nilomis
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Ignoring history is not a good move ...
As George Santayana once stated: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it".
I hope that the Swiss industry don't try to repeat the same mistake that they made during the quartz watch times, trying to compete with Japan.
Smart watches will have a large public, just like the quartz has, but the mechanical ones will survive because they are on a complete distinct market.
It will impact only the cheap (quartz and Swatches) pieces but I don't see any change (besides a much needed stop on the price increases) on the mechanical arena.
As any forecast, I'm bound to eat my words but that's what I believe at this moment.
HAGWE,
Nilo
The Engadget watch is interesting.
This is really a tumultuous time. But I really think the Swiss Watch industry will find this to be even more difficult to survive than the Quartz crisis.
Maybe not kill, but losing a left arm may not kill you but it's serious.
The Swiss watch industry will be in for a big awakening in my opinion.
Ignoring history is not a good move ...
As George Santayana once stated: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". I hope that the Swiss industry don't try to repeat the same mistake that they made during the quartz watch times, trying to compete with Japan. Smart watches...
Thank you ...
In my line of business, not watch related, I'm always amazed by the number of times that a mistake is made, just by ignoring the past. Another example that I always use is related to smartphones: Blackberry started this business and ignored the facilities...
They'll be successful but they won't replace mechanical watches
I was very closely looking at the Apple watch this week as I like their design, the fact it is new, maybe useful and the fact I like Apple :) But they'll never compete with a mechanical watch as long as the owner is interested by their history or engineer...
Yes...
I agree smartwatches will never be the same as mechanical wonder but it is very likely the smartwatches will one day evolve into something you can't live without. There are just so many possibilities of what it can do. I am afraid one day my mechanical wa...
I'm feeling they will have a place with me too
I agree with you Tom. The more I think about them and the more I'm convinced it will take an important place in our lives: gps, sms, payment etc... and so much to come we don't think of today. I'll definitely have a smartwatch one day. Cheers, Mark
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