Patek price increase and store closures

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Originally Posted by dauster

I think also morretti in San Antonio and one AD in socal lost Patek


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Pretty sure the owner retired and closed the store, so not sure that counts. Thread on Rolex section about that not long ago.

Originally Posted by np2016

Hopefully Patek doesn't go the boutique only route like AP did. I'm in Ohio and we don't have any AP boutiques in the state so getting an in demand AP timepiece is near 0%. Chicago is the closest AP boutique to me and I am not driving that far for a meet and greet with nothing to buy and compete against all the locals in that area.

If it's any consolation, the Chicago boutique is one of a handful of non-company-owned boutiques and is located within a great independent multi-brand watch store. No actual experience, but very impressive list for an independent, so worth the drive if you also like looking at the rest of the collections they have (Laurent Ferrier, Parmigiani Fleurier, Zenith, Breguet and a handful of others).

As an aside, AP may be moving in the boutique direction, but they aren't giving up the AD network as some of those boutiques are operated by independent/chain dealers.