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tacopants
Joined March 2021
Joined March 2021
Latest comments posted by tacopants
at 2024-04-24 17:04:49
at 2024-04-23 16:50:37
Connecting dots simply for the sake of connecting dots is not a virtue. We are talking about watch components. Cases.…
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at 2024-04-23 15:59:49
I agree with you on the choice of pin buckle instead of clunky chunky folding deployant clasp. It's a tidy,…
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at 2024-04-22 20:48:41
Cost of education is a huge factor. Undergraduate expenses have ballooned in the last 20y beyond reason. Especially when an…
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at 2024-04-22 20:38:18
I don't see what's so bad about the Chinese components, so long as the watch is priced accordingly. It's not…
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at 2024-04-22 20:24:06
Yep. Over the last 10+y AD have refocused their approach and stopped having an actual watchmaker in-house. Gone are the…
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at 2024-04-22 20:10:13
Maybe I'm wrong but, to me, it seemed the industry actually managed to weather the onslaught of the smartwatch revolution…
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at 2024-04-19 18:56:37
The new watches are heavier. And yes, marginally tougher. But I think we are in the zone of diminishing returns.…
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at 2024-04-19 18:04:19
I enjoy your "pondering." I do this myself as well, because it's fascinating to see how economics and popularity trends…
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at 2024-04-19 17:57:11
Great points! With watches and many other things I like to ponder :how did we get here? With gold watches…
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