Agreed, consistency...

Very much enjoyed reading your post Horo!

Let's look at the original top tier three Swiss brands; Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, and Patek Philippe. Out of all of these, currently I personally find that Patek Philippe is very consistent among these individual companies. Vacheron Constantin has lost some of its originality and the designs are less attractive to me than current offerings from Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe. Audemars Piguet has gone with some very flamboyant designs; oval watches (Millenary series), giant sports watches, etc. Audemars Piguet is the only company of the three top tier brands that currently have Grand Sonneries in regular production; however, this is currently slightly overshadowed by the more popular super-sports watches they manufacture. I think Audemars Piguet makes the best watches of these three brands, but it's almost a well kept secret. But Patek Philippe has always made classic traditional watches and this has always been their focus. And they've kept to this focus very well. Consistency.

Tradition to me does boil down to a certain form of consistency. Is there a clear cut tradition? With Patek Philippe, there certainly seems to be.

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Why we do love Patek Philippe watches, chapter two, tradition!

By: Dje : August 31st, 2011-14:28

After reading your answers to chapter one, there's once certainty. You love Patek Philippe watches (we already knew that anyway). And we're still looking to know why. So rarity is not a main reason. Well of course it is not as who can say here I own the o...

Tradition is one thing that Patek has in the boatloads....but

By: Hororgasm : September 1st, 2011-06:11

More and more watch companies have resorted to tradition as a core value as well. Whilst Patek is ahead of the curve on that, and justifiably so, it as a core and unique selling point will decline over time as other watch firms clamor unto the same tradit...

Although I might

By: Ares501 - Mr Green : September 1st, 2011-13:18

ruin this thread by this post I must say HORO you are THE MAN!!! Just great thoughts Damjan Thank you for being here

Agreed, consistency...

By: patrick_y : September 1st, 2011-17:24

Very much enjoyed reading your post Horo! Let's look at the original top tier three Swiss brands; Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, and Patek Philippe. Out of all of these, currently I personally find that Patek Philippe is very consistent among these...

No question I collect PP because of its history

By: watch-guy.com : September 2nd, 2011-01:50

I am one of those who gets sucked in by the "tradition" PP for me represents high end horolgy esp since I collect vintage pieces. Their past history reeks of old money and qulity. Does it live up to the hype...do I care . I believe and continue to collect...

not only in the 30's - 40's and 50's

By: Bruno.M1 : September 2nd, 2011-02:51

I dare to say they still are THE brand and I don't expect any change in the future Tradition is nice but for me not the most important. I buy what I can afford and what I like. If Patek would make a massive diver watch (like a ROO). a new model so it does...

Simple elegance

By: pmproske : September 2nd, 2011-12:36

I love collecting and wearing my Patek's because of they are 'elegant, yet simple'. The few I have are very similar, round case, beautiful dials, exquisite hands, unique indices, and all have different lugs. From 1940s thru 1967 these treasures are very s...

The only tradition meaningful to me, as mentioned previously,

By: whit : September 6th, 2011-20:36

relates to Patek's ability to repair any watch they have ever produced. Beyond that, the term is very general and holds a different meaning to each of us. Unquestionably, it seems to be heavily influenced by marketing and develops a perception... which is...

tradition is very important for me

By: chippie : September 8th, 2011-03:12

I have only one Patek watch and I am attracted to the brand partly because of the image Patek has built, focusing on family and tradition and craftmanship. But I agree with bro Horo and Whit, using tradition as a selling point is now "less effective" when...

Tradition as a compromise

By: heartbreaker : December 3rd, 2011-07:23

I apologize for replying so late. It isn’t really intuitive to speak of "tradition" for an industrial product, so the question raised by our clever moderator, Jerome, seems interesting. Given that "tradition" has nothing to do with "vintage", I beli...