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    What would happen if i walked into a Rolex AD and wanted to buy a no date Sub?.....

    Hi all,

    Title says it all really.

    As a Rolex noob with no history of purchasing Rolex, what would happen if I wandered into my local AD (after lockdown of course) and enquired about purchasing a no-date Sub?

    Would I be laughed out of the shop? Encouraged to purchased another brand instead or placed on a long waiting list?

    Thanks,

    Phil

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    I would imagine that they would try and sell you something else

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    No harm in asking, I walked into an AD and got a Sub date.


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    Whatever they did, I bet the result would be that you'd walk out of the shop without a Sub! Or even ordering one...

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    As you are in Chester go into Mappin and Webb when they reopen and they will let you 'express your interest'. You might be lucky (from your perspective of course) if people ahead of you decline the Watch because their circumstances have changed. I'm sure it is bound to happen.

    You can but ask...

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    Just try it when they reopen if i was laughed at i personally would not use that shop again but if they could not accommodate you i suspect they would try to sell you something else

    Like a £15.00 Casio which does the job and lets you spend your hard earned on something else.
    Last edited by mart broad; 31st May 2020 at 21:00.
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    You wouldn't get one as a walk in but I reckon within a few months. Ironically Central London could be your best bet - the usual wealthy tourist brigade aren't going to be around any time soon and with many people working from home the office crowd won't be around either so it could be an opportune moment to actually be able to buy the watch you want as they will have been allocated a lot more stock than regional ADs

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    I reckon they’d sit you down and offer you a discount and let you put it on interest free Chucky as well because they’ll be so desperate to move stock on .

    Then they’ll put you top of the list for a Pepsi or Daytona for being such a good customer.

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    Bye, bye.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skyman View Post
    Bye, bye.
    Ah, bless.

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    It’s worth a try. Try the old chestnut about it being for a special birthday. You never know. It’s not like you’re asking for a Daytona

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    Quote Originally Posted by Onelasttime View Post
    Ah, bless.
    Meaning what exactly?

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    I’d hope that you’d get a more enthusiastic response now compared to a few months ago. These ADs have sales targets to hit. With shops closed, I imagine that April and May sales were not what they’d have hoped for and wider macro conditions mean their lists may not be the same source of certain sales that they once were.

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    Quote Originally Posted by philsimm View Post
    Hi all,

    Title says it all really.

    As a Rolex noob with no history of purchasing Rolex, what would happen if I wandered into my local AD (after lockdown of course) and enquired about purchasing a no-date Sub?

    Would I be laughed out of the shop? Encouraged to purchased another brand instead or placed on a long waiting list?

    Thanks,

    Phil
    With zero purchase history your chances aren’t great, but no harm in trying.
    If they like you it goes a long way.

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    You'd go on a waiting list, is the most probable answer.

    If you have a Sports Rolex and wish to trade up then any number of posibilities would present themselves and they'd be nice to you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skyman View Post
    Meaning what exactly?
    Probably meaning your "Bye bye' comment was a little uncalled for...
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by philsimm View Post
    Hi all,

    Title says it all really.

    As a Rolex noob with no history of purchasing Rolex, what would happen if I wandered into my local AD (after lockdown of course) and enquired about purchasing a no-date Sub?

    Would I be laughed out of the shop? Encouraged to purchased another brand instead or placed on a long waiting list?

    Thanks,

    Phil
    It's worth a try, I've heard of people striking lucky on occasions, while others haven't. There are no hard and fast rules or methods I'm afraid. What have you got to lose by asking?
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Imagine if , for instance, car dealers operated in the same way
    What a ridiculous scenario.
    The new models don’t look as good as the older ones any. Buy used.


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    Quote Originally Posted by vRSG60 View Post
    Imagine if , for instance, car dealers operated in the same way
    What a ridiculous scenario.
    The new models don’t look as good as the older ones any. Buy used.


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    Some car dealers do. Depending on the make and model of course you can't always just walk in and buy the model you want.
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vRSG60 View Post
    Imagine if , for instance, car dealers operated in the same way
    What a ridiculous scenario.
    The new models don’t look as good as the older ones any. Buy used.


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    yes, imagine if Ferrari were to pick and choose its customers or Ford were to require you to agree not to flip your GT40 as a condition of purchase...

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    Suspect outcome would depend on whether they saw you get out of a Vauxhall or Ferrari.

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    Surely any decline in potential customers is balanced out by Rolex's manufacturing shut-down during COVID?

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    You will become an expert in Tudors after 30 minutes as all the Rolex take 3-5 years of being on a list.

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