Market
Abu Alex's observation of a highly sought-after Patek Philippe appearing on the secondary market within a week of its release sparks a critical discussion among collectors. This phenomenon highlights the ongoing tension between brand allocation strategies and the dynamics of the grey market. The community explores the implications for both authorized dealers and genuine enthusiasts.
Some people see at "just another assett class"....
just a demonstration of how dark and audacious this current market is, too much money to be made "Poor", "pure" collectors like many of us can only watch and curse.
at least in those cases where an insanely high number is listed. In such cases the seller must know that no one will buy, not at this point in the game.
then sell to those who have the big $$ and loves bragging rights on social media. I know this sounds like serious allegations but we heard those stories so nothing new. The current allocation games that is going on with many brands really helps secondary market grow, because some people just don't like to wait or bundle with other pieces they don't want.
At our factory trip over the summer, it was made clear that Patek is buying suspicious pieces on the secondary market and having a conversation with the AD as to why this showed up like it did. If it’s a US dealer- they are in serious jeopardy of losing their dealership.
...the Nautilus isn't an actual watch, it's a myth perpetrated by the powers that be to keep us loyal to our ADs, governing our primal desires through the secret 26-330 mind control device: nobody knows what it is, the only thing we know is that it now has hacking power, which seems pretty scary. Fight the power! Just buy a 16202... oh wait...
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