Agree with this. To be frank, when DH and I met with the PP specialist, we were told in no uncertain terms that to be eligible for any nautilus or aquanaut, you had to be a client of record who has purchased x (hard) and/or y(soft) PP models first. (Hard/soft were terms of art used by the specialist) Both x and y were significant numbers, and the specialist had examples of both categories on her iPad.
So, it is not simply a matter of waitlisting for what you love. Frankly, I currently prefer wearing jewelry on both wrists, and DH prefers Alange & Soehne to PP, so the PP requirements are a non issue. But, they are in place to discourage reseller. And clearly PP (and the other top companies) award client boutique loyalty. Alange & Soehne also will not wait list a prospective client for certain models unless that client is already in good standing, but IMO only, PP preaching exclusivity with an annual production of 70K watches (all models) per year is a bit much.
I do very much admire the nautilus design, but one has to be offered one first. And prespend for one of these makes Hermes prespend seem very minimal.
