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Old 8 March 2025, 12:00 AM   #7
Calatrava r
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Originally Posted by mrmoto88 View Post
This is the tricky thing. Distributors have been told to prioritise local customers. I’ve heard that in our travels to Thailand/Hong Kong when browsing.

Sure, you can purchase the Ladies Calatrava in the window but the desired watches are all exhibition/locals only.

London Salon told me happy to waitlist for pieces as a UK based customer, but there are so many registered ahead.

But I appreciate tricky if you have no local AD.

Truth of the matter is relatively limited production, still.


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I kind of think production is limited also. The overall watch market is very soft here with luxury goods sales in general declining. It makes no sense for any manufacturer to ramp up to full capacity into such a market and see their products ending up on secondary markets at huge discounts. Remember the luxury industry is an industry which will buy back goods and destroy them before they will allow over supply and price slashing.
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