There’s a lot to unpack here. There are so many things to argue with. And value is what you are willing to pay for it, etc.
But honestly that’s being silly. This list doesn’t matter in the least and it’s a fun thought experiment.
In the spirit of your post, I’m going to say that IWC should move down one and Chopard up at least one — personally I would put it on the FU prices row, though the fact is you should never pay list for a Chopard. Breitling I would absolutely put on the FU row, this sub is strange in its contempt for the brand, and you also should never pay list for one.
I won’t risk my neck by saying where I think Tudor should go.
Ulysse Nardin is… I think they do fascinating yet hideous mechanical things and are basically what Hublot wants to be when it grows up. And therefore should be on the bottom row unless you’re realllllly into mermaid pornography you wear on your body.
AP is almost impossible to even truly place on this list, i would almost put them in the bottom row were it not for their tradition and still being family-owned (if not for the Royal Oak they probably wouldn’t be). I also think AP doesn’t give two figs what we think of them down here in the cheap seats lol.
I respect JLC but am struggling to consider them innovative, not in 2023.
The “Super but cost too much” row should be named “I think Monsieur has mistakenly entered the wrong establishment. Shall I call security or a taxi?”
This is my favorite comment so far! Thanks for understanding this is meant to be fun!
Where should Tudor go?? I wanna know because I constantly find myself perplexed by the sub’s worship of the brand. They make kinda boring watches at kinda good quality based on all the posts about misaligned indices and lume falling off etc. For about a grand more than I’d actually pay. I think for example that a Zulu time is far superior to the bb pro.
I was joking-ish a bit, as if they belonged in the bottom row. I find Tudor to be largely Meh. To a large extent I think they are the discount Rolex, like buying a Boxster — it’s a nice car, but you’re largely advertising to the world you can’t quite afford a 911. (That’s a joke from Top Gear years ago, but I find it a useful analogy from time to time.) I also personally find Rolex dreary and repetitive if well-made, but I kinda get why people like them.
Personally I’d probably add a “You Do You” row and put a few brands there. Including Tudor.
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There’s a lot to unpack here. There are so many things to argue with. And value is what you are willing to pay for it, etc.
But honestly that’s being silly. This list doesn’t matter in the least and it’s a fun thought experiment.
In the spirit of your post, I’m going to say that IWC should move down one and Chopard up at least one — personally I would put it on the FU prices row, though the fact is you should never pay list for a Chopard. Breitling I would absolutely put on the FU row, this sub is strange in its contempt for the brand, and you also should never pay list for one.
I won’t risk my neck by saying where I think Tudor should go.
Ulysse Nardin is… I think they do fascinating yet hideous mechanical things and are basically what Hublot wants to be when it grows up. And therefore should be on the bottom row unless you’re realllllly into mermaid pornography you wear on your body.
AP is almost impossible to even truly place on this list, i would almost put them in the bottom row were it not for their tradition and still being family-owned (if not for the Royal Oak they probably wouldn’t be). I also think AP doesn’t give two figs what we think of them down here in the cheap seats lol.
I respect JLC but am struggling to consider them innovative, not in 2023.
The “Super but cost too much” row should be named “I think Monsieur has mistakenly entered the wrong establishment. Shall I call security or a taxi?”
This is my favorite comment so far! Thanks for understanding this is meant to be fun!
Where should Tudor go?? I wanna know because I constantly find myself perplexed by the sub’s worship of the brand. They make kinda boring watches at kinda good quality based on all the posts about misaligned indices and lume falling off etc. For about a grand more than I’d actually pay. I think for example that a Zulu time is far superior to the bb pro.
I was joking-ish a bit, as if they belonged in the bottom row. I find Tudor to be largely Meh. To a large extent I think they are the discount Rolex, like buying a Boxster — it’s a nice car, but you’re largely advertising to the world you can’t quite afford a 911. (That’s a joke from Top Gear years ago, but I find it a useful analogy from time to time.) I also personally find Rolex dreary and repetitive if well-made, but I kinda get why people like them.
Personally I’d probably add a “You Do You” row and put a few brands there. Including Tudor.