Quartz or Mechanical?
I just did a post of a Jewery Rep not knowing who AP is while hanging out in the World Perks Lounge in Minneapolis waiting for my flight and I look up to see there are 6 clocks on the wall showing different cities local times. Low and behold... Can you guess what brand is on the clocks???Hahaha!!!

New POs in June(?)
When I was talking with my dealer this afternoon, he said he hoped to have the new POs in stock sometime in June.Supplies of the current POs are dwindling.Fr. John?

Retail price for 5270r
Quick question. Did Patek lower the price for the 5270r? Website says 145,000 chf. Wasn't it 164,000 before? I remember seeing the retail price in USA being 160 something

Patek theorists, haters, conspiracy buffs...
There are several threads that are ongoing that all fall under the above title. In one case the abhorrent behavior of one specific AD is being blamed on the brand. In another the brand is being described as out of touch with their new youth target market.Before addressing these specific assertions let's consider what PPs primary goals are as a business and what strategies are being implemented to support this long term goal. First and foremost PP wants to safe guard the historic prestige and exclusivity associated with their iconic name. This is a generational business imperative not to be deviated from for short term gain. In order to do this they have stuck to a core strategy of producing in limited numbers, arguably the finest timepieces available for purchase by the public at large. I will speculate that very few people who own a PP purchased it as either their first watch or own it as their only watch. That said the target market is a slightly older, more informed or intere

So this is year of gmt next year subs??
thoughts??rolex and tudor both releasing new gmts.