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bought in uk
i think it depends on if ur retailer got 5131allocation confirmed by patek from the beginning. if yes, retailer can sell you 5131 without application. if not, retailer must send ur application to patek. Actually my retailer got some grand complications without sending any customer's application, such as 5016P 5078P 5074. but i'm not sure if the customer should send details to patek before buying them.
Would any members be so kind as to explain what is ...
a Patek "application" and your experience with the process?
a piece of paper
a paper to get the high complications Your AD will put your name on it, a reason why you should get a certain Patek and if you have one or more Patek he'll put these watches also on that paper. The purpose is to know if the person who's asking for this 's...
5131 is not
i got 5131 without any application although long waiting only grand complications such as 5950/5951/5207/5208 etc. need applications
I had to file an application for the 5131 through my AD.
I had to list all my PP's along with their serials. I am in the US. Where are you?
bought in uk
i think it depends on if ur retailer got 5131allocation confirmed by patek from the beginning. if yes, retailer can sell you 5131 without application. if not, retailer must send ur application to patek. Actually my retailer got some grand complications wi...
I have been offered the 5170 from 3 AD's since Feb.
plus one from a reseller. Strange that Patek on Bond Street would say it is an application piece? Someone recently posted that there was a 5170 in the window at PP Bond Street.
Patek asks you to fill out paperwork
to demonstrate that you want the watch for yourself and not to resell--that is the point of the application, whether explicit or not.... ridiculous in the extreme as gray market Pateks of all variety are everywhere, which Patek does nothing to prevent... ...
As long as people are willing to
put up with this process, Patek wil continue it. I of course do not have the means to even consider this application.
an odd policy which offends me..
I don't understand this policy by Patek. The high complications are already so expensive that only the seriously rich can afford them. It's not the case that with good savings and giving up other non-essentials a collector of modest means can ever hope to...
Due to very limited production...
...perhaps someone with deep pockets like certain keynote stores would order certain models to then have in stock. As such, use a 'flipper' to sell these rare watches to people who "must have it now" and not desiring waiting months for the timepiece to be...
5131 is an application piece
if you have a relationship with an AD and if you own several pp pieces, application process is fairly simple. to make the long story short, AD contacted me and said pp allocated one 5131 to his store, and asked to see if I am interested in applying for on...