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I feel the same way as you, however...
Many of these small independent brands need only sell through 10 - 50 watches for a successful launch. If they are all relying on the same client to buy everything, it can be a problem.
If the client base is coming from a larger pool though, a new brand just needs to convince a fraction of a percentage point to fall in love with that particular watch.
From the releases above, none are to my taste visually. In the days before the Independent boom, you could keep track of all of them and slowly come around to an original design. Now it's a bit more like a swiping app. If the design feels off, you move on to the next one. Of the seeming hundred Independent watches released in a year, almost all of them have beautifully finished movements. Maybe 5% will combine a beautiful movement with a design that makes you dream or consider placing an order. I imagine the 5% I gravitate towards will be different from the 5% you choose, and so on.
Market saturation ?
So, so many new brands exploiting the current trend of traditional design and finishing (the wildcard for hefty prices) I miss the creativity of 00s. Even Wei Koh is part of this with his brand LEGARE (by the way, Wei Koh is also the President of the jury...
100%
Made a thread about this a while ago but it feels extremely formulaic for the most part. Rip from the Signature 1 by Greubel / Breguet Tradition aesthetic Extensive finishing Time only $75k - $125k launch price You can put a lot of these watches next to e...
I am thinking the same like you 😬
Since last year looking at some nice Pateks and Lange that you can pick up at a decent price or even some great complications from AP or GP from the early 2000 🤷🏻♂️
same feelings
I don’t know if I’m allowed to make the comparison, but I’ll do it anyway. I see some similarities with Panerai somewhere between 2005 and 2010. The brand was incredibly popular at the time and had a wide range of collectors coming from all backgrounds. S...
Barely enough of such releases
I'm hungry for more but can't find enough of these round, hand-finished, smallish watch to acquire. They are always sold out before the official release and the subsequent releases typically take a few years to come in. Can't wait to see new Simon Brette,...
I feel the same way as you, however...
Many of these small independent brands need only sell through 10 - 50 watches for a successful launch. If they are all relying on the same client to buy everything, it can be a problem. If the client base is coming from a larger pool though, a new brand j...
Definitely way too much and everyone seem to be using the same ingredients and aiming for the same ballpark …
Imagine it was food….First we take some foie gras, add some truffles and then some wagyu. Stir it up and cook it in a green egg. Yes, we all know that those tick the list of being great ingredients but does it come together in a great dish? No. It’s all p...
I think it brings innovation and creativity
and it is a good time for watch industry because it is attracting so much attention now. People from many walks of life get interested not only in watches but everything analog, tired of digitalization. We starting to appreciate more and more the human to...
The Cleguer watch is really just a vehicle for his clever escapement
He packaged in all the tropes the market demands but its not just a sum of those tropes like some watches are.
I agree. I, however, like...
the new Lederer Inverto release. His design seems more avant-garde. His technical ability with his independent double wheel escapement seems innovative too. Just look at that movement! ...
