Originally Posted by
garykung
Of course there are always ways to get one without an invitation. However, AMEX still holds the discretionary authority to issue a card or not.
On the other hand, as soon as you have never blacklisted by CX, you fly enough to reach DM, the DM status is yours.
So, it still stands - Centurion > DM.
You can have b/millions in the bank and you can easily get an invite, normally the primary basis is net worth + credit score. and of course the annual fee. For spend, you can spend it on anything if you wish, even on CX.com if you want, where as for CX, to get DM status you need to fly CX or OW partners and definitely have to spend more than the Centurion annual fees get 1200 club points.