How I Bought A Rolex At Retail With No Waitlist

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Isaiah’s Watches

4 ай бұрын

will my luck run out..?

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@arunabhalahiri4931 4 ай бұрын

When buying a watch sounds like a job interview....

@bestboy897 3 ай бұрын

lmfao

@Nick-cs9dt 3 ай бұрын

Well it is an interview but for a watch rather than a job.

@icemannbmw 2 ай бұрын

@@Nick-cs9dt that you still have to buy lol

@user-og2wt3le4j 2 ай бұрын

The only way Rolex will learn its lesson is for customers to quit Rolex as a brand. You can go into other brand boutiques (with a few exceptions), or better yet and AD, and walk out with any watch you want. There was a time when Rolex did not play this game of wait lists and preferential treatment.

@Nick-cs9dt 2 ай бұрын

@@user-og2wt3le4j What lesson do they need to learn? From their point of view they are doing very well.

@kevinmccalister8197 4 ай бұрын

''AP owner is allowed to buy a Rolex from AD.''

@jasonmcenroy1961 2 ай бұрын

True, but I’ve also gone into several Rolex ADs wearing an AP, and they still always politely tell me to fuck off lol

@safinman 15 күн бұрын

@@jasonmcenroy1961sure buddy

@randombloke10 4 ай бұрын

This video is everything wrong with Rolex, congratulations but it’s hard to reward a company who’s practices are just so anti-consumer 😢

@joserosas399 4 ай бұрын

Ditto

@user-zj8wv5bk3p 4 ай бұрын

You sir have something called pride and discernment, well done I doff my non existent cap to you Rolex which is now a fashion brand can go f#@$ themselves, and anyone who will kiss arse to buy a watch can too

@dkiselja9290 4 ай бұрын

Amen!

@config2543 4 ай бұрын

You mean anti-"customer"

@randombloke10 4 ай бұрын

@@config2543 yes 👏🏻

@ajcan89 4 ай бұрын

It’s stupid to beg a seller to sell their product. People are stupid to let that happen.

@OperationNonsense 3 ай бұрын

what can you do? economy is strong and most people have way too much extra money, so people compete to get hard to get products, in order to establish themselves in the social hierarchy.

@hanz3967 3 ай бұрын

@@OperationNonsense You are 2 years late. Secondary watch markets are crashing

@OperationNonsense 3 ай бұрын

@@hanz3967 "crashing" is a misrepresentation, wishful thinking if i might be so bold. try going into any rolex boutique and buy any rolex model, and see if they have anything in stock for anyone to just buy and walk out the store.

@factstology 2 ай бұрын

Toyota has left the chat

@miracleman. 2 ай бұрын

@@OperationNonsense "Most people have way too much extra money" In which alternative world do you live?

@eddiehe7454 3 ай бұрын

Sounds fun, but stories like this kind of make me dislike Rolex more and more recently. I bought my first Rolex Submariner back in 2008 when I got my first job after college. just walked in to an AD and they gave me 5% discount.

@HankTheTank23 2 ай бұрын

Those must have been the days!

@glostergloster6945 4 ай бұрын

So basically she lied to you first time round. Its why I dont buy Rolex.

@ransom1004 4 ай бұрын

This was an AD, not a Rolex Boutique.

@jonathankim7641 4 ай бұрын

There's no such thing as a Rolex Boutique. All Rolex stores are some sort of AD even if all their branding is Rolex. Highly likely it's a Bucherer or some other larger AD @@ransom1004

@user-zj8wv5bk3p 4 ай бұрын

Sir I doff my non existent cap to you , You sir have taste and discernment which is lacking in today's world oh and something else called pride well done sir

@steelsteez6118 3 ай бұрын

Doesn't matter whether it's the AD or a boutique, they are both Rolex's customer. Rolex let's them roam wild and unrestricted and do what they want and conduct business how they want. This results in a sleazy car salesman like experience for the buyer. That was his whole point. Regardless of what Rolex customer's store you go to (I.e. A boutique or AD) you're still going to be required to play the game. The game is what people are tired off.

