The future classics of tomorrow will be variations of the same icons which have been popular since the last 30 years
ultimately the classics will remain classic. There's been nothing "new" in watch design other than novel or new materials in the last 50 years.
The future classics of tomorrow will be variations of the same icons which have been popular since the last 30 years. Right now the vintage icons of watchmaking are popular since people in common don't need watches they just want to tell a story about a watch. Most of the true iconic watches have a really great story to tell.
Also some of the independents that will get some backing from serious companies (marketing). Think of FP Journe and Chanel. Nowadays people also really like independents because they aren't restricted to any kind of fixed company thoughts and heritage. But the whole issue with independents is will they stand the test of time. That depends a bit on how they will continue to exist. Will they be exclusive or will they become a product with less build quality . Thereby how will their stories continue to be told.
But as said before the Octo Finissimo imho is really great. Other one that's really important is the Lange 1. IWC made some really ground breaking stuff in the 80s which are still easy to catch since they are produced in big numbers. But they are important for the watch industry.
I wrote an article about it more than a year ago. Some is still valid others are so so. https://www.wristicons.com/articles/future-iconic-watches/
Thanks for the article, Wouter, enjoyed it. But IMHO FPJ's "Resonance" is the only thing that stands in the same league of horology as the Daniels/Omega co-axial, and so will deserve our grandchildren's respect. That is not to say, if you add together a great story, superb craftspersonship, and great design, it is not classic. So add Lange 1 to the list as well. (Not sure I can ever afford either the FPJ or the ALS1, but hey...) 😗
Agree one that from a horological point of view. But the funny thing is that most of the true icons in watchmaking are appreciated due to its design instead of the mechanics. We dorky WIS love the mechanics but I think many collectors and people who like to have 1 or 2 vintage watches buy vintage pieces just cause of the esthetics and the nice story. I have put different kind of watches in the article on purpose. My aim is to have a look a bit further than only sport rolex, apro and pp (nautilus). There are a lot of watches to choose from which are really interesting.
The future classics of tomorrow will be variations of the same icons which have been popular since the last 30 years. Right now the vintage icons of watchmaking are popular since people in common don't need watches they just want to tell a story about a watch. Most of the true iconic watches have a really great story to tell.
Also some of the independents that will get some backing from serious companies (marketing). Think of FP Journe and Chanel. Nowadays people also really like independents because they aren't restricted to any kind of fixed company thoughts and heritage. But the whole issue with independents is will they stand the test of time. That depends a bit on how they will continue to exist. Will they be exclusive or will they become a product with less build quality . Thereby how will their stories continue to be told.
But as said before the Octo Finissimo imho is really great. Other one that's really important is the Lange 1. IWC made some really ground breaking stuff in the 80s which are still easy to catch since they are produced in big numbers. But they are important for the watch industry.
I wrote an article about it more than a year ago. Some is still valid others are so so. https://www.wristicons.com/articles/future-iconic-watches/
There seems to be a huge amount of focus on vintage watches at the moment. In fact almost every new release from some top manufacturers seems to be a "reissue" of a 50s, 60s or 70s watch.
So... my question is which modern watches (released year 2000 onwards) do you think will be sought after by collectors in 20, 30, 40 years or more? Which watches that are readily available now will become "grail watches" for our children and grandchildren?
I'm thinking of any manufacturer, not just Omega, but preferably a model that is newly released since 2000 and is still readily available today.
