Pour le Mérite
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It’s pretty simple. Interests are close to 0 and there is lots of money to be parked!
Eventually people found out that watches retained value and appreciated in the past. Demand started to rise but the lack of supply has made people to look for alternatives. All highly coveted watches have seen a rise in demand and price - one after another. Starting with the Nautilus first over to the Jumbo, continuing with the Chronometre Bleu followed by the Datograph and recently chasing after the Overseas.
First generation 15202
Back in 2010 I got this baby for ridiculous bargain waaaay before the hype First generation 15202 came in three dial options blue, charcoal blue and white The charm still going strong ...
Love it...
... and love that it has been well loved and used. With prices what they are today, I wish I had an old, worn 15202
Beautiful. My 2120 says hi
Got this version in 2011 with substantial discount as it was being discontinued.. ...
Alas, not my merit
It was a serendipitous purchase, but at the time I guess few people could have anticipated what has happened. Still, a beautiful movement.
I was also lucky to get it
From the AD who is a good friend and at the time could make a slight discount ...
This reference used to sit in dealer cases for months on end
Those days are long gone!
How much of this change do you think is…
due to FHB’s business strategy [of not exceeding demand] vs. social media influence in context of a digital economy? Yes, there’s much more wealth now, but there wasn’t a similar issue during dot com era…although that’s not necessarily comparing apples to...
I think Francois deserves an immense amount of credit.
Remember, this is a guy and company that have new releases planned for the next 10+ years. They do things differently than other brands, and you cannot fault the methods from a business standpoint. AP is flat out crushing it. That said, I think the absurd...
It’s pretty simple. Interests are close to 0 and there is lots of money to be parked!
Eventually people found out that watches retained value and appreciated in the past. Demand started to rise but the lack of supply has made people to look for alternatives. All highly coveted watches have seen a rise in demand and price - one after anothe...
