Patek Philippe

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i humbly agree and disagree

i agree with most of the above factors you raised, but i isagree on some. PP does not have a low production, contrary to popular belief. range from a low 10000 to as high as 40000 pieces a year, including quartz pieces, basis several discussion on other forums cannot be mentioned here.. compare that to some say FP Journe perhaps 1000 a year and rolex 750000 per year?  ferrari produces i think ard 7000 per annum, with the California range. mercedes 1.5m and toyota pre crisis production was nearly 9m. even the price spreads between a A to S class in % terms mirrors PP calatrava to complications pricing!! bear in mind ferrari has effectively four model range currently. (pls feel free to correct me if my guestimate of prduction is wrong)

however, one point of similarity is that both Ferrari and PP has a long history of competitive spirit...ferrari in racing, and PP in chronometry tests : extract from another site:

Patek Philippe won the "limited edition" prize for the five best pocket watches in 1884 and 1895. From 1900 to 1939 - the year in which the company celebrated its hundredth anniversary - it won no fewer than 764 prizes in Geneva, 187 of which were first prizes, accounting for more than one-half of all distinctions awarded during that period. 

The Genevan firm jumped at the chance to take part in competitions held by foreign observatories. This was especially true in the 1960s, when it received England's highest accolade, the Craftsmanship Test, first awarded in 1951. Only twelve watches can boast such a distinction, with the Patek Philippe tourbillon pocket watch No. 198'423 attaining the best result ever recorded. Testing at the Geneva Observatory was interrupted in 1967 by the advent of quartz watches.