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That's not the point of my post.
The point is they already had entry level models in the 000 and 005 (the X3 or X1 in your car analogy) . They replaced them with "inferior" product (at least specs-wise) but charge for them at the same price as the 000 and 005. So it would be like BMW eliminating the X3 and X1 models and replacing them with a Yugo and Trabant but charging the same prices. The Yugo and Trabant cost them less to "make" if BMW actually made them in this fantasy analogy so their costs would decrease but they would still be making as much money whenever they sold one to a poor sap who didn't know the difference between a Trabant and a X1. Just like most non-watch geeks wouldn't know the differences between the PAM 1000 vs. the PAM 000.
My theory is that OP had to cut manufacturing costs on their product as their sales were dropping compared to the bubble years.
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That's not the point of my post.
The point is they already had entry level models in the 000 and 005 (the X3 or X1 in your car analogy) . They replaced them with "inferior" product (at least specs-wise) but charge for them at the same price as the 000 and 005. So it would be like BMW eli...
Inferior for whom?
occasionally, inside fora, the people "in-the-know" take it upon themselves to approve or ripudiate certain products. They do this based on their idea of a perfect speciman (for each maison) and personal desiderata. Yet, 90% of the "turists" out there (I ...
Inferior for all (objectively)
based on the specs I enumerated in my original post. 100 m WR vs 300 m WR. Which one is the lesser (inferior) to the other? 200 hp engine vs. 70 hp engine. Which one is the lesser (inferior) to the other. You really can't acknowledge the differences? LOL ...
The differences...
don't have to be acknowledged by me. They are..there..for everybody to see (including me). I'll leave it there. Ciao
If I may...
Your second point about the "snap case back" is not necessarily true. It is a driven case back in the same way that a bezel is ordinarily driven into any watch. Has anyone in the world ever complained about a bezel being driven into the case? Point being,...
