These selling points would not go over well, especially when you consider that there will be dozens of mid-market and luxury watch brands of a similar vintage (not to mention better quality) to choose from. The same thing applies to vintage watches, where a no-name chronograph wristwatch by Liban, Hilton or Clebar will sell for much less than a comparable Seiko or Omega chronograph.Ĭan you imagine trying to sell a Kickstarter wristwatch in 30 or 40 years? "I know it looks just like a 1970s Omega chronograph wristwatch, but this one was made in Todd's garage in 2017, so it must be better!" Rolex watches consistently sell for higher prices in the secondary market than Bulova watches because of the difference in the prestige of the two name brands (among other reasons). You see, when an individual or company goes to Kickstarter for funding, it is generally because they can't get the funding elsewhere.īecause in the world of collectible watches, name brands matter. There is also the issue of the name brand (or lack thereof) attached to the typical Kickstarter wristwatch. Want a Kickstarter wristwatch with a carbon-fiber/Damascus steel/titanium case? You can have it! Do you possess a burning desire for a wristwatch that was hand-assembled in Geneva, Switzerland by alpine gnomes? Kickstarter has it! Do you have an unquenchable thirst for a watch inspired by a vintage World War I trench/pro-diver automatic/luxury ultra-thin wristwatch? Step right up and choose from dozens of different (yet all vaguely similar) Kickstarter models! Nearly every single one of these watch projects got funded because of some over-hyped hook. The next thing to hate about the average Kickstarter wristwatch is the gimmicks. Now, how can a thousand different types of watches all be unique or highly desirable? The brutal answer is that they can't, although that reality might not become apparent for a number of years. When I did a search on the Kickstarter website, I came up with 1,062 - over a thousand - fully funded projects through February 2020. Let's go through the list.įirst, there have been hundreds of wristwatches funded via the Kickstarter platform over the years. Why? Well for a lot of different reasons, actually.
And, unsurprisingly, luxury wristwatches happen to be one of the more popular projects on Kickstarter.īut I'm here to tell you that it's a very bad idea to buy a Kickstarter wristwatch. Kickstarter is an online crowdfunding platform where regular people can pledge their monetary support for almost any type of creative venture under the sun. Unfortunately, some of these young wristwatch aficionados are occasionally tempted to get their mechanical wristwatch fix on Kickstarter. Fine mechanical watches are one of the great luxury goods of the modern era. And I certainly can't blame them for this particular addiction. A lot of people - particularly younger, tech-savvy men - are watch lovers.
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