From several reports I've heard - the lines for this one at Australian Swatch Boutiques didn't have anywhere near the same amount of people compared to the original MoonSwatch release and the Blancpain x Swatch release.
What I hope this means is that people have woken up, knowing that if they don't get one today they will be able to get one soon... and that it's been a futile task for the flippers who put their ads up on eBay a week ago in the hope scalping their acquisition for $4500 😂😂😂
I know how you feel. I bought my BB58 not long after it was first released, and immediately it got a lot of wrist time. Since then, my collection has grown and it's found itself living in the safe for a long period of time. I have had it on again this past week, and have fallen in love all over again! Tudor at it's absolute finest !
What the ADs should actually be doing in this situation is ... put it in the display case and allow walk in shoppers the chance to potentially buy the piece. The problem with this whole fictional waitlist game is that it is the main thing feeding the whole flipping culture. Eventually this AD is going to get a buyer, and most likely, that person is going to pick the watch up thinking they can flip it for even just a few hundred $ in profit, and the grey market then tries to sell it for a couple of grand over list... the problem then is that the watch becomes unobtainable for someone who really wants it i.e. a first time walk in buyer who just wants his/her first Rolex.
Why are people still playing these AD games? I'd almost be willing to bet that they have tried to move this onto other clients, but those other people have turned it down. Why has it been turned down? A. they either already have the piece in their collection (like yourself) or B. this is no longer a "flippable" piece.
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