I have a few Pateks, just bot a Lange and a PAM249 recently.
I never thought i would buy a PAM, but the 249 has changed my view. I love it to death as well. Well, I paid premium too.
It certainly looks like my next PAM, PAM292, will hv to be a high tagged one too. Most of the watches that I like are my favorites and discontiuned. Therefore, I have paid hefty premium. I feel bad, but everytime i see them, i smile.
Hoping going forward, I can buy watches from a regular AD w/out paying premium.