Rolex submariner wait list with real examples
Discussion
pistonheadforum said:
Why do you want a Subby? Is it because
1. You love the design - Get a homage for under £200 and off you go - no wait time and it will be just as practical as the real thing.
2. You want people to think you are cool. Nobody cares what watch you are wearing I'm afraid and if they notice and like it they will be wondering not what a great guy you must be, but rather how THEY would look wearing it.
3. You want to put your money somwhere safe. In that case the market is working as required and the scarcity nonsense is what's keeping it at the price you expect (and need).
Or maybe people just like them? 1. You love the design - Get a homage for under £200 and off you go - no wait time and it will be just as practical as the real thing.
2. You want people to think you are cool. Nobody cares what watch you are wearing I'm afraid and if they notice and like it they will be wondering not what a great guy you must be, but rather how THEY would look wearing it.
3. You want to put your money somwhere safe. In that case the market is working as required and the scarcity nonsense is what's keeping it at the price you expect (and need).
I bought mine because i've always wanted one (Not a sub, but an Explorer, but still).
Not for anyone else.. not because I want to show off, not for an investment.. For me.. because I like it.
Octoposse said:
No joy on a no-date Sub, nor an AirKing.
Two different ADs - one (vile condescending AD - shovelling watches out to golf club “mates of mates” flippers) two years in.
The other (really pleasant, but unfortunately there’s always a Knightsbridge billionaire who wants six as prezzies for the domestic help in front of you) ‘just’ 12 months.
Woe is me………Two different ADs - one (vile condescending AD - shovelling watches out to golf club “mates of mates” flippers) two years in.
The other (really pleasant, but unfortunately there’s always a Knightsbridge billionaire who wants six as prezzies for the domestic help in front of you) ‘just’ 12 months.
Just buy an Air King from the grey market. They’re not the most sought after and grey prices vs list reflect that.
Or you can continue to feel downtrodden and moan about it
Always liked the Sub and when the chance came to buy one in 2011 I jumped at it. It was second hand 16800 23 years old but completely overhauled by Rolex St James in 2008. I paid £2600 worth every penny considering what it’s worth now. I wear it only on high days and holidays, but the biggest kick for me is my grandson will have it and I hope he will treasure it and hand it down to his offspring’s
pistonheadforum said:
This video is excellent and I think I am feeling the same way after many years of ownership. In regards to the opening post not a submariner but for a GMT it was 3 years after I purchased 2 other watches. Jefferson Steelflex said:
I’ve had my name down for a 126610LV for 2 years now.
i’d neglected to visit or call the AD for some time, but was in there last week collecting an OP for my wife and mentioned the wait i’d had. They suggested this was about right and I should be getting a call some time this year. Who knows.
When the Starbucks LV was first released I emailed my usual Rolex AD contact asking for one and was emailed back it would be a ‘two year wait’- so I completely forgot about ever getting it.i’d neglected to visit or call the AD for some time, but was in there last week collecting an OP for my wife and mentioned the wait i’d had. They suggested this was about right and I should be getting a call some time this year. Who knows.
Two years later I was going to London for the day and remembered the email exchange so I emailed them back completely tongue in cheek and said ‘I’m coming to London so I’ll pop in to collect the Starbucks you promised me’
To my complete surprise they replied ‘ok, what time will you be arriving to collect it?’
It just proved to me once again that these stores have decent watches in the safe if they choose to sell them-
I’ve had Air Kings, Date Justs and a Submariner but gave up wearing Rolex when I went to a parents’ evening at my son’s school and I’d say that more than half of the Dads were wearing Submariners of varying types.
I visit London quite a lot and the threat of being mugged is another concern so my everyday watch is a Christopher Ward Titatium Elite 1000 that I bought two years ago from a friend who’d bought it a month before when he put his name down for a Sea Dweller which turned up quite quickly.
I visit London quite a lot and the threat of being mugged is another concern so my everyday watch is a Christopher Ward Titatium Elite 1000 that I bought two years ago from a friend who’d bought it a month before when he put his name down for a Sea Dweller which turned up quite quickly.
Sold my Black/silver Submariner privately approx 3 yrs ago and was after the blue faced bi-metal Submariner two replace it. My wife rang around a few dealers and Pragnells in Stratford-on Avon, said they had one and I could collect it the following day which I did. Never expected to get one that quick and Pragnells were a lovely old fashioned jeweler. Maybe lucky I guess, but if they had said I need an appointment to speak to a rep, I would have told them to poke it...
I've had good experiences with Pragnells in Stratford Upon Avon. Not too crazy wait times in the past for SS Sub and a GMT II Batman.
My most recent purchase was a fluke - randomly went into an AD while I was abroad this Feb, asked, as I always do if they had any watches in stock - they had a nice looking two-tone sub date with a black face, which I bought on the spot. It was an impulse buy, in part because I was so shocked they had a Professional watch in stock. I've not worn it but am thinking of selling it, as I want to buy a Cobra (Dax).
My most recent purchase was a fluke - randomly went into an AD while I was abroad this Feb, asked, as I always do if they had any watches in stock - they had a nice looking two-tone sub date with a black face, which I bought on the spot. It was an impulse buy, in part because I was so shocked they had a Professional watch in stock. I've not worn it but am thinking of selling it, as I want to buy a Cobra (Dax).
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