Watches - another OCD problem
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I'm a fan of what Vacheron are doing, but I'm not in a position where I've got an unlimited watch buying budget.
The new Quai de l'Île is another piece that I really like, there's an article about it at Hodinkee. It's relatively affordable for a VC.
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That Good Art strap is super nice. After vacation, I plan on getting one made for my BlackBay.
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That Good Art strap is super nice. After vacation, I plan on getting one made for my BlackBay.
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I got it from Giles at IronHeart. It's probably the best strap of that kind I have ever seen. It would work very well on a Black Bay
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Ben Clymer and John Mayer are bragging about their new Daytonas at Hodinkee.
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so nice..
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I found that Ben Clymer and John Mayer were just a bit too gushing in the article I linked to. The Daytona's a nice piece, but I don't think that it's the greatest chronograph in the world.
I'd be tempted by the Heuer tourbillon or the Vacheron Constantin Quai de l'Ile, which are only slightly more expensive, and cheaper than a flipped Daytona.
Incidentally, @flavour79 that Corum chronograph is really cool. I meant to say something earlier.
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I found that Ben Clymer and John Mayer were just a bit too gushing in the article I linked to.
Yeah, it was a bit much.
I was, however, intrigued by their comparison to Apple; the intensity of feelings toward Rolexes (both positive and negative) seems very similar.
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The Apple comparison seems spot on. Porsche is similar, with a slow evolution, yet still considered best of breed; limited supply of in demand models; and an equally fanatical owner base.
Luxury goods companies are very good at just under supplying the market with hot products. Sometimes this drives up demand, there's an argument at Pistonheads that Porsche did this with the 911R, and in doing so they may have boosted the numbers sold.
I suspect that for all of Hodinkee's hyperbole about Daytonas fetching $30,000 on the secondary market, most people who want one will get one in the next year or so. Rolex produce a million watches a year, and they'd be stupid to leave a pile of the money on the table in order to maintain a mystique about one model. They'll limit production enough to make them hard, but not to the extent of a seven year wait.
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if you ask me about chrono, the first two that comes to mind would be the daytona or the speedmaster. personally, i wouldn't fit VC as the same leagues as these boys. it's a great piece nonetheless, although maybe not being the best in the world, but i've a soft spot of rolexes, new or old.
the secondary price market for these daytonas are probably for the ultra rich who are too lazy to even bother adding their name to the list to wait in line. the price would go up in the secondary market, but definitely not double. that said, it really depends how much an individual would be willing to pay to skip the waiting..
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when i said same leagues, VC definitely belong in the 'holy trinity' as patek and ap. definitely a step up. although rolex are all in house built and materials sourced, it's not haute horology watch company..
