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It really puts you off the Brand , I spoke with an acquaintance this week that has always been into his dive watches and has had several sports Rolex on his wrist over the years , eventually started buying from a large well know dealer and now gets fairly regular sports watches that he’s registered interest in .
Some he’s flipped , one recently he sold to a dealer for a near £15 k mark up and promptly settled his car …. Honestly can you blame him .I couldn’t .
If there’s no warranty issue and a 5 year service , in which time he might have sold it anyway , how would Rolex know it’s changed hands .Does the new owner register it to maintain warranty ?
Not many would turn up that sort of easy money , so Rolex might not be the horological king but it’s the king of resale ?
To those in the trade is it temporary this HUGE markup ?
I mean you can’t even get on a wait list , it’ll turn a lot off the brand , but I suspect they’d all be turned back on if you could purchase at retail