A alexxsI don't think it's a valid comparison. Ferrari aren't selling a 20x cheaper car that looks almost the same as the real thing, but with worse materials. Also I think there's little overlap between Ferrari owners and people buying their cheap volume merchandise.
Should I mention the plastic Speedmaster will probably keep better time than the real thing?
A alexxsI know it's a matter of opinion and I can appreciate there are multiple angles for this, but in regards to your Hublot comparison, I don't think it's apples to apples. It's still a different product. The reason why we can't find any equivalence in the car world is because nobody was crazy enough to do it yet. I really can't imagine Porsche doing a Porsche x Skoda 911 look-alike with the cheapest engine of the group (1.0 3 cylinder) and a Skoda interior, while plastering the entire thing with Porsche and 911 logos.
Porsche is the perfect analogy because not only would they do it but they did do it, repeatedly.
The 914 was an absolute basic car with a VW beetle engine in the back that wasn’t a great performer and gave people a stepping stone into the brand at a low price.
Then the 924 had a 2.0L Volkswagen van engine and was a joint VW/Audi x Porsche project from the get-go.
Neither car hurt the 911 by the way
Already the mindset is in place: "the plastic Speedmaster will probably keep better time than the real thing" That's it isn't it. It is not and never will be the "real thing" without getting into semantics. just a novelty imho and I might buy one or more just for the novelty value, but wear it as a daily - not ever likely.
btw my 145.022-69 after service from Lewiswatch is plus +1/2 secs a day - I wonder if the Bioceramic (a lightweight sustainable material which mixes ceramic and bioplastic is derived from castor oil." will have broken down in another 50 years when mine will still be happily ticking away albeit +/- 5secs 😁
Porsche is the perfect analogy because not only would they do it but they did do it, repeatedly.
The 914 was an absolute basic car with a VW beetle engine in the back that wasn’t a great performer and gave people a stepping stone into the brand at a low price.
Then the 924 had a 2.0L Volkswagen van engine and was a joint VW/Audi x Porsche project from the get-go.
Neither car hurt the 911 by the way
Porsche is the perfect analogy because not only would they do it but they did do it, repeatedly.
The 914 was an absolute basic car with a VW beetle engine in the back that wasn’t a great performer and gave people a stepping stone into the brand at a low price.
Then the 924 had a 2.0L Volkswagen van engine and was a joint VW/Audi x Porsche project from the get-go.
Neither car hurt the 911 by the way
A alexxsI feel like we're going off-topic here. The 914 and 924 almost killed Porsche. Also, those had their own branding, had a distinct look and never featured the iconic 911 name.
Shall we bring it back on topic with the best selling Porsche of the early 1970s then, the 912 featuring a VW derived 4 cylinder engine. A perfect example of Porsche doing exactly what you say they don't:
It’s all about new blood, the colourful TAG Heuer F1s of the 80s were quartz watches that shepherded an entire generation into Swiss watches myself included, I see a lot of that affordable fun in these and can tell many people who own these will aspire to getting an Omega Moonwatch one day and that’s great as it ensures the passion lives on in future generations.
Ones a $7kAUD watch bought at a Omega Boutique the other is a $350AUD watch bought at a Swatch store.
Neither are usually in opposing shops.
Seems like there is going to be a lot more Omega customers in a Swatch store on Saturday than Swatch customers.
This is classic seed marketing…. Perfect
