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No real answer...
I am not really a collector, or even a knowledgeable enthusiast. I am just a consumer who likes to learn about watches as a hobby and my "collection" is very, very small. Just four watches. All different and all special to me in different ways. All say something about the people who designed them and built them, and in a way also about the people who owned them.
I do not know the answer to your question, but in my humble opinion a change of calibre makes the discontinued one neither more desirable or obsolete. The question, in my opinion, is whether this change of calibre adds horological value to the watch.
This message has been edited by BCL on 2008-05-10 17:01:29
Price Increase = Cancelled Backorders
I ordered/put down a deposit on a 5120J late last year with an AD. The watch was supposed to be here by March, then April and then June. Shortly after the May 1 st price increase, I was advised Patek was unable to fulfill due to supply constraints as none...
My experience with Patek has been quite different
I made enquiries about two Pateks in the last six months. The first one with a UK AD, who not only solved my question about the movement promptly after calling Patek, but also rang me as soon as they received a similar model to the one I asked. The second...
why the change to calibre
I just bought a 5146g with gray dial with the 324. All the literature I got with it refers to the 315 as does the Patek website since it hasn't been updated. The 324 is supposed to be a more accurate caliber, but am curious as to what the Spanish AD told ...
I wonder if this means that the ones with 315s are now "collectors' items."
There has been some discussion in the past as to whether the introduction of the 324 movement will increase the value of 315s (as collectors' items) or decrease it (as obsolete). I wonder if your experience indicates that the market is taking the collecto...