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hi nico! I know you and members of this forum are sophisticated collectors who can evaluate each watch on its own merits, independent of the hype or marketing that drive luxury watch sales.
However, I must admit that I personally cant separate the watch from the watch's image. Certain watches and watch brands are associated with the people who buy and wear them, be it NBA basketball players (AP ROO), euro trust fund kids (again AP ROO), Russian Oligarchs (Anything garish and overpriced), Chinese plutocrats (richard mille, one on each arm), BMW car salesmen (rolex sub, omega seamaster)
I have to admit sometimes these associations between a watch and its fanbase alienate some watches for me, watches that would otherwise be desirable on their own merits. Maybe I'm a snob. But sometimes it works the other way, for example, I think the Panerai fanbase is awesome, and I am happy to be a paneristi.
archimede 39H
I first discovered Archimede on a popular watch blog. They were reviewing a budget option, the same watch as above in bronze metal. I had been looking for a NOS IWC Mark XVI or looking into purchasing an IWC "son" pilot watch, which is based on the mark X...
JLC
thank you for reminding me that JLC does do some fantastic tributes! I do love the 1931 reversos, even though they wear a tad too flat and large for my wrist. I also like the deep sea vintage chronograph, which, like the tudor black bay, is a modern retro...
Agreed with your first paragraph. Your second paragraph would require a more complex
Answer... Am I a client for this kind of Watch? I would honestly answer that it all dépends of the Watch, not the image of the Watch. Would I buy a Watch because its image is associated with the Navy SEALs? Certainly not. Same answer for the Amvox line, b...
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hi nico! I know you and members of this forum are sophisticated collectors who can evaluate each watch on its own merits, independent of the hype or marketing that drive luxury watch sales. However, I must admit that I personally cant separate the watch f...
Aaah Panerai... But here again, you have this image issue.
Panerai Vendôme released several watches with the name Marina Militare... We all know that this was authorized for the Pam 36 and 82 ( Vespucci ), not the those which came after. Therefore, these watches are associated to the MM. Same than for JLC and the...
authenticity
there are definitely some distinctions between the marina militare panerai watches and the JLC Navy seals line 1. historical precedent - the marina militare watches are hommages to historical references to watches actually built for and used by italian na...
On your final point...
This is why I love De Bethune; a watch that you buy regardless of the name on the dial... which they have ensured by eliminating the name on the dial - look at the latest ones: DB28 and DB29!! Even the tang buckles are signed on the INSIDE (",)
Yes. That is an evidence of self confidence.
I mean, the Watch is so us that we don't need to have our name on the dial... That would be a super marketing trick! Best, Nicolas
From a different brand with equal cool
I have couple that fit the bill. Custom straps add more cool. Bill ...
cool!
what brand is the watch without a brand name on the dial? and why is the triangle with two dots pointed downward?
Both watches are Azimuth
The simple face one has a solid case back and the other has a display back. Very cool just never find time to wear them. Bill
Watches are fashion items ...
... as you well demonstrate. I do worry a little that fashion often has a very short use-by date and is overly influenced by external forces - Ping's recent thread on celebrity endorsements raises some of these issues as well: I tend to be drawn towards ...
Slight correction: Stowa...
was one of the five brands (along with Laco, Wempe, IWC, and ALS) to originally manufacture these WW 2 "flieger" watches. So Stowa's current versions are modern replica/reissues of its historical models. Laco is considered to produce the most accurate his...