You said you see Dato's and double split Langes at your dealer. Same with Vacheron Toubillons, chronographs.
And you said 'if those brands can produce enough watches to supply demand, why can't Patek'
Well, that is simple, Lange and VC can only dream of this situation. While everybody wants the hard to get Pateks, Panerai's Limited AP ROO's and new Rolexes nobody seems to care about a new Lange or VC or Breguet. Patek, Panerai, Rolex, AP has waitinglists because the demand is several times bigger. When Lange launches a new watch like for example the dato perpetual you can go to your dealer and you can buy it within a short time, try to have a 5970 which is a comparable watch and you dealer will probably have 7 clients who want that 5970.
If Omega would make a diver like the Rolexv deepsea and limit it to 5000 pce it would not be difficult to get one. If Rolex would limit the deepsea to 5000 pce, they would all be sold within 24 hours.
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