no I think that misses out a huge swathe of people - who are not watch enthusiasts but who buy them as status symbols - Roelx sell what, 200,000 watches a year? I suspect that the watch enthusiast world is very much smaller than that... CWL sell what, 20,000 a year? How many to forum members - if it was 10% I would be surprised... the reality is that a lot of folks on here are assuming a perpective from their own stance - generally watch enthusiast who is after good value for money... for such a person you would rarely buy a nice watch for a child - some children would treat them well - most might not, so you buy a G-Shock / Ben-10 / Disney / hello Kitty / etc...jimbo wrote:On the whole....are we agreed that most folk buy watches when
they need to get one for work/play
when someone is 18
when someone is 21
when they retire (when they don't need it anymore)
Or your a sad git like us lot !
but the stats speak for themselves there are millions of folks every decade spending serious money on watches they don't need (a la rolex) and who are not enthusiasts - they do it for status / power / brand appeal / showing off / love of the watch / what it says about them / etc. etc. - all the right reasons for selling to a younger generation... that is the market - an they are very unlikely to be on this forum!
Alasdair