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Jun 19, 2020,16:29 PM
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If we really trusted their statements...
By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : June 19th, 2020-15:26
we'd believe that it takes 5 or more years to develop a new watch. Neither it was a new airplane! I think they plan some novelties in relation to the market; in such an unclear and misty future, many of them won't definitely show more than necessary. Thin...
Planning to build a new watch...
By: mdg : June 19th, 2020-15:49
...perhaps to catch the current wave (retro, SS sport, etc.) is one thing. But once they get it going in the design phase, does anybody ever do market research? It reminds me of really, really awful movies that cost tens of millions to make. Doesn't someo...
You make some very good points...
By: kennygfunk : June 19th, 2020-15:49
Whenever a new model is released, I ask myself, “Did they use a focus group?” The reason I ask myself that is because I read comments all the time, so I know what’s trending, and 9/10 times, I know what people are going to say about a model regarding vari...
I was disappointed when I read a Hodinkee article...
By: mdg : June 19th, 2020-16:33
(easy to find) and realized that the head of PP Creation is married to the President of the company. "I started in the commercial area for Patek Philippe and then I met my husband, and now I'm the head of the creation division. But it took a long time [to...
Article is here (July 2017):
By: mdg : June 19th, 2020-17:53
www.hodinkee.com And I think this sort of thing is perfectly in-bounds. It is not her private life, it is her job and her relationship with the President (her husband) which is fact not rumor. Perhaps she's moved to a new position since, but as a ...
Yes, it's not inappropriate to discuss anybody's job title, for as long as that's the context of the discussion. In fact, to her significant credit, her job title is still the same to this day.
By: FabR : June 19th, 2020-18:38
However, I frankly don't see anything unusual with her position, given that Patek is a family company, and I would say rather objectively, an incredibly successful one at that. The president himself is the son of a former president (in fact, the fourth ge...
Pretty much similar situation in Tag Heuer
By: Cookies : June 20th, 2020-02:29
Time will tell, but the new head is the young scion of the LVMH family. But they say: ignorance sometimes breeds creativity, much like a beginners mind has endless possibilities, but an expert mind is closed
But it's AP (I think) who say something like...
By: mdg : June 20th, 2020-07:37
...'In order the break the rules, first you must master them.' Kind of what I was taught in design school. Picasso is known for his abstract work, but he could really draw : )
We hate to admit it but watches are really part of high end fashion.
By: als1678 : June 19th, 2020-16:16
So no focus groups, companies decide how to incorporate their vision, brand / heritage and current market trends into a product that would sell without spending too much on R&D. Then you pay watch bloggers to tell people that "the watch is much better in ...
IDK the answers to your questions, mdg, but . . .
By: M4 : June 19th, 2020-16:18
. . . I look at the U.S.car manufacturers who do in-depth focus groups and seemingly endless market research, yet launch new model duds every year. My guess is the watch manufacturers 1) do not do focus groups, 2) are interested in the viewpoints of colle...
Good to see you're moving along...
By: mdg : June 19th, 2020-16:29
...you will now be getting some family history for the characters that will se the stage for the novels to come...
Thanks you for this informed reply!...
By: mdg : June 19th, 2020-17:57
...this is what I was getting at. 10 years seems appropriate for a new movement but seems very far out for an actual product. A lot of mistakes can be set into, if not stone, then quickly hardening concrete if trends/fashions shift over a decade. Thanks a...
I don't know any true 'insiders' but my instinct is that...
By: mdg : June 20th, 2020-10:22
...your take is pretty close to accurate. I think it's part of why we still get 42mm x 14mm watches with tiny movements. Love Rolex or hate them, but at least they put out watches that people seem to want. Rugged, accurate, classic-looking without being '...