Was first Patek US store really opened in 2008?

[jgottsman11]

Am I reading this fact wrong, or was there really no USA dealers for Patek Phillipe until 2008?

[PerpetualMenace]

Definitely not correct. I know of a dealer (no longer in business but closed rather recently) that sold Patek in U.S. far back as early 1900s.

[boa2]

I used to go to Turgeon Raine in Seattle in the 90s. I imagine Govberg and Wempe had Patek back then, maybe even earlier?

[JR16]

Patek has been selling in US since 1850s


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[slawa]

Touerneau on Madison Ave. New York had Pateks in 80's

[CTech]

Is this what you are reading:

"2008 The first Patek Philippe US boutique opens in Tiffany’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue, New York"?

from this document: https://collectability.com/learn/chr...k-philippe-us/

That talks about the first boutique in the US, not the first authorized dealer, which, as others have stated above, had been around a long time prior to 2008.

[byow]

Tiffany was the first AD for Patek in the US. It was in 1851 if I remember correctly.

[CTech]

Originally Posted by byow

Tiffany was the first AD for Patek in the US. It was in 1851 if I remember correctly.

From the above chronological history document:

1847 Patek & Co. sells watches to Tiffany, Young and Ellis, New York.

[byow]

Originally Posted by CTech

From the above chronological history document:

1847 Patek & Co. sells watches to Tiffany, Young and Ellis, New York.

Thank you! :-)