Rolex Watch Shopping in Fukuoka, Japan PART 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- PART 2 of a day of watch shopping in Fukuoka, Japan on the island of Kyushu. Lots of Rolex watches, but plenty of other watch brands too - Tudor, Omega, Breitling, and Patek.
The first sighting of the Iconaut! Where it all started!
Excellent video. Thanks, Austin!
Hahahhaa your commentary on the watches cracks me up. "old man watches" and "girly pateks"
I love your channel and videos.
Japan is just gorgeous and they sure have some cool vintage pieces.
I received my new Pepsi after a 3 year wait and it sure feels nice to finally get it.
Keep the videos coming brotha!
Great Show.
Must Be Beer O'Clock already!
Unreal, loved it thanks AD.
Much appreciated, Jono!
16:52 Ahhhh, here it is. I was looking for the video where you wondered whether even the OPs would disappear from the ADs. Excellent musings, sir.
Great coming back to this and seeing the Iconaut! For me the 5 digit GMT blacks, TT Ceramic GMT black, white dial Milgauss caught my eye.
Thanks, Wes - it's interesting for me to see myself looking at it, not really suspecting it was in my future. It has to make you wonder what future watches you've crossed paths with yet haven't even realized it.
Great as always! Really beautiful Rolex for there... Thanks for sharing
Keep on making the steel professionals limited, Rolex. Love it!!!
Thoroughly enjoyable walk through. As were other similar videos of yours! Keep them coming!
And for the shortage of Rolex Professional Steel models... It is bewildering. To say the least.
Anyway, immensely enjoyable video!
As always thanks for sharing a little bit of Japan, man the watch shopping is getting sparse! The 36mm Datejust you tried on toward the end looked surprisingly good on-wrist. The Daytona was amazing, not that I would ever pay the crazy premium for one.
Your videos are great. THANKS!! PS: Im not in the market for a Rolex but I would consider buying that Wimbledon dial date just.
Watch shopping and a beer to end it. Great vid.
Well here we are in 2020 and you can't get an OP. Austin was right.
He was absolutely bang on
Hi Austin thanks for sharing life in Japan and not running the country or its people down now The Tudor Iconaut a watch I’ve never heard anything about it’s a beast of a watch, I would take one for free but wouldn’t spend my cash on one.Very interesting Austin keep them coming and thank you .👍🏻
Thank you very much for sharing the Shopping trip, and we also got to see various parts of Japan. It appears that the shortage is global with regard to the Rolex Professional watches. My pick is the pre-ceramic Rolex GMT (all black). Really enjoy your videos and looking forward to more videos. Great channel.
AD is one of my faves. Love the commentary. Never heard of that Tudor Iconnaut? Iconaughty, they should have called it. Its nasty and dirty all in one. I kinda like it...
Hi Austin, I'm new to your channel and quite enjoyed your video! great stuff keep up the good stuff...I am dreaming myself of a trip to Hong Kong at some stage....
Are the Rolex AD prices including tax and does a tourist from UK get tax free? Wondering if buying a Datejust is cheaper in Japan going on hols there soon.
Liking the vids keep up the good work!!
Thanks! Tax free for all tourists on the grey market. Not sure about AD's...I'll try to find that out!
Nice video, I noticed you were very knowledgeable on thee hostess haunts ;-)
Thanks Austin for showing us the Rolex AD scenario and prices on the grey market😉. Really appreciate it. The AD’s are pretty much empty 🤷♂️. Not a surprise.
Personally I’d buy a pre ceramic GMT Master 2 (16710 ). The one you have is great 👍🏻. I have the new BLRO 126710 and aesthetically I think the pre ceramic “Pepsi “ with the aluminium insert looks way better👌🏻. Speaking of the new Pepsi, I didn’t see a single GMT MASTER 2 (126710 ) BLRO at the shops? Or did I miss it?!
Once again thanks for showing us around buddy! Thoroughly enjoyed the Video👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Warmest Regards,
Hisham.
Great video. Really enjoyed it. Watch shopping in Japan and an ice cold beer at the end. Perfect day.
That’s called window shopping not watch shopping.
And that's called splitting hairs, not commenting.
I must really be a Datejust fan because of all the really nice Rolex pieces you showed the last Datejust with blue dial, Jubilee bracelet and smooth bezel topped my list... back to square one I guess! LOL
Have you considered the brand Panerai? What's your thought on their watches? I've always been a Rolex person and owns the BLNR and the white ceramic Daytona. Recently picked up a Panerai Luminor 1950 during a vacation and it changed my perspective of Panerai. Used to think that it's too big and obnoxious. Now I'm loving it. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks
Another great video! Very helpful as I am searching for the perfect Rolex to celebrate retirement. Looking at dropping about 15K and good to see the variations at that price point. I own many Datejust models so looking to expand. Do any of these Tokyo shops ship? Do you recommend any?
