Watches and automobile equivalents

[deejuic]

This came from another thread. What are your equivalents?

Rolls Royce: Patek Philippe
Bently: A Lange & Sohn
Maybach:AP
Ferrari: JLC
Lamborghini: Zenith
Buggati: IWC
Aston Martin: GP
Maserati: Blancpain
Koenigsegg: Franck Muller
Porsche: Breitling
Mercedes: Rolex
BMW: Omega
Audi: Glashutte Original
Jaguar: TAG
Hummer: Panerai

[kazste]

would amend porsche (911) to equals Urwerk, different for no particular reason!

[thegobetween]

Difficult this one and sure to raise a great debate!

Omega : Ford - Mass produced, commonplace and aspire to be perceived as a luxury brand
IWC : Audi - both design driven, and very Germanic companies
Rolex : Porsche - a certain image, but undeniably good (marketing )
JLC : Ferrari - in-house craftsmanship

[deejuic]

kazste said:

would amend porsche (911) to equals Urwerk, different for no particular reason!

Hmmm... I'd equat Urwerk to something along the lines of the SSC Ultimate Aero. Just crazy interesting designs.

[Dargie]

deejuic said:

Hummer: Panerai

Hmmmm........i would have said Graham Watches.......

[deejuic]

thegobetween said:

Difficult this one and sure to raise a great debate!

Omega : Ford - Mass produced, commonplace and aspire to be perceived as a luxury brand
IWC : Audi - both design driven, and very Germanic companies
Rolex : Porsche - a certain image, but undeniably good (marketing )
JLC : Ferrari - in-house craftsmanship

and the debate begins...

Do you really believe that Ford aspires to be perceived as a luxury brand? Here in the states they definitely do not. They focus on trying to be a "reliable" brand for the average person.

I always think of Rolex as Mercedes. The old man's car that everyone associates with being "rich." Not that they're the best at anything, but they have the marketing and the overall world perception that they are the thing to own if you've made it.

[kazste]

took me a while but thought of another!!
volkswagen-cartier, people buy them as they think there getting a cheap high quality watch (i.e. cheap but same as an audi) only to realise 6 months down the line they spent the same as they would of done on the proper version.

[paultje]

deejuic said:

This came from another thread. What are your equivalents?

Rolls Royce: Patek Philippe
Bently: A Lange & Sohn
Maybach:AP
Ferrari: JLC
Lamborghini: Zenith
Buggati: IWC
Aston Martin: GP
Maserati: Blancpain
Koenigsegg: Franck Muller
Porsche: Breitling
Mercedes: Rolex
BMW: Omega
Audi: Glashutte Original
Jaguar: TAG
Hummer: Panerai

....don't agree with a few of those I'm afraid....
Porsche = Rolex (both made in-house, with a philosophy for gradual improvement)
Audi = Omega ( bought-in components, sometimes revised)
VW = Sinn (see above!)
Renault = Breitling ( flash-as-a-rat with a gold tooth)
Bentley = Glashutte Orig. ( old firm, now owned by bigger Co. producing quality goods)
Old Mercedes = A Lange & Sohn ( see above)
BMW = IWC ( Quality in-house designs, produced in large numbers)

[CommanderJameson]

deejuic said:

Do you really believe that Ford aspires to be perceived as a luxury brand? Here in the states they definitely do not. They focus on trying to be a "reliable" brand for the average person.

Citizen = Ford.

[kazste]

oooohh i've got another

Tata = Jacob and Co. no matter the price a sane person still wouldn't!

[deejuic]

kazste said:

oooohh i've got another

Tata = Jacob and Co. no matter the price a sane person still wouldn't!

Now that's funny!

[CommanderJameson]

kazste said:

oooohh i've got another

Tata = Jacob and Co. no matter the price a sane person still wouldn't!

Nah.

Project Kahn = Jacob & Co. Tasteless yet unfeasibly expensive.

[lowdrag]

So what watch would you equate to Morgan? I'm scratching my head a bit here. I guess it would have to use a proprietary ETA movement though.

[Slagathore]

Sinn = Skoda - often overlooked, but just as good as more expensive competition










Says the guy who has owned both

[CommanderJameson]

lowdrag said:

So what watch would you equate to Morgan? I'm scratching my head a bit here. I guess it would have to use a proprietary ETA movement though.

One of those small watchmakers like Roger Smith.

[ShadownINja]

paultje said:

VW = Sinn (see above!)

Seen a Mark 3 Golf's dials? It's very Sinnful.

[deejuic]

CommanderJameson said:

kazste said:

oooohh i've got another

Tata = Jacob and Co. no matter the price a sane person still wouldn't!

Nah.

Project Kahn = Jacob & Co. Tasteless yet unfeasibly expensive.

Jacob & Co = Covini C6W

both mostrocities and bad bad judgement

[petecoll]

Honda = Seiko

Always good quality. Perhaps a little too bland. Very wide range of values ie. Jazz to NSX.

Pete

[toohuge]

lowdrag said:

So what watch would you equate to Morgan? I'm scratching my head a bit here. I guess it would have to use a proprietary ETA movement though.

Ulysse Nardin?

[Alonso Fan]

McLaren = JLC