FabR[Senior Patek Moderator]
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Unfortunately I don't have any dramatic watch stories, so let me just tell a quick tale of sheer luck. In summer 2017, I was window shopping at an Italian AD I'd never visited before...
Jan 24, 2019,09:54 AM
So as I often do, I decided to enter, say hi, and just have a quick chat. They are one of the main ADs in the country, so without carrying much hope, I concluded by asking for the newly-released 5131P.
She obviously mentioned a long waiting list and so forth, but just in case she took my business card and list of previous Pateks, all bought in Italy.
I essentially forgot about this rather quick visit until the exact day in August that I arrived in Boston for the Fall semester, I still recall that I noticed her email as soon as I opened the inbox.
For reasons I never wanted to ask, she was simply saying that the name got selected, and that this beauty would have been ready to pick by the time I was back to Italy in December. This is precisely what happened. And she also kindly included in the package a couple of gifts and a "small" discount on the MSRP.
We are obviously still friends to this day, and they are always my first stop when I visit their elegant city!