Thanks! A lot of them sell though Chrono24, so yes they'll ship. I don't recommend any one over the other, but in my experience, the brick and mortar shops are good, honest, and very customer friendly.
Excellent video. Really enjoyed Part 1 & 2 and seeing Fukuoka. My aunt recently sold her retirement home in Fukuoka this past year.
I bet your missed your highway bus ;-] . Entering a bar is going to a highway to hell for Austin. LOL.
A funny couple following you around, Lol. 6:52
Love the Kermit on your last videos.
Great video Austin!
Hi Austin, just asking why Daytona SS 116520 cost SGD$24k and Daytona 2 tone cost merely SGD$$18k... Why such a huge price gap in grey market? Where do you think I can get a Daytona SS at better price?
The SS Rolex Daytona is probably the hottest watch in the world at the moment, so that's just the going price. It's crazy to some people that the 2 tone is going for less, but that's just the way it is. If you could find a SS Daytona at an AD, it would be cheaper - much much cheaper. And that's why you can't. They take about 1 minute to sell, because most people know they can flip them the same day for thousands more than they paid.
@@watchsymposium yeah.....Anyway... Any sort of SS be it DJ 36 or 41, Explorer, Sub, GMT, Milgauss, Daytona, Skydweller these are no stock.
Sounds like it's time to sell the Hydronaut and go pick up that Iconaut, Austin!!!
The quirky Tudor is awesome
Try the Takayama pawnshops.
Also, the Costco had Daytonas back in the day.
Hi, I bought an Explorer 1 39 mm from an AD in Auckland last year (2018) so glad I did as they are now asking a $4 k premium for them second hand .Crazy
@ Davis Jim,Here in Belgium,Europe, paid in Nov.2018 my 116610 LN,sub for a premium price at 9000euro's, brandnew in stickers,full set. Now sept.2019,for the same sub,not in stickers anymore, 10500 euro's. at grey market..
I bought an SD-43 from Partridge up there late last year. Mainly they were the only one that had one.
watch prices are a bit crazy as there seems plenty on offer .. but prices keep going up ?
I've looked at quite a few shops in Tokyo and Osaka, very expensive. Lots of nice pieces though, platinum daytona and that meteorite white gold daytona, wow
Hi Austin, in regards to the Tudor I say (why not) in the sea of sub mariners and homages it certainly stands out, when are you going to bump into someone with the same watch, I wasn't even aware of this model.
Oh man, I love the red accents on that meteorite Daytona. I think they look really nice against that dial. The Iconaut doesn't look too bad overall, but I think the bezel is too wide and the numerals on it look a bit clownish. Anyway, it was nice getting that little tour of Fukuoka watch shops again. If you come to Osaka, we gotta make a video like this.
Thanks B. I really do need to do Osaka...what the heck am I waiting for!? OK, post SE Asia trip for sure. I should try and come before winter sets in.
Austin Daniels Or winter would be good too! I’m quite a fan of walking around on a brisk day and dipping in and out of shops. I have a winter break from December 22nd through January 8th, too!
Brilliant video Austin. Thanks for taking the time to make this. I would have gone for the Daytona, but who am I kidding 😂. Hope you enjoyed the beer 🍺👍
Yes, that’s how pateks are sent to the dealer (cardboard box) and dealers are told to NOT give them to the buyer but hey...when you spend $25k for a simple hand winder and demand the box, what salesman is gonna kill the deal and not give it to you?
You've got some useful information here. I'm not a worshiper of Rolex but I have to admit there is consistent strength and value to the brand. It was a shocker to see that Omega trails them so badly. In the U.S., a lot of people think of of Rolex and Omega in the same breath. I guess they're not, eh? Do I gather that Grand Seiko is just an afterthought in Japan - not a big deal? It saddens me if that's true. I think people (the world over) should support the home team.
Great content, love the extra bits showing us where you live...... keep it up 👍
There must be more watches per capita in JAPAN than in any other country in the world. As On EBAY I look at OMEGA and over 90% of them are located in JAPAN.
All the ADs are like this in the Philippines also - I don't know how these ADs are making money??? nothing "interesting" buy but datejusts and OPs with the odd Daytona here and there. - great video, keep them coming!
In three years, you will see most of those sport models available again at AD when recession hit the world. Kind of excited! BTW great video! That Tudor GMT is not a shortage model in the US, and I have seem them very often.
So how much was the Tudor in USA dollars
The 1016 has the short Sub service hands. The dial could be service too.
...do you actually ever purchase or window shop only?
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Hey Austin, have you or do you smoke? If so, with what frequency? What is your opinion on Japan’s smoking culture?
