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Very good question
Jun 29, 2015,21:15 PM
I think MB&F are given praise by serious watch enthusiasts because the watches have movements designed by the best of the best watchmakers in the world and they use the best materials and finish their watches on the level of the highest end brands. As to my personal taste their designs are too extreme for me. I like Uwerk and Ressence, both push the envelope as far as design goes but their finished products still look like watches where MB&F pieces do not in my opinion. I don't think Seven Friday cares whether the "serious watch enthusiast" likes their watches or not. I think a watch at the price point they are at is more about fashion, design, look. The person who wears a Seven Friday watch is probably not concerned about the movement in the watch. They like the way it looks and that it reliably tells the time, but I imagine a watch is not as important to them as the person who looks at MB&F, Uwerk, etc. We purists have to remember there is a large segment of the population that wants a watch that looks cool, tells the time, but is inexpensive and does not need to be made of the finest materials. I may be wrong but I think Seven Friday fits in this watch category. The fact that Seven Friday and MB&F both can be successful selling a product that does the same thing, tell time, just goes to show that there is something out there for everyone's taste.
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I DO think high prices intrigue us.
By: TheMadDruid : June 29th, 2015-16:05
Conversely, inexpensive watches might not grab our immediate attention. But sites like this and Hodinkee et al. can educate about the virtues of the less expensive. As for Richard Mille: I don't get it and I've never gotten it. If, in fact, that company e...
Very good question
By: docsnov : June 29th, 2015-21:15
I think MB&F are given praise by serious watch enthusiasts because the watches have movements designed by the best of the best watchmakers in the world and they use the best materials and finish their watches on the level of the highest end brands. As to ...
RM
By: tom2517 : June 29th, 2015-22:21
is a master of marketing. They don't make their own movements, frankly you can basically say they are just a watch case maker. RM makes around 4000 watches a year and yet they have over 20 boutiques world wide, not to mention all that marketing efforts. S...
RM
By: chu.loh : June 29th, 2015-23:50
RM is for the minority who drives Lambo to show off another expensive thing they can afford in life
China is not Switzerland's biggest customer ...
By: Marcus Hanke : June 30th, 2015-05:38
Sorry to correct you, but your statement is wrong. According to the official Swiss statistics, only Asia as a whole, including the strong Middle East, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, etc.) accounts for 52% of the export value. (Jan.-May 2015) C...
Interesting points, a few thoughts in return.
By: ThomasM : June 30th, 2015-07:23
It couuld be argued that ALL commercially available luxury goods are "overpriced" - how else would the owners afford their new cars, castles, or even new factories? But of course I don't think any of us would begrudge them their "rewards" of hard work and...
part of coveting psychology
By: Arie - Mr Orange : June 30th, 2015-02:48
Price is absolutely part of the 'coveting psychology' when it comes to watches. At least I think the (sub-conscience) thought is: Higher price, higher exclusivity. Of course if you get more into watches and understand more about the quality of finishing a...
I happened to see a higher list price watch today
By: cazalea : June 30th, 2015-16:20
I can't fathom it, but here it is -- perhaps the dealer is trying to get a "highest price" ranking or something? Both watchmaker and dealer are fiends (oops) I mean friends of the PuristS Cazalea ...