone wore Rolexs in the 2000’
By: xxn : February 7th, 2019-07:18
now go to any mall, restaurant, super market all you see in all segments genders, moms, dads, retirees wearing RO’s in one iteration or the other from the quartz diamonds to 15202’s and complications. I highly question AP’s production stats considering I ...
Sorry but I don’t understand what your contention is
By: descartes1 : February 6th, 2019-14:55
If you are saying this is a strategy to protect against weak demand at some unknown time in the future then I don’t understand it. There are many ways to adjust supply to meet demand without having to lose massive revenue while the market is strong. As so...
Here I the Rolexes I got
By: descartes1 : February 7th, 2019-10:36
They are gifts for our daughters who are graduating from college/university in the Spring. The Datejust with pink dial in 31mm, and the OP with black dial is 34mm. They each selected something a little different which suits their personality, which is nic...
Thanks!
By: descartes1 : February 7th, 2019-10:56
Very good value I think given the quality and that they will be used everyday for the foreseeable future.
Ditto
By: Lankysudanese : February 6th, 2019-12:16
I have the same viewpoint regarding how you get currently get treated when you inquire about stainless steel AP RO, stainless steel PP Nautilus or the FPJ chronometre bleu. From the looks of it, most members of this forum can probably afford to buy any of...
But what is Rolex thinking???
By: descartes1 : February 6th, 2019-13:24
Is this the commercial behavior they want from the potential customers? The fact that you can’t visit Rolex’s home country and buy a commercially made product in their catalogue from an authorized dealer is pretty insane to me. It’s almost like they are b...
If everyone just boycotts the greys...
By: jomni1 : February 6th, 2019-18:25
They won’t be sucking up the supply from AD. I believe there is enough supply. But the greys got them all in storage. Anyone has a strategy to discourage flipping? Maybe Rolex should revisit their guaranteed policy.
A Different point of view...
By: U3O8 : February 7th, 2019-07:37
Perhaps as an exercise we should walk back 18 - 24 months to when the global economic outlook was beginning to darken and fear of uncertainty and unknowns became the prevalent theme. Brexit, Populism, Trump, Tariff wars, falling Chinese GDP estimates and ...
Actually ...
By: bimbeano : February 7th, 2019-14:22
My wife told me a couple of weeks ago she want to buy me a Rolex (of my choice) this year. Since i'm interested in a sports model SUB, Daytona, Pepsi .... i have a problem. I can get a free Rolex but i can't ...according to Rolex ... 8 year waiting list f...
Air King ...
By: bimbeano : February 7th, 2019-14:36
.. would be a possibility but i can be VERY VERY stubborn in some cases. Since i really really like the new steel Daytona, white or black dial it doesn't matter ... but a (imaginable) 5 year waiting list ? Nope ... probably no Rolex for me then ... alread...
Today i told a client ...
By: bimbeano : February 7th, 2019-14:40
.. to go and F*** himself ;-) The bloody liar wanted to come and pick up some extra stuff without paying his overdue invoice ....