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Fascinating read!
Tick Talk,
Your posts are always a fun and educational read! Thanks for sharing this fascinating history with us!
This got me thinking about modern-day approaches to group purchasing of specific models, runs of a particular design, or brands (e.g., purist editions, blog/website collaborations/limited editions, etc.) on the one end and groups where membership is conditioned on an initial purchase of a ‘community’ watch followed by future purchase commitments.
I guess people have moved from the model followed by Casa Standard (and for good reason), but I wouldn’t be surprised if a similar model makes its way back - or even still exists on the fringes - as people seek more affordable (as such things go) options that reflect a sense of rarity (or even shared passion/identity) by leveraging a purchasing club to get a brand’s attention and acceptance of an idea/project.
All the best,
Walid
ps: this reminds me of your brilliant posts on THL - and why I got hooked to it back when it was around.
CHRONOMÈTRE ROYAL; Caramba! A Tale of Two Watches
CHRONOMÈTRE ROYAL; Caramba! A Tale of Two Watches This story is the latest in a series on the rich history of Brasil’s purchase clubs for Vacheron & Constantin watches circa 1900. This edition addresses an interesting subset of the subscription watche...
Fascinating read!
Tick Talk, Your posts are always a fun and educational read! Thanks for sharing this fascinating history with us! This got me thinking about modern-day approaches to group purchasing of specific models, runs of a particular design, or brands (e.g., purist...
Hi Walid
THL was a very special 10 years. Much more than "look what I have", we pushed each other to greater efforts to inform and entertain. I hope this was up to standards! The subscription purchase idea is sound IMHO and, properly managed as was done by Gondolo...
Maybe a batman 6694 re-issue 😉?
Your posts got me obsessed with that model and I continue to look for a good well-loved example (over the years my philosophy has changed as I found that I am pulled to older rather than newer releases). Unfortunately, I doubt VC’s management and trajecto...
The second one...
That is some serious bling! But my heart goes to the first in wg. Such an understated beauty! Thanks for sharing these wonderful pics!
Tick Talk, my friend, a huge thank you for such a qualitative post. I am fascinated by these Chronometres Royaux. With a huge attraction for the Nautical.
I am desperately trying to find a picture of a marine Chronometer I photographed some years ago... It was really something. Something very close to that: ...
Hope you find that one Nico
I'm saving space in the cabinet for this 1930s model Antiquorum Photo ...
What an enjoyable series
And a fine new instalment too. Storytelling like this invigorates the lived heritage of watches outside of the orbit of brand-driven narratives. I appreciate the telescopic and microscopic approach that zooms out to broader contextual elements, and then z...
As an aside...
The cartoon 'Ruy in the Hague' is an ironic take on a portrait by the French artist Jean-Baptiste Debret of the coronation of Imperador Pedro I in 1822. That image became a much-used leitmotif in periodicals throughout the century. We have Debret to thank...
thanks for this fascinating addition
I did peek into that doorway during my research but one can spin off topic so easily. I was surprised to learn the last King and his regent daughter were slavery abolitionists; a stance which brought together a military and conservative alliance to bring ...
What a wonderful trip back in time and across continents!
Thank you very much, Tick Talk, for the efforts you put into this article. Great insights, and a reminder that the glitzy world of luxury has a darker side too. Still as valid today as at the time of Sr. da Silva. Best, Daniel
