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Old 22 April 2018, 08:44 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by dmash View Post
No, the funniest part is how Patek ‘wanted’ this to be a watch, that younger guys could purchase and get their feet wet with the brand. That worked well
it was a disaster from the start. A mainline, regular production steel pilot could have accomplished that. A LE just made sure it was not going to first time customers for the vast majority of the allocations. The intent of what TS said and the reality of what AD's do to keep their existing VIP clients happy is different.
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