Replica Rolex Daytona Series Watches

Buying New UK Top Online Rolex Daytona Fake Watches Is Now Almost Impossible

If you want to purchase cheap Rolex Daytona replica watches new at retail, you are among what appears to be millions of people who “register their interest” at authorized dealerships every year. Our recent research shows that, unless you’ve got an “in” at a Rolex dealership, chances are near zero that you’ll score a Daytona at retail.

I walked into to four Rolex authorized dealers in Manhattan, asked about buying a new Daytona, and was universally shot down and offered no hope. Three of the Rolex salespeople I spoke with said there was no chance I’d get a brand new Daytona, with the fourth citing a curiously specific 15-year wait. As you might imagine, this was all rather demoralizing. What I learned, however, was fascinating.

Why Bother Trying?

If it’s so impossible, why would one bother trying to get a Daytona at retail? Answers usually include price and bragging rights.

Concern over price makes common sense, because a current steel 1:1 wholesale fake Rolex Daytona reference 126500LN watches retails for $15,100, while a pre-owned example will cost you right around $30,000 today. Common sense and luxury goods aren’t always comingled, however.

The deeper reason people long for a Daytona at retail is the status flex of having gained access to these exceptionally rare retail opportunities. Anyone with the cash can go drop $30,000 on a pre-owned Daytona, but vanishingly few people out of many millions who inquire each year will become first owners of high quality Rolex Daytona replica watches at retail pricing. Add in the buy-low-sell-high mentality of the financial class obsessed with nabbing a Daytona at retail, and we get the horological equivalent of a trading floor showdown.

Whatever motivates those hungry to score a Daytona at retail, you’re in for a fight.

“Register Your Interest”

Back in May of 2020, our esteemed colleague Lucy Alexander wrote an article for Robb Report entitled “How to Get Your Hands on the Elusive Rolex Daytona.” Lucy went to a Manhattan Rolex authorized dealership and was told two things you’ll never hear today: 1) She’d have to wait a bit for a Daytona, and 2) she could walk out with a two-tone Submariner, right then and there.

Things have changed drastically in the four years between 2020 and 2024. Today, Rolex dealerships will sell you nothing if you walk in cold, and it can take years to get the call for a new Submariner, two-tone or otherwise.

At three of the boutiques where I inquired about getting best UK copy Rolex Daytona watches, the salespeople quickly made it clear that I would not be able to get one. Each of them said they would “register my interest,” however. This phrase is now ubiquitous in the esoteric subculture of Rolex retail shopping. Confusingly, “registering your interest” has nothing to do with getting on an actual waitlist. That would require a “request,” which means you’ll be entered into the “registry.” One of the salespeople went out of her way to make this distinction crystal clear, noting that registering my interest was, “not a request. It’s just registering your interest.”

“What would be the point of registering my interest, then?” I asked.

“Well, we would take your name and number, and then we’d know that you were interested.”

This absurdity rendered me momentarily speechless, but I snapped out of it and asked her how many people bothered to register their interest. She told me that between 50 and a 100 people register their interest in the Swiss movements replica Rolex Daytona watches every day. Taking the mid-range estimate of 75-inquiries-per-day, that’s 27,375 people registering their interest per year—at just one Rolex authorized dealer. Millenary Watches reported in 2022 that Rolex operated 1,816 retail sites globally, bringing a conservative estimate to something like 30 to 40 million Daytona inquiries per year globally. That’s a lot of names and phone numbers to write down for no apparent reason.

“Fifteen Years?”

At one boutique, I got an actual, specific answer on the wait time. A handsome and tall woman with brown hair and a licorice voice told me the wait for a Daytona would be, “Probably around 15 years.”

My brain failed to process this number. “Five years?” I asked.

“No, fifteen.”

“Fifteen years?” I asked.

My incredulity curried me no favor with this sophisticated woman, who then literally looked down her nose and added, “Probably longer.”

I almost laughed out loud, partly because I realized I’d be 70 by the time I got a Daytona, and partly because I found her estimate of 15 years oddly specific. Are there people who are waiting just 14 years? Was I supposed to give her my phone number and ask her to call me in 2039?

The Truth Bomb Drops—Buy Other Stuff First

I slipped into another boutique that doesn’t sell Rolex, but their other locations do. I asked if the saleswoman thought I might be able to get a new perfect Rolex Daytona replica watches at one of their other locations, and she laid out what seemed like the plain truth. “Honestly, you’d need to buy other things in order to be considered.”

