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I Think that the publicity that Richard Mille got ....
during the French Open was huge. I think that choosing Nadal to wear the watch was a stroke of genius!! The only thing that , as a fan of RM, concerns me is that most of the comments that I heard and saw were negative and were mostly focused on the price of the watch. The WSJ published an article that was not only incorrect, but somewhat mocking of the watch and the brand. Even during the final, the commentators(one of which was John McEnroe) were commenting on the watch making it a point to say that the cost of producing the watch had to be very small and there was no way a watch should be worth that much. As I mentioned on another post, I know that the concept of a $500k watch is not easy to understand for most people, but it seems that most of the public opinion(of at least the people that are talking in the media) is to ridicule and point a finger to the people that might be interested in the watch, not only to buy it, but to admire the technical innovation and "art" that goes into producing such an object. It seems to me that they are trying to proyect the brand as toys for rich people with no brains. I personally don't care, and I love my RM's more than any of the other watches I own, but I am a little surprised at the of the negative reactions. It's a little like looking at a Van Gogh and saying that it sucks, because you can buy a print at K-Mart for $5. What do you guys think???
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Victor
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I Think that the publicity that Richard Mille got ....
during the French Open was huge. I think that choosing Nadal to wear the watch was a stroke of genius!! The only thing that , as a fan of RM, concerns me is that most of the comments that I heard and saw were negative and were mostly focused on the price ...
Any publicity is good publicity
so RM wins regardless, these people and media bear in mind have no idea about the costs of watches so as they say talk is cheap just MO
Toys for rich people with no brains...
This brings back my previous post. The question is: Does Rafael Nadal really needs to know what time it is when he plays 3 - 4 hours tennis match, or better does he need to know the time with tourbillon precision or: Does Felipe Massa driving his Ferrari ...
Why bother with a watch when we all carry a mobile phone?
We chose to, and if it is the thing that excites us, then we chose a point on the price/interest frontier where we wish to be. Any point paying more than $10k for a car? Andrew H
RM seems to have a stigma...
...of utter extravagance about it. Maybe it's the prices or marketing ploys. I'm no expert in exotic materials or watch design to say much but I do like its concept and looks. $500K for a watch is quite vulgar but considering there are people who spend up...
All excellent points....
We are fortunate in that we can chose where to spend our money. For some its wine: you drink it and its gone (pissed away!); for some it is art, but then anyone can paint like Pollock - right? For others, it is yachts, cars, hardcore drugs, you name it, i...
Yes, ignorance is bliss.
Well said. I think it's all about respect, respect to the people developing, creating, thinking, drawing, designing, making, and the rest of people involved in the creation of "something". (That's why I don't like fakes). It's just a lack of respect. I gu...
Lets just bring up another point on this matter...
...Whats the value of an RM009 or an RM0012?....many very wealthy people may decide to buy an RM27 because they like it & are fascinated by it, but also lets be aware they maybe also have one eye on a possible investment with doing such a thing. Who k...
the worth of a watch
There are things that required much more effort to design and manufacture than a watch, and yet those things are relatively inexpensive. Some of the most advanced computer chips come to mind. When you consider how utterly complicated they are and how many...
Absoltuley Right Eric...
So therefore a 27 could actually be a reasonable investment at $500k. Looking at another thread I understand that Marcus in London is getting one & its presold, if this is the case with the other 19, then It makes a total mockery of all the criticism ...
All good points Eric - but for the record
there are 50 to be made. Some the of exotic alloys involved are both difficult to manufacture and difficult to further manufacture into watch parts. It is far from straightforward. Even now, I know that Richard Mille is trying different carbon fibre compo...
Great points, I would have loved to have talked about watches instead of widgets..
in all those econ classes. All very good points, I think it all comes down to the value is in the eye of the beholder. 99% of the people I talk about watches with roll their eyes and say they "just don't get it" I don't take offence it is ignorance, not i...