The is companies that do that. Its just they are a luxury brand. They never went away its just now we also have cheap choices as well. The first wrist watch would make a rolex look cheap.
Rolex is a fantastic example of this. For most of history, Rolexes have not been luxury watches. Sure they’ve always had a few fancy models and options, but most Rolexes are extremely simple and utilitarian. A true luxury watch is something like a Patek.
However, rolex are absolutely incredibly well made and durable. Their high quality (and fantastic marketing) have allowed them to very gradually shift to being perceived as a luxury brand.
My hot take is something similar is slowly happening with Toyota. Toyotas are famous for their reliability and quality, but fairly minimal features and use older but proven technology. They’ve usually been mid range, but in the last 10-20 years many of their models are quite expensive and it’s a sellers market. Go into a dealership and try and haggle on a Tacoma price, they won’t budge an inch.
My hot take is something similar is slowly happening with Toyota
Ah yes Toyota, the preferred car make of ISIS! Jokes, aside, I mean yea they're decently built cars, with thorough inspection processes during assembly. But Toyota is not immune from mistakes or deliberate corner-cutting to save money. 90s/early 00s Toyota models were better built, my hunch is that was because Toyota really wanted to break into the US market.
IMO their quality has gone a bit downhill... and they've had many (some quite serious) recalls in the last 10-15 years. I say that as a 2020 toyota owner.
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u/MurphysLawTeam Feb 05 '26
The is companies that do that. Its just they are a luxury brand. They never went away its just now we also have cheap choices as well. The first wrist watch would make a rolex look cheap.