georgeb
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Oddly no one has mentioned the Cartier Tank
Jun 11, 2013,06:23 AM
I've heard the arguments in defense of Longines. Most are along the lines of
- Vehement emotional response. "are you kidding?", "get over it!". "Blasphemy!"
- Citation of Longines long history. And that obviously means Longines can never do wrong.
- Conspiratory attacks. "he must have ulterior motives". "he's evil!"
- Pure coincidence
Honestly, it sounds like I am speaking against the Church, bureaucrats, or some established institution. The methods of attack are oddly similar.
I understand the watch industry is both a hobby and a business. Longines is part of the Swatch group after all. And frankly this forum and others rely on advertising business from these vendors and it is in everybody's interest to squash any controversy. Then there are the Longines owners and the ones who blindly believe. How different is this from an authoritarian government or cult, where any dissent is attacked? Where the leaders are the ones with true ulterior motives (in this case profits), and the followers are fools?
Go ahead, keep living in that perfect fantasy world, where Longines can do no wrong. Where time keeps perfectly and every movement is perfectly polished and beveled. Where egos and business interests are immaculately safeguarded.
Cartier Tank, and Longines DolceVita. If you can't see the same bracelet, dial, and details, I'm sorry - there is no hope for you.