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

2,123
published reports (all-time)
16
regions worldwide
8
brands tracked

Last updated October 31, 2026

Unghosted Rolex Wait Index

55.1%

Q3 2026 (n=214 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 61.6% in 2026 H1 (n=523): same Rolex ≤3-month share metric, half-year windows.

Full series and definition

How to cite

Unghosted Rolex Wait Index, share reaching three months or less, Q3 2026. unghosted.io

Key findings

Regional spread: 16 regions worldwide

Oyster Perpetual: typically 1-3 months in Northeast US vs 6-12 months in Southeast US (n=11 and n=10 in the 12-month window). Across 16 regions worldwide (n=2,123 sitewide reports), allocation is local - identical references routinely show different waits by region.

Wait-time reality check: 60% of all-time usable Rolex reports under ~3 months, 13% a year or longer

Of 1,872 all-time usable Rolex reports, 60% got the watch within about three months and 13% waited a year or longer (n=1,872, 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 GMT-Master II (3-6 months, n=123); Cosmograph Daytona (3-6 months, n=27); Sky-Dweller (3-6 months, n=25). Short and long waits both show up, for different models.

These figures come from buyers who got the watch and reported it. Dealers decide who is offered the watch at all; these figures describe the wait after that decision, not the odds of getting one. People still waiting or who gave up rarely report, so the real wait is probably longer than shown. Dealers differ too. Read this as what happened to the people who reported, not as what to expect at yours.

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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 433 reports Under 1 month 141 reports 1-3 months 544 reports 3-6 months 267 reports 6-12 months 249 reports 1-2 years 149 reports 2-3 years 35 reports 3-5 years 17 reports 5+ years 3 reports Not shown: 2 declined / never offered, 33 still waiting, 1 never received / gave up. Those are outcomes, not wait times. Source: unghosted.io, November 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 79% under ~3 mo, all-time (n=61) Easier · Datejust 71% under ~3 mo, all-time (n=459) Easier · Explorer 69% under ~3 mo, all-time (n=255) Longer · GMT-Master II 3-6 months, 12-month typical (n=123) Longer · Cosmograph Daytona 3-6 months, 12-month typical (n=27) Longer · Sky-Dweller 3-6 months, 12-month typical (n=25) Longer · Land-Dweller 3-6 months, 12-month typical (n=14) Source: unghosted.io, November 2026

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Reports by region

Published reports by region.

unghosted.io Published reports by region Northeast US 374 reports West Coast US 293 reports Southeast US 218 reports Europe 201 reports Midwest US 163 reports UK 141 reports Southwest US 134 reports Canada 97 reports Other US 77 reports Asia 60 reports Source: unghosted.io, November 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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