Updated AD Patek List

[dauster]

Originally Posted by Tay821

this has changed. Watches are sold thru only the 4 (ibelieve )authorized tiffany stores. Think its Hawaii, NY, Atl, LA

I was in Houston in Spring 2018. They just had theirs recently removed?

[PPcollector]

Originally Posted by dauster

I was in Houston in Spring 2018. They just had theirs recently removed?

Yes, Tiffany Houston is out....last year was removed from AD list by Patek.

[GreenLantern]

It's just Hawaii, SF, Beverly Hills, and NYC. Though everything comes from NYC, as I understand it, since that's where the stamping occurs.

No Atlanta. No Houston. :(

I liked the Houston Boutique, to be honest.

[dchang81]

Didn't realize cj Charles off the list

[kneedeep]

ADs are more frustrated with the brand than we are frustrated with the ADs.

[dauster]

Originally Posted by kneedeep

ADs are more frustrated with the brand than we are frustrated with the ADs.

ok, do you care to elaborate? do you mean because of the low supply of hot pieces or are there other reasons ?

[kneedeep]

Originally Posted by dauster

ok, do you care to elaborate? do you mean because of the low supply of hot pieces or are there other reasons ?

Sent them unpopular unsellable references which had to be paid for on certain terms and could not get any sellable references. One way street.

[dauster]

Originally Posted by kneedeep

Sent them unpopular unsellable references which had to be paid for on certain terms and could not get any sellable references. One way street.

Got it make sense... that must be frustrating on the ADs end.

[PatekSF]

Originally Posted by dauster

Got it make sense... that must be frustrating on the ADs end.

Much like an automobile dealer, an ADs allocation for “hot” references is a function of their sales of “standard” references. PP will not ship only “hot” models to a dealer without a proven track record of being able to sell “standard” models. Makes perfect sense in the world of sales.

[kneedeep]

Originally Posted by PatekSF

Much like an automobile dealer, an ADs allocation for “hot” references is a function of their sales of “standard” references. PP will not ship only “hot” models to a dealer without a proven track record of being able to sell “standard” models. Makes perfect sense in the world of sales.

This makes total sense. Problem for the ADs is that PP has a couple handfuls of hot sellers and scores of unsellable models now. Try selling a 5227 or a 5146 at MSRP today in PP's no AD discount world. Plus an unforeseen global downturn of uncertain duration. Don't see an easy way out for the ADs in PP watches other than careful sales out the backdoor hoping to not get caught. Probably one of several reasons why PP is euthanizing ADs.