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16 January 2020, 12:16 PM | #61 |
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Still waiting, first visit was in early december.
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16 January 2020, 01:04 PM | #62 | |
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16 January 2020, 03:57 PM | #63 | |
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I understand why you think like this however I’ve always found AP to be extremely accommodating and I’ve been able to buy what I want when I want. They’ve never suggested that I buy anything. Going grey works for you and that’s great but by doing so you are missing out on the factory visits and the golf days etc - if golf does your head in then defo go grey. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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17 January 2020, 01:10 AM | #64 | |
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It’s a different situation if you don’t have a relationship to date and are now trying to get access to pieces that everyone wants, including those that already have years worth of purchase history. In this case, you are put in a position of having to buy less desired pieces (less desired either by you and/or generally) to ever have a chance at access...at least until current availability might change. Frankly, i have been tryin to proceed down AD route, however, just not getting much traction and refuse to buy something i don’t really want...so, i may be starting to think more along Gravity’s way of looking at things. |
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17 January 2020, 01:26 AM | #65 | |
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You’re right I have been buying APs for a long time but I honestly think that the U.K. is a slightly different market and it’s easier to get what you want. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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17 January 2020, 02:34 AM | #66 | |
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I am happy with this system and with AP. No gripes, Just a different way of doing things :) |
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17 January 2020, 03:07 AM | #67 | |
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My first port of call will be AP themselves, but if I wanted a 'survivor' for example, or indeed ANY non current model then there's only one avenue and that's grey. Equally though I wouldn't take a bath on paying retail from AP for a current model that is heavily discounted in the grey market (there are quite a few models, especially some of the lady editions that are hugely discounted) but I think we'll see this reducing with time. |
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17 January 2020, 04:19 AM | #68 |
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17 January 2020, 04:41 AM | #69 |
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I actually visit the UK several times a year and while I sometimes do find more availability there, when I break out the currency calculator the prices always end up being more than the US and almost always more than grey. Came close to buying a perpetual calendar in London that they actually had in stock, something that would never happen in Beverly Hills, but even with the duty savings it ended up being more than new grey. Trust me, my never buying from an AD is not from lack of trying, I give them a crack at what I'm looking for almost every time in the US, UK and EU.
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17 January 2020, 10:17 PM | #70 |
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Oh, i don’t doubt it - and therein lies a lot of my own frustration...used to be grey was a nice way to get a discount but i always just preferred to get through an authorized channel. Now, its all upside down
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18 January 2020, 12:27 AM | #71 |
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T'was the SS version with the blue dial. Didn't seem very easy to get at the time. I had to make a lot of phone calls considering i live in Toronto where unfortunately we don't have our own boutique
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18 January 2020, 12:51 AM | #72 |
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I also have been trying to get a 26574ST for over a year with no luck -- I can't even get the rose gold version, and that one seems to be pretty unpopular based on the secondary market values. I've bought three APs, so though I'm no VIP, I have what I'd consider a solid purchase history, and still no luck.
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24 January 2020, 03:17 AM | #73 |
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I heard from the NYC boutique that they are no longer taking deposits for "in-demand" pieces for 2020, and that nothing has been out yet for 2020 (people haven't been notified if they are getting pieces, etc). Not sure how true.
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24 January 2020, 06:40 AM | #74 | |
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Can confirm the latter point regarding 2020 allocations - European boutique told me the same thing last week |
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24 January 2020, 08:33 AM | #75 | |
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As to new releases, time will tell, but I was hoping we'd have had some gossip by now. |
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7 February 2020, 10:50 AM | #76 |
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Has anyone heard back regarding allocations for this year?
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7 February 2020, 03:15 PM | #77 |
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7 February 2020, 03:18 PM | #78 |
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7 February 2020, 08:23 PM | #79 |
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I've placed a deposit for a grey dial 15500 in July 2019. Still waiting to hear back from AP :(
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9 February 2020, 07:16 AM | #80 |
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9 February 2020, 07:32 AM | #81 |
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Has anyone been allocated 2020 pieces?
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9 February 2020, 07:48 AM | #82 |
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As a thirty-one year old that just bought a ceramic perpetual calendar, I can attest to this hypothesis lol
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9 February 2020, 08:07 AM | #83 | ||
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Actually I do have a family I got married at 21 and divorced at 27. I have my son who is 3 years old. I do agree having a family is big expenses. My divorce took a huge chunk out of my assets. The bright side is after kicking my ex wife out of my life my expenses have gone down considerably . |
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9 February 2020, 08:21 AM | #84 | |
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Sorry to hear that, a friend of mine has just gone through a divorce, his ex took 60% of everything and made him feel like she was doing him a favour. Once she received the settlement she moved in with the guy that she’d denied having an affair with. Nasty. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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9 February 2020, 09:01 AM | #86 |
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Received a pretty special piece from NYC boutique yesterday. Will do a proper write up when I get back from traveling. Very surprised.
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9 February 2020, 09:09 AM | #87 |
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10 February 2020, 02:36 AM | #88 |
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I received a 15500 last week
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19 February 2020, 10:16 AM | #90 |
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Received a call for a 26331st boutique exclusive but i respectfully passed!!! i appreciated the call and my SA is amazing but i'd really like my 15500st boutique exclusive. I guess the allocations are starting to roll in
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