Maybe I've missed your point, but you are aware that the watches discussed on this forum are already technologically obsolete and have been so for nigh-on 40 years?

: It's hard not to like him but I really wonder if the watch industry
: has a significant future? Soon a button on your shirt will have
: more processing power than a super computer? Will many of the
: modern watches stand the test of time and in 40-50 years from
: now people will be discussing them on a forums like this?