Comments by "capmidnite" (@capmidnite) on "The Rise of Japanese Watches (& How the Swiss Lost)" video.

And ironically, when you take your cell phone out of your pocket to look at the time, you're doing the same thing people did with their pocket watches before wrist watches became a thing.
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And Apple watch batteries last less than a day before needing to be charged!
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The Japanese camera industry catching up with the Germans can be explained in a nutshell. They copied German designs mostly until the late 1950s. Then Nikon came out with their F series SLR and the rest is history.
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@RodrigoCh True but I don’t think any other industry got dominated so swiftly and completely like the camera market by the Japanese. For example it took decades for Japanese car makers to establish themselves and there is plenty of competition from other countries. In contrast, the Nikon F was quickly adopted by professionals and German makers became a niche part of the market.
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@zukacs A high end bicycle with a carbon fiber frame, as opposed to aluminum or steel alloy.
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@grizwoldphantasia5005 I was referring mainly to the act of reaching into one’s pocket and taking out the phone or watch, as opposed to looking at one’s wrist to see the time.
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@Dave_Sisson Most surviving Swiss watch companies are owned by the Swatch Group and many models across different brands share the same movements. Rolex and Patek being one of the few independent ones.
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How is your Rolex seized and needing a rebuild every 10 years? Is it an antique model? Cause modern Rolexes run like . . . a Swiss watch!
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@joaocosta3374 My minute repeater is so lame. I can barely hear it across the room.
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@RM-el3gw Any watch going for $12 will break (usually the band) within a year or two.
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