@allsportsexpert 3 ай бұрын

Because you can't afford one.

@MrHav1k 4 ай бұрын

Yeah.... this is garbage and why people are fed up with Rolex. It's a damned watch, not a limited run Ferrari or some nonsense.

@g43654 3 ай бұрын

Oh, good luck buying a Hermes bag then. Funny how no one complains when Hermes does exactly the same thing as Rolex.

@MrHav1k 3 ай бұрын

@@g43654I'm into watches. I don't give two sh*ts about a handbag.,

@JericCamps 3 ай бұрын

All the more reason why it doesn’t matter. You can wait a decade, but who cares? It’s just a watch.

@LouStewel-rd7po 3 ай бұрын

… and now there is a class action suit against Hermes @@g43654

@Nick-cs9dt 3 ай бұрын

@@JericCamps what does just a watch mean? If you are a simple creature that can’t tell the difference between the many variations of life, can’t tell beauty from bland, can’t discern high quality from cheap rubbish then I can understand your view point and you have my sympathy.

@Chris-de2qc 4 ай бұрын

i feel like the AP was the clincher.

@lukeblankenship8424 4 ай бұрын

A lot of ADs have their own criteria for who they sell watches to that can vary from store to store. My local ad got me a black sub within 4 months of me asking. They don’t sell to anyone who lives farther than 100 miles from the store and you have to walk in in order to be added to any list. That way they can insure that local people in the community are the ones getting watches.

@mikehayes3014 4 ай бұрын

Soon, they’ll be begging you to buy it…

@user-pn3im5sm7k 4 ай бұрын

She lied though... that I cannot forgive. If I were to buy that watch it would be a dreadful reminder every single day on my wrist that I let a sleazy saleswoman lie to me.

@justmeeagainn 4 ай бұрын

There's something very sketchy about this story. It just doesn't add up. The salesperson has not one, not two, but three of the most desirable watches, lies to you about it, waits until you leave the store, hangs out on the sidewalk somehow knowing you'll come back, brings you back inside, and sells you a watch. Sounds like the watch equivalent of those Penthouse Forum stories.

@Explorer40mm 4 ай бұрын

The gold sub and explorer 36 are very obtainable. The sub can be found below retail on the secondary market and the explorer 36 is selling at retail. The ADs know this, their poor behaviour basically dictates the market. Now, the black explorer 2 is a bit special for a walk in for sure, but not crazy crazy. Walk in and get a Pepsi, deytona or even a no date sub and I’d be impressed.

@blackmoor40k 4 ай бұрын

@@Explorer40mm This 100%. If he walked out with a steel submariner, or a GMT it would be different. Only the explorer II sells above retail, and just barely. If it was the white dial then I would have been impessed.

@craigmcbride526 4 ай бұрын

I was offered the blue bezel white gold sub. They are struggling to move them. 😂

@Explorer40mm 4 ай бұрын

@@craigmcbride526 I’d say they are, they’re grotesquely overpriced at retail. I’d rather buy a new SUV or remodel my kitchen.

@dannysimenauer5745 4 ай бұрын

Actually it is not sketchy. The dealer was doing a "background check" of sorts before deciding if they wanted to sell a Rolex to this guy. This is the way today's entitled AD's do their business, and why many of us do not bother to go into the store anymore. Who needs to be treated like a pissant? The good news is that demand for Rolex is ebbing, Rolex is ramping production and can't use Covid to pause production. Just wait for the Rolex you want to fall at or near retail and go to a trusted grey market dealer to get a real deal. Unfortunately nobody has told the AD's that the Pandemic Games are over.

@user-np5xy5ej5h 4 ай бұрын

Bought a 36mm Explorer last week here in London from a large AD - no prior purchase history, no conversation required - just asked and received.

