Ep. #16 The Swiss Watch Industry's Archaic Marketing Practices, Roaches Wearing Rolexes, & More!

Kaz and Mike sit down and really dig into the past and potential future of the Swiss Watch Industry. Specifically, the group discusses archaic marketing practices, product over saturation, layoffs, the Quartz Crisis, and a lot more. Other topics include Mike's experience with the Orion Field Standard, Kaz's puking/dying bird, "peacocking watches," and more. Oh, yea - and roaches wearing Rolexes... (#roacheswearingrolexes). Show Notes: Orion Field Standard: https://orionwatches.org/orion-field-standard-preorder/ Richmont Staff Layoffs: http://www.reuters.com/article/richemont-layoffs-idUSL8N1DF608 Brietling Considers Being Bought: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-29/swiss-watchmaker-breitling-said-to-be-considering-a-sale Women Pilots Critiscing Breitling's Direct Visual Marketing: http://www.forbes.com/sites/christinenegroni/2016/05/24/women-pilots-say-breitling-watch-company-behind-the-times/#6eb459aa4759 Richmont's CEO restructuring: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/richemont-will-replace-four-brand-ceos-in-the-coming-months Music by Jahzzar courtesy of the Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/)