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Originally Posted by gqmagic
It was never a slow mover, never. Why you think so is beyond me.
Unless you're equating it to other desirable models that enthusiast collectors desired like 5070 and 5970, most of those people were after more complicated watches.
And as far as the Patek magazine goes, it's issued quarterly to owners who buy from an AD, the only watch that's on more back covers is the ladies 24, hardly a slow mover.
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The 5712 was released in 2006, and up until 2016, I still see them in display cases. I'm not the only person here who has observed that. Do check out some of the older threads.
The ladies 24 are commonly seen in the ADs' cases until today.
Maybe we have different definition of slow moving, which is fine.
If I'm Patek, I just don't see the point of using my precious magazine space (which I give away to clients for free) to promote popular models. These days I see the likes of WorldTime and 5905 in both paid and free advertising materials. These are very nice watches but not the most popular, which ties back to my point.