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Offline watchpassion

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building relationship with your Rolex AD
« on: July 02, 2019, 08:24:59 PM »
Share with us your experience and your relationship with your AD. Have you received call from your AD recently to collect your watch? What is your strategy?

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2019, 07:17:00 PM »
I have this same challenge as well.  Problem is that the AD which you previously bought your Rolex from changes job (like in my case).

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2019, 07:57:22 PM »
The only way to build is to buy more unpopular models from the same AD.

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2019, 08:18:55 PM »
Some of those sales advisor cannot use one  :HammerHead:

Buy Liao ask for airking also never call. Walk in always give me same excuse oh just sold yesterday :Scolding:

Ask for datejust 41 also keep saying not available..

Somehow, according to her, I'm always one day too late  :Blue:

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2019, 07:55:01 AM »
it's tough these days, some waited more than 2-3 years, i've seen some waited merely few months. i dont think they have any standard protocols or substantial waiting list

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2019, 08:20:24 AM »
Some of those sales advisor cannot use one  :HammerHead:

Buy Liao ask for airking also never call. Walk in always give me same excuse oh just sold yesterday :Scolding:

Ask for datejust 41 also keep saying not available..

Somehow, according to her, I'm always one day too late  :Blue:

wahh even DJ 41 also no stock?
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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2019, 10:07:31 AM »
Too many customer go in to buy sport model and they dont jave enough stock. Sometime we cant blame them. Too many demand, too less stock.

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2019, 11:53:13 AM »
The only way to build is to buy more unpopular models from the same AD.

Easier said than done... unless one has tens of thousand of spare lying around here and there

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2019, 12:50:12 PM »
Some of those sales advisor cannot use one  :HammerHead:

Buy Liao ask for airking also never call. Walk in always give me same excuse oh just sold yesterday :Scolding:

Ask for datejust 41 also keep saying not available..

Somehow, according to her, I'm always one day too late  :Blue:

wahh even DJ 41 also no stock?

Apparently the ones I asked for they keep claiming no stock.. blue dial/with or without brilliants/jubilee/fluted

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2019, 01:50:03 PM »
Some of those sales advisor cannot use one  :HammerHead:

Buy Liao ask for airking also never call. Walk in always give me same excuse oh just sold yesterday :Scolding:

Ask for datejust 41 also keep saying not available..

Somehow, according to her, I'm always one day too late  :Blue:

wahh even DJ 41 also no stock?

Apparently the ones I asked for they keep claiming no stock.. blue dial/with or without brilliants/jubilee/fluted

I am not surprised. event datejust 41mm is sought after. most people are giving up waiting for sports model.

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2019, 05:48:34 PM »
Some of those sales advisor cannot use one  :HammerHead:

Buy Liao ask for airking also never call. Walk in always give me same excuse oh just sold yesterday :Scolding:

Ask for datejust 41 also keep saying not available..

Somehow, according to her, I'm always one day too late  :Blue:

wahh even DJ 41 also no stock?

Apparently the ones I asked for they keep claiming no stock.. blue dial/with or without brilliants/jubilee/fluted

I am not surprised. event datejust 41mm is sought after. most people are giving up waiting for sports model.

Yeah man

The demand for Rolex is at all time high

Tudors are coming in fast but still couldn't pull enough people from rolex

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2019, 06:24:44 AM »
Some of those sales advisor cannot use one  :HammerHead:

Buy Liao ask for airking also never call. Walk in always give me same excuse oh just sold yesterday :Scolding:

Ask for datejust 41 also keep saying not available..

Somehow, according to her, I'm always one day too late  :Blue:

wahh even DJ 41 also no stock?

Apparently the ones I asked for they keep claiming no stock.. blue dial/with or without brilliants/jubilee/fluted

I am not surprised. event datejust 41mm is sought after. most people are giving up waiting for sports model.

Yeah man

The demand for Rolex is at all time high

Tudors are coming in fast but still couldn't pull enough people from rolex

Tudors are never going to be the next Rolex. Rolex’s history and rich stories are not replicate-able. at least for the next 20/30 years.

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2019, 08:11:06 AM »
Im not interested in Lady DJ, thus I don't waste my time with Ad...I rather spend time in earning more money to get sport model ... :Laughing_on_floor:

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2019, 08:13:23 AM »
Tudor was created to compliment, not go against Rolex, but the founder. It has remained the same or the strategy cannot be more consistent. You have the big boy which is selling hot and at the high price point, while you have the Tudor shield to mop out those who inspire to own a Rolex but just not up to the mark yet, or don't feel they are worth that kind of money but nevertheless demands equivalent quality, style and reputation.

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2019, 03:42:59 PM »
ive had reasonable amount of success for fluted bezel jubilee dj with new AD. just tell them the models you looking for and texting them time to time

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2019, 07:27:01 AM »
ive had reasonable amount of success for fluted bezel jubilee dj with new AD. just tell them the models you looking for and texting them time to time

it's not difficult to get DJ fluted bezel. the higher demands for sports model.

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2019, 04:04:29 PM »
Maybe should try some of the suggestions here but mostly I just drop by the ADs overseas when I'm travelling.

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2019, 04:16:45 PM »
Maybe should try some of the suggestions here but mostly I just drop by the ADs overseas when I'm travelling.

ADs oversea are tough to get as well these days. when was your last encounter?

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« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2019, 05:00:08 PM »
2 months back in Bangkok.

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« Reply #19 on: July 09, 2019, 09:50:11 AM »
To be frank, I am not sure why we are building relationships with our ADs and not the other way around. I used to participate in that sort of nonsense, but am now disillusioned. Sales persons have no qualms about moving from AD to another; what does it mean for the buyer then? Start from zero and butter your sales person at new AD again? Meh.

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #20 on: July 09, 2019, 08:30:39 PM »
For Rolex it’s hard to have a good relationship with the AD as the only thing that would make them give you the time of day if you are willing to buy the really expensive pieces (where the demand is not that bad) or if you are willing to pay a ‘premium’ for the more sort after pieces.

Their waiting list is a joke as you never seem to go up the queue. 

Some of you may think i’m bitter but its true, money talks. I have been disappointed many times by rolex ADs and i am quite jaded by the brand.

After buying 4 pieces new from the AD, i’m still considered a nobody. Why bother.


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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #21 on: July 10, 2019, 08:08:42 AM »
Totally agree with the last 2 comments. For all you know the ones who will get it is their own friends and family....

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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #22 on: July 13, 2019, 11:36:11 PM »
It seem we have to beg to spend our money in AD. How pathetic it had become for buyers. The table will turn once the hype came down but I don’t think the day will come too soon.


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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #23 on: July 13, 2019, 11:59:18 PM »
It seem we have to beg to spend our money in AD. How pathetic it had become for buyers. The table will turn once the hype came down but I don’t think the day will come too soon.


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Re: building relationship with your Rolex AD
« Reply #24 on: July 15, 2019, 08:44:31 AM »
In 2006 I bought a Pepsi GMT from HG. The retail price was 13.8 and I was given a small discount and paid 13.5 for the watch. Those were the days when the buyer call the shots.

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