Nice watches you’ve got. This attitude towards history and watches is not common, and I love it. Your “rant” was not a rant at all, zero toxicity and full of passion and respect, very entertaining stuff.
I heard that in-house movements are more difficult to get serviced and not necessarily better or of higher quality. But if I could afford some really expensive watches I would like them to have in-house movements.
Good video and commentary. The watch community has become far more tedious and toxic in recent years, without a doubt. I'm a longtime Panerai fan/owner... but i think the brand created a lot of hostility from early adopters by raising prices sharply on new "in house" models that were only "in house" by the most broad and liberal interpretation of the term. I think that was the genesis of the criticism that continues to (perhaps unfairly and disproportionately) plague the brand. A not-so-fun-fact about in-house movements - they are typically a lot more expensive to service and often less reliable than the tried and true movements. That's something the snobs, elitists and bores will seldom mention.
Those are excellent points. I think Panerai certainly made some missteps and they need to be accountable for that. The point on servicing is also key. Any good watchmaker can service an ETA, and that's a good thing.
