Even the new 5712/1R is there....
just a demonstration of how dark and audacious this current market is, too much money to be made "Poor", "pure" collectors like many of us can only watch and curse.
I wonder if some of these listings are just pranks…
at least in those cases where an insanely high number is listed. In such cases the seller must know that no one will buy, not at this point in the game.
They could be baits or they could be someone who's confident enough they will get them....from ADs, sales or "customers, aka flippers" working together...
then sell to those who have the big $$ and loves bragging rights on social media. I know this sounds like serious allegations but we heard those stories so nothing new. The current allocation games that is going on with many brands really helps secondary ...
I also think it’s bait. In any case I don’t feel the secondary market is such a big problem.
I’d believe there are many more real collectors out there that get the hard to get watches over flippers. Specially since Patek now seems to require specific store endorsements for the hard to get models.
Don’t be surprised if Patek buys this…
At our factory trip over the summer, it was made clear that Patek is buying suspicious pieces on the secondary market and having a conversation with the AD as to why this showed up like it did. If it’s a US dealer- they are in serious jeopardy of losing t...
+1, Patek is indeed seriously cracking down on this type of practices (in all markets, not just the US), which is why only a small fraction of pieces end up in the hands of speculators...sadly though, it's impossible to end this phenomenon entirely.
If this C24 ad is genuine (which I have no reason to doubt...), you can be sure the AD involved will be in serious trouble ;-) Cheers.
As legend says...
...the Nautilus isn't an actual watch, it's a myth perpetrated by the powers that be to keep us loyal to our ADs, governing our primal desires through the secret 26-330 mind control device: nobody knows what it is, the only thing we know is that it now ha...
Bonkers price.
Pretty sure the market-clearing price will be far lower in the next 3-6 months. But I guess this discussion is verboten...
The whole situation is really sad
I think I’m done with this this hobby, and will take up knitting or basket weaving instead.
