With the ongoing pandemic, everything and everyone has had to adopt new means and methods of connecting and gathering. Each month the Horological Society of New York – who recently visited Melbourne to give watchmaking classes – would have in-person lectures that take a deep dive into the fascinating world of horology and the watch industry as a whole. Back in September, the first-ever virtual lecture was held and featured none other than vintage watch collector and dealer Eric Ku. The idea driving the lecture was “Collecting Watches in the Time of COVID-19”, and, over the course of a little more than an hour, Eric dropped some serious wisdom on viewers such as myself. While I encourage you to watch the lecture in full (when made available to the public), here are four key takeaways I had from the brilliant discussion and its Q&A. Patek Philippe and Rolex are proof the boutique model isn’t going away – at least for the most powerful brands While Eric acknowledges it would take a crystal ball to predict the future with certainty, one thing he did mention that allows me to safely infer the above was when he outlined Patek Philippe’s online sales.…
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