Patek Philippe

a price increase of 3% to 5% on certain models starting October 1st. Has anyone else heard the same thing ?

Take the ref. 5231J. At 8 percent, that's an increase of almost $6,000. I get it, these are expensive pieces. But that's a huge increase that, as far as I can tell, cannot be accounted for by inflation.

price of gold. Does this explanation make sense ?

The total gold value in a watch with strap is maybe a thousand dollars, tops.

live with the reality and make our own purchase decisions then.

Of course the brand has cost billions to build, in marketing, research and development, that of course need to be recouped in some way.

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Average is 8%, higher on PM and lower on SS.

They will be getting an updated list later this week or next week. At the moment they only have a general letter saying an average 8% price increase and as mentioned above some models will have a higher price rise compared to others.

2 things, when I’ll receive it it’ll cost me 25% more or I won’t receive it 🥳 ...  

All claws came out saying, "Pandemic, Insensitive, Frustrated blah blah...." I'm curious and wonder what will be the response here.

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maybe the manufacturer is doing it to rebalance supply/demand, maybe to match a competitor, maybe for pure greed... If you don’t like it, don’t pay it. Vote with your cash.

Maybe ALS timing was really bad when all the COVID-19 crisis starting but apparently there is nothing we can do and we still fall for it. Just like ourselves working bees, we all want pay raises every year, same for watch makers and employees of the brand... 

...the government has ben printing money for the past ten years or so with record low interest rates.

But masochism can also be a form of pleasure. 😊 We all have the choice whether or not to accept these conditions. Best Thomas