Patek and Platinum Premium

[Russell996]

Originally Posted by tom2517

Watch manufacturers like to say platinum is harder to work on (and hence the premium), but it's not really true, you just need the right tools and equipment.

But in lux biz price only goes up or stay up, doesn't matter if the cost went down. You won't find any that will come out and say, oh the cost of acquiring platinum is down xx%, so lets discount our platinum watches.

It is not true that PT is harder to work with? - it wears out tools faster? - it behaves very differently when worked? - it scratches in a totally different way? - and finally it is so much whiter than WG and hence desirable?