@neznamtija8081 4 ай бұрын

Can u elaborate on that ? What store was this at ?

@benbill8739 4 ай бұрын

@@neznamtija8081 The Explorer 36 is a less desired model so with nothing to tell about the how and where… the explorer 36 is the most boring watch from Rolex, it even sell under retail at the grey market

@markotoole7937 3 ай бұрын

I believe this. After being on a waiting list for a year, for a Explorer 36mm I got a call from the AD, so I thought about it for a day and then declined. However, they called back AGAIN, to make sure I didn't want it. This tells me there is available stock and potentially a shift in demand, at least for that model.

@12freshkickz 3 ай бұрын

There’s no such thing as a two tone “Day-Date” lmaooo🤣🤣

@robbysimmons9901 4 ай бұрын

ok, so best way for me to get a rolex from an AD is to get to have a personal relationship of a founder with a more unattainable brand.

@bsbullshit2024 4 ай бұрын

10 million subscribers won't hurt either...this story is so stupid

@steelsteez6118 3 ай бұрын

@@bsbullshit2024😂😂 ...nailed it!

@kart182 Ай бұрын

@@bsbullshit2024what’s his other channel?

@Evil.Turkey 3 ай бұрын

“Convince them to S E L L me a watch” Man I would love to be a ROLEX Seller 😂

@mickeimer916 3 ай бұрын

I really don’t get it , how can someone prostitute like this , if they don’t want my money , I buy something else .

@bigyuan3168 4 ай бұрын

usually in bigger European cities, Rolex stores does not sell to foreigners, they only put locals on waiting lists, at least in Hungary or Austria.

@neznamtija8081 4 ай бұрын

In hungary ?

@PS987654321PS 4 ай бұрын

Well both are fascist countries so I'm not at all surprised.

@rezmanngabor5094 4 ай бұрын

@@neznamtija8081 I'm from Hungary. We have only one AD in Budapest. It is located at Andrássy Street 10. Bought two of my watches from them. But if you are a foreigner then good luck to acquire even a simple Datejust...😃

@neznamtija8081 4 ай бұрын

@@rezmanngabor5094 i would have guessed there is much less iterest in luxury watches like rolex in countries like hungary, serbia, romania etc...

@neznamtija8081 4 ай бұрын

@@IDKline is this a genuine question?! It’s Eastern Europe dude ?!?

@Scrappy45 4 ай бұрын

Oh so i just need a royal oak to be allowed to get a Rolex makes sense

@dannysimenauer5745 4 ай бұрын

At the AD, nothing makes sense. Any new customer who has dignity is done playing the Pandemic Games that these AD's think is how to treat customers.

@brettbrett7990 2 ай бұрын

Omega thank you…no waiting necessary.

@brichard11 3 ай бұрын

My local AD was really cool. We sat down and had a great conversation and he told me when I am ready to buy just to let him know and he will let me know what he has in his inventory. No need to make purchases or anything. He said they only have concerns if they think they have a flipper trying to buy.

@brianpalay3760 19 күн бұрын

4:50 This is the main reason I have not bought a Rolex. Let me tell you how I was able to buy my TAG Heuer: I had the money, it was a retail product, I used the money to buy the product. I thanked no one for the privilege of spending thousands of dollars on their product for sale. I like Rolexes, but I can't. Congrats though, it is a nice watch of course.

@markotoole7937 3 ай бұрын

This makes me hate Rolex and AD's even more, thanks for sharing your story. I know for certain, I never want to play this silly game or give WoS any of my money.

@keeferdog5617 2 ай бұрын

“What’s the moral of the story”? Well, I’ll tell you…the next time I walk into my Rolex AD, I’m wearing crocs, a tee, sweaty and unshaven and…BINGO

@johnmayerislovee 2 ай бұрын

The moral of this story. The next 100 random adult ladies I encounter, 99 will gracefully say no but eventually one will say yes.

