🛍️✨Collectability’s First Black Friday Sales Event!✨🛍️
Key Takeaways
🚨 WARNING: THIS VALUE PROPOSITION IS SERIOUS. YOU DECIDE IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO MISS IT! 🚨
Welcome back to Collectability! Here are the key takeaways regarding Collectability’s first Black Friday sales event, including the history of the term and the extraordinary Patek Philippe pieces offered.
1. The Historical Chaos & The Rules of The Game
The sales event is framed by the history of Black Friday and specific rules for accessing special pricing:
- Origin of “Black Friday”: The term originated in the 1950s in Philadelphia.
- Police Coined the Term: Philadelphia police coined the term due to the post-Thanksgiving chaos, traffic, theft, and all-around disorder caused by huge crowds pouring in ahead of the Saturday Army Navy football game.
- Officers lost their day off and worked overtime to manage this chaos.
- Failed Rebranding: Local merchants attempted to rename it “Big Friday” in 1961, but they failed, and the name “Black Friday” stuck.
- National Shift: The term was very uncommon nationally as late as 1985. In the late 1980s, US retailers flipped the narrative nationally to the “red to black” idea, claiming the day marked when stores finally turned a profit.
The Collectability Black Friday Rules
- This is Collectability’s first Black Friday special.
- Special pricing is only available via YouTube.
- To lock in a purchase and receive the special price, customers must email or call Collectability and say the quote: “I am not a turkey.”
- Purchases are accepted on a first come first served basis.
- These prices are honored only for the long Black Friday weekend, and then they are permanently gone.
2. Featured Patek Philippe Watches & Extraordinary Discounts
The sale features important vintage, modern, and complicated Patek Philippe references, often at steep discounts.
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Reference
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Description
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Online Price (Asking)
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Black Friday Price
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Insight
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Ref. 2533J
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Vintage (1953) water-resistant, centre seconds Calatrava (confirmed loom dial).
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$32,000
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$22,000
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You will not find a better price for a wearable vintage Patek.
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Ref. 3267 Line 19G
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Mid-century ladies’ diamond watch (1961).
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$29,000
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$19,000
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Try finding a diamond ladies’ Patek Philippe at a retailer for this price point.
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Ref. 3700/1J Gold
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Nautilus (1978, sold 1979) with Extract from the Archives.
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$185,000
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Special Offer
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More rare than a steel 3700 and more unique than any modern Nautilus. Expected to be gone very quickly.
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18k White Gold Quartz Ellipse
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Ladies’ Ellipse (1994).
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$15,000
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$9,000
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Described as an amazing price point that will not last long.
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Ref. 5738 Platinum
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Ellipse (2010), offered as a full set (box and papers).
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$45,000
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$36,000
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Current retail price is $72,000, making this Black Friday price exactly half of retail.
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Ref. 5204
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Perpetual Chronograph Split Second (40mm).
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$270,000
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$228,000
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The current equivalent white gold model retails for $416,000. Described as the cheapest example of a 5204 in this condition, full set, anywhere in the world.
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Ref. 5140 Rose
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Perpetual Calendar, originally sold in 2021.
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$62,000
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$50,000
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The current equivalent model (Ref. 5327R) retails for $132,000. Offers the best value for a 5140.
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3. The Unprecedented, Double-Sealed World Time Set
The most extraordinary offering is a unique set of watches never previously seen or heard of by Collectability:
- The Set: A complete, double-sealed set of four Reference 5130 World Time watches from 2015.
- VIP Customisation: This is a single one-off set made for a VIP client, featuring custom dials with unique dial codes and configurations.
- Historical Rarity: The dials are customised, noting four cities in red. Critically, Houston has replaced Mexico, and Aspen has replaced Denver on the city rings.
- Unmatched Rarity: These are the only four known World Times in Patek Philippe history (dating back to the 1930s) with Houston and Aspen on the dial.
- Pricing: The price is not published as part of the Black Friday offer, as the watches were originally “off catalog”. Collectors must contact Collectability to make an offer, with the suggestion that the set should be kept together.
In essence, this Black Friday event is Collectability opening its vault to offer historically rare and complicated Patek Philippe references at prices that significantly undercut current market and retail values, provided you know the secret phrase to unlock the discount.
