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

**DVS** · 08-25-2008, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by Posh

They are not an important company.

I would have to disagree with you here... Richemont has made an incredible profit increase (18% overall and 37% only the watchbrands) this year, wich was mostly driven by Panerai and IWC.
I wouldn't say Panerai is not an important company.

**Posh** · 08-26-2008, 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by By-Tor

Great read. While I'm not much into the "high horology" reps, I have to agree about Breguet (as a brand).

In my eyes, it's the top watch brand in the world, even more legendary and prestigious than Patek... and Transatlantique Type XX is my dream watch... and not even completely "out of reach" for an average guy like me.

Did you know that Breguet started by designing watches for people like Napoleon, Louis XVI (king) and Marie Antoinette, the queen of France? They also invented tourbillon. Very impressive watches, though I'm not personally too fond of all their extra simplistic "dressy" models.

Thanks for this composition, it was entertaining read. This kind of posts keep the community "rolling"!

They TT XX is GREAT watch, By. Thanks for liking my post. Means a lot coming from you!

I love tourbillons and that's one of the reasons why I included Breguet and mention tourbillons in the post. They are just tiny little marvels!

Originally Posted by mrs-h-

Posh, You are truly the queen of RepGeek

another fabulous post, is there nothing you are not good at? you make the rest of us lady geeks look bad.

x Mrs H x

You girls all have families and duckilings so you wouldn't have time to become grade-A, Financial Geologist with a concentration in luxury goods and paydirt!

Thanks for enjoying the post!

Originally Posted by DVS

I would have to disagree with you here... Richemont has made an incredible profit increase (18% overall and 37% only the watchbrands) this year, wich was mostly driven by Panerai and IWC.
I wouldn't say Panerai is not an important company.

They are important to only Richemont in that respect. So maybe you're right, D.