I had some criticism on the previous prime time episode in the new format. I will have to reconsider. This episode was excellent. So, I think it depends much of your guest. This episode was long, very long, but it was interesting from the beginning to the end, very much thanks to your very knowledgeable guest (and his excellent English).
haha I like your approach of keeping it kind of short😂👌no really, I enjoyed this extended Primetime show very much! Please have Mr. Müller come back, veery insightful! Thank you as always for your great content and happy Holidays
Auto-makers have increased prices at similar paces as luxury houses. They have been bashed and punished by the public now and see what’s going on with groups like VW, Stellantis, Mercedes, BMW. Watch makers have put themselves in a very dangerous position and even higher-middle class collectors are or will be out of the market for a long time if prices don’t adjust.
Younger generation customers care about watch brands’ stands on social and cultural issues. The younger generation don’t see Cancel Culture as a bad thing. Not buying from a brand that they don’t agree with is just how they exercise democracy via their purchasing power.
Well with increased inequality around the world and the very high standard of living in Switzerland, it makes perfect sense that less luxury watches are being sold. Maybe if wealth was spread out more evenly, than the average folk could aspire to buy a ticket to the “temple” for $2K, as it stands today, even a middle class person will laugh at the thought of spending that much on a mechanical watch, specially when the Iwatch is much more palatable for todays fashion and needs of people. Let’s not even mention the up and coming Chinese brands, getting better and better every year, and taking a piece of the market share. The Swiss are going to have to come to terms with this realities and bring their prices down to match the reach of the majority of peoples budgets.
We are in a strange spot for the industry right now. I suspect we will see brands being bought up by the big groups again, very much like during the quartz crisis.
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A great informative show, very interesting, outlooks, excellent stuff.
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Thank for always keeping us in the loop! Hope everyone at Watches TV has a great holiday season!
Thank you! Have a great 2025!
I had some criticism on the previous prime time episode in the new format. I will have to reconsider. This episode was excellent. So, I think it depends much of your guest. This episode was long, very long, but it was interesting from the beginning to the end, very much thanks to your very knowledgeable guest (and his excellent English).
That's extremely kind of you, thanks a lot and we're very happy you enjoyed it!
haha I like your approach of keeping it kind of short😂👌no really, I enjoyed this extended Primetime show very much! Please have Mr. Müller come back, veery insightful! Thank you as always for your great content and happy Holidays
We will do our best next year ;)
Auto-makers have increased prices at similar paces as luxury houses. They have been bashed and punished by the public now and see what’s going on with groups like VW, Stellantis, Mercedes, BMW. Watch makers have put themselves in a very dangerous position and even higher-middle class collectors are or will be out of the market for a long time if prices don’t adjust.
Very good parallel made and a bit scary with this perspective. Thanks a lot for sharing this with us.
Unfortunately, we have a lot of bla bla now. I liked the single episodes more since they were straight to the point. 1.5h is simply too long.
Younger generation customers care about watch brands’ stands on social and cultural issues. The younger generation don’t see Cancel Culture as a bad thing. Not buying from a brand that they don’t agree with is just how they exercise democracy via their purchasing power.
Well with increased inequality around the world and the very high standard of living in Switzerland, it makes perfect sense that less luxury watches are being sold. Maybe if wealth was spread out more evenly, than the average folk could aspire to buy a ticket to the “temple” for $2K, as it stands today, even a middle class person will laugh at the thought of spending that much on a mechanical watch, specially when the Iwatch is much more palatable for todays fashion and needs of people. Let’s not even mention the up and coming Chinese brands, getting better and better every year, and taking a piece of the market share. The Swiss are going to have to come to terms with this realities and bring their prices down to match the reach of the majority of peoples budgets.
Very nice point of view. Something to reflect on.
We are in a strange spot for the industry right now. I suspect we will see brands being bought up by the big groups again, very much like during the quartz crisis.
Sounds like 2025 will be exciting ;)