Originally Posted by
guadzilla
OTOH, with watches, I have never had a negative experience. I have walked into a Patek boutique while wearing shorts/t-shirts/sneakers and not even a fancy watch (was on a stopover in Singapore on the way back from a diving holiday - those were the only clothes I had), and they were happy to pull out whatever i wanted to see, including opening up a sealed box of a new model they had just received. Go figure.
I'm not really into watches, but once wondered into a fancy store (Cherry Creek Mall, in Denver) while the wife and daughter were shopping for clothes. The manager chatted me up, and I asked "Which is the most expensive watch in the shop?" He led me over to a special display, got out his key and unlocked, reached in for a watch, and held it out for me to examine while saying "This one is $122,000." I did not dare touch the watch.
I believe it may have been a Patek, but I do recall with certainty that it was a tourbillion. I don't know what that means, but that's what it was.