Has anyone seen any Stainless steel Rolex sport models at any ADs lately? Would be helpful to know! Thanks!
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Rolex AD Stock
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I've been looking for the usual models. Blnr, pepsi, black gmt and daytona.
Same answer for the past 6 months no stock and waiting list is closed.
I've tried
UK westfields, reading AD, windsor AD, heathrow T5.
Dubai airport
Several AD's in China
Bangkok AD
To be honest I've given up and UK prices are lowest in comparison to the other countries I've tried.
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Same answer for the past 6 months no stock and waiting list is closed.
I've tried
UK westfields, reading AD, windsor AD, heathrow T5.
Dubai airport
Several AD's in China
Bangkok AD
To be honest I've given up and UK prices are lowest in comparison to the other countries I've tried.
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I've been trying with no luck at Malaysia and Singapore ADs. However, the grey market dealers in Malaysia and Singapore are not experiencing any shortages but their prices are steep.
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Good luck , it's all a big game now of how pally you are with Ads or your VIP status , waitlists are half made up as well I was in an AD wanting to buy a hulk that they had in the safe ready to pay in full and they refused to sell to me as I was not a past customer with them
I have yet to see any in any AD ive visited here in Florida. Makes me happy i bought my SubC last year
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Been waiting on my Pepsi GMT since March! Obviously not as special as some of their other customers 
I'm on the waiting list for a Daytona in Cambridge UK - 10y. Will be a 40th birthday present to me!
1-2y Submariner wait or thereabouts.
1-2y Submariner wait or thereabouts.
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This just makes me want to scream FUCK YOU! I'm never buying a Rolex, I just can't be arsed with the BS.
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Let me explained what I've been told with the allocations to Rolex AD.
Sure, every AD would want Daytonas (who wouldn't they) but that's not how the game works. As mentioned above, yes bigger ADs get allocation to more sports model because they simply sell more watches than say smaller ADs. How it works is; Rolex will allocate an AD a sports model (say a Sub), when the AD managed to sell enough "scraps", e.g your DJs, Cellini etc. When they sell enough, eventually they will get a Daytona etc.
Sure, I am sure a lot of people (including myself) finds it frustrating with not being able to buy a watch at retail. Given the above, do you think an AD will simply put a sports model on the window and sell it to someone random? Or would they sell it to a repeating customer?
I think about 4 yrs ago, the 116520 wasn't really highly demanded (it is now since it has been discontinued), my friend simply bought one from an AD from a small village here in the UK (he simply saw it on the window). I can echo the same when I was in Vegas where the ADs said she can get me one in 2 weeks if I put a deposit down.
I think Rolex has been trying their hardest to fuel this demand as they saw a few yrs ago their demand weren't very high - the most exciting release before the Batman was the Sub and they definitely had put out more releases to fuel this demand.
I do agree to other people here in the forum where rep is probably a "better" choice when you simply can't pay a "reasonable" amount for a sports model (say 20% + premium), but when it is almost 100% (116500 is sitting at around £16-17K brand new vs RRP around £9K) you got to wonder is it really worth it? I rather pay off my mortgage or go on holidays but at the same time lucky enough to enjoy this hobby at a more reasonable pace.
Sure, every AD would want Daytonas (who wouldn't they) but that's not how the game works. As mentioned above, yes bigger ADs get allocation to more sports model because they simply sell more watches than say smaller ADs. How it works is; Rolex will allocate an AD a sports model (say a Sub), when the AD managed to sell enough "scraps", e.g your DJs, Cellini etc. When they sell enough, eventually they will get a Daytona etc.
Sure, I am sure a lot of people (including myself) finds it frustrating with not being able to buy a watch at retail. Given the above, do you think an AD will simply put a sports model on the window and sell it to someone random? Or would they sell it to a repeating customer?
I think about 4 yrs ago, the 116520 wasn't really highly demanded (it is now since it has been discontinued), my friend simply bought one from an AD from a small village here in the UK (he simply saw it on the window). I can echo the same when I was in Vegas where the ADs said she can get me one in 2 weeks if I put a deposit down.
I think Rolex has been trying their hardest to fuel this demand as they saw a few yrs ago their demand weren't very high - the most exciting release before the Batman was the Sub and they definitely had put out more releases to fuel this demand.
I do agree to other people here in the forum where rep is probably a "better" choice when you simply can't pay a "reasonable" amount for a sports model (say 20% + premium), but when it is almost 100% (116500 is sitting at around £16-17K brand new vs RRP around £9K) you got to wonder is it really worth it? I rather pay off my mortgage or go on holidays but at the same time lucky enough to enjoy this hobby at a more reasonable pace.
That was July 18! The situation now is significantly different. I managed to get a sub date in december 2017 and was offered 2 more in April 18. Since then nothing but did buy an Explorer 1 back in summer. Stock is near non existant at Ad’s as they back door sell to grey dealers via friends to avoid Rolex rath. Easy to do, pop your friend to top of a list, sell it him and then he sells to a grey. There are rich pickings for Ad’s and anyone thinking this doesn’t happen is being naive.