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Originally Posted by jon_jon
I am surprised to hear that Patek deliberately held back supply of 5524G due to a weak demand. I know the 5524 is a polarizing watch and people either love it or hate it. However there are many other Patek references with a weak demand and Patek did not hold back in continuing to supply ADs with unpopular models even with weak sales.
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Right, but the weakening market has affected Patek as much as anyone (other than Rolex, it seems). They have tightened up production in general and have started to trickle out some references to suit the demand, rather than produce watches to "hit" a preconceived production number. They are also discontinuing models quicker than before in order to help keep stock low and secondary prices strong. The 5270 non-chin was a very quick reference. As was the 5170G black dial. Two years for a bread and butter white gold chrono model is very quick.
The 5524 has it's fans of course, and it's nice watch (other than the pushers).