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Old 11 August 2017, 02:14 AM   #1
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When do AD's get their allotment?

So, I have placed a "special order" for a 5712 with an AD and I was told they sold one in February and that a few are coming in soon. My question is does PP ship out their allotments of 5711's, 12's etc. at the beginning and end of the year? Or is it sporadic?
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Old 11 August 2017, 02:21 AM   #2
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So, I have placed a "special order" for a 5712 with an AD and I was told they sold one in February and that a few are coming in soon. My question is does PP ship out their allotments of 5711's, 12's etc. at the beginning and end of the year? Or is it sporadic?
I'm betting sporadic. I know my AD called me and and said i could choose between a 5164A or 5164R about 3 weeks ago as i was waiting for one. He also mentioned he had a white 5711 and a 5167(i think but i don't remember) so clearly they just got a shipment of some sort and that was late july so a fairly random time of year for specific delivery dates.
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Old 11 August 2017, 03:13 AM   #3
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Predertimed dates based on production runs.
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Old 11 August 2017, 03:30 AM   #4
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Predertimed dates based on production runs.
is it normal to get a 5711 and aquanauts in the same shipment then or maybe he was just holding it back? Just curious, i didn't really ask the AD too much about it as i said on the phone i was not interested so he didn't pull it out when showing me the aquanauts. Makes sense that the aquas came at the same time though.
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Old 11 August 2017, 03:32 AM   #5
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is it normal to get a 5711 and aquanauts in the same shipment then or maybe he was just holding it back? Just curious, i didn't really ask the AD too much about it as i said on the phone i was not interested so he didn't pull it out when showing me the aquanauts. Makes sense that the aquas came at the same time though.
No idea and sure every year changes. PP is s sophisticated manufacturer and will produce a specific number, at s certain period for s certain period each year
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Old 11 August 2017, 03:36 AM   #6
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I was told October (UK) for my blue 5711. We shall see
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Old 11 August 2017, 04:36 AM   #7
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As far as I know they get 4 times per year a 5712, and 2 times 5711, not sure if they get a white and blue at the same time...
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Old 11 August 2017, 05:29 AM   #8
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When I asked 2 months ago, I was told they would know February next year what their allocation was. A few weeks later I had a call to say they had unexpectedly had an extra 5711 which I got so it seems it can be random.
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Old 11 August 2017, 07:44 AM   #9
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I'm betting sporadic. I know my AD called me and and said i could choose between a 5164A or 5164R about 3 weeks ago as i was waiting for one. He also mentioned he had a white 5711 and a 5167(i think but i don't remember) so clearly they just got a shipment of some sort and that was late july so a fairly random time of year for specific delivery dates.
Tyler, if you are not planning on taking that white 5711, I would welcome the opportunity to! Likewise with the 5164A! I'm also based in London. :)
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Old 11 August 2017, 08:12 AM   #10
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Tyler, if you are not planning on taking that white 5711, I would welcome the opportunity to! Likewise with the 5164A! I'm also based in London. :)
I'm sure its gone by now as that was over 3 weeks ago. I only really found out they had the inventory by accident. My AD called and asked if i still wanted the 5164R which i didn't want nor ask for and i wanted the 5164A so i declined and said its the wrong watch. He said hold on, let me call you back. 5 minutes later he called back and said I have a 5164A for you and at that point I asked what else he had. Didn't technically offer the 5711 to me but I'm 100% sure its gone now as he was making his "calls" that day. I bought the 5164A that day though and had him show me the R at the same time but couldn't try it on though as that was already spoken for by the time i got there to buy the A.
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Old 11 August 2017, 09:31 AM   #11
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I'm sure its gone by now as that was over 3 weeks ago. I only really found out they had the inventory by accident. My AD called and asked if i still wanted the 5164R which i didn't want nor ask for and i wanted the 5164A so i declined and said its the wrong watch. He said hold on, let me call you back. 5 minutes later he called back and said I have a 5164A for you and at that point I asked what else he had. Didn't technically offer the 5711 to me but I'm 100% sure its gone now as he was making his "calls" that day. I bought the 5164A that day though and had him show me the R at the same time but couldn't try it on though as that was already spoken for by the time i got there to buy the A.
Makes sense; congratulations on the 5164A!
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Old 11 August 2017, 07:08 PM   #12
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Any idea on how many 5164A, 5167A, 5712 are they getting per year?
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Old 12 August 2017, 02:40 AM   #13
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Any idea on how many 5164A, 5167A, 5712 are they getting per year?
It depends on the AD, Salons and larger ADs get a high number and small AD's normally get a lower number than Salons and larger ADs. In the UK Rhone normally tell the ADs in February how many allocation pieces such as 5711, 5712, 5990, 5524 they get during the year
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Old 24 August 2017, 05:09 AM   #14
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Ok I'm kind of curious. How many 12's do they produce a year and does PP modify or upgrade the timepiece every year or so or is it always the same?
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Old 24 August 2017, 06:19 AM   #15
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Ok I'm kind of curious. How many 12's do they produce a year and does PP modify or upgrade the timepiece every year or so or is it always the same?
the only 5712 change I'm aware of during its lifecycle is the move several years back from bracelet screws to bracelet pins.
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Ok I'm kind of curious. How many 12's do they produce a year and does PP modify or upgrade the timepiece every year or so or is it always the same?
Typically the same. Production is not disclosed. If forced to guess I would say maybe 1000 per year?
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