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You say "the market has pushed back on the 05 ...uneconomic to continue" ...I say ...
Jul 30, 2006,06:06 AM
...Andrew, what does than really mean?
From what I know, the 05 was selling well, since it was the only under 100K RM model, and appealed to many very saavy watch buyers (TM and so many others on this forum) and still does.
When RM 10 was announced, I stated on this forum, possibly responding to Andrew, that it made no sense to keep both models. To me it was obvious: they are too similar to co-exist, side by side, from a pure marketing point of view. I still believe that. I don't believe that the "market" pushed back on the 05, or the 05 was "uneconomic to continue", necessitating the 10. If that is true, the 10 will suffer from the same economic dynamic.
If the market or AD's backed off of the 05 after the announcement of the 10 it is likely because of the perception that the 05 is last years model, or wanting to see both before "pulling the trigger"--not because there is anything inherently wrong with the 05 or demand for it before the RM 10 was revealed.
My educated guess is that RM never intended to keep both the 05 and 10. Like I said, there is not enough of a difference to market both. One had to go, but not because the 05 had to go.
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