I went into my local Rolex AD yesterday to have a look at what they had in stock, (nothing interesting it turned out) and to try the Black Bay Pro. They told me Rolex had just informed them that they’ll no longer be an AD in a few months. They’re a small (ish) independent, apparently the same has happened to several other independents recently. The AD said Rolex are focussing on supply to the bigger chains and possibly expanding their own direct to consumer boutique network. It’ll be interesting how this develops over the next year or so and what (if any) impact that has on the grey market and supply to people who actually want the watches to own and not flip! Sad to see the local independent shops going though. Has the same happened to anyone else’s ADs?