Comments by "Anders Juel Jensen" (@andersjjensen) on "The Revival of the Swiss Watch Industry" video.

  1. The entire point of mechanical watches is exclusivity. It is, strictly speaking, like owning a steam powered vehicle. It makes no technological sense but some will think it's pretty cool. Especially if it's very well made for what it is. So to answer your question: The quality of a (good) mechanical watch is that it is actually very hard to make them keep time to within a second a week, and to make them durable they use (artificial) rubies as bearings, as that's the only solution to not constantly having to relubricate the watch. So you buy something that something that is hard to make for the sake of being hard to make. This is all by design. There is nothing being muddied here. You just happen to find it pointless. If you like the look of a nice watch, go get quartz mechanism that looks nice to you. If doesn't have to be particularly "up market" to last for decades with only a battery every 3-4 years, and a new watch glass once in a while because scratches are a thing.
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  2. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if celebrity hipsters revived the horse and buggy to virtue signal how environmentally friendly they are. Like the vinly record resurrection the prohibitive price and inconvenience would fit right in with those who get an underpants reaction when the word "exclusivity" is spoken out loud.
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