My first time at an AD !
Hello,
Today, I went to my closest AD. I was welcomed by a young men, same age as me ( 22 ) that was working there for 5 months and that is a watch enthousiast ( he was wearing a diver seiko ). He was incredible and the experience was top notch.
Anyway, I walked in and asked for a Submariner, date or no date. He told me that it will be around 2 years to get one. However, we chatted a lot and I had the opportunity to try a lot of very nice watches that I am going to share with you.
One thing I was surprised about : the watches are small compared to what I thought, looks like I have a big wrist
He offered to me a steel red script Sea-Dweller, that he can get me in around 6 months. I tried the watch too, and asked to try a Polar Explorer II at the same occasion. He don’t know the waiting time on that tho.
The Sea-Dweller is very nice, love the red script. Would have picked it without hesitation over the sub if it was not 3.000€ more than the Sub-Date.
That money, I feel, could go into a very nice Tudor or go into a Speedmaster.
Still thinking about all that.
And the Polar looks even better in real life. It is sick. And is the same price as a Sub-Date. True alternative.
I kinda feel like I can have a Sub quicker for some reason especially with that good of a connection.
Maybe they say those things to scare flippers ?
I certainly won’t sell my watch unless it is absolutely necessary, it will be a keeper that I’ll wear everyday and everywhere.
But it was a very enjoyable experience, if we could just have the watch we wanted it would be better, but it is what it is.
Just wanted to share my experience !