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Inspired by @Aquagraph and the TH wall clock, I noticed this in Goldsmith last week. Wish they were for sale and to the public.

Presume not auto & quartz but it did sweep.

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SA mentioned Rolex were jealous an sending a new one down to the store

How much?
 
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18 months old, no sign of wear to the gold plating and still running to COSC!
 
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This move seems to indicate to me that Rolex will try to better meet the current demand.

I think it has more to do with better controlling the sales experience, and especially getting a cut of the pre-owned market.
 
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I think it has more to do with better controlling the sales experience, and especially getting a cut of the pre-owned market.
I just made that edit as you were typing.
 
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And if Rolex really wants to improve their customer experience, it starts by having products available. 🙄
 
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Or just a solid mechanism for still keeping production lower than demand but then actually making that extra profit again once those bought are flipped through the official used Rolex base.
 
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You're taking these news very calmly. IMHO, that's a bombshell (at least here in GVA)... 😲
How do you see things? What makes this such a bombshell for you?

I think it will be interesting to see what Rolex's endgame is here. But from a consumer's perspective, there's nothing exciting about this news for me. The articles say that Bucheror will continue to operate independently. So the only difference in the short term is that Bucheror and Tourneau may probably get preferential treatment when it comes to product allocations from Rolex.
 
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Or just a solid mechanism for still keeping production lower than demand but then actually making that extra profit again once those bought are flipped through the official used Rolex base.

This.
 
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My long purchase history with Tourneau (buying other brands) means nothing to them, towards getting a Daytona.
I wonder of these boutiques will become Rolex / Tudor exclusive. 😕
 
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How do you see things? What makes this such a bombshell for you?
For me at least, I wake up and find myself in the Rolex Family, finally! 😀 😎
 
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Bet Cartier are chuffed…

I was already wondering what he was wearing...

And also whether journalists would know better than unleash their usual "All men are pigs" or "All men are toxic" articles (Spoiler alert: They didn't) 😉
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Mine says hi

Always stuns me when I see yet another similar timepiece that we share. Your Buch is a beauty, congrats Yago!