Originally Posted By The Austrian
My congratulations to the marketing guys of the premium watch producers.
We are prepared to pay £££ for something doing the job not better than a cheap Swatch. Actually a quarz watch very likely counts seconds more accurate than a premium Rolex / Panerei / Omega / IWC/ Patek P. or similar...
While a watch may cost sometimes more than a decent car: what fun in action does a watch actually provide besides of owning one?


I think for some it's the pleasure of owning something hand made rather than something stamped out in the thousands. Some are a very good investment too.


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