“Would I need to buy other Rolexes?” I asked.

“Rolex? No, you could buy an Omega, and then maybe a Cartier, and then you would maybe be considered for a Rolex. Some of the Rolexes have become easier to get lately, but not the Daytona.”

I thanked her for her candor and, as I left, she said, “Good luck with your Daytona search!”

I turned and said, “It sounds like I’ll be in an old folks home saying ‘I finally got one!’”

“Exactly,” she said.

That you can build up credentials with a Rolex authorized dealer by purchasing AAA 2024 Rolex fake watches from other brands (as well as jewelry, where applicable) has long been common knowledge, but this was the first time a salesperson came straight out and told me that’s how it works. I can’t find anything unethical about this practice, but it strikes many as unsavory.

It also occurred to me that Rolex could use the scarcity of its new watches to leverage sales of its certified pre-owned models.

“We Can Offer You a Pre-Owned Daytona”

Naturally, the above conversations swiftly pivoted to pre-owned Daytonas. One stylish saleswoman who knew every historical and technical detail about the various China online Rolex Daytona super clone watches on offer was blunt. “So, yeah, you’re not going to be able to get one new, but we have these exceptional pre-owned models just over here,” she said while extending an elegant arm and effortlessly corralling me and my friend over to the pre-owned section.

She told me that the 1999 Zenith-powered Daytona with the white dial used a high-beat movement, which Rolex later replaced with a movement with a mid-range beat rate, and that this neo-vintage model would cost $31,500. She then shared a current-model 2019 reference 126500LN with a black dial for $32,500 (a new one, remember, would cost $15,100). I tried them both on and told her I still wanted to buy one at retail.

“What if I went for a solid gold Daytona? Would that be available at retail?”

Her fading smile suggested she was growing annoyed. “I like to be a factual person,” she said, and refused to hypothesize on when I might be able to get a gold Daytona at retail. She explained that they have many people on the registry for them. Then I heard another refrain I’d heard before: A Rolex dealership has no idea when Rolex will allocate a Daytona (or any other watch) to their store. When I asked how Rolex decided which dealer gets this or that “allocation watch,” she said she didn’t know.

Did Rolex Create New-Model Scarcity to Drive Pre-Owned Sales?

Many have wondered why Rolex has transformed itself from an accessible (if not cheap) premium watch brand to an exclusive luxury brand with zero new models available to walk-in customers. The answer I used to give was that Rolex replica watches store was playing an obvious game of luxury positioning in a bid to protect the brand from the tarnish of overexposure. One of the key differences between a premium and a luxury brand is access. That’s literally a text-book luxury branding strategy, one that Rolex seems to have gradually adopted over the last ten years or so.

But when Rolex announced its Certified Pre-Owned program last year and rolled it out globally, it seemed there might have been a different method to the madness. By limiting access to their entire catalog at retail, Rolex could now point all its customers to the pre-owned models just across the room. And in the case of the Daytona—as well as many other desirable models—the prices for the pre-owned Rolexes are usually well above retail.

Ferrari is famous for this exclusive approach, and watch expert Eric Wind told Robb Rerport that he thinks, “Ferrari makes more money from certified pre-owned models than new ones, so perhaps Rolex feels it is a great revenue source or, at least, can help their authorized retailers make more money.”

Just last year, we reported that the pre-owned luxury watch market was going to outpace the new market over the next decade. My colleague Demetrius Simms wrote that, “In 2022, pre-owned watch sales rose by 20 percent year-over-year to $27 billion (€25 billion). New watch sales, meanwhile, only climbed 12 percent to $56 billion (€52 billion).” The report by Swiss firm LuxeConsult went on to project massive growth for pre-owned Rolex fake watches paypal in the coming years.

Is Rolex shorting the new market to drive sales toward the increasingly profitable pre-owned market? Is this why I can’t get my hands on a $15,100 new steel Daytona but can readily spend over $32,000 for a used one?

Maybe the trick is to just give up on the Daytona and settle for one of Swiss made replica Rolex’s other excellent watches, which on the pre-owned market we’ve reported can now be had right at around retail prices, and sometimes below. That’s good news. But if you absolutely must buy a Rolex Daytona at retail, I’m afraid we don’t have any good news to share.

Bucherer Devotes Entire Floor To Second-hand UK Luxury Rolex Replica Watches At Its Geneva Flagship

Bucherer has dedicated an entire floor of its Geneva flagship store to certified pre-owned Swiss made Rolex replica watches.

