The Watch Appreciation Thread - Part two (Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Jaeger LeCoultre,

[Dino944]

Wrist check Wednesday?

I'm wearing this one again...

 

[patrick_b]

Recommended Reading: Lawsuit Alleges Man Spent $220,000 For The Chance To Buy A Patek Philippe That He Never Got

He wanted a 5980/1R; they got a lawsuit instead.

www.hodinkee.com

Rezaei had walked into the Shreve & Co. jewelry shop, nestled among other high-end retailers near San Francisco’s Union Square, “and expressed an interest in purchasing a Patek Phillipe 5980/1R-001 watch,” according to his lawsuit filed this week.

No, no, no, he was purportedly told by the shop. One does not just waltz in off the street and saunter out with a 5980/1R-001: No watch for you, sir — yet.

But meanwhile, Shreve — which in 1887 became the second U.S. jeweler in the U.S. to represent Patek Philippe, according to the company — knew as early as November 2021 when it sold him the women’s watch that it was losing its status as a Patek Philippe dealer and would not be able to sell him the 5980/1R-001, the lawsuit claimed.

 

[symphvaria]

Recommended Reading: Lawsuit Alleges Man Spent $220,000 For The Chance To Buy A Patek Philippe That He Never Got

He wanted a 5980/1R; they got a lawsuit instead.

www.hodinkee.com

On one hand, he's obviously a moron for playing along with the AD game and trying to suck up to them to get his precious hype watch. On the other hand, maybe a few lawsuits are in order to put this tired nonsense of accumulating spending history to rest. Can't say I have much sympathy for either party.

 

[te0o]

Wrist check Wednesday?

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Man, you've caught me at my worst.

 

[Kappelan]

Wrist check Wednesday?

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Still enjoy this Omega in my collection.

 

[9thsymph]

Wrist check Wednesday?

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I’m hamburglar-chic with my GMT!

 

[mebiuspower]

Here is mine.

 

[9thsymph]

Here is mine.

Something looks off? Oh, oh, oh…it’s the 14th, not the 4th, you silly!

 

[DorianGreen]

Some pleasant charm on this Chopard Mille Miglia 2023 Limited Edition.

Something more here:
https://monochrome-watches.com/introducing-chopard-mille-miglia-gts-chronograph-classic-chronograph-2023-editions-cosc-cars-racing/?mc_cid=f70161945d&mc_eid=9f0de4c37c#image-gallery-9

 

[mebiuspower]

Some pleasant charm on this Chopard Mille Miglia 2023 Limited Edition.

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Something more here:
https://monochrome-watches.com/introducing-chopard-mille-miglia-gts-chronograph-classic-chronograph-2023-editions-cosc-cars-racing/?mc_cid=f70161945d&mc_eid=9f0de4c37c#image-gallery-9

I was in Mille Miglia last year in Brescia on the red carpet and I couldn't spot anyone wearing any Chopard watches even though they had a giant booth there.

 

[DorianGreen]

I was in Mille Miglia last year in Brescia on the red carpet and I couldn't spot anyone wearing any Chopard watches even though they had a giant booth there.

To be honest, I'm not a fan of the brand, and the regular Mille Miglia line is anything but attractive to me, but this model has something appealing, the lovely grained beige dial and the unusual colour combination.

Another nice model of the past.

 

[NakedYoga]

On one hand, he's obviously a moron for playing along with the AD game and trying to suck up to them to get his precious hype watch. On the other hand, maybe a few lawsuits are in order to put this tired nonsense of accumulating spending history to rest. Can't say I have much sympathy for either party.

Sounds like the lawsuit is less about the "pay to play" business practice and more about a straight up fraudulent inducement. It's not the fact that he has to buy other stuff to get what he wanted (which he clearly was perfectly willing to do). It's that the AD knew they wouldn't be able to get him what he wanted in the first place, regardless of whether he bought other crap he didn't really want, but smelled blood in the water and strung him along.

 

[Doxe]

Sounds like the lawsuit is less about the "pay to play" business practice and more about a straight up fraudulent inducement. It's not the fact that he has to buy other stuff to get what he wanted (which he clearly was perfectly willing to do). It's that the AD knew they wouldn't be able to get him what he wanted in the first place, regardless of whether he bought other crap he didn't really want, but smelled blood in the water and strung him along.

What is unstated is that the watch has a fair market value greater than the MSRP. So, in effect, ADs are selling a $12,000 FMV watch for $8,500 MSRP. Or in the case of the Tiffany blue OPs from Rolex, the FMV was $40K for a $5,500 MSRP.

I don't blame ADs for trying to leverage the fact that the AD is the loser in the equation. Hence the gray market and ADs flipping product under the table. What would solve the problem is if MSRP reflected FMV. Maybe that is what Rolex is trying to do with the pre-owned watches.

The moral of the story is that you should be comfortable buying something for FMV. Stop trying to scam ADs who know they are selling a $10 bill for $7. If you are able to buy a $10 bill for $7, then hooray for you. But don't be a cnut and whine that someone won't sell you something that will immediately enrich you at the vendor's expense.

 

[troika]

Here is mine.

Boy, those muggers are gonna be sorely disappointed

 

[troika]

To be honest, I'm not a fan of the brand, and the regular Mille Miglia line is anything but attractive to me, but this model has something appealing, the lovely grained beige dial and the unusual colour combination.

Another nice model of the past.

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As a fan of motorsports, and watches inspired by them, I really like this new rendition. I liked the concept of these competitor watches where they would engrave your car number into the caseback, however, the cutoff arabic numerals always rubbed me the wrong way.

I'm glad to see Chopard modernize this series with baton markers, and sword hands, however now it just looks like a Tag Carrera...which maybe isn't a bad thing?? 😂

That said, Chopard LUC is an incredibly underrated brand! Everyone (including me) was sweating like a pig over the salmon dial at W&W recently