Mostly, the price is an eye-catcher statement in itself if advertised. I'd say the strategy works well for a new boy/unknown for shock value.

Mainly fueled by an exponential increase in wealth outside of the developed world. Even in today's uncertain climate, a night's hotel stay in Dubai costs $1k, and Moscow is one of the most expensive cities in the world. We're talking hundreds of millions newly rich/affluent people. [In fact, the cur

Luxury products are never advertised with prices attached. As the word suggests, it's an unnecessary expenditure that's well described by the old adage: If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it. Goods like an LV bag or high-end furniture are never marketed with cost as a selling point. Rathe

I'd like to purvey the board's opinion on two questions that's been bothering me. 1. Are modern high-end mechanical dive watches jewelry first and engineered wonders second? I've read with interest the various pressure tests conducted by watch magazines reporting catastrophic failure of the crystal

There isn't a standardized definition for WR. Best thing to do is follow the guidelines in the manual. As a general rule, anything 100m and under cannot be taken literally (i.e. 30m does not mean you can take the watch down to that depth). For ISO-certified professional divers, the depth rating can

Here is a short survey I did across several boards recently. The sweet spot appears to be 40-42mm. Number of Respondents: 158 Wrist Size: 6" (min), 7.2" (avg), 6.5" (mode, 18%), 8.75 (max) Watch Size: 30mm (min), 40.7mm (avg), 64mm (max) Modal Watch Size: min 38mm (19%), max 44mm (26%) Regular Watch

The mechanical ones don't travel well because (as I understand it) they must be calibrated for the particular region. As for quartz, the Yes! series of watches (e.g. Cozmo) are some of the most capable, providing astronomical data such as sunrise, sunset, moonphase etc for more than 150 locations wo