@hyper_channel 2 ай бұрын

I know you are joking but that's kind of how it works, even more so than when buying a Rolex. If you walk up to 100 ladies, chat a bit and ask for their number you are almost guaranteed a bunch of dates.

@johnmayerislovee 2 ай бұрын

@@hyper_channel Thanks

@aaronlee123456789 4 ай бұрын

Lol dude. This watch nobody wants here in Singapore. U can also walk into our AD here and chat up the SA. 😅 it's selling below retail on grey. It's normally used to bundle to get allocated another sports watch

@Madeinlondon67 2 ай бұрын

Love the AP t-shirt. Are they available anywhere?

@ludomirwanot32 3 ай бұрын

awesome! Well done, only the second store i went to this summer had 2 gold rolexes available for sale, one of them was a GMT Master 2, it was wild lol

@mr.y.mysterious.video1 3 ай бұрын

that time a shop deigned to sell me something. incredible

@Iamdubai 4 ай бұрын

Really like your new channel and this videos! Please make more content like this 🤩🍾🤞🏻🙏🏻🥇🏆👑🌟

@safewaydriving3463 Ай бұрын

I just purchased my first Rolex, the submariner, James Cameron. I was a first time buyer and I’ve never been in a Rolex store before. There were watch models available, but not the particular model that I was interested in. I waited about three months and got a call from my AD that the Watch I was interested was available. I made the appointment and went into the store and purchased the watch. I understand there have been inventory challenges and AD’s perhaps reserve watches for their regular customers, I have never heard of any friends, who had difficulty purchasing a Rolex from a local authorized dealer.

@poolmonkey 3 ай бұрын

So despite the secondary watch market declining steeply for the last year they still require customers to play the game? I naively thought maybe they'd come to their senses at some point. Guess not.

@danagmeadiii 4 ай бұрын

Those white gold subs seem to be everywhere. My AD in Boston has had one for weeks.

@TheOneSplicer 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the guide, Isaiah! (Im broke and can't afford anything close to a rolex)

@snuups 13 күн бұрын

I am super happy for your success fetching this gorgeous watch!

@tacticaltruth8118 4 ай бұрын

Great story. Great gift. Thanks for sharing.

@kefren191919191 4 ай бұрын

At this point I would just not get anything from them as she lied from the beginning. Why you did not ask her: "Madame, why did you exactly lie to me and tell me you don't have the watches I prefer and magically 1 minute later you have them available?" It would be nice to see her face. Being happy for being treated like a peasant and then later on being sold a watch makes me sick.

@steelsteez6118 3 ай бұрын

It's because the sales reps need to get approval from the sales manager at all times before being able to sell a Rolex. Especially if it's even a marginally popular model. That is why you hear all the stories of people who got the Rolex the same day that they left the store and a couple hours later or 30 mins later or what not they're told that they have something special for them. It's the reason this lady was waiting outside. She got the approval from the manager and then went outside to see if she could find him again. So not only do you have to win the battle with the sales rep and win them over, but then you have the second boss fight which is whether the manager will approve the sale. They literally are gate keepers lol. BTW , I know all this because I know someone who works at an AD.

@emilygooner9697 3 ай бұрын

I’d feel that way too but if I wanted something that much I’d bite my lip for a change

@drjoei 3 ай бұрын

Any advise on how you got the watch back to the states. Did you wear it on the plane, did you pack it in your bag, did you claim it and pay taxes. Please advise. Thanks

@tobycook3344 3 ай бұрын

Would be interested to hear the answer to this

@samschannel7074 3 ай бұрын

He bought it on Ali Express and made up the story!

@Thejoseaguilera 2 ай бұрын

love your story this proves it is possible to purchase a Rolex just gotta keep trying! I just made sure the AD remembered my name after I left and got called a month later to pick up my watch!

@enriqao20 10 күн бұрын

This is the trick. (I only own one piece datejust 41 grey dial) my wife walked in into an AD here In California not SF not LA and asked the sells person if she could help her find this watch for my birthday. “He really wants it and it’s his 30th birthday” it only took her (sells) 2 weeks to “get it” and got it. Super quick. I think it just depends where you’re located.

