Exchange rates have been having some fun of late!
Apologies if I'm being dim but ...
over here the current list price for the OP 39mm is €5,150. Am I right in thinking the UK list price is GBP4,350? Is that UK fig. out of date because, if not, that seems a big difference.
OP39 is still £4,350 yes. Just check on the Rolex website.
Yep, I'd checked the website. It's just that an 8% price diff seems huge for a short stroll across the channel. And the OPs are relatively cheap so I imagine the absolute difference is even bigger on other models. I guess it's all hypothetical anyway since they aren't actually available to buy ...
I'm sure if you're popping over someone world buy one of they saw one. They're usually in the window if they're in stock. I work next to two ADs in London so could help of that's an option.
Well, after 7 years on the forum I was starting to feel that I was failing in my duties :)
UK pricing has been cheaper than the rest of the world for a while now hence we were one of the first countries where the SS shortage started cropping up
UK’s list prices have been the lowest in the world for sometime. Now even more so given the weakening in GBP over the last 2 weeks.
Guess that is why even SS OPs are harder to come by in UK compared to other countries.
I was over in the UAE last week. Offered a Sea Dweller 126600 at "list" by the AD.
Whilst that is £8700 if purchased here, due to the conversion was coming in at £10800! Suffice to say I kindly passed .....
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Exactly! They did try to tempt me further with an additional 5% discount but I opted to wait it out. It was nice to see a new one in the flesh, I must admit.
And the saleswoman clearly knew the effect a Rolex has on the wearer once on the wrist- she almost forced it on to my wrist and then, almost, had to force it off.
The wait continues....!
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But also remember they are not as relatively expensive as this makes it seem in the local market - it looks bad to us because the pound is so weak. Wouldn't have looked to bad at the exchange rate of 5 years ago.
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Taking the wife to a red light district in order to gawp at the prossies is high enough risk as it is, but for a dodery old man to wear a Rolex in such a place as well is one risk too many.