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9 August 2019, 09:19 PM | #1 |
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UK purchasing
Dear all,
Has anyone been able to source any pieces from the UK recently? The dollar seems pretty strong, I wonder if anyone can provide a contact to obtain pieces from the UK? Im thinking about the 5325 or 5534 Thanks! |
9 August 2019, 09:24 PM | #2 | |
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It is not hard to obtain those 2 pieces in the UK. You can contact Boodles, recently they had 5235G and 5524R in stock. |
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10 August 2019, 12:51 AM | #3 |
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These two refs are buyable as Sam says, happy hunting without all the arse-kissing.
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PS - neither of those a PP ref. |
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9 August 2019, 10:07 PM | #5 |
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I haven’t got enough money for all the Pateks my AD wants to sell me at present.
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9 August 2019, 11:00 PM | #6 |
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9 August 2019, 11:47 PM | #7 |
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10 August 2019, 12:09 AM | #9 |
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10 August 2019, 01:24 AM | #10 |
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10 August 2019, 01:27 AM | #11 |
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10 August 2019, 08:10 AM | #12 |
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Thanks all
The references are clearly wrong- thats what i get for trying to type fast on my mobile phone! Ill try to contact Boodles & see what they have. Anyone have a favorite representative they can point me to? |
10 August 2019, 05:47 PM | #13 |
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Jamie Bennett, General Manager at Boodles New Bond Street is known to get difficult to obtain pieces, give special gifts when customers say they were sent by Mr Wanfu Lai.
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10 August 2019, 07:09 PM | #14 |
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10 August 2019, 09:30 PM | #15 |
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Joking aside, I would namedrop him and see, might help if he doesn't know what went down here.
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10 August 2019, 11:27 PM | #16 |
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11 August 2019, 12:11 AM | #17 |
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11 August 2019, 12:11 PM | #18 |
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11 August 2019, 01:00 PM | #19 |
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A chap on the forum who used to frequently state that he would get lavish gifts from his AD when he bought expensive watches. The thread escalated from there
IIRC he was banned thereafter. Wonder whats he up to now. Karl Stumke was on Instagram for a while- he’s vanished from IG also :shrug: |
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Is the guy banned from IG as well? |
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10 August 2019, 11:12 PM | #21 |
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Most PM dress type watches are freely available new at retail from ADs. This segment of the watch market is actually very soft at the moment. Don't buy anything you're not really keen on and intend to keep a long time.
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11 August 2019, 04:22 AM | #22 | |
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I will bear in mind. I have a nautilus- so Im thinking about expanding to another type of Patek. |
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13 August 2019, 01:03 AM | #23 |
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What did he do to get banned?
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13 August 2019, 02:01 AM | #24 |
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13 August 2019, 02:12 AM | #25 |
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"Brian" was banned because he got his wires crossed and made a baseless allegation against a very well respected member who genuinely tried to help him obtain a special piece
He returned recently by creating another account and was promptly banned again |
13 August 2019, 04:21 AM | #26 | |
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For those who doesn’t know the story (and make long story short), Brian in Dec. 2007 bought a 5074 MR from a Taiwan AD whom claimed they just got it, Brian was still new to the scene and as he gotten to know more collectors, he heard whispers that the MR he bought wasn’t brand new, and in fact several AD VIPs have tried it on and also offered at a lower price. Through research, he learned one can tell production date from the warranty paper, the MR he bought was made in July 2006, armed with this info. and upset with a non responsive AD, he contacted Patek directly asking for explanation. 寄件者 Anne-Laure Briffod 收件者 lai 副本 WU SHANG Mr. Liu Ceasar (pp.taiwan@gmail.com) Dear Sir, Please accept our apology for the misinformation received from our Taiwanese retailer. We shall undertake, together with our local Distributor, the necessary action in order not to repeat such incident. Again, we do assure you that the watch you have purchased is new and the reason why the sealed plastic has been opened is because your watch has been checked by our local Service Center prior to delivery. We have taken good note of your comments regarding our price policy. For your information, avaibility for such model in Switzerland is between 12 to 18 months. This morning, we spoke over the phone with our Distributor, Wu Shang Trading. We understood that you have been able to speak with our retailer Pro Hopetime who has clarified the situation on his side. Yours sincerly, Anne-Laure Briffod Commercial Department anne-laure.briffod@patek.com Patek Philippe S.A. Chemin du Pont-du-Centenaire 141 Brain post all those letters and sales receipts in Chinese forum, anyways, Brain was able to get refund for the MR and the AD lost the AD status, and soon after Patek no longer print the four letter code on the warranty paper. Is Brian the reason why Patek stopped printing the code? You are the judge.... |
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13 August 2019, 02:54 PM | #27 | |
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the whole plot sounds like a Netflix movie for watch enthusiasts... |
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13 August 2019, 04:49 PM | #28 | |
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And initially he posted this incident in a Taiwanese watch forum, but the forum was sponsored by ADs so they banned him. And Pro Hopetime (a big multi store AD that also carries Rolex, AP, ALS, VC, and etc) soon lost Patek AD status after posts were made online. I have no pity for shady ADs but this case cost Pro Hopetime millions......imagine all that lost Patek sales. By the way a side note, one of the letters Patek wrote to Brian claimed all MR sales required their approval but Brian said he was able to buy the MR on the spot. |
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13 August 2019, 08:47 AM | #29 |
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If that was me I’d be upset too, I mean it ain’t a Calatrava...
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13 August 2019, 09:02 AM | #30 |
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At least it wasnt a UK dealer hehehe
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