@NMD2047 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for reaffirming my reasons to never ever set foot in a Rolex AD.

@blackmoor40k 4 ай бұрын

He is a good story teller, but I doubt it was that hard. No one thinks an Americian who is wearing a royal oak in Luxemburg is homeless no matter how they dress. They just think you are a typical American.

@navayo Ай бұрын

where did you bought that tshirt?

@silv3rArrow 2 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure the times you were told "no" it was not when asking for that Explorer?....

@paulb9453 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the forewarning, even though I have the funds for an Explorer, your experience has put me off 😂

@Lufkindaytrading Күн бұрын

Walmart didn’t sell me a Casio cause I didn’t have any money… I feel your pain brother 💜

@bjoernaltmann 3 ай бұрын

There are two Rolex ADs on an island you can look across as it's so slim: Sylt, Germany.

@mrkattm 29 күн бұрын

That is crazy, I bought my sub date in 2004 in the Bahamas for about 5k US. The wife and I just walked in off the street wearing our swim suits and started browsing over the Rolex watches, the sales person that was assisting us couldn't slap watches on my wrist fast enough, I ended up picking the Sub Mariner Date. The whole process took about an hour and I walked out of the store wearing my new watch. I can't believe you guys go through all of this just for a watch.

@icarian76 Ай бұрын

You shouldn't have to beg to spend your money. Rolex-fix your ADs.

@cooperwardell8558 Ай бұрын

There is no men’s Rolex two tone day date? Only one ever made was actually three tone tridor but there is no current one for sale.

@Making1Better 19 күн бұрын

The Sales Associate for the AD quickly went to check out his KZbin page, saw that he had over 10 million subs and realized he could purchase any watch in the boutique while giving mad press and publicity to their shop.

@yannikv5208 Ай бұрын

I work at an AD in Germany and I feel like it’s completely different here… at least at my specific spot.

@findtom1 4 ай бұрын

The psychology of Rolexes right now is ridiculous. Begging and pleading and feeling like the belle of the ball being allowed to spend $$$$$ on a watch. It's not like these are even quick flip easy money like Birkins. As someone who was around in the olden days of 2019 you used to be able to get 15-20% off MRSP from ADs.

@randyhernandez3730 7 күн бұрын

my ex through all out with my submariner that i got in 1995. now im going to zurich and your saying i cant buy onw? can you assist i want the same watch

@wayneguy6043 4 ай бұрын

I was told no and a day later wow it was available

@lemuscleetudiant1225 4 ай бұрын

Hello, I've found a 5500 RolexAir-king in pristine condition for sale (no box no paper though...). Only issue is that the watch serial number is from 1978 but the bracelet buckle has an engraved "A" on it, which seems to date back to 1976. Is this considered a frankestein watch? is it a bad thing? thank you :)

@jrgb9945 4 ай бұрын

Never by an EXP 1 and never buy a Airking

@lemuscleetudiant1225 4 ай бұрын

why? @@jrgb9945

@WatchloverPJ 3 ай бұрын

Isaiah you're a prophet lol

@lakerfan0852 2 ай бұрын

A couple years ago I walked into an AD in my local mall, and struck up a conversation with the sales person. He of course asked me some questions like what I do for a living. I told him I had some other brand watches at home and i'm a newer collector. I was in the market for a two-tone Submariner. 3 weeks later, he called me and he got one in and sold it to me. I never bought anything from him, and to this day, I have no idea why he chose to sell it to me. I guess I got lucky.

@benrun216 2 ай бұрын

can someone explaine to me what the problem is? I can not just go in in a rolex store and buy a watch ? Why not?

@speedmaster001 3 ай бұрын

Cross the street and get that Planet Ocean GMT instead. No drama just straight shopping a beautiful watch.

