ThomasM
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Devils Advocate: Why?
Why does producing Limited Edition Royal Oaks dilute the brand?
(there are a thousand and one reasons why it does, and a thousand and one reasons why it doesn't; I'd like to read which one, or maybe it is reason one thousand and two that I haven't heard already, bothers you so much.)
Seriously, no offense intended. Let's have a serious, considered discussion on this oft repeated, usually flippantly brought up point.
No conclusions or universally applicable "truths" expected (or maybe not even possible!) but I hope to learn some of the thoughts behind the point that make it worth even bringing up at all.
Sincerely,
TM
AP, please stop churning out limited edition Royal Oaks
It is starting to look like a Ford Mustang and it is not good. To Audemars Piguet: stop distilling the brand!
Devils Advocate: Why?
Why does producing Limited Edition Royal Oaks dilute the brand? (there are a thousand and one reasons why it does, and a thousand and one reasons why it doesn't; I'd like to read which one, or maybe it is reason one thousand and two that I haven't heard a...
Ok, here is my answer
Here are my thoughts: Patek very rarely does limited editions. Ok, they ofeten discontinue their lines and hence make very few 2499s, 5970s, 5004s, what have you. Rolex never does pro-forma limited editions. These are the most collectable brands because t...
AP LE's...
Hello Joseph, "These are the most collectable brands because they are managed by people who understand that the true connoisseurs want a watch that is worthwhile buying on its own merits. " Do you know that many of the AP LE's are requested by the AD's/Bo...
IMveryHO and with all due respect
I have to disagree with you that AP limited editions are necessaryily for the Noveau Riche. Its far easier to judge people and their choices as beneath oneself than to look inwards and discover that the problem is not with people but with one's inability ...
Ok I yield to your reasoning but...
Ok S, you got me there How about their association with Schwarzenegger? Rolex sponsoring Jackie Stewart of Jean-Claude Killy is one thing, sponsoring an actor of dubious quality is an entirely different thing. Those guys are selling the family silver fast...
LoooL :-)
"....selling the family silver faster than a sailor in Vegas" LoooL that was a good one I'm a big fan of motor racing from the days gone by (one of my fav. movies is Le Mans and I have an interest in vintage racing cars since I was a kid) and I totally re...
I would venture out and say
the mere existance of limited editioin pieces is necessarily not the problem for AP. It's the ming-blowing NUMBER of different limited edition series that worries me. In a sense I don't even consider any of those simple dia/case swap a true limited editio...
One of them may match your taste...
Look, I am not the right person to interfere in this subject, being most of the time on the lurkers side, but in this particular case I would like to share with you my point of view: having many limited editions may bring one watch that will match your ta...
I agree that limited editions
do offer greater variety and i agree that a limited ed may produce a variation of the RO that results in somebody buying one who otherwise wouldn't. But wouldn't it be better if AP allowed customers to choose their own variation/ dial without it being lim...
RE: AP RO limted editions
IMHO, the various versions of Royal Oak Limited Editions doesn't really bother me. It gives us more options to enjoy the different color combinations. And I really don't care too much about what watches go for at auctions because I buy watches to enjoy, n...
I don't necesary love limited editions
Having just one RO does'nt bring me into a position to select a RO for every day of the week, but I love when I have the freedeom to wear different watches to the mood and activity I am doing. Some days are for the RO others for a Rolex or something else....
Lets not forget....
that at the end of the day, watch makers are to make money also. true, some create masterpieces that we all love and admire but they (watchmakers) have families to feed (as we all do) So if they create several limited editions that means that there is a d...
I have to agree with the last two posters
if people continue to buy the LE why should AP stop making them. I think we lose sight of the fact that AP and all the other watch companies are just that COMPANIES. A companies purpose is to turn a profit. No other business would stop doing what is worki...