Hi fellow members, took up some of the advice and tried educating lady boss. Plan back fired, she looked up the web and found a piece she 'wants' and emailed me, along with the following quote 'get me this before you can get yours, no compromising this time!'
I'm screwed..........
Learned something, never try to convince your other half on your hobbies. Keep it a secret til death.
Wow your wife sure has some high class taste.
Not only did she choose Patek Philippe, she chose the Patek philippe Grand Complications line of watches! and to top it off she chose the Perpetual Calender option in Platinum! The most expensive material a PP can come with!
If i remember correctly this watch retails in Malaysia for about RM384k after discount. But if you decide to get it, this watch is rather very hard to find and i suspect a waiting list of a few months is needed minimum. PP grand complications that are high in demand may sometimes command a waiting list of one year or more and even that you may have to wait longer. Sometimes we have to hit the second hand market to obtain these beautiful pieces.
This watch is correctly classified as a Holy Grail! What a beautiful piece. Any PP watch that comes in Platinum is basically the company's way of saying this particular model has reached its pinnacle of excellence. The platinum version is the be all end all piece. The final stamp of perfection. Find solace that your wife didn't choose the other models in the Grand Complications line. My dream of all dream holy grail would be the 5208, however that piece retails for about RM2.8 million..... maybe... one day... who knows.
The above piece i feel would be wasted on your wife even if you got her as this is normally a men's watch but more importantly as she is new into watches she simply won't appreciate the perfection that is the 5496 model.
I always thought that if you made the money and you have set aside for normal expenses, kids education, future planning and all if you have excess you should be able to enjoy, within reason offcourse, the pleasures of life. After all you worked hard for it. However if its a joint account with your wife's hardwork also in there, then offcourse you need all the permission you can get. If however you already discussed something with her to save up for something big like a new house or something then i can understand her reluctance. Maybe you can consider a Ladies Patek Philippe or a nice Frank Muller ladies watch to give her as a birthday present as a compromise if you have the excess cash.
