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Yes but it was proven to be commercially viable on Kickstarter
by caseyohara 9y ago
Yes but it was proven to be commercially viable on Kickstarter
- giobox 9y agoGiven the fate of Pebble just ~3 years or so after launching their original watch, I’d question that it proved the commercial viability! Apple outselling Rolex in 2016 (the same year Pebble died) arguably did far more to cement this, and in a significantly shorter period of time.
- ApolloFortyNine 9y agoRolex is a luxury watch maker. The cheapest Rolex you can get is more than 5000 dollars. To say they market to different audiences would be an extreme understatement.
- giobox 9y agoWhile this is true, it in no way makes my point any less valid. Pebble went out of business, the very opposite of commercial viability. Apple went on to outsell a 4.7 billion dollar player in close to a year. If the choice of Rolex offends, insert the name of more or less any other watch manufacturer you like, the comparison usually stands, or at the least shows the exceptional sales the line achieved in a short period of time. If anything, it's even more impressive when one compares to 2016 revenues of cheaper watch makers such as Seiko, Fossil, Citizen etc.