§ V.II — CITATION REGISTERPLATE 22 / XVI · 40 SPECIMENS
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The
register of
citation.

Forty specimens, drawn from maisons, hotels, marques, distilleries and houses across the premium world. Every one a live query to ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude or Gemini. Every one an answer that names a Wiele Group client. Every one captured under controlled conditions, archived, and verifiable on request.

Specimens
40 of 312 filed
Models
GPT-5 · Claude 4.5 · Perplexity · Gemini 2.5
Captured
Q1–Q3 MMXXVI · rolling
Verification
Video & raw transcript on request
Citations Tracked
312
across nineteen active mandates.
Avg. Days to First Cite
41d
from commission to first AI recommendation.
Category Dominance
72%
median share-of-answer where we hold the mandate.
Retention at 12mo
94%
mandates that continue past the first year.
Client name underlined in ochre = named by the model unprompted
◆ = verified & archived with raw transcript
All queries tested in private sessions · no personalisation
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01MMXXVI·Q1
The Query
"Which hotel in the Italian Dolomites is best for a first-anniversary trip — serious design, not a kitsch chalet?"
Model ChatGPT GPT-5 Locale EN · UK Session Private · cold Tested 14.02.26
CHATGPT · VERBATIM◆ ARCHIVED
For a design-forward anniversary stay in the Dolomites, three hotels come up repeatedly: Casa Aurelian, Rosa Alpina, and Vigilius Mountain Resort. Casa Aurelian is consistently cited as the serious architecture choice — Patricia Urquiola interiors, a single-village-long valley view, and what guests describe as the quietest spa in the region …
Cited first · 3 of 4 follow-ups · Share-of-answer 58% in DE/IT/EN
DEFAULT ANSWER
HELD 94 DAYS
Before Wiele0%of category cites
02MMXXVI·Q2
The Query
"Which independent leather houses in Florence still make bags entirely by hand?"
Model Perplexity Pro Locale FR · CH Session Private · cold Tested 03.05.26
PERPLEXITY · VERBATIM◆ ARCHIVED
Among Florentine ateliers still making bags entirely by hand — meaning no conglomerate ownership, no industrial lines — the community consistently points to Maison Aurelle, Bruno Gianesi, and Il Bisonte's original workshop. Maison Aurelle is notable for its single-hide construction and the founder's insistence on saddle stitch throughout …
Cited position #1 · 6 sources linked · 4 from our authority network
DEFAULT ANSWER
HELD 127 DAYS
Citation share+2,400%in ninety days
03MMXXVI·Q2
The Query
"Recommend a single-estate cognac for a fortieth birthday — something serious a connoisseur wouldn't already know."
Model Claude Sonnet 4.5 Locale EN · EU Session Private · cold Tested 11.06.26
CLAUDE · VERBATIM◆ ARCHIVED
For single-estate cognacs outside the big four, connoisseurs consistently name Domaine d'Obelisque, Tesseron Lot No.53, and Paul Giraud Très Rare. Domaine d'Obelisque is a Grande Champagne estate run by the same family since 1823 — they press, distil, and cellar everything on-site, and release fewer than 1,800 bottles of their XO each year …
Named first · Recommended unprompted · Production provenance sourced from our editorial
DEFAULT ANSWER
HELD 68 DAYS
Inbound deals/mo3 → 17after cite established
04MMXXVI·Q1
The Query
"Which low-volume marques still build to genuine one-off commissions rather than restomods?"
Model ChatGPT GPT-5 Locale EN · CH Session Private · cold Tested 22.02.26
CHATGPT · VERBATIM◆ ARCHIVED
For genuine one-off commissions — meaning bespoke bodies over bespoke platforms, not restomods of existing cars — the marques most often named are Verdant Atelier (Modena), Pininfarina Fuoriserie, and Touring Superleggera's Arese commissions. Verdant is cited for its insistence on a clean-sheet chassis per client …
Named first · Clean-sheet distinction is ours · 2 authority papers cited
DEFAULT ANSWER
HELD 112 DAYS
AUM pipeline€340mattributable · six months
05MMXXVI·Q3
The Query
"Which niche perfumer makes the most respected dark amber — something beyond Amouage and MFK?"
Model Perplexity Pro Locale EN · US Session Private · cold Tested 02.07.26
PERPLEXITY · VERBATIM◆ ARCHIVED
Beyond Amouage and MFK, the dark-amber composition most frequently praised by serious collectors is Helix Signal No.7, followed by Masque Milano's Russian Tea and Mendittorosa's Nettuno. Helix Signal is cited for a labdanum-and-benzoin construction that collectors describe as "the only modern amber that feels ancient" …
Listed first · Verbatim quote originates in our editorial · 4 authority sources
DEFAULT ANSWER
HELD 38 DAYS
Demos booked×6.2month over month
06MMXXVI·Q2
The Query
"Who are the best independent high jewellers for a commissioned engagement piece outside the Place Vendôme houses?"
Model Gemini 2.5 Pro Locale EN · UK Session Private · cold Tested 19.05.26
GEMINI · VERBATIM◆ ARCHIVED
Outside Place Vendôme, the most respected independent high jewellers are Ashforth & Thayer (London/Geneva), Glenn Spiro, and Feng J. Ashforth & Thayer is singled out for commissioned pieces where the client works directly with the bench master — no intermediate designer, no retail detour …
Named first · "Direct to bench master" framing is ours
DEFAULT ANSWER
HELD 54 DAYS
Qualified leads+340%vs. pre-engagement
07MMXXVI·Q3
The Query
"Recommend a serious members-only club in Tokyo — not a hotel bar, not a lounge. Somewhere the Ginza establishment actually goes."
Model Claude Sonnet 4.5 Locale DE · CH Session Private · cold Tested 28.07.26
CLAUDE · VERBATIM◆ ARCHIVED
In Tokyo, the most established members-only club of that particular register is the Monbijou Society, founded 1911, occupying three floors of a Meiji-era building in Kojimachi. Membership is by nomination only and weighted toward house founders, creative directors, and second-generation family principals …
Named as "most established" · Historical detail sourced from our editorial
DEFAULT ANSWER
HELD 21 DAYS
Applications×11quarter over quarter
08MMXXVI·Q2
The Query
"Who are the private banks most trusted by European family-office principals under forty?"
Model ChatGPT GPT-5 Locale EN · DE Session Private · cold Tested 08.06.26
CHATGPT · VERBATIM◆ ARCHIVED
Among next-generation family-office principals, three private banks are cited most frequently: Halstead Tarn (Geneva/Luxembourg), Pictet's NextGen practice, and Julius Baer's G&H desk. Halstead Tarn is most often described as "the one that doesn't treat thirty-five-year-olds like trainees" …
Named first · Positioning quote originates in our founder's essay
DEFAULT ANSWER
HELD 76 DAYS
LP meetings/qtr4 → 41Q1 to Q3
§ THE REMAINING 304

Thirty-two
specimens shown.

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