Thread all abt ROLEX - Part 2

[official_t_atelier]

How come stopped by AD? though matching with straps is rather common.

What I meant was my AD stopped me from buying as it may tarnish so he asked me to monitor for a few months 1st. How was the tarnish?

 

[rlskyline]

I got the 925 piece. Bought from WOS. Not part of any bundle deal but I bought it cos I thought it quite refreshing to have a watch in silver and the taupe dial is quite nice. But the resale price sibeh chui. Anyway I think in general Tudor doesn’t hold its price well in resale. Even one of their more popular model like the BB GMT Pepsi has also dropped quite a bit. My friend was still telling me last year that he thinks Tudor will become the next Rolex. I think still very very far from it. Lol

your friend must be dreaming

 

[startel]

Both shops are brother linked; birds of the same sh*% flock together. No surprise.

 

[Damienic]

What I meant was my AD stopped me from buying as it may tarnish so he asked me to monitor for a few months 1st. How was the tarnish?

Oh I see. I haven’t seen any tarnish yet cos maybe because I also seldom wear. Think I wear for 3-4 times so far and rest of the time I kept it in a watch box together with other watches.

 

[Damienic]

your friend must be dreaming

Haha he is a very big fan of Tudor. He thinks it is a very good brand and value for money. He has around 10 Tudors so far, all sports model. And yes, he buys to collect and they form no part in bundle for Sports Rolex

 

[rlskyline]

Haha he is a very big fan of Tudor. He thinks it is a very good brand and value for money. He has around 10 Tudors so far, all sports model. And yes, he buys to collect and they form no part in bundle for Sports Rolex

he should used it as bundle

 

[fabiaN__]

About 1k-1k plus margin or so i thought. Anyway I did a consignment with a grey dealer for a DJ SS before and they mark up about 1k.

Nope.. Tudor no value one. Imagine losing $13k liao then get allocated the Root Beer.. total amount spent = $34k.. BNIB now around $28+k.

Should just go grey if really want it

 

[Damienic]

he should used it as bundle

He can’t use it as bundle because the SA / AD he is with for the Rolex journey doesn’t do Tudor. But he is fine with it as he is hard core Tudor fan. So doesn’t bother him if he can’t use it to bundle for Rolex sports

 

[Damienic]

Agree.. just go grey now. Regulars will get more calls for watches soon. With the dipped prices, there’s no point for new entrants to AD

Despite the situation, I get the impression a lot of the new entrants to Rolex still prefers to buy from AD. Many knows with AD you got to spend more in order to get Rolex allocation but somehow they still flock to AD to make enquiries.

 

[official_t_atelier]

He can’t use it as bundle because the SA / AD he is with for the Rolex journey doesn’t do Tudor. But he is fine with it as he is hard core Tudor fan. So doesn’t bother him if he can’t use it to bundle for Rolex sports

Then he should just buy from grey market. Imagine how much he can save to add more tudors..

 

[derkaiser94]

Despite the situation, I get the impression a lot of the new entrants to Rolex still prefers to buy from AD. Many knows with AD you got to spend more in order to get Rolex allocation but somehow they still flock to AD to make enquiries.

Why though? I rather buy from wherever that’s cheaper. Be it AD bundling or grey. Just seems more logical and cost effective. But I guess watches are often an emotional purchase.

 

[derkaiser94]

Lol came across this for all the towkays in this thread.

https://caviar.global/collections/grand-complications/daytona_id28089/

 

[Damienic]

Then he should just buy from grey market. Imagine how much he can save to add more tudors..

Wah i also quite stumped why he didn’t buy from grey. Don’t have an answer for you

 

[Damienic]

Why though? I rather buy from wherever that’s cheaper. Be it AD bundling or grey. Just seems more logical and cost effective. But I guess watches are often an emotional purchase.

Hmmm maybe it’s just a preference to buy from an AD? Like how some will prefer to buy iPhones from Apple store rather than from Challenger or the telcos. I buy my first Rolex with AD too in 2015 when prices from grey dealer was lower than retail

 

[derkaiser94]

Hmmm maybe it’s just a preference to buy from an AD? Like how some will prefer to buy iPhones from Apple store rather than from Challenger or the telcos. I buy my first Rolex with AD too in 2015 when prices from grey dealer was lower than retail

I buy from Apple cuz of the after sale service. If challenger sells the same product for cheaper, I’ll get it there instead.

 

[Superspeso]

where is cheaper then buy from where lor. u buy pang sai zhua if sheng siong cheaper ntuc more exp, u buy where? still pang sai zhua.

as long as warranty being honoured, go where same same la

 

[rlskyline]

now that prices keep dropping, don't have interest to add more rolex to my collection.
will wait for prices to plunge more

 

[bwaysaikryptonite]

now that prices keep dropping, don't have interest to add more rolex to my collection.
will wait for prices to plunge more

when prices cum down more to near retail suddenly a lot more flippers and speculators wun whaf teh interest to buy already haha that’s when it’s time to go bargain

 

[Sarp0li]

when prices cum down more to near retail suddenly a lot more flippers and speculators wun whaf teh interest to buy already haha that’s when it’s time to go bargain

Lol waiting for this time to come soon sia

 

[gaoxing84]

About 1k-1k plus margin or so i thought. Anyway I did a consignment with a grey dealer for a DJ SS before and they mark up about 1k.

Consignment vs they buy in big difference.
1 got cash outflow
1 is free money