Rolex warranty cards
Discussion
I wouldn't touch a sub 1 year old S/S model without a warranty card, perhaps some would.
What dealer would offer £500 less on the proviso they receive the card in 9/10/11/12 months time and have to hold a watch in stock, for that long, risking price decreases (certainly now) for sub 5% of the watches value?
As a private buyer what guarantee would you have you would receive the card?
I got quotes on my Daytona with and without the card, i sold it for £17k with, i got offers of £12-13k without.
What dealer would offer £500 less on the proviso they receive the card in 9/10/11/12 months time and have to hold a watch in stock, for that long, risking price decreases (certainly now) for sub 5% of the watches value?
As a private buyer what guarantee would you have you would receive the card?
I got quotes on my Daytona with and without the card, i sold it for £17k with, i got offers of £12-13k without.
From a general perspective as I cannot see that working as a business model nor would I trust some random private seller to drop me a card off in 12 months time!
The company I have sold two watches too have been nothing short of excellent and I am sure the recommendation came from here, it may even have been you LoH!
The company I have sold two watches too have been nothing short of excellent and I am sure the recommendation came from here, it may even have been you LoH!
Lord.Vader said:
From a general perspective as I cannot see that working as a business model nor would I trust some random private seller to drop me a card off in 12 months time!
The company I have sold two watches too have been nothing short of excellent and I am sure the recommendation came from here, it may even have been you LoH!
It may well have been! However if you've struck up a trusting business relationship with a grey dealership I'd expect them to have some trust in you actually coming up with the goods now.The company I have sold two watches too have been nothing short of excellent and I am sure the recommendation came from here, it may even have been you LoH!
Not that it matters anymore I guess.
A moot point now it would seem but I bought my Submariner Date as my first Rolex watch from a Goldsmiths in September 2017.
It was sized for me and I wore it out of the store with all the stickers still attached and the warranty card in the box.
I’d say that it all depended upon the relationship you had with your retailer as to whether they trusted you or not - or simply didn’t care!
It was sized for me and I wore it out of the store with all the stickers still attached and the warranty card in the box.
I’d say that it all depended upon the relationship you had with your retailer as to whether they trusted you or not - or simply didn’t care!
PistonGuy66 said:
Your right it is a moot point, they didnt start keeping the cert cards and taking the stickers off until 2018!!
Sub from AD, Dec 2019 ... none of that card retention nonsense, sized, registered the card on system, filled it in ...handed over, very happy and decent people to deal with. I have spent fair money with their smaller chain of AD's but not a great deal and not all Rolex ( Tudor ) so I was very pleased to be offered very shortly after mentioning my interest. Here hopes my next suggestion comes through too. I don't know the real inner workings, but if you have some relationship and they feel you are not a flipper ( I have not and never will and only gifted one of my collection to my brother) you're in with a chance.
Absolutely in the shop I go there are many people with huge wealth buying all manner of high ticket watches ( they do Patek there too) and they will get the priority...but that's life and the market.
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