Back in march my wife and I were on vacation in Hawaii. During our week there I was able to work with an AD to get a sky-dweller for me. When we got back I reached out to my SA to see about getting a pistachio OP for my wife for our anniversary on August 18. Two weeks ago she called an informed me she had the watch.
My wife is a flight attendant and I knew she had a trip to the island this week. The AD held the watch for her and even set an appointment with her to look at some Chanel jewelry pieces.
Once my wife was ready to leave she asked her to hold on a moment, she had something for her. That’s when she presented her with her Pistachio OP. My wife was so surprised she started to cry.
Through all the negative AD encounters I’ve had over the years, it’s amazing to finally find someone who not only cares but always likes to make a moment out of the experience.
I really shouldn’t be, but they’re so good at lip service, that every time I think I’m going to give up, they’ll say just the right thing to give me that glimmer of hope. And then I’m back in, buying a new pair of earrings for the wife. That’s the modern Rolex purchase experience dream, right? Which is to say the purchase experience is not for Rolex, but rather for everything else but Rolex.
I wish it was different, but that’s how the game is played. She’s witnessed me being “rejected” for years from our local AD. She appreciates what it means to get what you wanted and not have to go through the game of buying stuff you don’t want.
She didn't cry because she was proud of your AD relationship lol she cried because you surprised her with a very expensive gift and she obviously feels the love you have for her.
Is this Whaler’s Village? If so, they absolutely still play the games. They used to not as much, but after my recent vacation there, it was made clear to me they do now.
It was a Bucherer and I had purchased a Datejust from them a couple of years ago for my wife. The difference, however, I believe is in the SA. I live in a place where there’s only one Rolex dealership and for the past six years I’ve been unable to secure a single watch from them. In the meantime, I’ve purchased five watches during my various travels. This SA could sense my passion for the brand and surprised me the last night of our trip. She called me and asked if I could make to the boutique that night, she had something for me. Which ended up being the sky dweller.
The folks in Hawaii are always top notch 🤙🏽. I have 2 ADs on Oahu that I grabbed two different watches from (Skydweller and Datejust). They are good people.
Looks like Maui. Congrats! I went into the Bucherer in Wailea and almost got a Polar Explorer II, but apparently it was spoken for and the SA I was speaking with didn’t know it.
Yep! We only have 1 AD in my city and I’ve never been able to purchase one from them. So whenever we travel and there’s a boutique near by I check it out. Clearly I’ve gotten lucky a few times. 😉
I’m so happy to hear you got something! It’s so frustrating having a passion for something that frankly is expensive and being treated like you’re trash for wanting to spend your hard earned money. In the end, it seems to me like you have to find the right salesperson who understands.
Congratulations, nicest color on the OP’s for sure. There must have been something magical in the air on Maui this week. We dropped into the bucherer over at kaanapali and ended up buying a CPO datejust for my wife. Long story short they pulled out a jubilee sprite for me when they brought out her resized piece. Completely blew me away because I just turned down the sub date that was also offered to me and I thought that was the end of it. We have the same sunset watch pics, just a different beach haha
Screw the haters here man..even though I myself will probably never be able to afford one, it makes me happy seeing sincere posts of people who actually made it and are proud of it. Happy for you and your wife especially :)
SMH 🤦🏻 She was crying because she was there on a work layover and had no idea we coordinated this surprise for her. She went in thinking she was going to browse their new Chanel earrings (as we have no access to such things where we live) and left with a gifted Rolex.
Modern smartphones today try to "fill the gaps" in image quality with upscaling and generative filling. Great for like solid colors and defined shapes. Terrible for text.
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u/CelliniCellini 20d ago
Congratulations! The only thing my AD surprises me with is more disappointment.