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9 December 2018, 11:39 PM | #1 |
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Vegas grand opening cocktail party at chrystals? Anyone go?
Was anyone there last night? We were there yesterday and got to speak with Thiery Stern, larry Pettinelli and the rest of the Patek team as well as Ezra the owner of the AD (total baller and super nice guy, he wore 2 watches...at the same time...one rolex olive dial DD40 and a 5726 grey on strap). I really appreciated that he worked hard for his AD status and was a super approachable guy.
Thiery was a really nice guy, super approachable, and you could genuinely tell he loves watches and enjoys what he does. Highlight of my year. Was a great time. My family loved it and we got to meet a few other Patek fans as well. If you guys are on here And oh there were rolexes. So many rolexes lol. If you havent been you should go. I think the list are just getting started here. |
10 December 2018, 02:58 AM | #2 |
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A close friend was there and scored a nice SS Patek. He also got to see and try on the Rainbow Daytona. Did you get a chance to purchase anything?
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10 December 2018, 03:26 AM | #3 | |
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Ur budy from upenn? Only one guy i met was focused on the rainbow daytona :) Yes i bought some stuff I purchased the 5980r ahead of time. And looking to purchase a few additional pieces. One specific one i dont want to jinx. Ill bring it up when if i get it.. |
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10 December 2018, 06:04 AM | #4 |
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Looks like a super evening !! Great how many members have chance to meet and greet the CEOs of some top manufacturers
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10 December 2018, 06:47 AM | #5 |
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Wish I was invited to these openings... I would swoop all the models in one go until my credit card melts.
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10 December 2018, 08:31 AM | #6 | |
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Congrats on the 5980R !!! Larry is THE MAN! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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10 December 2018, 10:04 AM | #7 | |
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Probably something for everyone, so I dont think im getting any additional pieces beyond what I paid for. Was still fun, would have liked to fill out my watchbox some. Maybe in the new year. Really cool guy both Larry and Thiery spent time to talk to my kid, so i was very appreciative of that. |
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11 December 2018, 08:20 AM | #8 |
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I live in Vegas, first I heard about it was reading this post
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11 December 2018, 08:28 AM | #9 |
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Oh my favorite mall, we always stay at Aria.... will have to check it out!
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11 December 2018, 09:43 AM | #10 |
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What was TS wearing? I remember years ago TS saying one of the reasons he wore a 5167 even at Basel was because he didn't want to wear a new model and have people come up to him and say - oh, I see you have that already and I am still waiting... well now that applies to the basic Aqua too, he'll have to start wearing a Hublot.
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My wife said he was wearing a 5740G He said one of his favorite watches is the 5270 in gold with a white dial. Quote:
I think there was a blend of locals and tourist. The soft opening was a week or 2 back. watches of Switzerland was last wekend. I happen to live there a few months out of the year :). Im back in tri-state now and back to vegas next week for the rest of the year. Do my annual christmas Glittering light at las Vegas motor speedway. So lame Quote:
Definitely go check it out, you got rolex patek richard mille and Ap all in one area now. And hermes for the wife. |
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11 December 2018, 11:35 AM | #12 |
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Was supposed to attend it.. But was out of town. Heard they were getting only couple of nautilus in December.. as far as purchases, they only allow you one steel sport Rolex or patek at a time.. :(
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11 December 2018, 11:53 AM | #13 |
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Yeah feels like 1 at a time. I cant complain. I got a 5980r. So im happy. Plus the meeting Thiery Stern was definitely the highlight of the event. And i got a family picture out of it :).
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11 December 2018, 11:58 AM | #14 |
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That’s awesome, wish I was able to make it.. Did you pick the 5980r from them?
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11 December 2018, 12:05 PM | #15 |
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11 December 2018, 12:43 PM | #16 |
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Looks like fun times.
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11 December 2018, 12:48 PM | #17 |
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LOL.. 5990 is sick watch, through them as well? I am waiting for my 5990 delivery.. they were trying to give me the 5980 ar and r but I feel the steel is appropriate for first nautilus!
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11 December 2018, 01:46 PM | #18 |
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11 December 2018, 07:48 PM | #19 |
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12 December 2018, 04:35 AM | #20 |
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Wow, sounds like an amazing event! I was actually in vegas this past weekend also for a bachelor's party and we stayed at Aria too! Wish I had known, I would have absolutely skipped some of the festivities to attend! Might have been a bit intoxicated tho if i had
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12 December 2018, 07:27 AM | #21 |
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The thing as much as it would have been cool, I was told they wouldn’t have any nautilus or aquanauts on display :(
Wish all the retailers and boutiques would have those demo watches atleast to try on.. |
12 December 2018, 02:45 PM | #22 |
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Congrats on the 5980/1R. I love that beast. My friend was from Michigan. He ended up with a 5167A
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12 December 2018, 09:14 PM | #23 |
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Nice! My wife also saw the rainbow daytona and so now our other AD’s are checking to see if there will be allocations for 2019. Im hopeful but not sure if its realistic or not.
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23 December 2018, 07:05 AM | #24 |
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Will stop by this weekend! Too bad I missed the celebration.
Patek really does take great care of their ADs, so it's nice to see TS come out for this. |
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