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Tudor 1926 hands

Dear All, Sorry if this has been discussed. I'm looking at the Tudor 1926 in 36mm as a backup to my daily wearer ... not that it matters as much but I...
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commented on Are perpetual calendars dress watches, or complicated tool watches? ·

You know how the poem ends ... 😊

commented on What do you think is the most overused word/description among watch enthusiasts? ·

Phrase? "Rolex Homage"... seen by rolex fans in almost every watch ever made.

commented on Popularity isn't everything ·

Well played sir!

commented on Popularity isn't everything ·

That is probably too much non-watch talk 😊

commented on Popularity isn't everything ·

Wow. That is a very eloquent and persuasive argument you have laid our. Much impressed.

I can't do the same, not even close, but I will point out a few things.

GDP is in my humble opinion a terrible measure if how well a country is doing or is likely to do... ireland is a great example of this. It is essentially a banana republic. Then this comment was amusing: "Notice something about every economy in that chart?  They're all incredibly open and free economies"; with Qatar in the list? Like really? Beyond that I think we in the west like to believe certain myths about the state of the world. How open are European and North American markets, really, to producers in Africa and Asia when the Middle man isn't a western organisation? I could write a lot about that but this probably isn't the forum. Look at European trade policies to get an idea. That is beside the point.

Then while i agree that agriculture to industrial generally leads to a short period high growth I'm not sure the wholesale move to information and services is necessarily progress or sustainable. The UK moved to information and services (mostly financial services) and as a result is now at the mercy of Russia since the latter invaded Europe's food basket. Leaving the EU is also going to hit our financial services industry...

The big problem with shifting your economy to information and services, in my humble opinion, is that this is the most easily replicated industry. It requires no land resources or huge infrastructure investment and the only cost in human resources really is education. Vietnam has built a competitive IT industry on the back of very little.

Tiktok recently superceded Google as the most visited site. Apple has been superceded by Samsung and will definitely be overtaken by Huawei especially since apple relies on Chinese companies to make its products. Wechat is the world's largest standalone communications app.

Like I said Japan never really had the critical mass. China (and India) do. Nothing lasts forever and western domination of the world economy cannot be sustained in the face of demographics (check out how many engineers those two countries pump out each year). 

Civilisation is thousands of years old and in that time we have witnessed all types of dominant cultures. Some have been open and Liberal like persia others have been centralised and rigid like the Romans. I don't think the ideology is that important in historic terms.

commented on Popularity isn't everything ·

Interesting anecdotes... y2k was a favourite. I was in uni then and I'm not sure many computer scientists believed it but the strength of conviction in mass consumed media probably made them reticent to say.

Japan was never really going to dominate the world economy. They had the work ethic and could (still can) develop the tech but I don't think they had the numbers. China, on the other hand...

commented on A genie grants you ONE wish! ·

Ulysse nardin classic voyeur minute repeater...

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