Have any of you seen the 2021 Rolex warranty card. Basically model, serial number and date of purchase. It make easier to sell to other people without disclosing your info ?. Btw AD must be lying no sports model since 2018. I have friends bought few months ago sports model and Wimbledon...
Like you I've walked into many ADs here, and they all say there's no stock.
I bought a popular professional model via grey, and guess what, I walked into many ADs in November 2020 to inquire about this popular piece, they all say there's no stock and there're too much demand. I decided to bite the bullet and go grey and bought in Dec 2020, the dealer told me the AD is Malaysia (although there is no way to tell from the new style warranty card), the warranty card date is late November 2020.
It must have been sold to a preferred client, and the client flipped it right away to the grey, and then the grey sold to me. It was just merely a week from when I walked into those ADs in KL.
I do not blame the ADs or the flippers though. I have long before come to accept that I simply will never be able to get these popular SS models in the ADs.
Technically I'm still on the "waiting list" for a 116500LN for the 4th year, but I've also already bought via grey in 2017.