Whilst u agree with you mostly, there is an element of scarcity

.....that you fail to account for. Most if the desirable Pateks are not available at the ADS, but from gray dealers. So imagine I am gonna celebrate an fortuitous and happy family event, you walk into the AD, and you have to wait 6 months before delivery!! Not to mention the possibly of enduring a POSSIBLE price increase during the wait, which to me would probably MILDLY sour the happy memories.

So what I do is if I for see a happy event for myself or family, and wanna commemorate the event with a Patek, I will scour the ADs and grey dealers few months in advance. That was my modus operandi when I got my 5056P and 5960P to celebrate and commemorate certain personal successes and events.

A certain logical sequencing is required for emotional events, when it comes to Pateks.

Best, and congrats if you have recently bought one for the purpose of remembering an happy occasion.

Horo

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Patek and emotion start of chapter 3?

By: Watcheseh : September 11th, 2011-04:43

Time is of itself fascinating: the notion of time, the passing of time, the way it maps out or lives. Observing the moving parts in a mechanical watch is captivating; time can control the way in which we go about our lives. With the arrival of the digital...

Whilst u agree with you mostly, there is an element of scarcity

By: Hororgasm : September 11th, 2011-09:05

For all the trouble you have to go through to commerate any special

By: ArthurSG : September 11th, 2011-20:00

event, why consider a PP then. Seriously! And your 5056P, the event must not have been that special LOL

It was to celebrate signing new deal

By: Hororgasm : September 12th, 2011-00:30

With the firm. And as it would turn out, it was a bitter sweet experience in hindsight. Best, Horo

Ah.. For me, my 5056P

By: ArthurSG : September 12th, 2011-02:03

represented the start of a madness and for this particular watch, also the incidental meeting of a good but quirky friend LOL

Am sure that quirky friend reciprocate the friendship ;)-

By: Hororgasm : September 12th, 2011-12:46

That's always the incidental subplot in our horological journeys. Best, Horo

A terrific read.

By: BABKA : September 11th, 2011-13:44

Stirs up some deep thinking.

Well... maybe you are right.

By: foversta : September 11th, 2011-14:24

But when I bought mine, it was not related to any specific event. Nothing to celebrate, just to have the pleasure to wear it... I bought it in Spain so I met friends there and we had a wonderful diner. So it is related a posteriori to good memories... Fx

Emotion and justifcation

By: Watcheseh : September 12th, 2011-01:16

just to clarify that isnt myself purchasing the watch just felt that thread was a good insight... also perhaps emotion is used to help justify a purchase

The personal and emotional event has been .... me.

By: whit : September 12th, 2011-07:42

I rationalized the purchase of additional watches to commemorate events but the fact of the matter is that I wanted them and the event was a convenient justification for the purchase. Then, of course the marketing campaign just added fuel to the fire beca...

Enjoyable and exciting?

By: johnswatch1 : September 13th, 2011-08:09

Like many others the purchase of my watch was through the grey route as dealers were quoting me waiting lists of up to a year. the sale has to be conducted through the internet which takes a lot away from the experience. My purchase didn't celebrate any p...