dpkong.....with your connections maybe you can get Starbucks at retail
Any Rolex at the moment is close to impossible from AD.
I am still waiting for my DAYTONA ...and that's about 4 years ago
Like they say ROLEX IS INHERITED... your kids will inherit the waiting
Getting a Rolex from AD is not purely about connections, it's about how you view the watches.
Many simply view them as profits, thinking they can fool an AD with their made up stories and then wanting a steel Daytona as a dream watch, bla bla bla... everybody and his/her grandma knows you can flip any sports model for a profit when you walk out the door.
Most ADs pick and choose the clientele because they don't want to answer to management when a watch they just sold ends up at a grey dealer. Hence you can see why many grey dealers doing live or online sales will try to cover up the serial numbers to prevent tracking. But if you walk into the store, you can still see the number and it can be checked.
Notice I said most ADs since there are of course those who do work with "friends" to get watches to the grey dealers.
The rate at which prices of Rolex watches go up yearly, it is outrageous. I have to hand it to them, they have a good management because I know a lot of friends that are on queues to own a Rolex watch.
There was a time, not long ago, when most models simply sat on shelves for months/years and the SA had to try his best to sell you one without having to give too much discount..