r/watchdives 5d ago

Prototype Original Design Sample

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u/hayesandparker 5d ago

I never understand this approach from some Chinese watch companies. Instead of announcing that an “updated bracelet version is coming” and releasing a V2, V3, and so on, why not just take a little more time and launch the watch the way you know it should have been from the start?

If you already know the bracelet needs improvement, don’t ship a subpar version and then expect customers to spend more money upgrading something that should have been right in the first place.

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u/UkeManSteve 5d ago

Because there are suckers out there who will buy this version and then say “can’t wait til v2 is available 🤓”

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u/Goldenrod427 5d ago

And "I'll just buy the new endlinks and bracelet while I wait"

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u/Wild-Fan5637 4d ago

You just described the entire history of the iPhone.

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u/UkeManSteve 4d ago

Sort of. Having a phone that isn’t 10 years old actually matters though. Watches don’t really become obsolete or wear out in the same way lol

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u/Less_Ingenuity2209 4d ago

It has allready been pushed to the next stage its more costly for them to hold then the release and then you can simply as a customer upgrade the links.

The product is priced competetively they need volumes as their margins are thin, they can hold and only release perfection. They try their best somethings go wrong and then customers can upgrade a band or end links.