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But, try to think of it from the point of view of somebody who's been making and selling wagon wheels to people his whole life in an industry that's been making
by SwellJoe 11y ago
But, try to think of it from the point of view of somebody who's been making and selling wagon wheels to people his whole life in an industry that's been making and selling wagon wheels for hundreds of years, as part of a company that's probably been around for at least a hundred years itself. These guys know a thing or two about why people buy wagon wheels.
Sometimes, things change.
- vinceguidry 11y agoYou're completely not getting why technology is different from luxury. Wagon wheels are not and never were a luxury product. People bought them for completely different reasons.
- SwellJoe 11y agoBeaver skin hats, wool or fur topcoats, previously mentioned cuff links, boned corsets, pocket watches, cravats, wigs... Traditional watches have had their run. They will disappear, except for hipsters and old people, within a generation.
- nemothekid 11y ago>cuff links, boned corsets, pocket watches, cravats, wigs >They will disappear, except for hipsters and old people, within a generation. The items you mentioned fell out of fashion, so I believe his point still stands. It seems to me, watch makers aren't concerned about smart watches from a utilitarian point of view, but from a fashion point of view (After all most people stopped wearing watches once you could get the time on your phone). Likewise, if it was just the case that watches simply had to have more functions to upend the market, smartphones would have eradicated traditional watches by now. Whether or not they are underestimating Apple's ability to create a fashionable digital time piece is one thing, but it looks like watch makers understand that their customers aren't buying their products in order to measure their heart rate (or even check the time).
- terryf 11y agoYou don't wear a breitling to tell time. You wear it to tell everyone else that you have money, power and self-confidence. It's essentially jewellery for men. That hasn't gone out of fashion for thousands of years. Pretty sure it never will, either.
- naveen99 11y agoI can see money. But how does it give you power or confidence independent of money ?
- Golf_Hotel_Mike 11y agoAny aspirational luxury good does that to an extent. I suppose it's all about how people see you and treat you when you wear expensive clothes and Breitlings.