Breitling and Sponsorships

A quick thread drift type of question...

How many of you believe you are impacted by sponsorships or celebrity advertising? Do you buy a particular product because of who endorses it or what activities the corporation sponsors?
 
An expensive watch is jewelry folks. How do you justify jewelry? You can't - really. It just makes you feel good.

For some people that feeling is worth the money. For others it's not.
 
Fun discussion. Surprised at their revenue. Damn. Anyone want to start a watch company with me? :)

SkyDog58 said:
A quick thread drift type of question...

How many of you believe you are impacted by sponsorships or celebrity advertising? Do you buy a particular product because of who endorses it or what activities the corporation sponsors?
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I don't think I'm swayed by this. Though I will say it probably brings brands to my attention that I wouldn't have otherwise known / thought about. It definitely works though. A friend of mine saw my watch and said, "Thought you'd have a, what is it.. Breitling?" Interesting. But I definitely don't buy because so-and-so did a commercial.

When I was 17 I came to understand the power of advertising. I was working as a lot attendant at a car dealership (best job ever!) and wanted a snack. I went to the vending machine and saw a Snickers and thought, "Oh, that really satisfies" and bought it. So advertising does work, and I always think about that story when I'm buying something. "Is this something I really want? Or am I having a Snickers moment?"
 
Unit74 said:
Who the eff wears a watch anymore? Seriously. Do,som people watching. Literally. It's rare to see a wrist watch anymore, cept in the hood where they gots fake ass Fo-lex stuff they got at the swap meet or from the rent-A-wheel shop.
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I don't ever get into a plane without an old fashioned watch.
I have a 30+ year old, self-winding, Seiko chronograph, no battery, no electronics, keeps perfect time and has time, elapsed time, hours, minutes and seconds.
With a watch, a ruler, and a map and a pencil, you can navigate to anywhere from anywhere.
I've had planes jammed full of technology that crapped out on me. My watch has never failed.
You can even determine direction using a watch, should your compass fail.
 
Grum.Man said:
I just don't understand why you would need such an expensive watch. My $100.00 Timex tells time just as good. It's lasted 10 years and if I loose it I wouldn't feel the need to file an insurance claim.
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Wow... rich man..!!!:lol:

My 19.95 Walmart special just died after 5 years. Going to be hard to replace that one.

I have my dads watch, the one he bought at a PX around 1972. It is one of those that you shake to wind up. It still works, but I don't use it because I don't want to take a chance on damaging it.
 
SkyDog58 said:
A quick thread drift type of question...

How many of you believe you are impacted by sponsorships or celebrity advertising? Do you buy a particular product because of who endorses it or what activities the corporation sponsors?
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Not me. In fact I'll sometimes NOT buy something because some jerk is featured in an ad.

Cheers
 
NJP_MAN said:
My $10,000 rolex tells time worse than your timex. But it's a rolex and I bought it to signify a special moment in my life. Timex doesn't really do that the same way.
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The day you became $10,000 poorer? ;)
 
I'm not impacted by advertising in any way, but I did just save a bunch of money on car insurance by switching to Geico.
 
SkyDog58 said:
A quick thread drift type of question...

How many of you believe you are impacted by sponsorships or celebrity advertising? Do you buy a particular product because of who endorses it or what activities the corporation sponsors?
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I have tried desperately to like Red Bull, because of their continued sponsorship of aviation. I did the same thing with Red Baron Pizza, back when they were sponsoring a flight team.

Unforunately, both products suck hind teat so badly that I can't (and couldn't) choke them down. Advertising and sponsorships can only help so much.
 
I am not enamoured with any musical artist, movie star, athlete, or politician. I don't care what product they're peddling, I don't buy products based off of celebrity approval. I may think a commercial is cool, or funny, or terrible. My purchase of a product is based off of need/want, and what will satisfy me for the least amount of expenditure.

I can't see myself owning any watch as exorbitant as a Rolex or Breitling, but I do think some models are attractive as jewelry. I only wear a wrist watch when I'm dressed up in a suit, which is only a couple of times a year. Otherwise I don't bother with a watch at all. There are clocks on every electronic device in my house it seems, and several on the walls.

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Lindberg said:
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I think you mean it can display a picture that looks like the face of a Rolex. That's not the same thing as emulating a Rolex.
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Actually, it goes well beyond showing a picture. The 3D animations showing moving gears, second hands, etc, are really quite amazing and wonderful.
 
SkyDog58 said:
A quick thread drift type of question...

How many of you believe you are impacted by sponsorships or celebrity advertising? Do you buy a particular product because of who endorses it or what activities the corporation sponsors?
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There's people on this board that actually have disposable income left over to spend on things other than flying planes? :eek:
Unimaginable :D

[the only thing I have ever seen in a Breitling commercial that I want to own is the P-51]
 
Maciej said:
Love Patek, was a tough call between picking up a 5164A and my current AP. Although now that I'm getting divorced it'll be much easier to justify it to myself lol
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Which AP do you wear now? I love my 15202...
Had a Safari and 15400ST before the Jumbo. Never been a big fan of the "sporty" Pateks (heck, I don't even like 5711!)
 
Gsxrpilot said:
I like the large faced watches. I've always wanted a Breitling but always had other priorities in watches. I have a Rolex, a Bell&Ross, a U-boat, and Omega. Some day I'll own a Breitling. By the way, always buy second hand. Retail is for suckers.
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I only buy new, because I can't afford second hand prices. I do make nice additional income by selling watches that I've bought new from AD though...
 
mtuomi said:
Which AP do you wear now? I love my 15202...
Had a Safari and 15400ST before the Jumbo. Never been a big fan of the "sporty" Pateks (heck, I don't even like 5711!)
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Rocking a diver, upgrading to a panda shortly. Ultimately looking to get into a ceramic ROO.
 
NJP_MAN said:
The day I got the ATP certificate. The type rating got me a big paycheck so technically spending 10k was still making lots of money.
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No it wasn't. You were still spending money, you just had more money to spend. The watch did not make you money.
 
I love peanut m&ms but can't bring my self to buy them with them sponsoring Kyle Busch.
 
RalphInCA said:
No it wasn't. You were still spending money, you just had more money to spend. The watch did not make you money.
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Well you're right, I could have worded it different. I still netted piles of money even though I spent a small pile on the GMT Master II BLNR
 
NJP_MAN said:
Well you're right, I could have worded it different. I still netted piles of money even though I spent a small pile on the GMT Master II BLNR
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Batman is one of those watches that won't really depreciate either, so your money is "safe" there...
 
mtuomi said:
Batman is one of those watches that won't really depreciate either, so your money is "safe" there...
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I agree. I didn't get Batman for an investment purpose. But I think it's going to be very safe like you say. If takes a loss in value over time it won't bother me either.
 
RalphInCA said:
I'd like to see you do that in an airplane, in instrument conditions, in turbulence.
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If you are in IMC and turbulence, without instruments, you have a host of other problems to solve before you need to know what direction you are going.
 
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