Reply With QuoteYou could always have put it in one of the other ''Rolex price increase'' threads.
In line with Patek on September 1st Rolex will go up 10%
I know this through a top industry insider.
Subsequently now is the time to buy a Daytona or D-blu before the price increase.....oh, wait a minute.....
You could always have put it in one of the other ''Rolex price increase'' threads.
Sorry, I did not know there were any......
Groan, here we go again......
I was told 15 per cent yesterday by an AD
Yawn .....
Trust me, there are. Surprisingly, you're not the only person to have considered that Rolex will be raising their prices shortly.Originally Posted by farmkid
As night follows day, there will be a Rolex price rise thread, tedious
I won't believe anything on this subject until it is officially announced.
Has any other topic ever seen such speculation and incorrect predictions?
Yes BREXIT....
I was in goldsmiths last having bought a new purchase of a rolex and was told the same that it will be anything from 3 to 10% in the next few weeks.
Chaps
I think we should set up a new rule.
If anyone comes in stating there will be a price increase on whatever date, one of two things will happen.
1. If he is right, we should all should show our respect to him and publically proclaim him a very clever chap.
2. If he is wrong, he either pays £500 into the TZ coffers and admits to being a moron or gets banned for life.
Regards
Mick
Seven years and you didn't know?
Heywood gave a very good insight into his knowledge of how these things work, and has predicted a rise on 1st September at least a couple of weeks ago. It was in one of the other long running Rolex Price Increase threads, of which there are at least two.
This is the closest thing we have to actual foresight because Rolex simply don't tell anyone until just before.
As I have said (on the other long running Rolex Price Increase threads, of which there are at least two) the next muppet to give it the old "my AD said" rubbish needs to be banned! Or better still, as above, made to pay into the fundraiser.
The member that guesses (because it is a guess, and the first of any given month is a good guess, as per Heywood's historical data) correctly when the price rise will happen, gets to feel warm and fuzzy and we all bow down to him and his "insider connections".
So, will this thread die now?! (I doubt it very much!).
Who are Rolex?
Why should the thread die when you get your facts wrong?
As Haywood pointed out in one of the other threads, sometimes we do know quite a while in advance of a price rise.
Sigh...
EDIT: PS I guess it's mute since it appears impossible to buy a SS sports model anyway! (although apparently "normal" people do buy their other models! ;-p
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No one, hobbyist or trader, knows the date. It is all just guess work, which means someone will get it right by accident. For all we know, it might be tomorrow, next week, the beginning of September, the.....well, fill in where applicable. People have bee guessing for several years. Not a single person has been right so far.
We don't even know if any date has been agreed.
PPS as per post immediately above, I think I have just been irrationally irritated by the confidence with which people have posted on here things like;
"My AD said there's DEFINITELY a price rise on 1st June" and then it doesn't happen
"My AD said there's DEFINITELY a price rise on 1st July" and then it doesn't happen
"My AD said there's DEFINITELY a price rise on 1st August" and then it doesn't happen
The inference is "I have access to special information" and just makes me cringe and irks me in equal measure.
I should go and find all these confident posts and point them out, but I guess that would be even more petty than my irritation here.
I really don't know why I even interested because I am not in the market for a new watch, probably never will be again and truth be told am not even really that interested in watches anymore - well, especially not new ones.
OK, so I am not going to post again in these Rolex Price Increase threads!!
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Internet is choppy on the farm:-)
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Last night when I was asleep I was visited by the ghost of Hans Wilsdorf who told me a 9.2% increase will take effect on the 33rd of Glidember.
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I think the biggest problem is that people are given some 'inside knowledge' from someone that they trust, and decide to share it with the forum in good faith.
Unfortunately, with this specific topic, the information very rarely proves to be correct.
I was told 3 weeks ago they'd be a 10% rise on the 1st of September. I'm 80% certain I think? 🤔
There's a point when customers just leave. I suspect that this is what Rolex are considering.
There have been considerable price differentials in the past. I think it is likely that prices will go up but not a done deal at all.
I think that this is just a tactic by salespeople to pressure someone into buying a rolex.why would rolex tell an Ad they were about to put up their prices? I remember talking to a dealer years ago about this and was told they had no prior knowledge and simply found out when rolex sent a communication out with a new price list to be acted on immediately.having said all this their are traditional times of the year when they have changed the prices and I think people instinctively assume the worst and start stories around these dates.
