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Aliasfox
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Jan 25, 2018
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Cloaca
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Jan 25, 2018
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AliasfoxFrom Forbes:
In 2004, Lauren approached Richemont group executive chairman Johann Rupert about forming a joint venture to create Ralph Lauren timepieces. Together, they decided to go a route Lauren was certain would lend his watches the type of quality he wanted them to have. The joint venture is split fifty-fifty down the middle, which makes sense: Richemont has the expertise in watchmaking with its eleven high-quality watch brands and related suppliers, while Ralph Lauren has the expertise with regard to its own design style.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethdoerr/2016/05/14/a-very-brief-history-of-ralph-laurens-watches-and-the-2016-collection/#2626501b6b3d
In 2004, Lauren approached Richemont group executive chairman Johann Rupert about forming a joint venture to create Ralph Lauren timepieces. Together, they decided to go a route Lauren was certain would lend his watches the type of quality he wanted them to have. The joint venture is split fifty-fifty down the middle, which makes sense: Richemont has the expertise in watchmaking with its eleven high-quality watch brands and related suppliers, while Ralph Lauren has the expertise with regard to its own design style.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethdoerr/2016/05/14/a-very-brief-history-of-ralph-laurens-watches-and-the-2016-collection/#2626501b6b3d
JDM_Beebsta
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Jan 28, 2018
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AliasfoxWell, the moment you start as a mall brand is kinda hard to start playing with the big boys in the watch industry. So even if this watch might be of JLC quality, I consider it as a joke. There are plenty of good watches to be bought for $2700 with real heritage.
Also several things are way off in terms of design:
- 20mm lug width for a 45mm watch?
- decorative screws not being aligned?
Erik1
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May 17, 2018
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JDM_BeebstaLug is 22mm. Massdrop is wrong, screws not decorative but functional and tightened to specific tourque as part of the 100m water resistance.
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For those unfamiliar, Richemont owns brands such as JLC, IWC, Panerai, A Lange und Sohne, Cartier, Montblanc, and Baume Mercier, among some other very prestigious watch brands.
So I wouldn't doubt the quality or the provenance of a Ralph Lauren branded watch, but many people probably don't want the same logo on their $10k watch as their $100 shirt.