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Jun 07, 2011,14:08 PM
Enough availabilty in Asia.
Just book a flight and buy one...
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5170 spotted in the wild....
By: Miranda : June 3rd, 2011-12:46
and you won't believe where..... the window...PP salon New Bond St, I nearly passed out... LOL Imran
Is it still there
By: hewitgar : June 3rd, 2011-13:37
or did you relieve it permanently from it's position!? gh
that the 5070 was a real bargain ;-))
By: Bruno.M1 : June 3rd, 2011-14:05
On the other hand, is it for sale ? When I was in the Salon in Geneva 2 years ago they had a 5070P , 5970J, 5131J & G .... but noe of them were for sale
there's more
By: lee_bub : June 3rd, 2011-17:29
Last week in Hong Kong, at the AD in The One in TST, they had two...yes, TWO...5170s. One was in the display case, another still in the sealed box. The salesman even offered a 5% discount. In addition, they had a 5726, 5140 and 5960. This message has been...
In that case, Patek is making a mistake !
By: Bruno.M1 : June 3rd, 2011-23:55
They should reorganize distribution some way because my AD who sells quite a lot of Pateks and also the SUPER compliactions ( I mean, where do you think I had the chance to see a skymonn tourbillon irl ? I guess not many AD do sell the 5002, do they ? ;-)...
Asia
By: Expat : June 7th, 2011-14:08
Enough availabilty in Asia. Just book a flight and buy one...
Is this such a surprise?
By: Mostel : June 4th, 2011-13:36
The watch has been received to mixed opinions... the economy is worse than ever... and Patek is at a crossroad of sorts... will any of their new models 'matter'? Outside of the most expensive models, repeaters, etc, The jury is out.
Not only that but...
By: Nomer : June 5th, 2011-03:56
...it is also for sale at one of the grey market dealers up the road. I was surprised as you were to see it in the shop window. I suspect Patek may be struggling with the middle layer of complex watches which are neither in the grand complication category...
Actually very surprised
By: Baron - Mr Red : June 9th, 2011-10:15
I have a friend who has been on teh waiting list.... he has bought quite a few Pateks. It sends a certain message when you sit on a weaiting list for a long time only to see it readily available at the Salon. I saw the watch first time at Basel. I havent ...
Keep your 5070, Mr Baron.
By: amanico : June 9th, 2011-11:36
My opinion is that the 5070 is cooler than the 5170. Keep it or you will regret it! Best, Nicolas.
agreed...
By: Baron - Mr Red : June 9th, 2011-11:41
have never been tempted by the 5170. Elegant? Yes. But if i was going to be critical, I would argue it lacks faults. Ha!