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20 October 2024, 02:38 PM | #31 |
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I’m just glad there are brands like Journe, ALS, even AP continuing to push the envelope. |
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Interesting… I thought Ellipse was designed by Jean-Daniel Rubel (Head of the R&D department) at Patek Philippe at the time around 1966. Nevertheless, Happy to learn new things here everyday! Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I stand corrected! It does appear to be a common misconception, I guess I must've heard it somewhere
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20 October 2024, 11:54 PM | #36 |
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TS totally full of himself. inspite of the fact that the cubits shows that he didn't even attend university to study design. sort of a self-made home-taught design ignorant.
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It clearly demonstrates how this company is actually run. |
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On the other hand the Cubitus is a pastiche Nautilus BUT with the added technical brilliance of the horologists who designed and improved the mechanism. If my wrists fatten up and I ever get to buy one it will be primarily for its guts. |
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Agree, many of those who want one appear to be fairly new in their interest for the brand, like a few years in max. TS is probably just fine with that though.
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I’m sorry but, to me at least, that is a completely classless statement for TS to say “the haters are mostly people who have never had a Patek and never will. So that doesn’t bother me”. I also find the statement somewhat arrogant. If he believed it was such a great and well thought out watch, may I humbly suggest he would have been better served explaining why he felt the new watch was so good.
Being classless and arrogant are not something I associate with owners of Patek. Quite the opposite actually. Confident and understated would be better descriptions. TS should surely be aware that such comments by a person in his position has the potential to damage brand perception. |
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I'd much rather hang out with someone wearing a tudor than this schmuck.
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Feels like he is going on the offensive, uncharacteristically, because of the backlash that he should have seen coming a mile away considering how this thing has been in development for years |
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Perhaps, just maybe, to save face Of The Company's Longstanding Prestige... just maybe someone has to 'go down for this'. One of the many Asian traditions i personally admire is when a leader admits fault and.....
Traditionally, he would.... yet this being 2024..... it gives him the opportunity to accept, and in a sense save the Honor of Patek Philippe. Truly do hope the very best for PP, and if they please, just pretty please, consider a Connoisseur Series.
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I read the “creation team” for the Cubitus was four people, including TS. Either these other three people were fully on board, which shows a flaw and creativity gap within PP, or, perhaps worse, they felt they couldn’t speak against it, which would be a sign of dysfunction and bad culture within the walls of PP, stemming from the top. I hope TS has some introspection and fixes this.
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Could still be the case if he’s surrounded by “yes men”. Bad look. And frankly his bitter statements are very cringey. Just take your L. The only reason this will sell is due to its brand name.
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TS's Take on the Cubitus Release
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That’s what happens when you’re always surrounded by only two kinds of people: (1) those who suck up to you because the work for you and (2) those who suck up to you because they want to be approved for an application piece. |
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Whatever the case, we know the new direction, as guided by the head of the brand. We know mechanical timepieces only guaranteed to a 30m waterproof rating. And yes, we know round movements in square cases. Lastly, their pricing for these products. It's a competitive market, sure, my best advice, leave it triple-sealed and wait a few decades. Not the next bubble, the one after that (maybe one more, depends on the ebb and flow of the day's fashion ~21 years from this writing). I do agree that as a true daily beater, Tudor makes some proven excellent and highly durable METAS-rated timepieces. Also, H. Moser Streamliner Purple Haze is nice, the new movement is a welcome step forward from the company. We could easily name many pieces, including the first-gen Bvlgari Octo FS 100m wp rated on my wrist as i type this. Love the first gen movement decoration on this and am the orig owner before all the rave hit. Super thin, 100m wp rating, cool style... sold :) In the end, it's just luxury. Not necessary. Less useful, and less accurate, than an iWrist electronic device. But here we are, lovers of outdated technology with a deep passion for luxury, art, science, mathematics.... ...or we're just a group of crazies. So, which timepiece are you getting next? And after that? :) PS: Patek Philippe... new Connoisseur Series.... ask for it from your local AD. PPS: Arnold & Son has some nice new releases.
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Speaking of interviews: TS also likes to claim that his ADs face questioning as soon as recently sold watches appear on the open market.
How on earth are such things or the whole portfolio of this gray dealer possible? |
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AD - "¯\_(ツ)_/¯" TS - "Oh well, your order of a dozen twenty-4s are in"
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