Blancpain

3 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 24, 2025 by Ben Gilbert · said 11 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Feb 24, 2025 neutral
What-if
Gilbert: Rolex would only be a 'good' business today if it adopted quartz
“And so I think if they had gone quartz, Rolex would be fine today. That would be a way to build a good business. But the way to potentially build a great business was to try this crazy Blancpain-esque strategy, but at scale with one of the biggest and most suc…”
Ben Gilbert Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 3:25:29 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
Feb 24, 2025
Assertion Supported
Jean-Claude Biver sold Blancpain for 60 million Swiss francs a decade later
“He would later go on to sell it a decade later for sixty million Swiss francs.”
Ben Gilbert Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 3:15:29 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
Feb 24, 2025
Assertion Partly supported
Jean-Claude Biver bought Blancpain in 1983 for roughly $16,000 inflation-adjusted
“He picked up this brand, again, because everyone's panicking, for nothing. Inflation adjusted, I think it's like 16,000 dollars.”
Ben Gilbert Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 3:15:14 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
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