Rolex Price Increase

Some say Rolex had already begun planning for price increases before the de-coupling of the Franc to the Euro.  Now a price increase is a certainty, the question is "how much?"

Here's what we know:

• UPDATE: EUROZONE ROLEX PRICES RAISED ~7% as of 1/30/15
• We have seen leaked letter(s) indicating that previous planned price increases were now void in Italy. 
• http://www.rolexforums.com/showpost.php?p=5554219&postcount=1
• Rolex Prices supposed to raise in Canada by 6% between March 1-April 1
• Specifically http://rolexforums.com/showpost.php?p=5574637&postcount=25 
• Rolex Prices in Japan have been confirmed to go up already see graph below. 
• http://www.rolexforums.com/showpost.php?p=5575459&postcount=121
• Up to 10.6% increase for Rolex Daytona   
• Rolex inventory is down with AD's not receiving new inventory as of 1/29/15
• Popular models are hard to find according to world wide forums  
• Rolex models reportedly selling more and receiving more attention than competition according to reports out of Japan
• Last price increase was several years ago.
• Some suggest there was a price increase a few years ago only to the ADs which was not to be passed to consumers.
• Thus reducing AD margins.
• Currency is falling in certain areas

Here are the guesses:

• UPDATE: Further EURO ZONE PRICE INCREASES LIKELY
• 3-5% increase for UK and USA for SS passed only to ADs
• 5-10% increase for Precious Metal Rolex in USA and UK
• It has been thought Precious Metal Rolex' will increase the most
• up to 20% in certain areas as value of precious metals may increase against weak currency.
• It is theorized there may be another cut in the margin for ADs to discourage discounting and not pass all increases to consumers.
• Rolex may increase the prices significantly across the board and introduce new technology at the same time. 
• They have a new hair-spring that was introduced last year in the women's model
• Rolex may introduce this new hair-spring into mens models in 2015 with a significant increase: http://www.ablogtowatch.com/rolex-begins-using-silicon-syloxi-hairsprings-caliber-2236-watch-movements/ 
• Prices of used Rolex will increase. 
• Recently supplanted Rolex' will see the most movement in price as new SS sport models crack 10k, and vintage Rolex' are already sought after and valued highly.
• 16610, 16710, 16220, etc will likely go up significantly.