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Patek Philippe

The RED Line for me is when it gets commercial (more)

 

 

Commercial discussion promotion vs curiosity/interest/consulting others about value.

 

Just for the sake of freedom of speech, I don’t see any reason to control $$ discussions as long as its not commercial or intentional promoting backed by a hidden interest.

 

Even Patek is talking $$, do you remember their nautilus ad: “one of the worlds expensive watches is made of steel”.

 

Another scenario: Imagine the situation that prices are not discussed anywhere! So a Patek enthusiastic will enter a store, pay whatever a greedy dealer will ask for without knowing the real value of the watch.

 

IMO Price/value discussion is acceptable as long as it is for the sake of knowledge / curiosity / decision-making / consulting and not by any mean commercial.

 

Tzachi

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Why is it the Patek forum is more and more all about the $$$?

 
By: Moses : August 7th, 2007-21:36
This kind of thing is strictly policed in the other brand forums, yet flourishes here. Cheapens the brand, to be honest.

Some idea's...

 
By: MilDiver : August 7th, 2007-22:38
First, the watches themselves are more and more $$ J , but seriously... I know many “purists”, i.e. watch collectors per se. some can buy a 5970 without a second thought but for many, spending 10-20-40-50 K on a hobby is a major expense. These people like... 

Thanks for bringing up that question, Moses....

 
By: SuitbertW : August 8th, 2007-03:54
Hi, Moses, all, first of all, I've to say that I'm the one to be blamed for this. I've not looked after the forum as much as I'd have liked and also should - my sincere apologies for this. I've been very much tied up in my day to day work which hopefully ... 

I think it has to do with some insecuities of new collectors...

 
By: CL : August 8th, 2007-06:25
and it is perfectly normal. It is afterall their hard earned money that they spend on probably their first expensive watch. I have to admit that I sometimes do find these threads interesting to read. It will be really boring to read about technical stuff ... 

Because Patek is so over-priced, you are forced to think of Resale

 
By: Mostel : August 8th, 2007-12:32
before you even buy one! It FORCES you to think of money before the Watch Itself. It's that simple. Patek has become the businessman-collector's watch... we choose watches we love regardless of price from Other Brands... there are always exceptions, but I... 

Response to Mostel

 
By: abersin : August 8th, 2007-13:36
Well here are we discussing values to the chagrin of a Purist (sorry Moses). I have to disagree with Mostel, however, most respectfully. Compare the following scenarios: 1. You purchase an "overpriced" Patek at full list, and sell it in a year for 90& of ... 

I am only a lurker here.....

 
By: sjc : August 8th, 2007-20:15
although one who has been around a long time. When I started my PP collection a couple of years ago, I relied heavily on this forum to help me learn about the brand and formulate my selections. I scoured every message for any tidbit of information that wo...