Looking for some feedback on next watch, and general state of Rolex demand...
Mon, 05 November 2018 11:01
Hi All,
Looking for some insight and help into my next purchase. Last year my wife got me the blue dial Milgauss as a Birthday present which I have been loving. Now I have the itch to add another piece to the collection. Out of the current lineup, the two pieces that I really like, are also of course the two that might be most impossible to get. The blue dial SS sky dweller and the white face Daytona. Couple of things I am trying to think of and consider for this next purchase. I know in order to have a chance at pieces like these, you "need" or it helps to have an established relationship with your AD and create a purchase history to have priority on future pieces like these. Of course I do have some interest in other pieces that might be attainable, white dial Explorer II and blue dial datejust, but I don't want to feel like I am settling from what I have my heart set on. So the question is, do I see if I can find another attainable piece that I can obtain or order within the next couple months and try to slowly climb the ladder with my AD's customer list? Or do I bite the bullet and pay the current market prices for either of the SS Daytona or sky dweller and make sure I get a piece I know I won't be second guessing later on? Of course by doing this, it likely won't be from an AD.
On another note, when I first started reading these forums 8 years ago or so, I always thought everyone said Rolex production volumes are so high, they make 100,000's watch per year and have the highest volume of all brands. Did something change? For example, I was told by my local AD that they only received 2 white dial Daytona's all year and of course these were already allocated to their VIP customers. Is demand really that high, or have Rolex volumes gone done as well?