Bucherer was the first partner of Rolex to join the programme, which sees second hand AAA UK Rolex fake watches that are more than three-years-old restored to near mint condition before being tagged as authentic, with no alien parts, and issued with a new two year guarantee directly by the brand.

High quality replica Rolex watches announced its intention to buy Bucherer last year and the acquisition expected to be formally completed this year following regulatory approval by authorities in Switzerland and around the world.

Cheap Rolex copy watches’ CPO programme launched in 2022 with Bucherer followed by Watches of Switzerland among the first participants. It has since rolled out to hundreds of authorised dealers around the world.

There has been criticism that the process of servicing, restoring, testing and authenticating is expensive and takes too long since all top Rolex replica watches have to go through final checks at Rolex’s own facilities.

But Bucherer has stood firmly behind the roll-out, and has dedicated significant areas of valuable retail space to luxury super clone Rolex CPO watches.

At its New York flagship, the Bucherer Time Machine, three-quarters of displays in its CPO floor have been given to Rolex.

Its Geneva showroom has gone further, converting a 970 square foot fourth floor to a Rolex CPO lounge where customers can experience the spirit of the brand, get an enhanced feel for the Swiss movements fake Rolex watches on display and fully immerse themselves in the excellence and craftsmanship behind these timepieces, Bucherer promises.

It is described as having both a cosy living room and class club vibe where large windows give a bright, airy feel and offer customers the best views of Lake Geneva.

My Swiss Top 5 Replica Rolex Watches UK

Opinions on AAA UK Rolex replica watches vary widely; some adore the brand, while others find the reigning monarch of Swiss watchmaking boring. But it’s hard not to admire this massive watch manufacturer to some extent, regardless of personal preferences.

Rolex is in a league of its own, and has been for decades. There are some household names from the brand, but it’s not always the typical run-of-the-mill models that appear in my search results on Chrono24. It’s often the older models or perfectly imperfect ones (i.e., wabi-sabi) that pique my interest.

Here are five of my top 1:1 Rolex fake watches from a recent search on the marketplace.

Replica Rolex Daytona Le Mans Watches

If you listen to Hodinkee founder Benjamin Clymer talk about the white gold cheap fake Rolex Daytona “Le Mans” watches in the April 2nd episode of “A Week on the Wrist,” you’ll soon learn how important he finds this model.

When the watch came out in 2023, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the legendary French 24-hour race, it not only took everybody by surprise, but it also reminded Mr. Clymer of an old advertisement in a car magazine from 1964 (the year after the first Rolex Cosmograph was launched), when the Rolex Daytona was known as – you guessed it – the Le Mans.

To most people, it just looks like a steel Daytona, but not only does its weight of 200 g reveal the precious metal used, but so does the display case back, which we also saw on the platinum version of the Daytona that was presented at Watches and Wonders 2023.

In marking the centennial of Le Mans, Rolex decided to highlight “100” on the tachymeter bezel in red and add a 24-hour chronograph counter, which also explains why the high quality Rolex copy watches is powered by the caliber 4132 instead of the 4131 found in Daytonas from 2023.

This is a watch for the few. I’m fully aware of that. It’s not only a Daytona – which is hard to acquire anyway – but an anniversary Daytona in precious metal that, according to my sources, has not only been produced in a limited number, but also only offered to a select group of clients. And from what I understand, these clients share a profound passion for high-speed automobiles and iconic racing events.

The rarity of the Daytona Le Mans explains why this Rolex replica watches for men, which had a price of $52,000 at an authorized Rolex retailer before the discontinuation this year, is offered on Chrono24 at five-six times the original retail price. Let’s see where the new yellow gold version of this rare timepiece will start, once it comes to market.

Fake Rolex Daytona ref. 16520 Watches

Speaking of Daytonas, my favorite from this racing-inspired line is the Zenith-powered version launched in 1988. It was the first automatic Daytona from Rolex, the first Daytona with a white dial, and the first Rolex to have a waiting list. Rolex spent two years working on it, fitting it with the high-frequency Zenith El Primero chronograph movement with a reduced 28,800 vph. It finally launched with what Rolex dubbed the caliber 4030, i.e., an El Primero movement with some 200 modifications made to it, ensuring the quality Rolex was and is known for.

One of the charms of this five-digit Daytona ref. is the slim case profile compared to the somewhat more bulky modern ref. 126500 from 2023. This, of course, adds to its wearability. But the steel bezel is also a personal highlight for me. Cerachrom is a great invention if the Swiss made replica Rolex watches owner doesn’t like wear and tear, but I’m not sensitive to scratches and dings and appreciate the look of a timepiece that gets good use.

