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 knows longterm the value of such a ltd edition/cutting edge piece?.

I am quite happy that I spent a few pounds on an RM002/004 etc and that I love the watches and enjoy looking at & wearing them, and indeed owning them. I am also very aware of the value & I am hoping over the years they will not decrease drastically in value, but indeed may increase...money wrapped up in such items certainly seems a better investment than the current money market/share portfolio anyway!..mine has halfed over the last two years...and its more fun!

I also have a few Old guitars & rockstars famous guitars tucked away that again I enjoy owning but also do have one eye on the future, that come my retiremnt, hopefully they will return far more than I paid..who knows, could bomb the other way, thats investment thats risk, hopefully a good spread of money in various items yields a good return one day

The Value of the 27 is not in how much it has cost to make, but how much it will be worth in a few years, Im sure everybody knows the silly prices some older pieces from various brands can fetch at auction....so maybe those that have the money and buy such items and indeed can afford to hold onto them for the longterm could end up owning something that may increase in value, so they most definatley have not squandered $500k.

Now where is my cyrstal ball?.....

Rich tasteless peoples toys?/vulgar?...get over it, utter rubbish, smacks of jealousy, you have a shed of money, then spend it how you like...who is it that can pass judgemenent on another in such a way?...does the shanty town dweller think that someone having a fillet steak has so much money they are vulgar?...does the middle class executive find the chap with a mansion & ferrari vulgar?...does he then find an arab shiek vulgar....where does the comparision end?....certainly the word vulgar in the case of the price of the 27 I find a little offensive.

Great watch, great price tag...lets come back in 10 years and discuss the value of the piece then

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I Think that the publicity that Richard Mille got ....

By: gavidev : June 7th, 2010-17:49

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

By: gazoz : June 7th, 2010-18:43

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...

By: Carlfa : June 7th, 2010-23:12

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 ...

Aren't ALL watches above $50 an indulgence?

By: micro : June 8th, 2010-01:57

Why bother with a watch when we all carry a mobile phone?

By: 219 : June 8th, 2010-02:08

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...

By: efftee : June 8th, 2010-00:14

...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....

By: 219 : June 8th, 2010-01:12

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.

By: VMM : June 8th, 2010-14:09

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...

By: chris4 : June 9th, 2010-00:51

the worth of a watch

By: eric.vonschonberg : June 11th, 2010-02:15

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...

By: chris4 : June 11th, 2010-02:27

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

By: 219 : June 13th, 2010-04:00

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..

By: doubleup : June 13th, 2010-10:48

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...