Comments by "bighand69" (@bighands69) on "Jenni Elle" channel.

  1. But they are not a loved brand like Rolex and Patek even though they produce watches that are of the utmost quality.
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  2. People are not buying Rolex to compensate. The vast majority of watch buyers with the money want quality and brand recognition helps that. Everybody knows what a Rolex, Mercedes and bottle of Coca Cola is but few people would know what a Jaeger-Lecoultre Tourbillon is. If you asked somebody that on the street they may smack you and walk away.
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  3. They are wonderful watches but they do not have the brand or infrastructure that Rolex has. You can get Rolex dealers everywhere but not JLC. Now in 25 years time we maybe having a different conversation.
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  4. Why would 50m resistance be disappointing. I am an expert scuba diver and I would rarely go near 50m for a dive especially for just recreational diving. Most people that dive from 5m to 40m would find that 50m rating no problem at all. The idea that a 100m dive watch is better than a 50m watch for diving is absurd really.
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  5. Vacheron and AP have their own issues in that they are not as loved as Rolex or Patek even though they like JLC are of immense quality. And the same applies to Girard Perregaux that very few people seem to respect. I think the issue is that Rolex is a brand everybody recognises and Patek is a brand that is considered the most high end (subjective). If JLC was to slimline their product offerings and offer great watches at a great price they could easily build their brand image but it takes time.
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  6.  @BAF605  Yes pretty much the story in every manufacturing country. Some companies claim to be manufacturing but what they are doing is assembly.
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  7. To you guys those are the watches that you can easily name but that is not the same for casual middle class watch buyers. Most could easily name you Rolex but few could name you a JLC. I suspect the real reason behind most of this is that Richmound owns too many luxury high end watch brands that are all in the same space competing.
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  8.  @warusk2nd  Just copy the way the Swiss pronounce it.
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  9. Rolex makes everything them self.
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  10. Germans use both methods.
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  11. It is not cheaper to manufacturer things in China than in the west. It is one of the biggest myths ever made. Too many companies went out of their way to invest in to Chinese manufacturing chasing a quick efficiency buck and many of them are now in a position that they cannot easily return their manufacturing plants of the west. What is going to play out now over the next decade is that manufacturers that are based in the west are going to outperform those that are stuck in China.
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  12.  @donaldneo4317  It depends on the watch. A Rolex that is rate to 40m could easily be taken to that depth because it will have a screw down crown. Trying another 100m rated brand at 2m could leak.
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  13. There are nice watches but no alternatives to Rolex as a sports watch brand.
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  14. There is nothing wrong with that but there is something wrong with pretending to have a complete Swiss manufactured product that is really made in Asia.
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  15. Rolex are not mainstream either but they do have brand recognition like Mercedes or Coca Cola (mainstream).
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  16. Certain luxury watches also are not 100% Swiss made.
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  17.  @ChromeMan04  Rolex manufacture all their parts in Switzerland. Some specialist items like gems are made elsewhere but the actual watches are made in switzerland. There are a few other brands that are the same and then lots of brands that have dodgy manufacturing chains.
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  18. It is not cheaper to manufacture outside the west. It is a myth that has taken on a life of its own. The amount of resources a company has to use to try and outsource to Asia is very high. A western plant can outperform an Asian plant 50 times greater.
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  19. It is not dishonest at all. It is telling you it has that pressure capability. Does not mean it can be used for diving at that level.
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  20. I still have no idea how to spell Arnold Schwarzenegger and I have to go and google it everytime. And I am also unsure if we pronounce it correctly. Brand recognition is the key to people being able to pronounce it. The problem that JLC has is that it is owned by Richemont and as such do not get the full weight of the parent company thrown behind them. Owning that many different brands competing in the same pool creates its own problems.
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  21. Some brands are completely Swiss made and others are not.
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  22. Tissot do not cost €5000 a piece.
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  23. 99% of people could not tell you about JLC or Patek or Girard Perregaux.
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  24. Not a positive at all. Brand recognition is what drives a business forwards. Without enough customers to buy and support the products being sold it means less probability of long term success. Rolex is not going anywhere but I cannot say the same for several of the other luxury brands that watch snobs love.
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  25. You are not an average watch buyer who has money that walks into a store and buys. Most will recognise what a rolex is and then learn about it. JLC do not have that brand recognition so it means their business has issues over the long term.
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  26. It is a sports watch and unless you intend to use it as a sports watch there is no real point in getting the watch. It is a watch that can be used for swimming and even diving if you wanted to.
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  27. Tudor is not universally acclaimed and most who buy them are looking for a Rolex inspired watch. Let us be honest here. Most reviewers of Tudor automatically mention its Rolex connection. No body knows who Zenith are lets be honest. AP has the exact same problem that JLC has in that it is not as well known or recognized brand as Rolex. Cartier and JLC are owned by Richmond and they are all competing in the same pool with several other Richmond watches.
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  28. Japan in its lower end watches manufacture in China and other countries. In their higher end watches they are all 100% japanese manufacture.
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