I own an excellent example of the five-digit Daytona: a black dial version with subdials that have aged well, giving them a beautiful chocolate brown tint known as “Patrizzi.” That small but obvious detail adds to the charm of this already highly coveted perfect Rolex super clone watches. Since Rolex is known for perfection, any deviation makes a watch all the more attractive to collectors.

Rolex Submariner 5512 Tropical Dial Replica Watches

A lot of people consider a Rolex to be the perfect watch. However, perfection can also have a boring side, especially when we’re talking about timepieces; “perfection” is rarely synonymous with “creative” or “colorful.” This is part of the reason why Swiss movements Rolex fake watches with a tropical dial are so fascinating – at least to collectors of Rolex sports watches.

The dials in question were originally black when the Submariner, Explorer, and Sea-Dweller models were produced in the 1960s–1970s. However, due to poor production quality and the effects of humidity, many of these early dials turned from black to chocolate brown, and some are even sand-colored.

Any deviation to the norm attracts collectors. Black is black, but brown has many nuances and a tropical Submariner, Explorer, Sea-Dweller, or Patrizzi Daytona stand out from the crowd, raising prices substantially on the secondary market or at auction. I recently visited Burlington Arcade in London and stopped by the impressive showcase that is David Silver’s boutique, The Vintage Watch Company. The main reason I stopped was the carefully curated collection of Rolex Sports watches from the 1950s–1980s, including a stunning 2024 wholesale replica Rolex Submariner ref. 5513 watches with the most impressive tropical dial I’ve ever seen. It turned out that the watch was a one-owner watch, complete with box and papers. When I asked David for the price, he quoted 90,000 GBP (approx. $110,000). This was well out of my budget, but how do you put a price on fascination?

What had been a black dial when the watch was made in the early 1960s, had turned into a creamy light brown, which, to me at least, was the sexiest Submariner I had ever encountered. When I returned to David’s boutique a month later, the watch had been sold. When I inquired, David shared a picture of a certain Hollywood actor who must love tropical dials as much as I do, but is privileged with deeper pockets.

Rolex Explorer II Freccione Fake Watches

The Rolex Explorer II replica watches for men presented in 1971 is what one could describe as an oddball. Offering pretty much the same case as the GMT-Master of the time, this Explorer II does not have a rotating bezel and thus does not fit into the category of a pilot’s nor traveler’s watch. Instead, a big arrow hand indicates AM or PM via the fixed 24h-bezel. It doesn’t look like any other Rolex; not only because of the fixed 24-hour bezel, but also because of the unusual central hands.

The target group for this watch was spelunkers, i.e., people who can’t see daylight because they’re in a cave and need to know if it’s day or night. There were a lot fewer professionals in this line of work compared to pilots, who would typically opt for the GMT-Master. This explains why the Explorer II, aka Freccione, was never in great demand and often sat unsold in shops.

The Explorer II Freccione offers a complication that is mostly unnecessary. Moreover, it has a confusing dial layout as the minute indices don’t have the typical five-minute increments, but rather show the ones in between, which correspond to the stick hour indices on the fixed bezel. Confused? You should be. At least, I am every time I look at my own Freccione. Yet, the oddity is what is so appealing about this timepiece. It’s a Rolex, but it doesn’t look like a Rolex.

Replica Rolex Milgauss 1019 Watches

Another unconventional model is the Milgauss ref. 1019. This watch is considered offbeat because of its 38-mm case size, which is not shared with any other Rolex then or now. The Milgauss was introduced in the heyday of luxury Rolex fake watches made for professional use in 1956, and was updated in 1960 with the ref. 1019.

Like the previous model, the Milgauss 1019 was anti-magnetic to 1,000 gauss – hence its name – and worn by CERN scientists and professionals who worked in environments subject to high magnetic fields. The ref. 1019 was offered with a silver or black dial and a larger case to fit the anti-magnetic Faraday cage, which sits between the case back and the automatic movement.

Like the Explorer II Freccione described above, the best quality replica Rolex Milgauss ref. 1019 watches also had atypical hands, making it stick out during its production run from 1960 to 1988. Again, this oddity makes the reference attractive in the eyes of modern-day collectors. There weren’t many copies sold, probably due to the unusual shape of the hands and case size. This scarcity, however, only adds to the collectability of the model today. That said, prices for the Milgauss ref. 1019 – like the Explorer II Freccione – have not gone through the roof.