State of the Waitlist

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Each month, unghosted.io publishes a frozen snapshot of what buyers actually experienced at authorized dealers: typical waits by brand, the hardest references to land, and what purchase history does and does not change. Unlike our live brand pages, which update as new reports arrive, each edition is a permanent, citable record. The numbers in a published report never change.

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Editions

State of the Waitlist, August 2026: The Waitlist Era Is Mostly OverPublished 2026-08-01The waitlist era is mostly over: median Rolex wait is one to three months, and one in five Submariner buyers walked in same-day. From 1,596 reports across 8 brands.
State of the Waitlist, July 2026: The Average Wait Is a MythPublished 2026-07-10The average wait is a myth: the same reference is a same-day pickup for one buyer and a year-plus wait for another, from 1,555 reports across 8 brands.
State of the Waitlist: June 2026Published 2026-06-02Typical Rolex AD wait: 1 to 3 months (530 verified reports in this edition).

Related: The waitlist era is mostly over, a one-off findings page on the same theme.