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I'll take a different tack to the angry people and assume the OP was making a numerous post. It's a moot point anyway, given the angst expressed here.
Why does it matter? Do you get a smug feeling that your watch is worth more today than yesterday? If you are flipping it's just swings and roundabouts surely.
Me angry, no not one bit.
But a post about things going up in price,
If it's a concern then don't buy one.
I was thinking of Adrian rather than you.
Was that why you said "the OP"?
No, I feel the OP was making a funny post as this is a regular topic and noted how he phrased it. I still believe this.Was that why you said "the OP"?
The angst is coming primarily from ach5, and I believe his real name is Adrian. He also spelt moot as mute.
I'm happy to justify my posts line by line if you wish. Normally the forensic questioning is done in the Bear Pit (by people who don't answer direct questions themselves of course) but whatever makes you happy
The Illuminati dictate the price, fools. That said, the Black Pope told me 10% on September 1.
Offcially, whether the price increases or not, a lot of watch lovers are already paying prices above the retail value for watches like new Daytonas, Deap Blue and the Batman.
I would like to announce to the world - well you lot anyway that I have decided to put my prices up on 1st Nov - please form an orderly queue to spend lots of money - but don't bother until I'm back from holiday.
(Rubs hands)
That's Christmas paid for
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sorry to be cheeky but I've corrected your spellingThat's the second home paid for
I agree there's too many of these threads - but I'm sure OP put this here with the best of intentions. Let's just dig up the old thread, merge the conversation, and move on?
The new price doesn't have to be unaffordable to make you care about a price increase. Who doesn't want to try to save a few hundred quid?
Unless you are one of the lucky few who wouldn't notice £500+ go missing...
I was told to buy my BLNR fast because of an inevitable price increase. That was Feb 2015....................
Personally, the only person I can really trust on this topic, in these forums is Haywood Milton. He's the only one who seems to have the inside track, and even he gets it wrong sometimes...
Personally, the only person I can really trust on this topic, in these forums is Haywood Milton. He's the only one who seems to have the inside track, and even he gets it wrong sometimes...
Mr Milton - any update on this topic? What do your sources tell you about the next price hike?
Well i think this is one of those inevitable situations. September 1st we will see an increase, thats pretty much guaranteed 100%, the doubt is how much it will go up by.
IWC, PANERAI, PATEK, CARTIER, JLC, LANGE all increased. The price differential of UK Retail vs other countries is HUGE HUGE HUGE. You can buy a GMT BLNR for £4950 (after vat refund) in the UK, thats just insane....
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100% seems steep. I'll go for 5-10%
Was in my local AD in Exeter saturday, when i said to him there is an imminent price increase like next month he denied it, said it will happen eventually but not yet?? why would he say that when i was looking at a yacht master and a DJ.
How is that relevant? unless you buy the watch to export it permanently I suppose
My AD said that the regional manager had told him that no price rise was in the pipeline....this was a few days ago. As the store was packed with buyers, he probably is not worried. But prices will have to go up, simply to stabilise the market. Beyond that, who knows. Maybe not even Rolex
I get the feeling that forum people want price rises, because they have second hand stuff which would become a bit more valuable.
You certainly over-estimate my ability, but thanks for your confidence! All of us in the trade rely on snatched feedback from comments with Rolex employees, ADs etc. Just like you we have to make our own minds up as to which prove to be the more reliable sources.
I consider it as a given that Rolex UK prices HAVE to increase imminently and that a rise of at least 10% is to be expected.
Looking back over the last ten years, the first of the month has always been the chosen date. There seems no further reason to delay except perhaps the August Bank Holiday --- let us not forget that there is a chap at Rolex UK who at a couple of days' notice has to drill through the price list and work out the new RRPs. It is rarely if ever a straightforward "x% across the range" and the various metal / gem components alone are usually a consideration that differentiates the uplift on different models.
Like many, I expected 1st August to be the date and with each month I think it simply becomes more likely. My money would be on 1st September, but if it were not then the odds just increase massively for 1st October! The rise will come soon.
"Haywood would say that, it's in his interest as a dealer" will cry the ignorant. It can be proven that this is not so; from mid-2012 until the EU vote I had consistently argued that there was no case for an increase, nor was there one.
When it comes, of course, it will be good news for me.
Haywood
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