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All things being equal.....
...a slim bullit-proof, highly waterproof watch would obviously be ' A Kettle and a half ' (so to speak) and although it would even more obviously be very high horolgy.. it no doubt would be the expensive way around the block for the manafacturers. But that is not to wish that they could inch thier way towards this end in small increments instead of taking the easier route.
A brand representative was asked about this very recently and his answer went along the lines of...." It is easier to manafacturer more accurate movements without the worry of needing to fit them into a smaller size cases". Which is really rather sad (and did'nt say a lot for the engineering skills of the company he represented).
This message has been edited by C.vallely5 on 2008-05-01 07:03:09
The capitulation of Rolex and the beginning of the end
The following is an email written by a friend of mine whom I respect very much, Bryan Goh. He is an old timer in watch collecting and the various internet watch fora. I agree with what he writes, and believe forum members will benefit from reading it. I h...
I don't know who is Bryan Goh but ...
he is certainly a wise man based on his statement. It appears that this is probably the right time for the buyers to think twice before he/she makes any decision to buy. This obviously does not apply to super rich. Here in Malaysia, I have already come ac...
Do you buy your watches for resale value ?
I buy mine for the joy of wearing them. But then, I am just a watch lover...
He's partially right, IMO
I tend to agree with him when he speaks about the lack of inspiration of certain brands , like Rolex ( but I still have to see the Deep Sea in the flesh before saying if I love or not this watch ), or Panerai... But I disagree when he says than Panerai is...
I knew it
Dear Nicolas it feels like you would be the first to disagree with Panerai Fascists statement and I'm waiting for Asi and some others response :0) OK terrorists is harsh but they were fascists nevertheless (frogmen not Paneristi LOL) and I completely disa...
Keeping your bullets and buying during distress is wise ......
but this applies to equities and properties ........not to watches and rolexes . Watches really shd not be viewed as investments . Cant imagine someone craving for a rolex for his daily pleasure and have to wait until time of distress where people starts ...
Facsists? give me a break...........
Obviously not a Panerai fan Mr. Goh? You say you "struggle to understand the logic of Panerai" my God man, it's just a big watch, where's the struggle exactly. But casting a misguided salvo at the firm, which is quite decent in macro terms, with your "cel...
Panerissimi, I answered in that way, already
And agree with you. There are some words to avoid , IMHO. Best, my friend! LOL
cheers, no harm done.....
just that people sometimes get carried away metaphorically speaking. peace Kev
wait a minute
As to the "diatribe" -- The obvious difference between Panerai and BMW/Mercedes/Porsche is that those three brands don't play up their military provenance. I don't see a lot of commercials extolling Mercedes for the valuable role it played to the Third Re...
The Mercedes 770K Grosser...
was one of the most sophisticated and advanced cars of its time. But Mercedes-Benz doesn't mention it much because amongst its owners were Adolf Hitler, Emperor Hirohito and Kaiser Wilhelm. - SJX
My take...
I think there are essentially 2 different issues here. Issue one is why is Rolex upsizing its watches, especially in this regard, the DeepSea. Issue 2 is whether economic conditions are getting bad enough that luxury watch pricing has become out of relati...
An interesting, yet ultimately frustrating, thread. Glenn, I tend to agree
with your points, categorized into the two broad subjects. US in recession - most likely true, but so what? US markets have until recently been mostly a "potential market" vis a vis population, per capita disposable income, untapped "market potential" etc...
