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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Compare to a Patek (50k watches/year) or IWC (70k/year). These two are different categories price-wise, but anyone wearing either of those probably appreciates watches.[/quote]

Patek, AP and VC are the Holy Trinity of watch making, but most of their collections don’t appeal to me. The Patek Aquanaut and Calatrava are fine, but wouldn’t be my first choices in each of their respective categories. I feel the same about VC, but I am intrigued by their cushion cased American 1921 model with the dial that’s rotated 45 degrees to the right. If I had to choose I’d go for the AP Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Thin in stainless over Patek’s Aquanaut.

Personally I’d go with a simple Breguet for a dress watch. They have some wonderful watches with small seconds sub-dials on either enamel, or guillochè dials. I’d also consider a JLC Reverso Duoface in the classic smaller size.

What makes you think that people who appreciate watches don’t appreciate Rolex? Why wouldn’t anyone appreciate a watch company as successful in the luxury market as they are? It’s not easy to make that many in house, reliable, accurate movements each year. Hell, they have their own foundry to produce 904L Oystersteel as well as the gold alloys they use for their watches. They also offer a 5-year warranty(as does AP). Patek and VC only offer a 2-year warranty.

I obviously appreciate Rolex, but here are the brands I’ve owned, or currently own.

Apple Watch
Baume & Mercier
Breitling
Citizen
Frédérique Constant
G-Shock
Glashütte Original
Grand Seiko
Hamilton
IWC
Longines
Marathon
Nomos
Omega
Rolex
Seiko
Sinn
Stowa
Tag Heuer

I personally love IWC, but the demand just isn’t there for their watches. Additionally, some of their in house movements aren’t necessarily in house. They’re sourced from companies owned by Richemont, their parent company. I may pick up a Mark XX in the future because I love simple fliegers, and the adjustable push-button clasp on its bracelet is one of the slickest designs in the industry.[/quote]

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