Chris Townsend wrote:

The Eagle has finally landed

vikinger wrote:

An item on this watch forum suggests that this particular watch leaves the factory at a cost of under £400!

https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?231259-How-much-does-it-cost-for-top-brands-to-make-their-watches

That's an eventual retail mark up with taxes approaching 1000%.

Makes you wonder what B&O's actual costs are at the factory gate level. The cost of advertising, plus retail stocking and display costs etc evidently far exceed the cost of making something.

Graham

It would be interesting to know how long watches spend in jewellers shop windows. Some look like they’ve been there a long time!

Simonbeo wrote:

It would be interesting to know how long watches spend in jewellers shop windows. Some look like they’ve been there a long time!

.....but you can easily wind back the hands!

Rolex sport models (basic) waiting time from order could takes  up to 2 years, with long waiting list!😉

What are our experiences with watch winders? I had a 4-watch watch winder that lasted just a year and then died. However, it was only about $200. Do we need the drool-worthy watch winders from the Dr. Strange movie that cost $1000 per watch? Or are there reliable ones that are reasonably priced?

My latest acquisition... a 24-hour pocket watch by Georges Favre-Jacot  - the original brand that became what we now call Zenith. I haven't been able to date it yet, but it's probably from 1890-1900 - still working well. After 120 years, it still needs re-setting twice a day - but I don't mind that a bit...

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Geoff Martin wrote:

I haven't been able to date it yet

CB wrote:

What a paradox for a “timekeeper” 🙂

Unfortunately, the problem is that I know where it was made - so I'll never know exactly when it was made... Unless, perhaps, I don't know where or who I am...

(with multiple apologies to Heisenberg, and one to Goethe...) 

-g