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Patek Philippe: Thanks pmh6000 for your wise words ! We should simply

spend our money the way we wish. Glad to hear that your AD has never asked you to buy pieces that you did not want. Trust that you have a great relationship with this AD and you get what you want.
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Patek Philippe: Hi Matty, thanks for your comments ! If "blackmail" is not the correct word, then perhaps

coerce or force might be better ? As Patekova wrote in his reply, he thinks "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 understandable." What d
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Patek Philippe: Well said Eric67 ! You are spending your money as you see fit and you make

your own decisions ! It is a free world after all.
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Patek Philippe: Many thanks Koozy for your words of encouragement ! Your kind comments made it

all worthwhile for me to spend the research done and hours spent to write this post !
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Patek Philippe: You are right in that only the customers can change the situation. It is a

free market and consumers should buy what they want. Did you end up buying any Patek three hand watches ?
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Patek Philippe: You are right. If Patek produces as many steel Nautilus and Aquanaut as demanded, flipping of these watches will not occur. Production capacity will

be taken away from other lines then. Patek will quickly become a one horse pony which might not be wise from a long term business perspective. What will Patek do when that time arrives ? Due to its huge success with Royal Oak, AP several years ago created the "Code" to provide diversity in its produ
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Patek Philippe: Your point is well taken in that Patek can open their only retail stores. Based on my past and recent chats with Patek executives, owning its

retail network does not fit its strategy. Although it has 5 (I believe) self-owned Salons and Maisons (Geneva, London, Paris, Beijing and Shanghai), Patek wants to remain mostly a manufacturer as explained in my post.
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Patek Philippe: Thanks Patekfinity for your thoughtful comments !

If someone has no history of buying Patek watches but wants a MR which other big customers have been waiting for a while, AD simply will not entertain the request.
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