constantine
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my experience....
Apr 16, 2009,00:33 AM
....with waiting lists is that they have never worked whenever i have given my name in a big city such as london, geneva, paris....and that was for simple watches like nautilus (5711, 5712, 5980), aquanaut (5167), 5130. they are all always polite and keen to put my name on the "list". we can always speculate as to why one never gets called but it is a waste of energy in my opinion but can range from anything like a dim-witted salesperson to simply your number never came up. as i always like to see how those "lists" work, i did ask a friend to ring some time after i got my name on the list and he was politely informed that the "list" was now closed. a cynic would arguably translate this into "i don't have a pen handy to take your name down" but then, a few weeks later, I sent a gorgeous looking lady friend of mine into the shop and she was told the same thing. ERGO: Lists do exist even though the allocation criteria seem opaque....just like trying to get shares in an IPO 
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Geneva Boutique
By: Rollie : April 15th, 2009-19:13
Dear Guys, I am going to be in Geneva next week and thought I would drop by the Patek Boutique. I have been to the Museum before and enjoyed it very much. My questions regarding the Boutique are two. First, what is the availability of hard to get models -...
my experience....
By: constantine : April 16th, 2009-00:33
....with waiting lists is that they have never worked whenever i have given my name in a big city such as london, geneva, paris....and that was for simple watches like nautilus (5711, 5712, 5980), aquanaut (5167), 5130. they are all always polite and keen...
I was greeted warmly
By: tourbillon001 : April 16th, 2009-17:04
and then I as I walked around the boutique the experience died down from there. The sales people were polite but not friendly and unless you wanted to pay full retail for a calatrava they treated you like a common tourist that happened to walk into their ...
I have to say that our experience was the opposite.......
By: Topcat30093 : April 16th, 2009-20:10
I visited the Boutique last year and although I wasn't too sure to start with. But once the sales person found that I had a genuine interest in Patek Philippe, he was only to happy to show me around the Boutique as well as showing me the whole range of wa...
Patek Geneva Boutique Experience
By: patrick_y : April 17th, 2009-15:07
Glad to hear that you had a pleasant experience visiting the Patek Philippe boutique in Geneva. I've only seen photographs of the interior of some of the public salons and it looks extremely beautifully decorated. Were you offered access to the owner's lo...
I was not even offered to view any of their watches
By: tourbillon001 : April 17th, 2009-16:56
like I said maybe it was just a bad day, but I was a bit disappointed. I had just come from the museum where I was treated like a long time friend and one of their VIP clients. Perhaps it was my age, I'm almost 30 now but when I shave I look about 17. Who...
bypassing AD? I'd like you to tell us how it went
By: jjm788 : April 17th, 2009-18:28
Although I am only a PP fan at this point, I see how one could become impatient with their AD. I have been in the shops at Zurich years ago, and I recall some hateur as well. Maybe that was also an age-issue then. No doubt the clerks in Geneve have seen o...
I had a good time....
By: jonrus : April 17th, 2009-20:21
I was part of the Purists group who visited the PP Factory tour, followed by the Boutique and Museum visits. During the Boutique visit, the group bought the last remaining 5050's in the store. the boutique manager showed us around, and gave us any missing...
ON my last visit to Patek boutique in Geneva ....
By: tic-toc : April 17th, 2009-20:44
... it was early in the morning, the sales people clearly isnt ready for any polite service without their few shots of cappucinno. My friend and i went through the ground level, asking about the availiability of a few pieces, without much luck. We then pr...
