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Well, having it texted should open the path for an Aquanaut,
Dec 15, 2019,23:06 PM
I guess they will be very nervous by the idea that this indecent proposal would wind up in the agenda of mr. Stern..
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I was offered an Aquanaut 40mm on rubber strap today...
By: @Patek_Ambassador : December 15th, 2019-21:44
My Patek AD texted me to offer me an Aquanaut 40mm on rubber strap they just received yesterday and told me to call if I’m interested. I immediately called them back and was told that they will only sell it to me if I buy a 5205G they have in stock at ful...
I had a negative experience at their Manchester branch too
By: DOCSF : December 17th, 2019-09:40
They were aware from the beginning I had a relationship with another retailer. I purchased a 5235G and a 5712A from them. Last year their "Patek ambassador" invited me to view the Basel pieces and the first thing she said was she wouldn't "give" me any wa...
Thank you.
By: batholith : December 15th, 2019-23:39
Now I know who to avoid. Terrible, that is. It seems they do not care to engender customer loyalty.
Which one?
By: patrick_y : December 16th, 2019-01:04
They've got multiple locations.
No matter
By: batholith : December 17th, 2019-03:25
it just is not acceptable. Either you want to sell the watch or you don't. I do hope this gets sorted for you.
Happened to me
By: ptug : December 15th, 2019-23:01
With an ad. Was offered “dream” watch but only if I spent £30,000 on anything else in the shop. Having tired on the watch an d then being told I can’t have it. Awful. Felt so angry and didn’t buy.
his email address is easy to devine
By: erone : December 15th, 2019-23:25
fortunately, there are also better ADs in this world. Saw my 5167 two years ago in an AD window(!), went in, reserved the watch, fetched it a few days later. Pure coincidence on finding one of my dream watches. The AD never saw me before but still was nic...
NT
By: 中野れい : December 16th, 2019-00:08
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Well it is unacceptable
By: drphileasfogg : December 15th, 2019-23:30
Same with Rolex. At this point you are better off going grey market. It will be cheaper in the end. Sad but true: the grey market is the way to go for most hot watches.
+10 (nt)
By: 中野れい : December 16th, 2019-00:09
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I don't mind having to wait for a few years
By: CastorKrieg : December 16th, 2019-04:23
What I hate it 'no wishlist' - makes you come back like a beggar, as you get more knowledgeable you realise for ADs like this they will never sell it to you as your first watch with them, same with Hermes bags - need to have good relationship with an SA, ...
A crook [nt]
By: Passionata_george : December 16th, 2019-03:03
I would....
By: FlyingSnoopy : December 16th, 2019-08:36
report them to Patek Philippe. I understand that a boutique or ad reserve the most wanted pieces for the loyal customers, but to offer it under conditions is unacceptable. So I would report them and never go back to them Cheers
Seems a bit of a misleading posting.
By: RussW : December 16th, 2019-11:59
You clearly say you bought your 5905p from the AD in this post, and then further down you say it was a different AD?
It is a common practice
By: DOCSF : December 17th, 2019-09:44
I am aware certain UK retailers asking new customers to buy jewellery and/or other watches to build a "relationship" to get a sought after model.
Similar experience !
By: Stylophile : December 16th, 2019-14:02
With a prominent NYC AD; after being their customer for about 10 years and buying 4 “ordinary “ watches for about $100k, I was told that I do not make a cut to “qualify” for pieces like Nautilus, aquanaut, Daytona or even a GMT. What’s surprising to me is...
I don’t agree
By: blownhippie : December 18th, 2019-10:46
The AD’s know their allocation of Patek yearly. It’s quite possible that $100k spend in the NYC market over 10 years isn’t enough. Or even close. There are quite a few people spending multiples of that yearly and are still waiting.
ALL the AD’s do the same thing at some level, you passed up an opportunity!
By: GreatPilot@me.com : December 16th, 2019-16:25
Most everyone on this thread is upset with this story but not me, all the comments to turn the AD in will DO NO GOOD, it’s their business. And not to piss anyone off but what is wrong with a buyer doing a little work to get rid of the 5205 (lose a little)...
Totally agree. It’s the “from them” in the initial post
By: NickO : December 17th, 2019-09:20
That falsely stated he bought his 5905P from Watches of Switzerland. That was intentionally false by the OP that changes the narrative significantly. OP should have known better and should have told the truth from the start.
Or you can bypass the hype.
By: Horo_Traveler : December 17th, 2019-21:57
There is plenty of choice in contemporary Swiss watchmaking, often times at a great “value.” Absolutely no need to succumb to the Instagram hype on Nautilus, Aquanaut, etc. I have all the Nautili except the 5990 and I don’t feel they are special at all re...
You make some excellent comments BUT....
By: NickO : December 18th, 2019-07:08
the real point of debate is - is the plural of Nautilus, Nautili or Nautiluses? I would wager it is the Illuminati like your good self who call it Nautili and have discerned it is indeed all hype, whilst the plebeian folk like me who call it Nautiluses ar...
I was just rambling on with my personal opinion on the hype.
By: Horo_Traveler : December 18th, 2019-08:13
Of course, there are people who genuinely like Nautiluses (😊) more than PP’s classical designs. It is unfortunate they have to jump through hoops for these pieces when these same references used to sit around for months in AD display cases before they tur...
Side note:
By: Wristenthusiast : December 18th, 2019-07:18
If entry level Calatravas are not selling as well, I think PP should consider either making less of them or update them in a way that makes them more desirable. Say bring back the enamel dials, give them 72 hr power reserves. Or improve water resistance. ...
I think this is coming with all
By: watch-er : December 18th, 2019-10:34
the retired references. Calatravas are soft, if they are, because they simply have not kept pace with the competition. The movements are too small for the cases, The movements lack a stop seconds function and have short power reserves. The dials lack the ...
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By: drphileasfogg : December 18th, 2019-12:56
I agree new Calatravas are over due, I thought we will see some this fall but I forgot about the Singapore exhibit so next Basel definitely
Great gesture
By: DOCSF : December 18th, 2019-12:36
I hope they see my post regarding their Manchester branch. Such behaviour alienate people from the brand.
This post is misleading
By: daneninja1 : December 22nd, 2019-21:55
At the beginning the OP clearly mentioned he bought a 5905P from WoS and later he mentioned he didn't buy it from them and wanted to edit the post. We have to bear in mind the OP was recently banned from TRF.
Update
By: @Patek_Ambassador : December 31st, 2019-07:49
I received a phone call from a senior executive at WOS this past week who told me he was calling in response to a call he received from Patek about the issue. He expressed his concern over this issue, told me WOS doesn’t condone what happened and this was...