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andy77

34 posts · Member since · 19 years · United States

Collectors Market: breguet automatic

I may be interested- how to proceed discussing this watch ?
4Y
By: andy77
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Patek Philippe: I'd love to be a fly on the wall

when Patek Philippe has a discussion on how they will price their pieces. I am sure one of the considerations for Patek pricing is the robust demand for the Patek MR's ( many more people have the money and want to buy a Patek MR than they produce yearly ) hence the waiting list , long wait time, and
15Y
By: andy77
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Patek Philippe: to buy or not to buy

this is a very difficult decision to make - because purchasing the MR now has considerable opportunity costs because of the very high price tag. the 5078 is in the $600k USD if I am not mistaken. So you forego what that $600k would have made had you instead invested over 15 years, plus the potential
15Y
By: andy77
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Patek Philippe: the perception of value must be very important for Patek to charge six figures

"But what wonders me more is that the elite member can not see through this ? " The more immaterial the value of the commodity is, the higher the price for it ." I wonder who here in this forum knows from whom this very, very true statement is ???" your post reminds me of a scene from "Wall Street"
15Y
By: andy77
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Patek Philippe: auction process

My Patek salesman hinted that there would be an auction process in Switzerland after approval from Patek- ie that you would gain approval, and then place bids on these pieces in competition with other approved buyers- hmm.....I wonder if this would make a good reality series show, like survivor
15Y
By: andy77
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Patek Philippe: the next step ?

thank you Nicolas for responding! In the case you describe I wonder if the Asian man had ever purchased a Patek before- My Patek dealer told me ( and I take it with a grain of salt ) that the chances of purchasing a complicated watch go up with the number of watches purchased from Patek. How many wa
15Y
By: andy77
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Patek Philippe: SJX' picture of the minute repeaters has me thinking-

besides the considerable money to purchase one of these minute repeaters, how does one go about obtaining one ? Is it true there is an application process, and what does that involve ?
15Y
By: andy77
9

Patek Philippe: love the 5016

wow lovely indeed
15Y
By: andy77
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