Re: Agreed. A lot has to do with age as well....
Dave, I agree with you on the age thing. Being 32, I can still remember when I thought Heuers were the coolest thing. I was a Heuer owner in my teens before Mansour Ojeh's TAG operation took over Heuer and slowly starte producing tacky watches. Their new designs grow old quickly. To me the last good looking Heuer was the 1000 series. It's the same thing with cars, and not even Porsche is immune. I myself only drive an air-cooled 911 and will always drive an air-cooled 911. To me the 993 is the last Porsche produced. There is a lack of taste in the design and consumption side lately that is utterly disturbing. That is why I appreciate products like the Speedmaster, Seamaster (whose case design is based on the Speedmster), and even Submariners. Yes Rolex. And the reason is I don't believe in change for the sake of change, and Rolex follows that credo. Love them or hate them, they are true to that belief. Constant change devalues not just the old product, but the new product itself. That is one of the resons why Submariners and Speedmasters keep their value so well. Same thing with cars. The other day my wife goes out in the parking lot and just could not believe how ugly cars are looking. In the seventies, there was a lack of desing input in the automotive field. Now there is too much. Form is supposed to follow function. And to me, that Form follows it only when really necessary. I am not alone on this Breitling dislike. Go to Chuck Maddox's site and he has a really good argument against Tackling's overdone styling.
