Reply With QuoteMy money's on there being a price increase just before new stock starts coming through!
On the back of this thread: http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...-Sport-watches and folks mentioning that some dealers have no Rolex sports watches... Rolex are changing manufacturing facilities and have been since before Christmas. There's a lack of some models in some places right now, but they plan to up production this year...according to a reliable source.
So, if you're looking around and can't find what you want, don't pay a premium right now, just hold off!
My money's on there being a price increase just before new stock starts coming through!
Highly likely. Whether justified or not is another question!Originally Posted by robcat
Rolex are very clever when it comes to this. More watches are going out to China as they are spending more at the moment. Demand will grow in the UK then you'll find once demand hit fever pitch prices will rise
Yep, and what little chance of a discount you had, will also completely disappear in the shorter termRolex are very clever when it comes to this. More watches are going out to China as they are spending more at the moment. Demand will grow in the UK then you'll find once demand hit fever pitch prices will rise
Intrigued that people are saying some dealers have no sports watches. All the Essex based dealers I know have shed loads of sports watches in the windows. Pretty common for them to have one of each Milgauss, Explorer, Sub and a GMT in my experience.
I can't believe Rolex would leave themselves to be low on production due to their manufacturing facilities.
I dont believe that also but they may keep production / allocation low to keep prices high
Or they could keep production high and prices high :)I dont believe that also but they may keep production / allocation low to keep prices high
Plenty in Cardiff as well as per my visit at the weekend
Owners don't want them discounted any more than Rolex do, hurts the residuals ;-)
Digger
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I suspect rumours of a shortage are greatly exaggerated
Gray
Same in Surrey - I've never seen so many, not since I started looking back in 1988. IMHO the prices are now officially stupid, and the watch of choice among youngsters seems to be a Casio digital or a smartphone. I bought my first Rolex (a new 5513) when I was 20, and it was about a months salary - what average 21 year old earns the equivalent of £6k a month now?!
And even if you did, you'd be saving the money to put down as a deposit on a flat, not on a watch. Suddenly I get why casio's are back in fashion!
Not sure if it's related but the latest edition of Watchtime magazine had an article about the opening of Rolex's new movement manufacturing facility in Bienne. 3 years in construction, it opened at the end of last year. All mechanical movement production to be centralised in this facility. I'm just wondering if they suffered a few delays.
Mike
could that be the cause of the recent robbery of the Rolexes from Ernest Jones??
Some watch nuts could not bear to wait...?
:)
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