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[Discussion] What are your hot takes or opinions you haven't yet posted for fear of downvoting? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by jewami@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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In a post from a few days ago, I noticed that someone mentioned that they were afraid to post about their dislike of the Tudor BB58 for fear of downvoting. You know what? The BB is a boring watch that's not worth the money, and Tudor wouldn't be half as popular as it is without the connection to Rolex. If Rolexes were as attainable as they were in past years, cut that by a factor of 10. Would you really buy a BB if the reality were that you could just save a little bit more and get a Rolex Submariner? That's my hot take. What's yours?

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[–] Naragahh@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Heavily agree. I feel like their branding is holding them back from much more appeal. The original logo was atrocious, and the new one isn’t much better, but the name itself sounds like a fake British sounding name that some company has slapped onto a fashion watch.

That said, I do love their new Twelve.

[–] J_bravo_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Very much this. The brand name automatically makes it sound like a Daniel Wellington clone to me. I’ve mentioned hating the name but liking their designs before and got downvoted for it. The twelve, bel canto, and new moonphase are really good looking pieces.

[–] improvthismoment@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The person Christopher Ward was a cofounder of the company Christopher Ward. They went with that name for the company because they wanted an Anglo sounding name. The person Christopher Ward has since left the company Christopher Ward.🤪