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El Padre's original post raises a critical question for luxury watch enthusiasts: how do we find truly independent, unbiased reviews in a landscape dominated by sponsored content? This discussion explores the challenges faced by reviewers in maintaining objectivity and the impact of brand relationships on editorial integrity. It's a timely reflection on media ethics within the horological community.
.... but he has been quiet for a while. On his last video he said that i wanted to move to UAE and do it from there. Lets see.
His content was very good and candid and man of impeccable taste.
Magazines rely upon support from the brands and advertising revenue of the brand. Thus, they're impacted when they're overly negative. Here at WPS, our moderators are never told to "cover up the truth" although we do try to be "constructive" with our criticism. Because if we're too negative, the brand may not invite us back! Is there really someone on YouTube who really knows what they're talking about? Yes. Do they make good videos? No, most of them are long winded and never get to their "point
The fear that a brand may no longer invite you to a show, premiere, or reception. It would be useful to have someone, perhaps anonymous, perhaps with a lot of followers, who is not afraid to speak about watches as they are. In the automotive sector, Mat from CarWow is doing a very good job.
I always thought Matt integrated way too much humor into his reviews and that his reviews were unnecessarily long and not to the point. He is thorough. Look at Chris Harris... Chris Harris once said some unflattering things about Ferrari - at the time he owned a Ferrari. Soon after, Ferrari's PR department started giving him the cold shoulder. Chris apologized to Ferrari personally, promised he would be more "constructive" with his criticism. Ferrari supposedly countered and said that he would n
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