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This is an important story
Please be aware that sometimes watches are "resealed." I have had occasion where I sold a watch (after wearing it), and later the same watch showed up in a dealer's inventory "factory sealed." Easy to confirm that it was the same watch by serial number. I did not personally inspect the new plastic sleeve, but I have to think there are ways to detect which has been resealed.
Anyway, it is silly to leave a Patek sealed. You have to feel bad for those who feel this is necessary. And probably good that now Patek insists that dealers cut the sleeve before the watch leaves the store.
Saga of a "sealed" watch
This is an actual story of what happened to good friend of mine; and I am putting it out there as a lesson to those people (or so called collectors) who demand sealed watches and keep them that way without enjoying them for what they are! Here goes! a lit...
I totally agree in my maybe amateur opinion no way I would buy a watch that expensive…
Sealed There is no way of knowing it works Or even it is a fake Thx for sharing this important lesson Best Imran
This is an important story
Please be aware that sometimes watches are "resealed." I have had occasion where I sold a watch (after wearing it), and later the same watch showed up in a dealer's inventory "factory sealed." Easy to confirm that it was the same watch by serial number. I...
I have encountered many revealed PTeks
I have seen a about a dozen resealed Pateks from well known after market dealers. I have not seen them from "trusted dealers" but well known and less trustworthy dealers. These watches were worn and resealed. It has been said for a long time, but its wort...
I think buying a watch as an investment
is a risky proposition. If you want to invest put your money somewhere else. If you want a kick ass watch buy it and wear it and enjoy the hell out of it and don't worry about reducing or affecting its value. Watches are made to be worn, not to be stored ...
I believe there should be nothing wrong
With a watch resealed by factory, after service and strap repacement. The watch is "as new".
The last time I got a patek back from service I removed the...
...sticker whole it was very easy, next I cut open the sealed pack, I think I could re seal the watch with a heat sealer put it back in the box and replace the sticker no problem so I would recommend anyone buying a sealed patek to open it for a full insp...
There are a number of conclusions to be drawn from
your friend's experience but I think the most important one in dealing outside the authorized dealer network is to always assume the downside and be prepared to deal with it. Everything you described (strap and chrono problem) could have occurred while in...
I still don't get why ...
someone would buy such an expensive PP from the grey market ! This is just too much money to part with - and this is valid for any patek as even least expensive is a little fortune - to let luck play some role on this. I would never buy a PP outside the A...
Buying from ADs is fine...
... for pieces currently in production. But what if you desire a piece that has been discontinued for some time? Do you simply search the world looking for that one AD who has a NOS in some vault somewhere?