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[Zenith] Why does Zenith have such poor brand recognition and lack of prestige among laypeople/non-watch people? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by bisonsurfer1@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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Basically the title. Zenith makes some pretty stellar and innovative watches imo. I also love their history and style. However, the brand recognition outside of watch lovers is pretty dismal. And while I generally buy watches for me, I do want the watches I buy (particularly those I’m paying $5k-10k for) to have some brand recognition among the public. What happened with Zenith in this respect? Or am I giving the public too little credit?

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[–] carpet_whisper@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

They’re not recognized as exorbitant wealth like Rolex, Patek or AP in modern culture. All of the biggest celebrities usually have one of these 3 on their wrist.
The average consumer can’t put 1:1 and recognize them as a expensive product because they’re not found in every major mall. Like Omega, TAG & Breitling… even brands like Tissot & Citizen capitalize on this.