Purchasing a boutique only piece

[bardamu]

Thank you, everyone, for the feedback. My knowledge of boutique transactions is admittedly near non-existent and based primarily off of the second-hand stories I've heard come out of the Omega boutiques.

The specific watch I'm interested in is the recently announced Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph. The price is listed at $10.8k. At full price it has to compete with more expensive watches that can be obtained at a discount like an IWC 7 day Portuguese; relative to many of the SS Rolex models, it's more expensive. I realize most would say they're not direct competitors, and they are indeed very different watches -- but I've only so many funds to spend, and in that sense everything is directly comparable.

Think I'll have to avoid this one for now.

Thanks again, everyone!