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SALMANPK's provocative post, "What's Next?", challenges the WatchProSite community to look beyond current trends—from watch size fads to market bubbles—and consider the deeper forces shaping the luxury watch industry. By sharing a BBC article, SALMANPK prompts a discussion on future directions, inviting collectors to speculate on what truly lies ahead for horology. This article synthesizes the community's diverse predictions and insights.
For those countries still not lead by a (family) dictatorship, elections no longer matter in some countries, or at least you MUST vote the 'right' way or the election will be voided (which we're seeing in some countries). As for wrong-think, people are already in jail within the UK.... which is double good. Yes, double good it is ;-) Well, you asked and I gave you a factual answer As for horology, since the 1960s 'Holy Trinity' marketing campaign is long outdated, it has become a dead-end anchor
...sees the sun going down, the eyes in his head see the world spinning 'round.
It wasn't clear what point you were trying to make. And RR has been building bespoke cars for over a decade under BMW ownership. And for decades much earlier. Is your point that wealthy people are getting too wealthy? I for one would like to see more colorful and individualistic cars (as long as they're safe for all those who are the road) on the road. Mobile art isn't a bad thing as long as it's safe and doesn't pollute excessively. "What's next" is always a crystal ball kind of question.
That Large Watch Companies like Patek, AP, JLC might offer a similar program to its customers (and I mean all customers not just the select few) where they can design and choose what kind of watch they can get. I would also like to hear the opinion of what they think the Next Big Trend will be in the Watch World from our fellow Purists. Be Well Sir and Best Regards, Salman
Ahh. Good question. There will be more requests for Patek Philippe semi-custom and truly custom pieces. And there will be A LOT MORE denials from Patek too. Vacheron Constantin will do some of these as well. Some with great success. But even these are still rare. To offer something to a wide range of customers is difficult - one could say it is offered, it's just that they charge A LOT for customizations. Since Patek Philippe knows that some one-offs instantly double or triple the value of a wat
attract more customers and charge more for the privilege, it's an idea but time will tell what the next Big Trend will be in the Watch World, always fun to speculate and do some Scenario Analysis of the possibilities though
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