Patek Philippe

i do not believe that there is a decrease in the watch market as the second hand market is relatively healthy. what is happening is that there is a greater incentive to buy second watches from those who have hoarded and now are forced to sell due to preva... 

You should have elaborate more, if you wanted us to discuss on your topic. BUT, you should also read our guidelines... We prefer discussions about watches, and to share our passion about them. Best, Nicolas

My question was based on 3 recent experiences with different AD's -- and either I don't have any common sense about this economy and the watch industry, or the salesforce and management teams of those AD's are in denial. I felt it was import to get some o... 

Since the large dealer near me fled to India as his business was on the verge of collapse and bankruptcy. My good local dealer is gray-market and according to him, the market has changed, but hasn't really gone down. Sure there's the occasional high-rolle... 

some models are still hard to get, therefore not as affected as others that you can see on display in any AD's

Hi, Aussie, I concur with Amanico's comments, both about needing more perspective from you to anchor the discussion, but also the reminder about the preferred "direction" of the discussions on this forum. That said, I feel the basic topic of your original... 

really interested and intrigued me. These days, with only dollar value and market trends being the topics of discussion, including by the company itself, that former interest to me is headed into the sea in flames.

witnessed the end of the down cycle.I was in a Rolex boutique in a busy tourist area of HK and the place was brimming with eager customers. I have never seen anything like it in recent times.Every sales person, and there were quite a few of them had to se... 

Despite the admonitions against discussing value, this thread is in fact discussing value (and with a bit of an edge, it seems). So please don't mind me as I offer a short observation on this topic. Watches are like tulips in seventeenth century Holland: ... 

I have no further response to you assumptions.

months reveals a preponderance of references to value, market, investment, etc.

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