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Buying a Patek Philippe is often considered the pinnacle of watch collecting. Because of their limited production and hand-finished movements, many models—specifically from the and Aquanaut families—trade at significant premiums over their retail prices. In 2026, the market has become more selective, and while "hype" models still command high prices, some precious metal dress watches can be found on the secondary market for closer to their suggested retail price (MSRP). 1. Choosing Your Buying Path
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“this is alas just another film that panders to the image Thompson himself tried to shirk – the reckless buffoon that is more at home on fraternity posters than library shelves. It is a missed opportunity to take the man seriously.”
This is an excellent summary on the attitude of the seeming majority of HST ‘admirers’.
It just makes me think that they read Fear and Loathing, looked up similar stories of HST’s unhinged behaviour and didn’t bother with the rest of his work.
There is such a raw, human element of Thompsons work, showing an amazing mind, sense of humour, critical thinking and an uncanny ability to have his finger on the pulse of many issues of his time.
Booze feature prominently in most of his writing and he is always flirting with ‘the edge’, but this obsession with remembering him more as Raoul Duke and less as Hunter Thompson, is a sad reflection of most ‘fans’; even if it was a self inflicted wound by Thompson himself.