Time Is On My Side: Passionné D’exception . . . (A Selection of Watches)

[Saltine]

Those examples above are the exact reason why I don't own either Rolex or LV. To me, it's arrogant and cocky to actually release something like that. I look for subtle design, not in-your-face over-the-top design. To me, that bag is saying "look at what we can do... sew a bunch of leftovers from other bags together, and still get $45k for them. (hahaha suckers)" and the watch "check this out, we'll take our classy watches and make it look like a strippers dressroom and the will still sell! (ahahaha suckers)"




The the two above are exactly what Rolex did, but they did it with elegance and class. The Rolex you pictured is the same case, but with a bunch of busy design over it. The Panerai is the same case, but with a few subtle changes in the dial layout/design.

Rolex takes a car and adds some fuzzy dice and a new paint job.
Panerai takes a car puts in some expensive hand stitched leather, carbon fiber (or wood) trim and a super lumed speedometer.

[Posh]

Those examples above are the exact reason why I don't own either Rolex or LV. To me, it's arrogant and cocky to actually release something like that. I look for subtle design, not in-your-face over-the-top design. To me, that bag is saying "look at what we can do... sew a bunch of leftovers from other bags together, and still get $45k for them. (hahaha suckers)" and the watch "check this out, we'll take our classy watches and make it look like a strippers dressroom and the will still sell! (ahahaha suckers)"




The the two above are exactly what Rolex did, but they did it with elegance and class. The Rolex you pictured is the same case, but with a bunch of busy design over it. The Panerai is the same case, but with a few subtle changes in the dial layout/design.

Rolex takes a car and adds some fuzzy dice and a new paint job.
Panerai takes a car puts in some expensive hand stitched leather, carbon fiber (or wood) trim and a super lumed speedometer.

Uh, no. Those watches look very similar to each other. Why? Because they have NO DESIGN. Setting a watch with stones at least requires DESIGN. Patching together a purse from $30,000 worth of purses requires DESIGN to make them all fit.

Trying to convince me that Panerai is horologically important is going to be difficult. They're not. They're just big. That's it. They have not done anything to justify their prices and probably never will seeing as how they are a part of a major luxury conglomerate with finite resources for each company within it's fold. I also read interviews with their CEO and I find him to be the Barack Obama of watch company CEOs. Draw your own conclusions.

Both Rolex and Louis Vuitton have earned the right to play with the image of their brands; both are innovators. They didn't make those items to pizz on their clients: it's called flights of fancy. As I said, they did not stop production of core pieces ro focus on either one of those models. Both are limited edition creative pieces. But I'm repeating myself.

You prove to me something of merit, design or technologically, has come from Panerai and MAYBE I'll change my mind.