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13 August 2020, 12:41 AM | #1 |
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Trusted sellers for PP?
I’m considering my first Patek and I know without buying history I’m unlikely to get a model that I want which leaves me going grey market. Curious what some of the trusted sellers are for grey market Pateks? I know the players in the Rolex market and the ones on the forum here (which also carry PP), but I was wondering if there are any other good dealers to consider that may not be on this forum?
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13 August 2020, 12:48 AM | #2 |
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Would highly recommend Gabriel at Watches Off Fifth, NYC and Takuya Watches in Texas. Both are outstanding.
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13 August 2020, 01:02 AM | #3 |
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I can recommend a couple where I actually bought watches from:
https://en.luxurywatches.se/ https://preowned.schaapcitroen.nl/nl/ https://www.worldoftime.de/en |
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13 August 2020, 01:40 AM | #5 |
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WatchBox is a good bet. They have a big online presence and I have personally heard a lot of good things about them. If the model you want isn’t in stock they can source one for you. I’m considering using them in the future. What model are you after?
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Thank you all
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My two faves are DavidSW and European Watch Company.
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You could wait for AD availability. How about buying 5 or 6 pieces first, then ask about....
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They do. However, there may be some pricing advantages if buying in person. Who knows. At this point I’m just trying to gauge the market as getting one of the models I like from an AD is not a possibility.
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13 August 2020, 04:29 AM | #14 |
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EWC has been around for a while, longer than Watchbox and DAVIDSW. They seem to set their price on what they think the market will bear. Because they have been around for a while and built a solid reputation, they can probably demand higher prices and get away with it.
Watchbox, owned by Govberg, has a lot of inventory. They operate out of several locations around the world, although based out of the Philadelphia area. Not sure if they have a retail location where you can try on a watch, maybe by appt at Govberg. As for DAVIDSW, he seems to focus mainly on Rolex, although he has some Patek inventory. |
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In addition to the recommendations above, I like tarrytown jewelers. The owner - Steve - has always been good to me
https://www.tarrytownjewelers.com/ I’ve also bought from and sold to EWC and davidsw |
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Watchbox US hq is in a suburb of Philly and you can make an appointment and try on anything you want. They typically have watches not on their website as they are constantly getting new inventory. Their prices are above average (high) due to their reputation, overhead etc but they’ve been very easy to work with - I’ve purchased two FPJ and a Rolex from them, but tried on several PP there . Their inventory is impressive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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I like David SW and also Gabriel at Watches Off 5th . Bought and sold through them They are both great and very honest & reliable. James in San Antonio Tx:-))
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In addition to the recommendations above, I like tarrytown jewelers. The owner - Steve - has always been good to me
https://www.tarrytownjewelers.com/ I agree from previous post- Steve Dubynski is top notch- honest and ethical- Bought two PP’s from him- one was kind enough to let me pay a 10k deposit and 10k a month for 4 more months- it was a stunning 3940 first series in yellow gold- he had worked with me another time- I said Steve- can you help me out- can’t pay all but promise I will be true to my word- got it a month ago! Better than I had hoped it would be! |
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