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Was first Patek US store really opened in 2008?
Am I reading this fact wrong, or was there really no USA dealers for Patek Phillipe until 2008?
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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.
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I used to go to Turgeon Raine in Seattle in the 90s. I imagine Govberg and Wempe had Patek back then, maybe even earlier?
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Patek has been selling in US since 1850s
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Touerneau on Madison Ave. New York had Pateks in 80's
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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. |
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Tiffany was the first AD for Patek in the US. It was in 1851 if I remember correctly.
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