AD paid in full... waiting to pick up!

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by Cwillis0001

King's lost their AD status at the beginning of the year.

Fink's at D.T.C. is still a Rolex dealer according to their site. Whomever said they weren't was not correct.

[Mohawkman450]

Yah forgot to mention yes Amex is only card they take over phone as that was an option but I don’t have Amex and either way u still have to be in Mexico to make the purchase with any credit card to get the tax back ! The guy come right to store an does the paper work . Watch was 13,950USD with tax an I got back 1,241.55USD back on my visa . I’m just saying I pre paid for one cause I passed on first one cause of there policy! So I wanted one an wanted to take advantage of saving 8.9% I pre paid for one with my cc while on vacation

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by ronmexico

$10K+ tied up with a Mexican dealer and the only way to obtain the watch is flying to Mexico to retrieve? Yikes.

No kidding. The OP seems to have a false sense of confidence.

[Citystar31]

No false sense of confidence here! This is no different than any other purchase with this AD since they don’t ship! I understand the current situation and I hope the largest Tourist Jeweler in the Country doesn’t go bankrupt (very unlikely). Plus I get nice two day vacation every time!

[No SUBctitute]

What Omega did you buy?

[PNBLWZD]

Ultrajewels MX is a legit established AD, I’ve bought from them multiple times over the years while on cruises. Although for me it was in person, with a CC and got tax back eventually, OP will probably be fine.

[AshCashEmAll]

I had something similar happen OP. Just explain given the current climate you are in no position to have money tied into anything you don’t have your hands on. I would push them to ship or to give the refund. Chances are they can ship the watch...


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[Citystar31]

Originally Posted by No SUBctitute

What Omega did you buy?

I purchased an Omega reference Omega 210.32.42.20.06.001. This is my first Omega an AD offered 5% off all Omega/Breitling (pretty normal from what I’ve been told) so I figured why not!

[Citystar31]

Originally Posted by AshCashEmAll

I had something similar happen OP. Just explain given the current climate you are in no position to have money tied into anything you don’t have your hands on. I would push them to ship or to give the refund. Chances are they can ship the watch...


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It was made pretty clear that I would NOT be able have this shipped before I made the purchase.... which to this moment I am absolutely fine with! That exact reason I believe is why I even got offered this piece in the first place and to be honest it’s my best chance at getting a Batman from any AD! Plus when all this clears the fiancé and myself get a nice little trip to Mexico.

[Daytonaman799]

I think you will be ok. Best of luck and congrats.

[Danny83]

I would not worry they are backed by Carlos Slim ....Congrats OP

[AF_Rob]

If you bought with them before, I wouldn't worry. Perhaps you were able to obtain a hot watch because you were willing to do what their other customers in line would not. Me included. Not because it's Mexico but because I'm not willing to spend more money for the honor of spending money. ADs making people bundle is ridiculous to me.

[zewill]

Originally Posted by maveric

Call me crazy but I would be nervous about any money held at a business in a 3rd world country.

Surprised this comment did not draw any attention... Mexico a 3rd world country? I would probably call you something else than crazy I was less scared roaming Mexico than lots Angeles to be entirely honest.

Enough feeding the troll back to the thread. Call Amex and find out your protection. There is always a risk of businesses going out of businesses especially in this environment. As soon As they are open fly there and pick everything up.

[WCHROLX]

We are waiting for pictures..congrats in advance

[LuxLemon]

Originally Posted by cj3209

This is off topic but are some ADs shipping in the US?

I contacted an AZ AD recetnly and they said they are not allowed to ship but I could pick it up in AZ. Unfortunately, I'm not driving 150 miles to pick up a watch.

Lol - so you care enough about the watch to presumably call several AD's within an area that you deem close enough to call. Then when one says they can do a transaction for you and you can have this watch you care so much about it, suddenly you are too cool to drive 2.5 hours for this watch hahah

[cj3209]

Originally Posted by LuxLemon

Lol - so you care enough about the watch to presumably call several AD's within an area that you deem close enough to call. Then when one says they can do a transaction for you and you can have this watch you care so much about it, suddenly you are too cool to drive 2.5 hours for this watch hahah

Sorry, that's five hours of my life (maybe longer now). No need to drive if they can ship and I have better things to do with my life than drive 5 hours on the highway that is suddenly getting crowded with people fed up being stuck inside their homes.

[willttqs]

I have been asked to pay the full amount by WoS for a non date submariner and to collect when(if) the store opens!

[LuxLemon]

Originally Posted by cj3209

Sorry, that's five hours of my life (maybe longer now). No need to drive if they can ship and I have better things to do with my life than drive 5 hours on the highway that is suddenly getting crowded with people fed up being stuck inside their homes.

Presumably you used hours of your life to gather the contact numbers and search for AD's within a reasonable radius of where you live. Why do that if your time is worth too much to actually travel to the AD's that you searched for, found the contact information for and made an inquiry to?

[Billfish]

I doubt Finks lost Rolex- they may have decided not to be a AD for certain locations, but was a decision on their end if correct

[Xtralarg]

Originally Posted by willttqs

I have been asked to pay the full amount by WoS for a non date submariner and to collect when(if) the store opens!

Nooooooooo!!!! Dont do it

[maveric]

Originally Posted by zewill

Surprised this comment did not draw any attention... Mexico a 3rd world country?

Fake news.

[Maverick_1908]

Originally Posted by maveric

Agreed. It’s like some people think that being an AD magically protects them from business failure.

Time will tell who’s right. ;)


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[Stretch_Bobby]

I wouldn't worry.

[Citystar31]

Does anyone know exactly how the serial number “look up’s” work such as those on Bobs? Only asking because when I first ran the serial number nothing came up but now it shows so I was wondering if that means the card was activated and the systems somehow link?

[ds7828]

Originally Posted by Harry-57

You've made an assessment of the potential risk versus the potential benefit and gone with your best judgement.

All you can do now is wait and don't lose any sleep.

Regarding the comments in your OP, there have been opinions expressed by some forum contributors that phantom watches may have been offered. No one has accused any AD of selling watches they don't have. Nor has anyone produced any evidence to support this.

At end of December I paid in full for Oysterflex YG Daytona, Champagne Dial from a reputable AD that I have history with. They didn't have the watch but promised me the next one was mine......still waiting. Not worried.

[aw9nineteen]

Originally Posted by Pim

150 miles ???? I would be in the car 10 minutes ago

Same


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[Yess]

I would want the watch that bad I would drive and pick it up.
150 miles in parts of Australia is like going down to your local store to grab some milk... I'd not pay for the milk in advance though, so it might be a bit of moot point.

[aw9nineteen]

Originally Posted by Yess

I would want the watch that bad I would drive and pick it up.
150 miles in parts of Australia is like going down to your local store to grab some milk... I'd not pay for the milk in advance though, so it might be a bit of moot point.

I mean if they had the watch I wanted I ride my bike the 150 miles. No joke. (Somewhere my wife is rolling her eyes)


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[1665fan]

Originally Posted by maveric

Call me crazy but I would be nervous about any money held at a business in a 3rd world country.

Amen

[SkyJuice]

Originally Posted by Yess

I would want the watch that bad I would drive and pick it up.
150 miles in parts of Australia is like going down to your local store to grab some milk... I'd not pay for the milk in advance though, so it might be a bit of moot point.

Thats true, try driving from Perth to Sydney to pick up the watch now the flights are canned. Border restriction is another barrier.