KMII
[Montblanc Moderator]
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You’re right 👍🏻
There’s a Veblen element in the automotive world as well. But like for like a modern car will have drastically raised its performance and efficiency. Even if one goes down the Porsche route a 25 or 30 year old would hardly know where the equivalent modern model went after a handful of corners. That’s not to say that there’s no charm or appeal to the vintage experience but the modern one happens at a much higher level of performance and efficiency (in spite of massively higher weight and size).
With the exception of restomods the use of engines over periods of decades would be practically impossible in the car world but is the standard in the watch one.
That’s all not to denigrate the one or the other industry - they are simply different and cater to a different need profile 😊
A long-awaited return to beautiful Italian designs.
I’m admittedly a Porsche/form-follows-function kinda a guy, but this new[er] Ferrari model really grabbed my attention with its beautiful curves and retro design. Seems like Ferrari are doing a ‘Longines’, and digging deep into their back catalog for thei...
Mon ami, there is a Montblanc fountain pen that emulates this Ferrari's design...
Just so you know... It does cost a fortune though!
Not that good though.
The most disappointing part to me is that they used a small fountain pen nib. I'm not referring to the F/M/B size. I'm saying the gold hood nib itself is rather small. Expensive fountain pens are characterized by one dominant factor. The size of the gold ...
Great pic and great car
That being said, just the sight of the carbon front lip makes me nervous, even with nose lift it looks like a disaster waiting to happen!
Very sensual Ferrari 👌🏻👏🏻👍🏻
The one difference with the watch world is that it has technically not progressed nearly as much as the automotive world in the last 50 years.
If the progress was comparable…
You would have mechanical watches with accuracy at a couple of microseconds off per day at a cost point of under US$1.000, with power reserves of 2 weeks or more 😉 The watch industry R&D is a microscopic fraction of the automotive R&D and as most watches ...
My Longines MN re-issue has better material tech and performance than any Patek or vacheron from 30-40 years ago, and only cost me 1800 USD.
That’s progress from R&D, if you ask me. Meanwhile, the progress from R&D has increased the asking price for new Porsche and Ferrari (also Veblen goods) by almost two fold in the last decade. Hard to call one success and another failure IMHO
You’re right 👍🏻
There’s a Veblen element in the automotive world as well. But like for like a modern car will have drastically raised its performance and efficiency. Even if one goes down the Porsche route a 25 or 30 year old would hardly know where the equivalent modern...
We probably agree more than we disagree.
But the same can be said about the ruggedness and reliability of a 2025 omega manual chrono caliber compared to a 1970’s lemania.
I also think we do 😊👍🏻
The only difference being the the watch manufacturers are still trying to flog us the old calibers that car manufacturers could probably no longer get away with 😉
I spotted one out and about earlier this year.
Castle Rock, CO. In person, perhaps the most mesmerizing car I have ever seen. I was on my way to a bible study. What a blessing to see this one in the real! ...