Nah, I don't smoke at all. As for the smoking culture here, I think it must have tapered off somewhat. There are smokers, sure, but it seems like I'm noticing it less than, say, 10 years ago. But I haven't been to a bar in ages, so maybe it's that.
Thanks Austin.
Finally! Some Daytona content! Great video, these are fun to watch and "be a part of". I feel like I'm actually in Japan. Please keep up the good work.
P.S. I just bought a black dial Daytona and absolutely love it. Don't love that I paid double MSRP though...
Hi Austin, 2 great vids, thankyou. Always enjoyable viewing from you. My pick of the day... hmm the bronze Tudor black bay next to the GMT for new, the full root beer ( early in the 1st vid ) for 2nd hand and prob that white dial Daytona for grey market, but on an oysterflex strap. Interesting thoughts about the date-just and remaining steel pieces in the AD's. This would make some of those beautiful blue dial ones a very good investment going forward...
Thanks for the vids and happy fathers day from AUS !
Cold beer and beef looked great. Platinum Daytona looked nice but could not see the price. Great video.
Great shopping trip.....that Wimbledon dial looked good on ya pardner. Funny, my AD here in the heart of Texas says the same thing that the AD there in Fukuoka said: Rolex decides how many watches they can make without compromising quality, and that’s it....after that, demand will dictate availability.
I just don’t believe that the demand has changed that much. It’s not that the professional models are hard to get there just ain’t no stock anywhere and I mean NO stock even decent steel Datejusts are in zero supply this is from Germany to Los Angeles. Rolex is simply not putting them out.
The polished center links make the watch for sure! Brushed is boring and at the end of the day, I think its more about one's appreciation for the mechanics (far from complicated) or the combination of the look with the mechanics of the watch. I want mine to shine and look like a million bucks, not have ppl thinking "is that real or a bad refufurb job?"
Thanks Austin for your great efforts and great vid god bless my friend
Just an FYI, an AD in my country just terminated his AD status with Rolex. Suddenly hulks etc are now in his website for double the price. But when he was an AD only a month ago he didn’t possess any SS watches. So definitive proof they are holding them back in the safe. Even though we all knew this I have actual seen it with my own eyes.
Watching this video is like a view in the past. In Australia/Melbourne you can not find anything 36mm Rolex Steel. If you are lucky u can find a 34mm Steel on the the weekend of Rolex delivery.
Milgauss at 01:35 with no date and lightning bolt second hand is Sharp🗡
Cheers Austin
Why is there a glass of water in the case with the pink date just?
My guess is to keep the air humid...maybe for the sake of the leather straps.
I like the Daytona with red accents that you seen. Other than that give me white gold or platinum presidents.
Girlie Pateks!
Brilliant Austin, keep it up.
Great video and great to hear your thoughts on the white dial milgauss
Either that white dial OP36 in the display case, or that gorgeous DJ36 126200 you handled. Those tickle my fancy.
16520 Daytona is my pick 👌🏻
Oyster Perpetual 36mm at 518,400 yen is cheaper than in the West.
Any 37 mm Yacht-Masters?
“In a few years steel professional models will not be available”.... That would be a great business move. Don’t sell the product that people want and what has made your business so successful.
Definitely true what you say about wearing your best when shopping. While at Hong Kong ADs wearing my Pepsi Jubilee I too saw the dollar signs in their eyes lol
My ad had two tone Wimbledon date just and 37mm yacht master and a yacht master II
Totally agree .. Almost certainly the steel models including the op and the datejusts will be rare and hard to to get
Recession will take care of demand. No way this situation lasts for five years,
Agreed! Two more years. China going down.
gucci watch? what archie will call a shitter. totally agree austin, PI
dude, that watch was ill-fitting on you. 36mm would be perfect on you.
That was a cool watch,I'm a Rolex guy but I can't find any thing bad about that watch.
Chris Pratt wearing his white dial ceramic Daytona: instagram.com/p/Bz89OxDHMtv/?igshid=17otzd2jjkw2h
Iconaunt sent me here
u should have gotten the tudor GMT. at where i m at (singapore), u wont see these in shop. its like 3 months or so waiting list (at least for my bb58 which i bought for my mom).
$1,000,000 for a submariner?!?
0:57 You mean "Oyster". ;)
Daytona
Alcoholism is a disease , it’s similar to watch addiction. You and I have both.
"I think it's a perpetual"! 😂 All Rolex are Perpetual apart from the Celini and certain all datejust are
Fukuoka off
Sterile, drab looking city. Ok, so is it then true that Rolex is limiting their watch production? An AD with more empty slots than watches? What has been going on over the past couple of years?
6:43 That dude behind you should consider himself lucky to have that girl attached to his hand. That's a weird hand holding form he has going on, by the way.