spend our money the way we wish. Glad to hear that your AD has never asked you to buy pieces that you did not want. Trust that you have a great relationship with this AD and you get what you want.
coerce or force might be better ? As Patekova wrote in his reply, he thinks "Being required to build a relationship by buying presumably lesser desired Pateks before getting the more highly desired ones, is not considered bundling. Nor apparently is it discouraged. It is also understandable." What d
be taken away from other lines then. Patek will quickly become a one horse pony which might not be wise from a long term business perspective. What will Patek do when that time arrives ? Due to its huge success with Royal Oak, AP several years ago created the "Code" to provide diversity in its produ
retail network does not fit its strategy. Although it has 5 (I believe) self-owned Salons and Maisons (Geneva, London, Paris, Beijing and Shanghai), Patek wants to remain mostly a manufacturer as explained in my post.
If someone has no history of buying Patek watches but wants a MR which other big customers have been waiting for a while, AD simply will not entertain the request.