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
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
"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"
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
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
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 ?