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·Can't help but feel this was a huge missed opportunity for many of the LEs - maybe not the Siffert, but I'd have had a very hard time not buying a 2-register Hodinkee Orange Boy...
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··TAG Heuer Forums ModeratorCan't help but feel this was a huge missed opportunity for many of the LEs - maybe not the Siffert, but I'd have had a very hard time not buying a 2-register Hodinkee Orange Boy...
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·Agreed though I've no issue with the 42mm size - it's the thickness that really bothers me.
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Ara
·Agreed though I've no issue with the 42mm size - it's the thickness that really bothers me.
I'm sure this doesn't bother everybody, but it's that one little detail that makes me go from "I really, really, like it but.." to "I love it." Doubt it will ever happen. Die has been cast.
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·@Hubert beautiful 😀
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Aquagraph
·It also raises an interating point. We see debate around design integrity (faithful to original vs modernisation) on the forum and we all have different views of ideal size, the detailing and colours etc.
But I did a little inflation calculation for my own curiosity. And the rrp $200 quoted in 1972 for the original Viceroy would be around $1,200 in today’s money. Yet the price of this re-edition is $5,800 is almost 5 greater than inflation would suggest. (Ignoring compleities such as different economies of scale and level of technology used)
Whilst the cost of many luxury goods and even necesites (e.g housing) have risen far in execss of that ‘average’ 500% inflation of the purchasing power $200 to the notional $1,200. Earnings on average have not kept pace with the inflation of the re-issue example.
This ‘revelation’ is probably nothing new to seasoned watch and especially vintage watch enthusiasts - but as i’d not thought of this point until now - that the ‘cheap’ tool watches of yesteryear are now repackaged as luxury items (and I’m not talking about how the price of a Rolex Submariner has gone through the roof),
Not exactly sure what my point is other than maybe this helps explains expecation and the various criticisms.
Thoughts?
I recommend getting hold of a book called 'DELUXE, How Luxury Lost it's Lustre' by Dana Thomas. It's a very interesting read, which touches on wristwatches but is mostly focused on fashion - but gives a lot of detail about how 'luxury' goods are positioned. Well worth a read.
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