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As a modern watch nerd who owns a tuning fork and a spring drive watch, I suspect one reason why spring drive never took off is because they are only made under the Seiko / GS / Credor umbrella and have a hard time breaking out of the mass market perception around Japanese watches. Add to that the elevated cost and that's a tough sell to consumers.
Much of the market cares mostly about aesthetics and brand value rather than tech.
Looks interesting but fairly large case at 45mm. Have heard good things about their GPGH winning blue planet watch which showed up in the everest video. Agree that it's at a price point where it's not throwaway money for most... would be cool to see a review from an adventurous buyer.
https://wornandwound.com/opinion-watch-enthusiast-or-collector-a-distinction-worth-making/
I think collector has a more focused approach (can be driven by in part a financial angle or other criteria) to building a collection.
Enthusiast is more about the experience of wearing and sharing.
As a Zenith owner, I don't mind these homages / copies as long as they aren't replicaes that can be passed off as real in secondary sales. That would be clearly illegal - the key here is that their own brand is on the dial.
Not everyone can afford to spend thousands on luxury watches and it is more than likely that such a buyer may end up saving up for the real thing one day having experienced(or maybe even prefer the copy). The watch community has more to be gained from the increase in interest for watch collecting than it would lose from any shared prestige.
Take the moonswatch for example... omega sales boomed as a result and new generations of buyers were created.
Furthermore, more homage watches may result in greater investment in features that are more difficult to imitate.
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