I agree we will just disagree on the payment bit, but agree on the can’t order and don’t know what they are getting bit.De Sisti wrote: ↑Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:57 pmI think it does; but let's just disagree and not get into a pointless discussion about it. As for supply of stainless steel sports models;
I've had two Authorised Dealers (Ads) tell me that such models are in short supply from Rolex, and they (the ADs) get what they are
given and can't order on demand. I had the cash in my bank account and saw no reason not to pay for the watch.
Paying in advance. For those not buying their brand new cars on pcp deals I assumed paying in advance was the norm.
Anyway the Explorer is a good watch, so congratulations when it arrives.
Happy to agree on the price bit (after all you are the one with the full purchase invoice and detailed receipt) if you have found an AD that doesn’t know when it will receive the watch you have paid for, but will still happily reduce the margin they make on the watch (which I understand is a lesser margain than many other well known brands) if it were to arrive after a price increase that they won’t be aware of until typically 2-3 days before they have to implement the increase. I would certainly stick to an AD like that.
Out of interest would the AD have also committed to the current price if you had only paid a deposit?
But the good thing is you will be getting the next Explorer that the AD gets, which even if the AD you are using is one of the small independent ADs means you will likely get it within a couple of months. Much quicker than had you been after something like a Submariner, GMT-Master, etc.etc. (I.e. muck quicker than any Professional model except the Explorer II or Milgauss).
Still in practical terms the question of a price increase in your likely waiting period is probably a non event, as Rolex have increased their prices in the UK far less regularly than other major brands over the past 5-6 years.
Neil