1949 Jackies on Memory Lane

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

It happens time and time again...When Suzuki was around, people were saying their cars were really nice. The Verona was a top shelf car for a discounted price compared to a Honda. You got more bang for your buck. Now Suzuki is gone, and Honda is still around.

Try watches if you want to see absurd pricing based on brand name. You can pay thousands for a watch with literally the same movement, and similar quality fit and finish, as a watch at a fraction of the price. Only difference is the brand.

[orly57]

With watches, the watch itself is the product. With grading, the card is the "product" (for lack of a better term). You can sell a Patek in a Seiko box, and it's still a Patek.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by orly57

With watches, the watch itself is the product. With grading, the card is the "product" (for lack of a better term). You can sell a Patek in a Seiko box, and it's still a Patek.

No, it's a good analogy. Same watch different brand; same card different flip.

[orly57]

The watch brand is more akin to 1949 Bowman vs Leaf than it is to PSA vs SGC.

[Peter_Spaeth]

We can agree to disagree.

[orly57]

Agreed. Which is not to say there is no validity to your analogy. There is. I just don't think it is completely analogous.

[Peter_Spaeth]

This is a chronograph made by a meticulous one man shop in China. Whatever you think of the style, in hand it is just as nice or nicer in terms of quality than similar watches by the medium tier Swiss brands such as Tag, Baume and Mercier, etc. The movement is probably better than the generic ETA ones they use. It cost all of $400; change the name to one of those Swiss companies and it sells for multiples of that.

[toledo_mudhen]

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