Monday, June 08, 2009

Class, and Perspectives

Perspective is a strange thing. It just occurred to me this morning (as I was cleaning up dog poo) that there's a real big fuss over a bag costing more than $10K, but people hardly bat half an eyelid or twitch a toenail over a good swiss watch which would cost more than 10K anyway. See these uncles out there with their Loh-lex, or some banker with their Patek...heck, any good watch worth their hand-made parts would set one poorer by over 10K at entry-level. There's even magazine journals and horology magazines and catalogues on these wrist accessories. So what's the big hooha about a hard to get bag? Nothing. Madame Birkin, Herr Muller and Msier Cartier are probably in the same social class. A dozen Madame Birkins and her cousin M'selle Kelly will hardly impress the the lofty M'sier Patek, who will hardly make an appearance unless one's bank account is in the elite class.

So moral of story? No need to bat any eyelashes at the house of H, because the true signal of one's elevated bank account is only shown by the piece worn on your wrist.

2 comments:

casiewbao said...

u never really own a patek, you just take care of it for the next generation....

it's the investable prospect of a watch versus a birkin. And definitely, my watches never get that much attention versus the birkin...

morale of the story : more birkin? hahhaahaha

dead cos rotting for years dun make good prez said...

ANd you wear a blue watch with a dogs butt on it that moves its 'tail' when you hit it... that and a berkin on the other arm says what????!!!

I think your future generations won't mind a hand me down antique watch from their antique grandma.. but i doubt that your birkin would be so favoured.. it'll probably be moldy and yucky.. moral of teh story... A patek you take care for next generation.. a berkin.. get your own bloody bag you lazy ancestors... this one is MINE!

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