Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, B. D., when bought mine in 1970 Rolex made a BIG DEAL out of being a "superlative chronometer". I've had it ever since. I bought it when I went into the Navy and have worn it almost every day since - although right now it's ill and the quote to repair it is something on the order of $800 which seems a whole lot to me - something about Rolex not having the parts or something like that. It' a GMT Master and has been deeper under the ocean than 99.99% of the human population has ever been. Well, me too for that matter. Grin. Adam On 1/12/07, B. D. Colen <bd@bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: > The following comment has NOTHING to do with the M8, or why anyone would > buy > it - nor is it commenting on the motivations of anyone on this list: > > To say that people do not buy expensive things simply to demonstrate that > they are able to do so is to say that black is not a dark color, and white > is not bright. All one has to do is look at the ads for, the marketing of, > so called luxury brands to understand this. Would someone please point me > to > the Rollex ad that claims Rollex watches tell time better than any other > watches? In fact, would someone point me to a Rollex ad in any major > publication that indicates that Rollex watches are used to tell time? > > It is certainly true that there are people who buy high-end goods for the > sheer joy of owning something that is equisitely well made. But most of > such > products are sold as status symbols to people who feel the need to show off > their bank statements. > > > > > On 1/11/07 9:53 PM, "Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org> wrote: > > > Arrived where? This is a concept that is totally foreign to me. > > > > Why spend money on things I don't need or even want and can't really > > afford in an attempt to impress those who don't care anyway? I buy > > things that please me, and those who are close to me. > > > > :) > > > > > > Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> Mehrdad, > >> People buy a Rolex/Porsche etc to announce to the world that they have > >> arrived. Otherwise they use Timex/Toyota (or whatever). I notice that > >> Leica > >> has stepped up advertising for the M8 considerably in magazines like > >> GQ/Esquire/Mens Vogue, rather than photography magazines, with slick > >> arty > >> ads. Which market do you think they are after? > >> Cheers > >> Jayanand > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >