Independents

I thought it was interesting the Eric Ku's Laruent Ferrier ended up for sale here:

This is all speculative and I have no fact base about this, but after twenty years of collecting I have a bit of a bad gut feel about LF, despite these being fantastic watches on a standalone basis. I also perceive that press and blog attention has recede... 

the premium is no longer there when used apperantly. Also, this particulair watch is quite large and square so not for everyone ?

...that there have been too many LF customizations and proliferation of variations of dials and hands. Lack of consistency in product. You find them aftermarket with all sorts of dials even some watches with additional dial as a package. In my view either... 

it will lose value i think. Horological wise i think Dufour and FPJ and KV are regarded a level higher so more in demand even when used ? Cant say for sure what is the reason for LF to be undervalued.

The used LF market is flooded with ugly dials, 50% off retail, and too many models. This is the simple litnus test that they are "off" from the collector loved trajectory they started on, and needs to be righted for their long term success. It used to not... 

other than I like some of their offerings and wish them success. But this is actually good, constructive criticism. I'm not an MBA so I don't know the nuts and bolts of some of these proposals, but at first glance a lot of it seems reasonable...

I'm a big LF fan and own a similar piece, but a month ago they released a very similar LE to Ku's only watch pickup. www.instagram.com I frankly thought it was a low blow to his piece unique. I mean goodness - they re-released the same exact watch... 

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