Shreve did not tell its sales associates, or Rezaei, that it would stop being a dealer for the Swiss brand, the lawsuit alleged. Instead, Shreve strung him along “to continue to reap additional sales revenue” and Rezaei was “deprived of the watch that he was promised,” the lawsuit claimed.This is really surprising..."Shreve in 1887 became the second U.S. jeweler in the U.S. to represent Patek Philippe
Think about how raw and untamed SF was in those years. That was the tail end of the citizen-led Vigilance Committees that fought the Sydney Ducks, the Regulators, and other criminal enterprises. SF saw a murder a day in that era when its population was a lot smaller. The vigilante drove the criminals from the city and, or a time, the Barbary Coast ceased to be the hub of illegal activity and danger in San Francisco.
There was huge money in SF at the time from the building of the transcontinental railroad and banking. Still, it's surprising that Patek Philippe chose SF as its second city to carry their watches.
Here's an 1887 Patek Philippe watch...