@KAJOMA123 3 ай бұрын

The key is that it holds its value and there is always a demand for Rolex watches even if their waitlists and the whole process is just obscene this is what drives them do whatever they want

@oldirtydave22 13 күн бұрын

You’re crazy for not getting that Cookie Monster! I cant

@kevinpepin5304 2 ай бұрын

Where is that AP shirt from?

@hessers3619 2 ай бұрын

Wow what did you say? You could try a Rolex two tone Day Date on?? That is something very very special and news that we missed.

@nursematt 2 ай бұрын

I was in Hawaii once and got offered a 41mm 18k presidential… had no idea then …

@martb5511 3 ай бұрын

It’s not hard to find a explorer or a datejust from an ad this story doesn’t add up and also what’s a 2 tone day date i thought it only came in gold.

@gonzalogoren1297 Ай бұрын

where can I get that AP tshirt?

@brianmartin4035 4 ай бұрын

Congrats! But I wonder how many people that live and/or work in that town have been going in that store on a regular basis for years asking about the same watches and being told no for no good reason at all. Don't get me wrong, Rolex obviously has a great business model (at least for now), but it does seem to reward some and punish others with no apparent rhyme or reason.

@michaeleldridge3606 4 ай бұрын

I assume the watch flippers caused this terrible business model. Love Rolex watches but don't like the idea of having to beg for the opportunity to buy one. That 36 Explorer is one I'd want.

@danielpaulson3631 Ай бұрын

Rolex - when your financial accomplishments can never be good enough. You weren't offered a watch. You were sold a watch, and you seem thankful for this. I'm not one to think much about power dynamics, but this one was completely backwards. It's just bizarre.

@fantastikfanatic1900 3 ай бұрын

Or you could have bought the explorer from the grey market at less than retail 😂

@rampantcolt 2 ай бұрын

Rolex AD’s care about your watch more than your looks. If you have a nice timepiece on, they will treat you well. (Not that they don’t treat people well)

@yourworstnightmare5516 4 күн бұрын

Why tf does the buyer need to convince the seller to buy a product

@MrSitemaster2 Ай бұрын

Looking at a number YT videos on this topic, AD's in small towns and not so busy airports seem more willing to do this for people who are leaving the country.

@laplthelullemann 2 ай бұрын

As a 124270 owner myself, I hope your wife will love the Explorer as much as I do!

@xandeborja6580 2 ай бұрын

Basically after he left she looked him up and brought him back in they essentially do a background check in the customers to make sure they aren’t flippers

@ashtondurham5075 2 ай бұрын

Seems to me that you need to go see the nice lady again and take us with you

@KV_55555 4 ай бұрын

First time i've heard that the company doesn't want to sell their products when customers want it so bad.

@P8REN 7 күн бұрын

Oh come on, it’s not that difficult nowadays. I was abroad around the time you made this video and came across an AD with over 110 pieces for sale including multiple platinum pieces and GMT Master II solid yellow gold on jubilee. I’ve picked up a GMT Master II from the window of my local AD which had it for sale as I was walking past a few weeks ago and they regularly have Datejust and Sky-Dweller pieces for sale (I counted 8 today in total) as well as the occasional Submariner.

@jerryware1970 3 ай бұрын

Probably could’ve bought it under retail from the AD if you negotiated.

@biishoyyy 4 ай бұрын

we need more videos!!!

@RS-xx9ve Ай бұрын

Being an AD is the ultimately flipper. THATS why they don't like other flippers. They are holding a speculative position... of some sort. Albeit slightly different to the indies.

@arqjavierobregon Ай бұрын

No no no!!!! The only way to get a watch is build a personal relationship with the manager if you’re lucky to talk to him. I waited 5 years but in 10 days I picking up my next submariner at an AD that I’ve never shopped before just I kept building a relationship and now we are good friends.

@hughmcguire3565 4 ай бұрын

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How I Bought A Rolex At Retail With No Waitlist

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