Masahiro Kikuno, Japanese Independent Watchmaker (2017) • Hacker News Board

Re: Masahiro Kikuno, Japanese Independent Watchmaker (2017)

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Post by KyleBrandt » Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 4:04 AM UTC

halbritt wrote: post #91

emptyfile wrote: post #67

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He's saying warranties are mostly useless on watches.

Precisely. A decent new watch isn't going to have a defect. The parent referred to a theoretical $500 watch. Let's take something like a Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic. Decent watch, very handsome, and usually comes in around $500 (or less). Hamilton is a Swatch Group company and gets the very, very popular ETA 2824-2 movement. This is the same movement that can be found in watches costing thousands and some times te…

The same ETA movements (e.g 2824) have different grades, so higher price watches generally are using the higher grade even if the same movement. That being said still agree with the general sentiment on the value of a $500ish movement.

Re: Masahiro Kikuno, Japanese Independent Watchmaker (2017)

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Post by Balgair » Thu, Jan 31, 2019, 7:32 PM UTC

spreiti wrote: post #96

Balgair wrote: post #93

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My recent employment upgrade has been nice and I am in the market for a good watch as a result (no longer a junior so I can wear something nicer now). That said, I'm looking for something that is more useful than anything. I mean, heck, if I'm going to drop this much on what is essentially jewelry, I might as well get all the use out if it that I can. Can you point me to any good communities that may be of assistance…

If you want to take it to the water it is usually recommended that the watch has 10bar (100m) water resistance. The Breitling Navitimer 01 would tick many of your boxes (Chronograph, (Logscale)Bezel, Date) and is an iconic watch. However you can't swim with it. Another iconic chronograph is the Zenith El Primero with the tri color dial. It is also WR to 100m. Then there is the Omega Speedmaster "Man on the Moon" Chro…

For reference, this is the one that I got: https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/mens-moon-phase-flyback/A...

Re: Masahiro Kikuno, Japanese Independent Watchmaker (2017)

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Post by SamReidHughes » Sun, Feb 10, 2019, 7:06 PM UTC

coldtea wrote: post #87

SamReidHughes wrote: post #82

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Richemont group has something like 16% margins.

What's the margin of the watch itself (factory, labor, etc vs cost) not their overall operating margins as a company? And is that 16% margin due to "R&D" eating into them? Or do they calculate their margins after hefty executive bonuses, lavish corporate offices, and other "expenses"? Not to mention that they also run all kind of boutique shops of their own and venture into various areas outside watches.

Undoubtedly the cost of manufacturing the watch is much less than the retail price. As is the case with most goods.