Editor’s note: For many desirable watches, the ‘waiting list’ is now not even an option. And as for a Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711, it’s well and truly closed, with the announcement this week that it will be discontinued. As a result there’s a good deal of cynicism about the whole concept. Which is why, when this video – about Tom’s lucky day – was nostalgically raised at an editorial meeting this week, we all glazed over. See, there WAS a time when the system worked. When you put your name down and got “the call”. We thought we’d revisit it on the site. These days may be gone, and the prices on the 5711 rising like the level of this cup tea in a post by @hautetime , but here’s the proof they did exist… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Time+Tide (@timetidewatches) In the first episode of a new Time+Tide video series called ‘Every Watch Tells A Story’ — in which we ask people to choose a watch in their collection with a memorable backstory — Tom explains how he came to be the proud owner of a Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711, a watch that has had arguably more attention in…
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