Horological Meandering

I understand that some Patek Philippe models, such as the Nautilus and Aquanaut, are in high demand and that there is a supply-and-demand situation to consider. However, I'm not sure how much it would help the client who has lost trust in the brand. Altho

I think it makes sense. There’s a finite amount of pieces and do you allocate to someone who has purchases several watches or no watches. I don’t feel someone has a “right” to buy an aquanaut or nautilus or whatever — so long as there’s not some unlawful

As Patekova wrote above, he believes that "Being required to build a relationship by buying presumably lesser desired Pateks before getting the more highly desired ones, is not considered bundling. Nor apparently is it discouraged. It is also understandab

Because it seems there is sanctioned “blackmail” if it’s Patek’s own products of buying a Calatrava, complications, etc. to get an aquanaut or nautilus. I also don’t think there’s anything wrong with that too—it’s just the word they use. And I can see why

I am since 6 years on the waiting list for an Aquanaut. When I ordered it, I was asked, if I know the value of the watch on the second hand market, I was really wondering that they put my name on the list. Three years later I was asked to buy some three h

Here’s a link to a story I’m sure most of you know already regarding a lawsuit filed against an AD for asking their client to buy “other” watches or jewelry before client is allocated a Nautilus model. I understand the importance of having several Patek

Assuming that was the dinner for the 30 VVV”infinite”IPs who were allocated that 1938P and most wearing sky moon tourbillons, MRs 😅 He’s also the successful bidder of the $6M 5711 Tiffany so I think we know what kind of collectors are there. Yeah, I am no

But, I had the opportunity to try these on at WOS in Las Vegas at the Wynn. The 3800 is just perfect. Wow. I love the patina on the dial and the fact that there’s no seconds hand. It also feels bigger than the 37.5mm. Asking 170k. I always admired the 397

A lot of Panerai boutiques have very inadequately trained staff. Also, double check if your model is supposed to come with four black screws. And I also warn friends that authorized dealers will scratch watches, chew up screw heads when they change the st