F.P. Journe

stultus77
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Re: I agree...

...the whole "monster", if you want to call it that, that has arisen in the watch world is certainly not entirely due to a change in the attitude of the collectors but also due to the marketing machine and business practices of the brands and their dealers. 

For example, I love Pateks but the collector speculation and rampant exploitation by many dealers just takes the fun out of it.  To put it another way, while I would love to see the technical and horological advances that Patek's anticipated new chrono may feature, I also know that speculators and dealers will simply drive up the piece to ridiculous levels and demand.  No matter how much I may love the new watch, I just refuse to play that game because a hobby is supposed to be fun.  On Patek itself, the fact that I would have to be "approved" to buy certain watches just makes me laugh.  When one visits a bespoke tailor that has been making handmade suits for royalty and such for centuries one never have to be "approved".  Just craftsman plying their trade.

Finally, as noted my original post was not really intended at you per se, but just at the "state of affairs" in general.  Personally, I would go for the Journe because the Patek, while it is a fine watch, just represents the nutty state of affairs in the watch world.  Even if I dump all my watches and take my time and money elsewhere I personally would still keep a couple of my Journes because I love their eccentric, Gallic charm.

- Daniel