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Only 3 years ago he was selling dark glasses and fossil watches in an eyeglass hut somewhere.. He has come a great distance in terms of his personal fortunes.
It is amusing how we put him on a pedestal for what we think he is, and come to revile him for lacking the traits we, ourselves have mistakenly attributed to him.
JS is a hawker of TV merchandise to late night, sleep deprived people. He sells by promoting an illusory comparative value to truly great watches, and by creating a false sense of urgency in his following. As his followers become increasingly knowledgeable, his relevancy is reduced by a similar degree. As long as we endlessly discuss him, his perceived credibility will remain pretty high.
This is why you are asking the question "Has JS lost it?". ...Nope...Never had it to begin with.
IMHO it is time that JS became a non factor in our watch world. New Wissers who let him do their thinking do so at their peril.
JS is there to sell thousands and thousands of watches. His prime directive is to move product. Whether or not he is a real watch fancier is entirely beside the point (and rather a good smoke screen). First and forever, he is a peddler whose job it is to sell many thousands of watches a week. JS hasn't lost a thing. He is steady as Gibralter, and predictable as George Bush the younger.
Last edited on Sat May 6th, 2006 03:31 pm by Eddyboy