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Independent, community-driven tracker of authorized dealer wait times across 8 luxury watch brands.

2,030
published reports (all-time)
16
regions worldwide
8
brands tracked

Last updated September 15, 2026

Unghosted Rolex Wait Index

55.5%

Q2 2026 (n=220 Rolex reports). The Unghosted Rolex Wait Index is the percentage of quotable Rolex reports with a wait of three months or less (Walk-in / same day, Under 1 month, or 1-3 months). A rising number means a larger share reached three months or less.

Headline comparison: 58.1% in 2023 H2 (n=372) versus 62.6% in 2026 H1 (n=556): same Rolex ≤3-month share metric, half-year windows.

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How to cite

Unghosted Rolex Wait Index, share reaching three months or less, Q2 2026. unghosted.io

Key findings

Regional spread: 16 regions worldwide

GMT-Master II: typically 1-3 months in Midwest US vs 1-2 years in Southeast US (n=17 and n=10 in the 12-month window). Across 16 regions worldwide (n=2,030 sitewide reports), allocation is local - identical references routinely show different waits by region.

Wait-time reality check: 61% of all-time usable Rolex reports under ~3 months, 11% a year or longer

Of 1,776 all-time usable Rolex reports, 61% got the watch within about three months and 11% waited a year or longer (n=1,776, all-time). Still-waiting stays in this count. Declined, list-closed, and gave-up outcomes do not. Families with the longest typical waits in current quotable data include Sky-Dweller (6-12 months, n=22); GMT-Master II (3-6 months, n=116); Oyster Perpetual (3-6 months, n=47). Short and long waits both show up, for different models.

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Rolex wait-time distribution

Published Rolex reports by completed wait-time bucket. Sub-month waits are grouped as Under 1 month.

unghosted.io Rolex wait-time distribution (published reports) Walk-in / same day 419 reports Under 1 month 120 reports 1-3 months 547 reports 3-6 months 252 reports 6-12 months 235 reports 1-2 years 140 reports 2-3 years 31 reports 3-5 years 16 reports 5+ years 3 reports Not shown: 1 declined / never offered, 13 still waiting, 1 never received / gave up. Those are outcomes, not wait times. Source: unghosted.io, September 2026

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Easiest vs hardest Rolex families

Families with the highest quick-delivery share vs longest typical waits.

unghosted.io Rolex families: often quicker vs often longer Easier · Air-King 83% under ~3 mo, all-time (n=36) Easier · Sea-Dweller 80% under ~3 mo, all-time (n=60) Easier · Datejust 72% under ~3 mo, all-time (n=447) Easier · Explorer 71% under ~3 mo, all-time (n=245) Longer · Sky-Dweller 6-12 months, 12-month typical (n=22) Longer · GMT-Master II 3-6 months, 12-month typical (n=116) Longer · Oyster Perpetual 3-6 months, 12-month typical (n=47) Longer · Cosmograph Daytona 3-6 months, 12-month typical (n=26) Source: unghosted.io, September 2026

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Reports by region

Published reports by region.

unghosted.io Published reports by region Northeast US 360 reports West Coast US 277 reports Southeast US 208 reports Europe 175 reports Midwest US 157 reports Southwest US 132 reports UK 130 reports Canada 95 reports Other US 79 reports Asia 60 reports Source: unghosted.io, September 2026

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Methodology summary

  • Data is collected from public buyer accounts and direct submissions, not dealer marketing.
  • Submissions are reviewed before publishing. Source links are recorded for reports captured through the review pipeline from September 2026, and for the 2024 megathread import. They are not available for earlier imports.
  • Typical-wait medians use a trailing 12-month quotable window; report counts cited as coverage are all-time unless labeled otherwise.
  • Limitations: self-reported data and survivorship bias - mitigated by tracking “Still waiting” and “Declined / never offered” outcomes alongside completed waits.

Full detail: /methodology.

Boilerplate and contact

Unghosted is an independent, community-driven tracker of authorized dealer wait times across eight luxury watch brands - Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Tudor, Vacheron Constantin, F.P. Journe, Rexhep Rexhepi, and A. Lange & Söhne. Buyers report what they bought, how long they waited, where they bought, and whether they had purchase history. The site publishes live medians, distributions, and regional breakdowns so collectors and journalists can see allocation reality without dealer spin. Unghosted does not use affiliate links, sponsored placements, or paid content. It has no dealer relationships.

Tim O., founder, Unghosted. Tim built Unghosted after sitting on a Rolex waitlist with no information about whether his wait was normal. More background on the About page.

Contact: hello@unghosted.io. Custom data cuts by brand, model, region, or purchase-history tier available for journalists on request.

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