OK let me see if I got this right. You walked into a Patek AD and were genuinely interested in possibly buying a 5270J. There was one in the showcase but you were told it was not available for purchase. You had bought many watches (perhaps elsewhere) but not yet any Pateks. You were told that even though you had bought other brands you would need to buy 5-7 Pateks. This may take years because supply is limited and demand is high. It will likely cost you much more than the $188K USD purchase price of the 5270J. And maybe you don't even want those 5-7 watches.
Let's assume years have passed and you bought the 5-7 Pateks and that your AD is still an authorized Patek AD so you don't have start the process all over again. And let's assume your love for 5270J has not diminished or been replaced by a different object of desire. And let's further assume you are still in a position and have the desire to buy such an expensive item.
But wait .... suppose you sold some or all of those 5-7 watches that you maybe didn't really want in the first place and only bought to establish a relationship with the AD. And further assume you almost certainly lost money on some or all of those less desirable watches that you sold. The AD finds out and Patek finds out and now you are banned because you are deemed to be a "flipper". Oh my .....
OK, Ok let's assume you did not do that. You did everything the "right" (whatever that is) way. You kept all the watches and both you and the AD are in good standing.
But, oh no! now either... the 5270J is still available but only at a much higher retail price OR it has now been discontinued and is only now only available on the secondary market where you could have bought it one Day One at a substantial discount from the then applicable $188K Patek retail price. Now what do you and how do you feel about buying a Patek from your AD?
I am sure Patek is doing its best trying to deal fairly and prudently with a situation where demand far exceeds supply and where the number of ADs has been substantially reduced. This is a big dilemma. The thing is nothing stays the same. Markets change. Tastes change. Patek is in good faith trying to figure out a way to satisfy its long time clients and welcome new and often younger clients (the lifeblood of almost any business). Patek trying in today's crazy market, to create a business model which satisfies everyone, protects its extraordinarily successful family business and retains its highly prized reputation seems almost doomed to failure. Ramping up production even if that were possible, would dilute the brand's exclusivity and reputation. Something has got to give. Difficult choices and compromises must be made.
OK maybe now you are waiting for me to offer a brilliant solution. I wish I had one. I really wish I had one. Unfortunately, I don't.