Oooh this is exciting - in my entirely unbiased opinion, you should deffo get the Explorer II. Mind you, i sat on a list for 3 years to no avail and ended up going grey, but at least the mark up is way less than for the GMTs (and getting even less now as the market's softening).
Yeah, I can agree in many ways. The desired outcome is to be able to buy something at retail, which is bonkers.
Maybe I should change my mind and get an Explorer II instead.