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13 September 2018, 09:55 AM | #31 |
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That sounds amazing!
Please post a write up a and photos after the trip. |
13 September 2018, 03:42 PM | #32 |
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You will appreciate the dinner on the last floor of the store with both marvelous view and food
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19 September 2018, 08:11 AM | #33 |
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Unfortunately not me, but one of the sales associate's in the Las Vegas AP boutique was recently invited to the factory. Amazing she said.
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19 September 2018, 03:41 PM | #34 |
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I’ve spent the day at AP. Incredible!
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20 September 2018, 03:30 AM | #35 |
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Did the trip a few years back and had lunch with Thierry Stern on the second day. I had a great time, very memorable.
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20 September 2018, 10:23 AM | #36 |
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Just curious - for those who have met Mr Thierry Stern, have you asked him questions relating to production volume of certain models, future release, planned model cull, and his strategic plan for the next 5-10-20 years?
How does he answer/react to these questions? |
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20 September 2018, 07:47 PM | #38 |
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Man I would even pay to get on a tour....! Congrats on it.
I hope me spending close to 250K USD at an AD will get me boosted on that list. Got all fingers crossed. It'd be a dream to get on such a tour. |
20 September 2018, 09:01 PM | #39 |
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Yes
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21 September 2018, 05:36 AM | #40 |
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Also curious. I'm going in a few weeks.
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21 September 2018, 09:54 AM | #41 |
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If you spent 250K on Patek, that should be a solid number. If that number was across several brands, then maybe or maybe not. Also it depends on where your AD is located. In Asia, HK and Singapore ADs have some huge clients obviously. But some small ADs will also invite their customer's spouse as well for the trip, because they may not be able to fill the 20 people with just loyal Patek customers.
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21 September 2018, 09:58 AM | #42 |
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Here is a factory trip report that included forum member racerdj and myself.
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=501655 |
9 December 2018, 06:45 AM | #43 |
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Hi,
I just came back from the Patek trip. It was a jam-packed itinerary over two days where we were flown out and back again by private jet, put up in a beautiful hotel, taken to the museum, shown the two manufactures, taken to amazing lunches and dinner, shown and handled practically the entire range of current models and basically spoilt rotten all courtesy of Patek. Photos were not allowed in either the museum or the factory’s although I did get a number of generic shots. It was an amazing trip and one that I feel very fortunate to have been part of. |
9 December 2018, 08:00 AM | #44 |
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Yes I went only last month.
Flew by private jet, stayed at the Mandarin Oriental. Lunches dinners drinks aplenty of course! Tour of the museum and factory and lunch with Thierry himself. You get to see the history of the company and watchmaking generally, then you see the inner workings of the factory and get to meet the people that make your watches. As a member of the party that went, I was then offered the watch I had been after for quite some time almost immediately. They give preference to people that have been on the visit apparently. I was very lucky and grateful to be invited by my AD. |
11 December 2018, 11:14 PM | #45 |
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Aqua can I ask who your AD was thanks
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