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I don't like to say this but it is a fact.
Most of the Patek complicated watches are well made but not the best.
Why do you want to pay USDxxx,xxx for a perpetual calendar chronograph while you can get it for USDxx,xxx from other brands?
Apart from the fact that you really like it, it always provides a wide parameter of financial safety zone in the event that you decide later to liquidate it for a profit or to fund another purchase or otherwise.
Do you call that Brand Equity as some of my friends call it? Whatever it is, when you pay top dollars which is significant to you, you want an "insurance" that the Brand's name can provide. I think Patek has done it quite well. That's why you need to pay more even for their entry model.
Regards
Ling
Why we do love Patek Philippe watches, chapter five and final part, admiration!
Here is time to think of a final part for our discussion about reasons to love Patek Philippe. Not that we will have discussed them all, but we will have exchanged about some of the major ones. Of course if after that part you think that we've forgotten a...
I know that you don't like it,
but the sixth Aspect could be "safety". With Patek Philippe watches the buyer knows that the invested funds are relatively safe compared with basically all other brands. Furthermore, we know that it is most likely that a watch bought today can be serviced...
Very well written, Jerome. Superb post.
Even if I don't share all your points, but I love a lot your passionate point of view. We can say that Admiration is certainly the link between us, watch lovers, with our favourite brand, and we could use the same feeling for any other brand. No brand is ...
Hi Dje. Since English is not my mother language
> I did not get your "... modern Patek Philippe watches seem unreasonable were they are positioned on the market.", sentence. Regards, Marcelo This message has been edited by marcelo on 2011-11-20 15:01:02
Well thought out discussion. Dje
One other word which I think comes tomind is "respect" We trust the brand and the makers/marketers. We can see through some of the hokey marketing ploys - ie a patek is for the next generation- similar to De Beers' A diamond is forever. But in the end mos...
I agree with most of what you have said, Dje
and respect the passion you have for the brand. One thing I would disagree with is that Patek has different levels of affordability. This is not really true, unless the levels are classified as expensive, really expensive, and holy s**t that's expensive I...
I don't like to say this but it is a fact.
Most of the Patek complicated watches are well made but not the best. Why do you want to pay USDxxx,xxx for a perpetual calendar chronograph while you can get it for USDxx,xxx from other brands? Apart from the fact that you really like it, it always provi...
Admiration?
Yes, as you mentioned, I admire Patek for what they were when the seven crafts were at the core of their business, but not so much for what they seem to be today or for where they seem to be headed. I agree Patek offers a diverse selection of complicated ...
isn't admiration the result of all the previous topics ?
calibers + beauty + tradition + rarity=admiration²
isn't this getting a bit embarrassing now?
I came to this forum for the thoughtful debate and interesting dialogue. These personal love letters to Patek honestly do more harm to the brand in my eyes. Enough already.
You carry the opinion of many, and articulate it into something coherent
I have praised their products, and admire some models more then others. I love the brand, the horological values it stand for, and the sentimentality of it's offering. I even love their marketing campaigns, with it's obvious pull at the heartstrings, thou...
Maybe
...I should have read this post first before posting my thoughts on Patek. I agree with what you have written. You bring the level of writing up to a very high standard, it does not surprise me that you are Patek's official editor E