why i like iwc

[willy]

martinissing Skrev:

Citat:i agree with a lot you say.i just think you cannot compare independant watchmakers with very small production to pp-ap-jlc etc etc.that is a unfair comparison.i think like you that jlc.are really showing the way.and i think pp-ap.should be carefull about living on past achievements.

You are indeed correct, maybe it is difficult to compare "larger" brands with independent watchmakers, hence why I opted for the discussion of a "Top 5".... in the sense that one needs to discuss which criteria are looked upon when making a Top 5!

I, for one, believes that where many of the older brands where once the leaders in innovation, new patents and complication, a lot has happened and in my opinion only JLC, AL&S and maybe to some extend AP (on their Jules Audemars models) are still up there, and the table has turned - it is now the smaller brands being innovative and thinking out of the box to change the realms of watchmaking... not just beating around the bush and introducing yet another tourbillon or perpetual calendar in precious metal.

Innovation and product development has many sizes and definitions, but my overall impression is that the "regular" Top 5 are long lost in comparison to the independent ones...

Citat:

willy.i agree completly with you .it is the new brands that are the most inventive.but in the history of watchmaking there have always been brands like this.the test of time is if they are still around in twenty years.and i wonder if many of the watches they make,only appeal to collectors.and would be difficult to sell to the general public.as they say in england.the proof of the pudding is in the eating.it is not because i am conservative,far from it.but you need a past to become history.